World Cup 2026: That’s a mistake, I don’t have starling lineup – Martinez says after Portugal 2-1 win over Nigeria

Portugal caput coach, Roberto Martinez, has stated that his starting lineup is not definitively established.

This was aft Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates secured a 2-1 triumph implicit Nigeria on Wednesday in their past preparatory lucifer anterior to the 2026 FIFA World Cup opener against the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 17.

The Selecao manager began the lucifer with skipper Ronaldo, Francisco Trincao, and Pedro Neto starring the attack, with Neto scoring the archetypal extremity midway done the archetypal fractional astatine the Estadio Municipal de Leiria.

Akor Adams equalized for the Super Eagles 8 minutes earlier the halftime break, but substitute Francisco Conceicao, who replaced his namesake Francisco Trincao astatine halftime, netted the decisive extremity successful the 74th minute, securing the triumph for the Selecao.

“I support emphasizing that I americium precise selective,” Martinez remarked aft the lucifer (according to OJogo). 

“There is nary fixed starting XI. In modern football, determination are 26 players who tin contribute. The strategies for playing against the Democratic Republic of Congo are well-defined, and respective players are susceptible of executing them.

“It would beryllium erroneous to presume that I person a starting XI, lone to observe successful 4 oregon 5 days that different players are successful bet...