Football Soccer - Euro 2016 - Portugal Training - Centre National de Rugby, Marcoussis, France - 27/6/16 - Portugal player Renato Sanchez attends the training. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Eighteen-year-old Renato Sanches will become the youngest player to start for Portugal in a major tournament after coach Fernando Santos made two changes for the Euro 2016 quarter-final against Poland on Thursday.
Midfielder Sanches, replacing Andre Gomes, breaks the previous record held by Cristiano Ronaldo who made his first championship start as a 19-year-old in Euro 2004.
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