How many goals will Cristiano Ronaldo score? This is Portugal's XI to face Iceland

Portugal's national team secured their place in Euro 2024 long ago. They dominated group J of the qualifiers from start to finish: they won all nine games they played, scored 34 goals and conceded only 2. This allowed them not only to top the standings, but also to take a huge lead over second-placed Slovakia.

This Sunday Roberto Martinez's team will play their last match in 2023. It will be at the José Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, where Sporting Clube usually plays, against Iceland. And, although the Portuguese no longer need to get results, most of the squad's stars will be on the field. There are two reasons for this: for fans to enjoy their favorite players one last time this year, and for the team's performance to continue to grow.

In addition, for Cristiano Ronaldo it will be an ideal opportunity to continue improving his statistics. He is the top scorer in the history of soccer, with 864 goals, and the top scorer for the Portugal national team, 128 goals in 204 games. He is also very close to becoming the player with the most goals in 2023: with 46 he is third, behind Erling Haaland and Harry Kane, both with 48.

Roberto Martinez decided that Portugal's starting lineup will be: Diogo Costa; Joao Mario, Ruben Dias, Goncalo Inacio, Joao Cancelo; Otavinho, Joao Palinha, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Joao Felix; Cristiano Ronaldo.

They want to say goodbye with a victory

For Iceland, Sunday's match against Portugal is a mere formality. They no longer have a chance to qualify for Euro 2024, as they are in fourth place in the Group J standings with 10 points, 9 points behind Slovakia. But they will still try to finish 2023 with a victory that would be historic. Coach Hareide chose this XI: Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson; Hjortur Hermannsson, Sverrir Ingason, Victor Palsson, Guðmundur Thorarinsson, Arnor Sigurdsson, Johannesson, Willum Willumsson, Jon Thorsteinsson, Alfreð Finnbogason, Johann Guðmundsson.