It will all come down to what kind of formation Quieroz wants to play in South Africa. We saw against China an offensive front consisting of Almeida as the lone striker, with Ronaldo, Simao AND Nani all on the field with him. If that is what Quieroz wants then I seriously doubt that Makukula will get called up.

We all know for certain that Liedson and Almeida will be there and while I personally think it would be in our best interest to have someone like Makukula as our 3rd striker, it will simply depend on the formation I think.

Also, he certainly is in great form and that's not debatable since being the top goalscorer in any league is impressive even if it's in Turkey, however, he has not had any playing time with the Seleccao in a long time. I really think that may hurt his chances too. In the end, I would certainly feel hard done by if I were him and missed out on the world cup.

He is doing everything right by scoring as many goals as he can. I think his size and physicality would make him tough to handle and Portugal need that kind of player in my opinion.

You guys beg a chance for Makukula and the NT. Nuno Gomes is not even playing club football. Atleast Makukula is. Nuno Gomes has no chance. Unfair.

Makakula has been having a good run of games. Also, he hasn't had european club football, so he is less likely to get to the tournament tired.

You can't ignore him anymore. I didn't really want to see him on the team. But at this point, I think it is Liedson, Almeida, and Makukula for the forwards. Sorry N. Gomes.

Why the hell isn't this guy on the national team? Sure, he's not as talented as liedson but he's clearly RELIABLE. Remember his first goal on the NT. It came at a crucial time.