Also in the squad is 19-year-old Bayern Munich star Renato Sanches, voted best young player at the Euros Portugal are currently second in their group, three points behind Switzerland, who beat them in September, while Latvia stand fifth.
Portugāles izlases kandidātu sarakstā pirms šī mača iekļauts arī šīs valsts futbola lielākā zvaigzne Krištianu Ronaldu, kurš pārstāv Spānijas grandu Madrides "Real" un kurš divās atlases turnīra spēlēs guvis piecus vārtus.