He only made his international debut in February of last year, but quickly established himself as the Portugal No.1 and he heads to South Africa in that role after playing in eight of the fixtures that secured his nation a place in the World Cup finals.
Eduardo has played European club football with Braga, but accepts this summer's football festival will be a big test of his credentials. "I appreciate that the coach is putting his faith in me and my job has to be to prove him right," says Eduardo. "Until I perform in a major tournament, it's natural that people will question whether I can do the job."
Team Portugal
Coach
Carlos Queiroz
| NUM | NAME |
| - | Beto |
| - | Eduardo |
| - | Daniel Fernandes |
| - | Duda |
| - | Bruno Alves |
| - | Ricardo Carvalho |
| - | Fábio Coentrão |
| - | Ricardo Costa |
| - | Rolando |
| - | Paulo Ferreira |
| - | Miguel |
| - | Ze Castro |
| - | Deco |
| - | Pepe |
| - | Raúl Meireles |
| - | Pedro Mendes |
| - | Tiago |
| - | Nani |
| - | Simão |
| - | Miguel Veloso |
| - | Danny |
| - | Liedson |
| - | Hugo Almeida |
| - | Cristiano Ronaldo |
SPECIALS
REGULARS
- World Cup Legends - Hagi: Maradona of the Carpathians
- World Cup Records - Golden oldies and thrilling comebacks
- First Xi - World Cup quotes
2010 VENUES
Capacity: 91,700 | Built: 1989
KEY DATES
- Provisional squad announcement - May 12, 2010
- Final squad deadline - June 10, 2010
- Opening Ceremony - June 11, 2010
- Final - July 11, 2010
- World Cup 2014
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