Lisbon, Portugal (My Sportsbook) - Portugal will try to create some space atop its World Cup qualifying group when it travels to Luxembourg on Wednesday. Portugal is currently tied atop UEFA's Group 3 with Slovakia. Each team has 10 points through four matches. Nuno Gomes (knee), Simao Sabrosa (foot), and Miguel Monteiro (thigh) are all out for Portugal. Luiz Felipe Scolari's team pummeled Russia 7-1 in its last game on October 13. The complete Portuguese side is: GOALKEEPERS: Ricardo Pereira (Sporting Lisbon) Quim Silva (Benfica) DEFENDERS: Jorge Andrade (Deportivo Coruna) Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea) Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea) Marco Caneira (Valencia) Jorge Ribeiro (Gil Vicente) MIDFIELDERS: Armando Petit (Benfica) Francisco Costinha (Porto) Deco Souza (Barcelona) Tiago Mendes (Chelsea) Maniche Ribeiro (Porto) FORWARDS: Luis Boa Morte (Fulham) Pauleta (Paris St Germain) Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) Helder Postiga (Porto) Ricardo Quaresma (Porto) Hugo Almeida (Porto)
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