Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz named the following 23-man final squad for the June 11-July 11 World Cup in South Africa [ Images ] late on Tuesday.

The only player to be dropped from the 24-man provisional squad announced in May was midfielder Ze Castro.

Pepe, who has been recovering from a knee injury he sustained last December, was included in the squad after being cleared by national team doctors and his club Real Madrid [ Images ] on Sunday.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Eduardo (Braga), Daniel Fernandes (Iraklis), Beto (Porto)

Defenders: Miguel (Valencia), Paulo Ferreira [ Images ] (Chelsea [ Images ]), Ricardo Carvalho [ Images ] (Chelsea), Bruno Alves (Porto), Rolando (Porto), Ricardo Costa (Valencia), Duda (Malaga), Fabio Coentrao (Benfica [ Images ])

Midfielders: Pedro Mendes (Sporting), Pepe (Real Madrid), Tiago (Atletico Madrid), Deco [ Images ] (Chelsea), Raul Meireles (Porto), Miguel Veloso (Sporting)

Forwards: Simao Sabrosa (Atletico Madrid), Danny (Zenit St Petersburg [ Images ]), Liedson (Sporting), Hugo Almeida (Werder Bremen [ Images ]), Cristiano Ronaldo [ Images ] (Real Madrid), Nani (Manchester United [ Images ]).