Even though he originally said he would not announce an initial 30-man squad for theWorld Cup,à Portugalà manager went ahead and announced one anyway last week.
He hasn't had any time with his team yet, but Bento's gone ahead and cut his team to 23 men anyway.
Portugal starts camp this week and won't play a friendly until May 31, when they take onà Greece.
Why Bento even bothered to name a 30-man squad if he planned to cut it down to 23 before a single day of training camp and well before any matches were played is anyone's guess.
Goalkeeper Anthony Lopes, defenders Antunes and Rolando, midfielders Andre Gomes and Joao Mario and forwards Ivan Cavaleiro andà Ricardo Quaresmaà were the players cut from the initial squad.
Here's the 23-man squad that Portugal will be taking toà Brazil.
Goalkeepers: Beto (Sevilha), Eduardo (SC Braga), Rui PatrÃcio (Sporting)
Defenders: André Almeida (Benfica),à Bruno Alvesà (Fenerbahçe), Fábio Coentrão (Real Madrid), João Pereira (Valência), Neto (Zenit), Pepe (Real Madrid),à Ricardo Costa(Valência)
Midfielders: João Moutinho (Mónaco),à Miguel Velosoà (Dynamo Kiev),à Raul Meireles(Fenerbahçe), Rúben Amorim (Benfica), William Carvalho (Sporting), Rafa (SC Braga)
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Ãâ°der (SC Braga), Hélder Postiga (Lazio),Hugo Almeidaà (Besiktas), Nani (Manchester United), Varela (FC Porto), Vieirinha (Wolfsburg)