EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS /18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS

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1 EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS /18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Portugal Last updated 31/08/ :55CET Estádio do Bessa XXI - Porto Thursday 31 August CET (19.45 local time) Group B - Matchday 7 Faroe Islands EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Competition facts 7 Match-by-match lineups 8 Legend 10 1

2 Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Date Stage reached Match Result Venue Goalscorers 10/10/2016 QR (GS) Faroe Islands - Portugal 0-6 Torshavn André Silva 12, 22, 37, Ronaldo 65, João Moutinho 90+1, João Cancelo 90+3 Total Qualifying Home Away Final tournament Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Portugal Faroe Islands

3 Squad list Portugal Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Beto 01/05/ Göztepe Izmir Rui Patrício 15/02/ Sporting CP Bruno Varela 04/11/ Benfica Defenders - Bruno Alves 27/11/ Rangers Eliseu 01/10/ Benfica Pepe 26/02/ Beşiktaş José Fonte 22/12/ West Ham * Fábio Coentrão 11/03/ Sporting CP Cédric 31/08/ Southampton Ricardo 06/10/ Porto Midfielders - Ricardo Quaresma 26/09/ Beşiktaş * João Moutinho 08/09/ Monaco William Carvalho 07/04/ Sporting CP João Mário 19/01/ Internazionale Bruma 24/10/ Leipzig Danilo 09/09/ Porto André Gomes 30/07/ Barcelona * Bernardo Silva 10/08/ Man. City Gelson Martins 11/05/ Sporting CP * Bruno Fernandes 08/09/ Sporting CP Forwards - Cristiano Ronaldo 05/02/ Real Madrid Nélson Oliveira 08/08/ Norwich André Silva 06/11/ Milan Coach - Fernando Santos 10/10/

4 Faroe Islands Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Gunnar Nielsen 07/10/ FH Símun Hansen 10/04/ NSÍ Teitur Gestsson 19/08/ HB Defenders - Atli Gregersen 15/06/ Vikingur * Odmar Faerø 01/11/ B Viljormur Davidsen 19/07/ VB * Rógvi Baldvinsson 06/12/ Bryne Ári Jonsson 22/07/ HB Hørdur Askham 22/09/ KÍ Midfielders - Jónas Tór Naes 27/12/ ÍBV * Karl Løkin 19/04/ NSÍ Róaldur Jakobsen 23/01/ B Gilli Sørensen 11/08/ Brann * Eli Nielsen 23/09/ B René Joensen 08/02/ Grindavík Kaj Bartalsstovu 23/06/ ÍBV Sølvi Vatnhamar 05/05/ Vikingur Forwards - Klæmint Olsen 17/07/ NSÍ Jóan Edmundsson 26/07/ OB * Patrik Johannesen 07/09/ B Coach - Lars Olsen 02/02/

5 Head coach Fernando Santos Date of birth: 10 October 1954 Nationality: Portuguese Playing career: SL Benfica, CS Marítimo, Estoril Praia Coaching career: Estoril Praia, CF Estrela da Amadora, FC Porto, AEK Athens FC (twice), Panathinaikos FC, Sporting Clube de Portugal, SL Benfica, PAOK FC, Greece, Portugal A left-back, Santos started his playing days at home-town club Benfica before two-year stints with Marítimo and Estoril-Praia. Retired in After a career change as a technician Santos holds a degree in electrical and telecommunications engineering he returned to football in 1987, taking over at former team Estoril-Praia. Stayed seven years, guiding them to two promotions and the Portuguese top flight. Had four seasons with Estrela da Amadora prior to joining Porto in Led his side to the Liga title in his first term, adding two domestic cups before departing for AEK in Again made an instant impact, lifting the 2002 Greek Cup. Went to Panathinaikos that summer followed by spells at Sporting, AEK and Benfica. He then revived PAOK's fortunes, steering them to runners-up spot in the 2009/10 Super League to earn a place in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. Announced his departure in May 2010 and was confirmed as Otto Rehhagel's successor as Greece coach six weeks later, proving an immediate hit as he helped them to UEFA EURO Repeated the feat for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, guiding them to the last 16, before stepping down. He was appointed by Portugal that September after Paulo Bento's departure following a 1-0 defeat by Albania and led them to UEFA EURO 2016 thanks to seven successive victories. The crowning glory was to come in France, Portugal remaining unbeaten throughout the tournament and defeating the hosts in the St-Denis final thanks to Éder's extratime goal. Lars Olsen Date of birth: 2 February 1961 Nationality: Danish Playing career: Glostrup IF, Køge BK, Brøndby IF (twice), Trabzonspor AŞ, RFC Seraing, FC Basel 1893 Coaching career: Randers FC, Odense BK, Faroe Islands Enjoyed an illustrious playing career as a central defender, winning five Danish titles in a six-year spell at Brøndby between 1985 and Allegedly drove from Turkey to Scandinavia when he learned of his country's belated call-up to EURO '92. His passion and leadership he played every minute in Sweden helped inspire Denmark to the most unlikely of triumphs. He ended his career with 84 caps, a record 69 as captain. Learned his coaching craft with Brøndby, taking charge at various youth and reserve levels after finishing his playing days at the club in 1996, before accepting his first senior job with newly formed Randers in Guided the team into the Danish Super League in 2004 but could not help maintain their elite status, suffering immediate relegation. Steered second-division Randers to a surprise 2006 Danish Cup success, beating Esbjerg fb in the final, while also securing a return to the top flight. Moved to Odense in summer 2007, leading his new side to a fourth-place finish in his first term. Consecutive runners-up spots followed in 2008/09 and 2009/10 before he departed in September Appointed coach of the Faroe Islands in November 2011, his team were unable to register a win as they came bottom of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying Group C, earning their only point in a 1-1 home draw with Kazakhstan. However, UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying featured two high points in the shape of home and away wins against the 2004 champions Greece. 5

6 Match officials Referee Assistant referees Fourth official FIFA Match Commissioner Referee observer Srdjan Jovanović (SRB) Milan Mihajlović (SRB), Uroš Stojković (SRB) Bojan Nikolić (SRB) Renata Tomasova (SVK) Kristinn Jakobsson (ISL) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Srdjan Jovanović 09/04/ FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage reached Home Away Result Venue 02/11/2016 UYL GS Borussia Dortmund Sporting Clube de Portugal 0-1 Holzwickede 15/07/2017 U19 Final Portugal England 1-2 Gori 03/08/2017 UEL 3QR CS Marítimo PFC Botev Plovdiv 2-0 Funchal 6

7 Competition facts The Week of Football concept enables fans around the world to enjoy the very best action from the European Qualifiers which will determine UEFA's representatives at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup comprises nine groups of six teams, with matches played on a home-andaway basis. Qualifying takes place under the 'Week of Football' concept, introduced ahead of the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying campaign, in which games are spread out from Thursday to Tuesday, shining the spotlight on more teams on the road to the finals in Russia. Moreover, thanks to the Week of Football, at least 43% of matches will be played on weekends, giving fans a better chance to follow the action on television, in the stadiums and on UEFA.com. Kick-off times will be set mainly at 18:00CET and 20:45CET on Saturdays and Sundays and at 20:45CET for Thursdays, Fridays, Mondays and Tuesdays. In double-header matchweeks, sides will play on Thursday/Sunday, Friday/Monday or Saturday/Tuesday. Each day of the Week of Football will feature eight to ten games. The nine group winners will qualify directly for the final tournament. The eight best runners-up will contest play-offs to decide the last four qualifiers for the finals. The 13 qualifiers then join hosts Russia in the finals to make it 14 UEFA member associations represented. How qualification works The other confederations have the following qualifying berths: Africa: 5 Asia: 4.5 North and Central America and Caribbean: 3.5 Oceania: 0.5 South America: 4.5 7

8 Match-by-match lineups Portugal FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Group B Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Switzerland Portugal Hungary Faroe Islands Andorra Latvia Matchday 1 (06/09/2016) Switzerland 2-0 Portugal Goals: 1-0 Embolo 24, 2-0 Mehmedi 30 Portugal: Rui Patrício, Pepe, Raphaël Guerreiro, Fonte, João Moutinho (68 Quaresma), Éder (46 André Silva), Bernardo Silva, William Carvalho (46 João Mário), Nani, Cédric, Adrien Silva Matchday 2 (07/10/2016) Portugal 6-0 Andorra Goals: 1-0 Ronaldo 2, 2-0 Ronaldo 4, 3-0 João Cancelo 44, 4-0 Ronaldo 47, 5-0 Ronaldo 68, 6-0 André Silva 86 Portugal: Rui Patrício, Pepe (72 Gelson Martins), Raphaël Guerreiro (52 Antunes), Fonte, Ronaldo, João Moutinho, Bernardo Silva, André Gomes (66 João Mário), André Silva, Quaresma, João Cancelo Matchday 3 (10/10/2016) Faroe Islands 0-6 Portugal Goals: 0-1 André Silva 12, 0-2 André Silva 22, 0-3 André Silva 37, 0-4 Ronaldo 65, 0-5 João Moutinho 90+1, 0-6 João Cancelo 90+3 Portugal: Rui Patrício, Pepe, Antunes, Fonte, Ronaldo, João Mário (81 João Moutinho), William Carvalho, André Gomes, André Silva (79 Éder), Quaresma (67 Gelson Martins), João Cancelo Matchday 4 (13/11/2016) Portugal 4-1 Latvia Goals: 1-0 Ronaldo 28 (P), 1-1 Zjuzins 67, 2-1 William Carvalho 70, 3-1 Ronaldo 85, 4-1 Bruno Alves 90+2 Portugal: Rui Patrício, Bruno Alves, Raphaël Guerreiro, Fonte, Ronaldo, João Mário (71 Gelson Martins), William Carvalho, João Cancelo, Nani (65 Quaresma), André Silva, André Gomes (87 Renato Sanches) Matchday 5 (25/03/2017) Portugal 3-0 Hungary Goals: 1-0 André Silva 32, 2-0 Ronaldo 36, 3-0 Ronaldo 65 Portugal: Rui Patrício, Pepe, Raphaël Guerreiro, Fonte, Ronaldo, João Mário (83 João Moutinho), William Carvalho, André Gomes (86 Pizzi), André Silva (67 Bernardo Silva), Quaresma, Cédric Matchday 6 (09/06/2017) Latvia 0-3 Portugal Goals: 0-1 Ronaldo 41, 0-2 Ronaldo 63, 0-3 André Silva 67 Portugal: Rui Patrício, Bruno Alves, Raphaël Guerreiro, Fonte, Ronaldo, João Moutinho, André Silva (80 Nani), William Carvalho, André Gomes, Gelson Martins (57 Quaresma), Cédric (71 Semedo) Matchday 7 (31/08/2017) Portugal-Faroe Islands Matchday 8 (03/09/2017) Hungary-Portugal Matchday 9 (07/10/2017) Andorra-Portugal 8

9 Matchday 10 (10/10/2017) Portugal-Switzerland Faroe Islands FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Matchday 1 (06/09/2016) Faroe Islands 0-0 Hungary Faroe Islands: Nielsen, V. Davidsen, A. Gregersen, Nattestad, Hansson (91 Vatnsdal), Benjaminsen, Hendriksson, S. Vatnhamar, Edmundsson, R. Joensen, B. Hansen Matchday 2 (07/10/2016) Latvia 0-2 Faroe Islands Goals: 0-1 Nattestad 19, 0-2 Edmundsson 70 Faroe Islands: Nielsen, Naes, V. Davidsen, A. Gregersen, Nattestad, Hansson, Benjaminsen, Hendriksson (88 P. Justinussen), S. Vatnhamar, Edmundsson (92 Klettskard), R. Joensen (73 Sørensen) Matchday 3 (10/10/2016) Faroe Islands 0-6 Portugal Goals: 0-1 André Silva 12, 0-2 André Silva 22, 0-3 André Silva 37, 0-4 Ronaldo 65, 0-5 João Moutinho 90+1, 0-6 João Cancelo 90+3 Faroe Islands: Nielsen, V. Davidsen, A. Gregersen (72 Jóhan Davidsen), Nattestad, Hansson, Benjaminsen, Hendriksson (79 Bartalsstovu), Sørensen (66 R. Joensen), S. Vatnhamar, Edmundsson, B. Hansen Matchday 4 (13/11/2016) Switzerland 2-0 Faroe Islands Goals: 1-0 Derdiyok 27, 2-0 Lichtsteiner 83 Faroe Islands: Nielsen, Naes, A. Gregersen, Nattestad, Hansson, Benjaminsen (89 O. Faerø), Hendriksson, Sørensen (78 R. Joensen), S. Vatnhamar (81 A. Olsen), Edmundsson, B. Hansen Matchday 5 (25/03/2017) Andorra 0-0 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands: Nielsen, Naes, V. Davidsen, A. Gregersen, Hansson, Bartalsstovu (70 B. Hansen), Sørensen (82 P. Justinussen), S. Vatnhamar, Edmundsson, Jóhan Davidsen, Klettskard Matchday 6 (09/06/2017) Faroe Islands 0-2 Switzerland Goals: 0-1 Xhaka 36, 0-2 Shaqiri 59 Faroe Islands: Nielsen, Naes, V. Davidsen, A. Gregersen, Jóhan Davidsen (70 O. Faerø), Hansson (66 K. Løkin), Benjaminsen, K. Olsen (61 R. Joensen), Sørensen, S. Vatnhamar, F. Justinussen Matchday 7 (31/08/2017) Portugal-Faroe Islands Matchday 8 (03/09/2017) Faroe Islands-Andorra Matchday 9 (07/10/2017) Faroe Islands-Latvia Matchday 10 (10/10/2017) Hungary-Faroe Islands 9

10 Legend Competitions Club competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Other abbreviations National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended Overall: Total appearances in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament only Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 10