Francisco Conceição

Francisco Conceição is a right winger in Portugal's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named by Roberto Martínez among the forwards alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, João Félix, Rafael Leão, Gonçalo Guedes, Gonçalo Ramos, Pedro Neto and Francisco Trincão. The Juventus winger is 23 at kick-off and had 15 senior Portugal caps and three international goals as of 1 April 2026.

Portugal qualified by topping UEFA Group F on 16 November 2025 and were drawn into Group K, opening against DR Congo at NRG Stadium in Houston on 17 June before Uzbekistan in Houston on 23 June and Colombia in Miami Gardens on 27 June. Conceição's place in the tournament squad was confirmed when the final 26 was announced on 19 May 2026.

Conceição is an attacking right winger whose game is built on direct dribbling and cutting inside from the right. He takes defenders on in one-on-one situations and looks to beat his man rather than play the safe ball, the kind of wide threat that stretches a back line.

He fits the front line of Roberto Martínez's possession-heavy 4-2-3-1, which produced a 71.0% share of the ball in qualifying that ranked third in Europe. Conceição has three international goals from 15 caps as of 1 April 2026, with his value coming from carrying the ball and creating in the final third.

On the Goal Rush card, Portugal are a Tier 2 team at £24m within the game's £200m card budget — a second band rather than the top one. Their Group K opponents are DR Congo, Uzbekistan and Colombia, and they qualified as winners of UEFA Group F under Roberto Martínez.

Conceição's contribution to that pick is wide threat: three international goals from 15 caps as of 1 April 2026, with the dribbling and final-third running that a winger adds to the Portugal forward options.