Men ‘s association football team
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The Portugal national football team ( portuguese : Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol ) has represented Portugal in external men ‘s football contest since 1921. It is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal ‘s first engagement in a major tournament finals was at the 1966 World Cup, which saw a team featuring Ballon d’Or achiever Eusébio stopping point in one-third place. The future two times Portugal qualified for the World Cup finals were in 1986 and 2002, going out in the first cycle both times. Portugal besides made it to the semi-finals of the UEFA Euro 1984 final tournament, losing 3–2 after extra time to the hosts and eventual winners France.

During this period, Portugal was not part of a group of teams that were candidates to win titles, with Portugal ‘s engagement in major tournaments were largely infrequent, but from the goal of Cold War until this give day, the team evolved, being introduce in all the final stages of major tournaments. This was in great separate due to the production of several first players by Portugal, such as Luís Figo, Rui Costa, Ricardo Carvalho, and Cristiano Ronaldo who is considered one of the greatest players always to play the game. This fortunate generation helped Portugal reach the semi-finals of Euro 2000, losing 2–1 after extra time to eventual winners France, securing second place at Euro 2004 Final after losing to Greece on home soil, american samoa well as reaching the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup, finishing in fourth put after losing to 3–1 to hosts Germany, frankincense being the best solution of the country in the World Cup since 1966. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Despite losing many players of the golden generation, new players such as Fábio Coentrão, João Moutinho, Nani and Pepe helped the portuguese reach the semi-finals of Euro 2012, losing to Spain on penalties, with Cristiano Ronaldo finish up as joint top scorekeeper of the tournament with three goals. [ 5 ] In 2014, Fernando Santos was appointed as the new head passenger car for the national team. Two years late at the Euro 2016, Santos brought Portugal its first always major trophy, defeating hosts France 1–0 after extra time, with the winning finish scored by Eder. Ronaldo finished the tournament with the Silver Ball. With the winnings, Portugal qualified and made its only appearance in the FIFA Confederations Cup held in Russia, where they finished in third plaza. Portugal qualified for and hosted the brand modern 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Finals where it triumphed, defeating the Netherlands 1–0, with the winning finish scored by Gonçalo Guedes. It was the second base major tournament earned by the Portuguese in three finals. Portugal is colloquially referred to as the Seleção das Quinas ( a synecdoche based on the iris of the state ) and has noteworthy rivalries with Brazil, with whom they share many common cultural ties, [ 6 ] and with Spain, known as A Guerra Ibérica in Portuguese or “ The Iberian War ” in English, with the competition between two countries going back to 1581. [ 7 ] The team ‘s dwelling stadium is the Estádio Nacional, in Oeiras, although most of their family games are frequently played in early stadiums across the country. The current heading passenger car of the team is Fernando Santos and the captain is Cristiano Ronaldo, who besides holds the team commemorate for most caps and for most goals .

history [edit ]

early on World Cup attempts [edit ]

Portugal was not invited to the 1930 World Cup, which only featured a final degree and no qualification round of golf. The team took region in the 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, but failed to eliminate their spanish opponents, aggregating two defeats in the two-legged round, with a 9–0 loss in Madrid and 2–1 passing in Lisbon for an aggregate score of 11–1. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification, the Seleção played one game against syria in a achromatic ground, held in Milan, losing 2–1 against the swiss, ending reservation prospects. [ 10 ] Because of the international conflict due to the World War II, there was no World Cup held until the 1950 competition and subsequently, the national team made very few games against other teams. [ 11 ] A 10–0 home plate friendly frustration against England, two years after the war, still stands as their biggest always get the better of. [ 12 ]

1950s and early 1960s [edit ]

On the restart of games, the team was to play a two-legged round against Spain, equitable like in the 1934 qualification. After a 5–1 frustration in Madrid, they managed to draw in the second game 2–2 and so the qualification ended with a 7–3 aggregate mark. While they did not qualify on the cant, they would late be invited to replace Turkey, which had withdrawn from participating ; however, Portugal besides refused to participate. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] For the reservation of the 1954 World Cup, the team would play Austria. The Austrians won the first game with a 9–1 leave. [ 15 ] The best the national team could do was hold the team to a scoreless draw in Lisbon, and the circle ended with a 9–1 frustration. [ 16 ] In the 1958 qualification, Portugal won a qualification match for the beginning time, 3–0 at home with Italy. Nevertheless, they finished last in the group stagecoach that besides featured Northern Ireland ; merely the first-placed team, Northern Ireland, would qualify. [ 17 ] The year 1960 was the year that UEFA created the European Football Championship. The beginning edition was a knock-out tournament, the concluding four teams participating in final stage that only featured one stage while the older stages had two legs. For the first round, the Seleção das Quinas won 2–0 against East Germany and 3–2 in Porto for the moment stage, finishing with a 5–2 two-legged succeed. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] The quarter-final adversary was Yugoslavia. Despite winning the first game 2–1, they lost the moment leg 5–1 in Belgrade, and lost 6–3 on aggregate. [ 20 ] England and Luxembourg were the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification adversaries of the national team. Portugal ended second in the group, behind England. Like in the former World Cup qualification, entirely the team that topped the group would qualify. [ 21 ] In the 1964 european Championship, Portugal played against Bulgaria in the passing rounds. The Portuguese lost in Sofia and won in Lisbon. With the round tied 4–4, a replay was needed in a impersonal state. [ 22 ] In the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Portugal lost 1–0 thanks to a late strike from Georgi Asparuhov. [ 22 ]

1966 World Cup and 1970s [edit ]

In the 1966 World Cup qualification, Portugal was drawn into the same group as Czechoslovakia, Romania and Turkey. [ 23 ] They topped the group with merely one draw and one defeat during all the six games and ultimately qualified for a FIFA World Cup, that year the final stage would be held in England. celebrated results were both 1–0 away wins against Czechoslovakia and Turkey and a 5–1 home acquire against the Turks. [ 23 ] The team started out with three wins in the group stage where they were in Group C when they beat hungary 3–1, [ 24 ] Bulgaria 3–0, and two-time champion champions Brazil 3–1. [ 25 ] second, they beat surprise quarter-finalist North Korea 5–3, with Eusébio getting four markers to overturn a 3–0 deficit. [ 26 ] Later, they reached the semi-finals where they were beaten by hosts England 2–1 ; in this game, Portugal would have played in Liverpool, but as England were the hosts, FIFA decided that the game should have been in the English capital, which led the Portuguese team travel by chance from Liverpool to London. [ 27 ] Portugal then defeated the Soviet Union 2–1 in the third home match for their best World Cup stopping point to date. [ 28 ] Eusébio was the top scorer of the World Cup with nine goals. In the Euro 1972 qualifiers, Portugal had to top its group that comprised the teams of Belgium, Denmark and Scotland to advance to the finals. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] Portugal finished second to Belgium. [ 31 ] For the 1974 World Cup qualification stages, Portugal were unable to defeat Bulgaria ( drawing 2–2 ) in the critical couple, and frankincense failed to qualify. [ 32 ] Portugal faced sturdy rival from the potent Poland team for the place in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] They finished second plaza, behind Poland. [ 35 ]

former 1970s until early on 1990s [edit ]

Portugal was put aboard Austria, Belgium, Norway and Scotland to fight for the foremost spot in the group, which would allow them to go to the final stage of UEFA Euro 1980. Portugal took third base topographic point. [ 31 ]
For the 1982 qualification, the Portuguese team had to face Israel, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Sweden for the top two group places. [ 36 ] Portugal finished in fourth place. [ 36 ] During the qualifying campaign for Euro 1984, Portugal was grouped with Finland, Poland and the Soviet Union. Portugal won the group with a winnings over the Soviet Union. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] Portugal ended in Group B, aboard Spain, West Germany and Romania. [ 39 ] In the first two matches, they tied 0–0 and 1–1 against West Germany and Spain, respectively. [ 39 ] A 1–0 win over Romania gave them second place in the group, to go through to the hard stagecoach, where they were matched against the hosts, France. [ 39 ] The game was tied after 90 minutes and went into supernumerary time ; Portugal made the grade 2–1, but France scored in the 114th and 119th minutes to eliminate Portugal 3–2 and go through to the final. [ 39 ] For the 1986 tournament, the Seleção played against Czechoslovakia, Malta, Sweden and West Germany for the two spots that would guarantee them a tag to Mexico. [ 40 ] Needing a acquire in the last game against West Germany in Stuttgart, Portugal won the game to become the first team to beat West Germany at their family establish in an official pit. The team exited early in the group stages after a win and two losses. [ 41 ] They started with a 1–0 win to England, [ 42 ] but belated were beaten by Poland and Morocco 1–0 and 3–1 respectively. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] Their stay in Mexico was marked by the Saltillo Affair, where players refused to train in regulate to win more prizes from the Portuguese Football Federation. For the UEFA Euro 1988 the Portuguese team attempted to top their qualifying group in a group with Italy, Malta, Sweden and Switzerland ; however, they finished in third base. [ 45 ] [ 46 ] The 1990 World Cup qualification was in a group along with Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Luxembourg and Switzerland, Portugal fought to get one of the first two spots of the group. [ 47 ] Playing at dwelling against Czechoslovakia, the game ended in a 0–0 allowing the Central Europeans to get the second base place. [ 48 ] During the draw for the Euro 1992 qualify, the Netherlands, Greece, Finland and Malta were the other teams, ending in second gear behind the Dutch. [ 49 ] For the 1994 World Cup qualification, Portugal played in the lapp group as Estonia, Italy, Malta, Scotland and Switzerland for the two highest places. [ 50 ] They ended in third behind Italy and Switzerland. [ 50 ]

1995 to 2006 : The fortunate genesis [edit ]

At UEFA Euro 1996, Portugal finished first gear in Group D, and in the quarter-finals, they lost 1–0 to the Czech Republic. This team was known as the Golden coevals, a group of youngsters who had won the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 1989 and 1991 and were now leading the national senior team ; they besides reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2000 but were eliminated in the group stage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup despite high reputations. [ 51 ]
Portugal failed to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. In Euro 2000 qualify, Portugal finished second in their group, one point short of first-placed Romania. however, after finishing as the top runner-up state in qualifying, Portugal however secured passage to the tournament final stage. They then defeated England 3–2, Romania 1–0 and Germany 3–0 to finish first in Group A, then defeated Turkey in the quarter-finals. In the semi-final against France, Portugal were eliminated in supernumerary time when Zinedine Zidane converted a penalty. Referee Günter Benkö awarded the spot kick for a handball after Abel Xavier blocked a film. Xavier, Nuno Gomes and Paulo Bento were all given drawn-out suspensions for subsequently shoving the referee. [ 52 ] The final result was 2–1. During 2002 FIFA World Cup modification, Portugal won the group. [ 53 ] several problems and poor judgment decisions occurred during the cooking and tournament itself – shopping sprees by players were widely reported in the portuguese press. [ 53 ] questionable wield choices and some amateurism, including the like miss of agreement on prizes. [ 53 ] Portugal entered the tournament as favourites to win Group D. [ 53 ] however, they were upset 3–2 by the United States. [ 53 ] They then rebounded with a 4–0 smash of Poland. [ 53 ] Needing a pull to advance, they lost the final group plot to hosts South Korea. [ 54 ] Portugal underachieved and ended third gear in its group stage, subsequently eliminated. Manager António Oliveira was fired after the World Cup .
Ronaldo, pictured playing against Germany at Euro 2012, assumed the captainship in the awaken of Euro 2008. The future major contest, the UEFA Euro 2004, was held in Portugal. On the training, the Football Federation made a compress with Luiz Felipe Scolari to manage the team until the tournament ended. The portuguese team entered the tournament being a favored to win it. [ 55 ] The host state lost the beginning game against Greece 1–2. [ 56 ] They got their beginning win against Russia 2–0 and besides beat Spain 1–0. [ 57 ] [ 58 ] They went on to play against England, in a 2–2 withdraw that went into penalties, with Portugal winning. [ 59 ] Portugal beat the Netherlands 2–1 in the semi-final. [ 60 ] They were beaten by Greece 1–0 in the final examination. [ 61 ] After the tournament ended, a distribute of players belonging to the Geração de Ouro ( Golden Generation ), abandoned their international footballing careers, with entirely Luís Figo remaining in the team, despite a irregular retirement. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] The silver line for Portugal was the egress of Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo was selected in the UEFA Euro All Stars Team. [ 64 ] While Portugal was playing in the contest, Scolari agreed in a new biennial cope with the Federation. Portugal finished first in the qualify round for the 2006 World Cup. [ 65 ] Portugal finished foremost stead in Group D of the World Cup, with victories over Angola ( 1–0 ), Iran ( 2–0 ) and Mexico ( 2–1 ). [ 66 ] [ 67 ] Portugal defeated the Netherlands 1–0 in the Round of 16 in Nuremberg in an acrimonious match marked by 16 yellow cards, with four players sent off. [ 68 ] Portugal drew 0–0 after extra-time with England, but won 3–1 on penalties to reach their foremost World Cup semi-final since 1966. [ 69 ] [ 70 ] Portugal lost 1–0 against France in the semi-finals. [ 71 ] Portugal faced Germany in the third gear position play-off match in a 3–1 defeat. [ 72 ] ultimately, the team won the “ Most entertaining team ” award for their shimmer during the World Cup. once again Scolari was asked to accept a newly share with the Federation that would maintain with as the director until the end of the following competition .

2008 to 2014 : Post Golden Generation and interracial results [edit ]

For Euro 2008 Portugal finished second in qualification behind Poland, [ 73 ] and won their first two group games against Turkey and the Czech Republic, although a loss to co-hosts Switzerland set up a quarter-final match-up with Germany which the team lost 3–2. [ 74 ] After the tournament, Scolari left to take over at Chelsea. [ 75 ] Afterwards, Carlos Queiroz was appointed as the head coach of the Portugal national team. [ 76 ] [ 77 ] [ 78 ] [ 79 ] Portugal came second in the modification stages for the 2010 FIFA World Cup under Carlos Queiroz, then beat Bosnia and Herzegovina in a play-off, thereby reaching every tournament in the ten. [ 80 ] [ 81 ] [ 82 ] A 19-match undefeated stripe, in which the team conceded entirely three goals, ended with a loss to eventual champions Spain in the round of 16, 1–0. [ 83 ] Queiroz was later criticised for setting up his team in an excessively cautious manner. [ 84 ] After the World Cup, squad regulars Simão, Paulo Ferreira, Miguel and Tiago wholly retired from external football. [ 85 ] [ 86 ] [ 87 ] Queiroz was banned from coaching the national team for one calendar month after he tried to block a doping test to the team while preparing for the World Cup, a well as directing contemptuous words to the testers. [ 88 ] In consequence, he received a far six-month suspension. several media outbursts from Queiroz [ 89 ] against the heads of the Portuguese Football Federation followed, which partially prompted his judgment of dismissal. Paulo Bento was appointed as his substitute at head passenger car. [ 90 ] Bento ‘s team qualified for Euro 2012, They were drawn with Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands in a widely speculated “ group of death “. [ 91 ] [ 92 ] [ 93 ] [ 94 ] They lost their first gear game 0–1 to Germany, then beat Denmark 3–2. [ 95 ] [ 96 ] The final group stage match was against the Netherlands. After Van der Vaart had given the Dutch a 1–0 lead, Ronaldo netted doubly to ensure a 2–1 victory. [ 97 ] [ 98 ] [ 99 ] Portugal finished second in the group and qualified for the hard phase. Portugal defeated the Czech Republic 1–0 in the quarter-finals with a heading from Ronaldo. [ 100 ] The semi-final equal was against Spain. The game ended 0–0 and Portugal lost 4–2 on penalties. [ 101 ] In 2014 FIFA World Cup modification, Portugal won 4–2 on aggregate in a play-off against Sweden with all four goals being scored by Ronaldo, and was drawn into Group G with the United States, Germany and Ghana. Their first meet against the Germans was their worst-ever kill in a World Cup, a 4–0 loss. [ 102 ] They went on to draw 2–2 against the United States and won 2–1 against Ghana. [ 103 ] [ 104 ] however, the team were eliminated ascribable to deficient goal dispute to the Americans. [ 105 ]

2016–present : Fernando Santos era and first international glories [edit ]

Portugal began the Euro 2016 qualifiers with a 0–1 home defeat against Albania, which resulted in Bento being dismissed from his managerial post to be replaced by Fernando Santos in September 2014. [ 106 ] Nevertheless, the team qualified and were placed in Group F alongside newcomers Iceland, Austria and Hungary ; the Portuguese advanced into the knockout stage as the third-best third place team following three straight disappointing draw. Portugal beat Croatia 1–0 in the Round of 16 after a goal from Ricardo Quaresma in extra prison term, [ 107 ] then defeated Poland 5–3 on penalties to reach the semi-finals. [ 108 ] In the semi-finals they defeated Wales 2–0 in regulation clock with goals from Ronaldo and Nani to reach the final at the Stade de France against hosts France. [ 109 ] The early stages of the final saw Ronaldo limp off the pitch injured ; but stand-in Eder turned champion when he scored the match ‘s only finish in the 109th infinitesimal, defying all odds. [ 110 ] [ 111 ] Ronaldo won the Silver Boot, scoring three goals and creating three assists. [ 112 ] [ 113 ]

Following their euro 2016 victory, Portugal participated in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. In their opening couple, Portugal faced Mexico on 17 June, which ended in a 2–2 draw. [ 114 ] Three days late, Portugal faced hosts Russia 1–0 winning attempt, with the alone finish of the match being scored by Cristiano Ronaldo. [ 115 ] On 24 June, Portugal defeated New Zealand 4–0 to top their group and advance to the semi-finals of the competition. [ 116 ] [ 117 ] Ronaldo was besides world of the match in all three of Portugal ‘s group stage matches. [ 118 ] Portugal was eliminated from the tournament after losing to Chile on penalties in the semi-finals. [ 119 ] The Portuguese finished in third place, after defeating Mexico 2–1 after extra time. [ 120 ]
In the 2018 FIFA World Cup preliminary tie, Portugal were placed in Group B along with Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Andorra and Latvia. Portugal would lone lose one match against Switzerland 2–0. however, Portugal got their retaliation on their survive group stage couple defeating Switzerland 2–0, to top their group and qualify for the 2018 World Cup. In the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Portugal were drawn into Group B with Spain, Morocco and Iran. In their afford match on 15 June, Portugal were against Spain, which ended in a 3–3 draw, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a hat-trick. [ 121 ] Ronaldo scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory against Morocco, breaking Puskás ‘ record. [ 122 ] Portugal faced Iran on 25 June, in their final group equal, which ended in a 1–1 trace, leading Portugal to progress to the second round as group runner-up behind Spain. [ 123 ] On 30 June, Portugal were eliminated following a 2–1 kill to Uruguay in the final 16. [ 124 ]
Following the World Cup, Portugal was character of the inauguration UEFA Nations League, were the Seleção were placed in league vitamin a and were drawn into Group 3 with Italy and Poland. On 9 March 2018, UEFA announced that Portugal had expressed interest in bid for the Nations League finals, which was later announced that the group winners would be appointed as the host. [ 125 ] Portugal started the league defeating Italy in a home 1–0 victory, with André Silva scoring the match ‘s only finish. [ 126 ] In their second peer, Portugal defeated Poland in a 3–2 away victory. [ 127 ] [ 128 ] In the two remaining matches, Portugal faced Italy and Poland in a 0–0 away draw and Poland 1–1 home, respectively, to advance to the Nations League finals, thereby mechanically winning hosting rights, which were confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee on 3 December 2018. [ 129 ] In the semi-finals on 5 June 2019, Cristiano Ronaldo made his return to the team scoring a hat-trick against Switzerland to secure the host a spot in the final. [ 130 ] Four days late, in the finals at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal defeated the Netherlands 1–0, with the only being scored by Gonçalo Guedes in the sixtieth minute. [ 131 ] [ 132 ] Portugal was drawn in Group B for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying with Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ukraine and Serbia. Portugal won five games, drew two and lost one to qualify for the final tournament from the second identify. In the process, Fernando Santos overtake Luiz Felipe Scolari ‘s record as Portugal ‘s passenger car with the most victories overall. Santos ‘ team qualified for Euro 2020, being drawn with France, Germany and Hungary in a widely speculated “ group of death ”. Portugal advanced to the adjacent attack by defeating Hungary, drawing to France and losing to Germany. There, they faced Belgium, losing 0–1 and ending the bid to defend the title. Portugal was drawn into Group A for 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying with Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Republic of Ireland, and Serbia. A 2-1 home get the better of to Serbia on the concluding matchday meant that the team placed second, meaning it will have to win its playoff quartet to qualify for the final tournament. [ 133 ]

team prototype [edit ]

Kits [edit ]

Portugal ‘s traditional home kit out is chiefly loss with a park trim, reflecting the color of the nation ‘s flag. Over the years, the particular nuance of crimson has alternated between a dark burgundy and a lighter red. Both green and loss shorts have been used to complete the strip. The team ‘s away kits, on the other hand, have varied more well. White has typically been preferred as a dominant color, either with blue shorts, or red and k highlights. In holocene times, all-black has been utilized, as has a turquoise-teal tinge, the latter of which was prominently featured during the title-winning Euro 2016 campaign .

Media coverage [edit ]

Portugal ‘s modify, Nations League and friendly matches are broadcast by free-to-air populace broadcaster RTP and pay-TV net Sport television. [ citation needed ]

Coaching staff [edit ]

Coaching history [edit ]

As of 14 November 2021

stream competitions [edit ]

2022 FIFA World Cup reservation [edit ]

UEFA
Rules for classification: informant : FIFA Rules for classification : Tiebreakers

Results and fixtures [edit ]

2021 [edit ]

2022 [edit ]

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Players [edit ]

current police squad [edit ]

The follow 25 players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against the Republic of Ireland and Serbia on 11 and 14 November 2021, respectively. [ 137 ] [ 138 ]

Information correct as of 14 November 2021, after the match against Serbia.

recent call-ups [edit ]

The following players have besides been called up to the Portugal police squad within the last 12 months .

individual records [edit ]

Most cap players [edit ]

Cristiano Ronaldo is Portugal ‘s most capped player and all-time circus tent scorer .

As of match played 14 November 2021[139]
Players in bold are still active with Portugal.
Rank Player Caps Goals First cap Latest cap
1 Cristiano Ronaldo 184 115 20 August 2003 14 November 2021
2 João Moutinho 142 7 17 August 2005 14 November 2021
3 Luís Figo 127 32 12 October 1991 8 July 2006
4 Pepe 123 7 21 November 2007 11 November 2021
5 Nani 112 24 1 September 2006 2 July 2017
6 Fernando Couto 110 8 19 December 1990 30 June 2004
7 Rui Patrício 102 0 17 November 2010 14 November 2021
8 Bruno Alves 96 11 5 June 2007 7 June 2018
9 Rui Costa 94 26 31 March 1993 4 July 2004
10 Ricardo Carvalho 89 5 11 October 2003 22 June 2016

top goalscorers [edit ]

As of match played 14 November 2021[140]
Players in bold are still active for the national team.
Rank Player Goals Caps Average First cap Latest cap
1 Cristiano Ronaldo (list) 115 184 0.63 20 August 2003 14 November 2021
2 Pauleta (list) 47 88 0.53 20 August 1997 8 July 2006
3 Eusébio (list) 41 64 0.64 8 October 1961 13 October 1973
4 Luís Figo 32 127 0.25 12 October 1991 8 July 2006
5 Nuno Gomes 29 79 0.37 24 January 1996 11 October 2011
6 Hélder Postiga 27 71 0.38 13 June 2003 14 November 2014
7 Rui Costa 26 94 0.28 31 March 1993 4 July 2004
8 Nani 24 112 0.21 1 September 2006 2 July 2017
9 João Pinto 23 81 0.30 12 October 1991 14 June 2002
10 Nené 22 66 0.33 21 April 1971 23 June 1984
Simão 22 85 0.26 18 October 1998 29 June 2010

goal records [edit ]

other records [edit ]

competitive record [edit ]

Champions Runners-up Third home Fourth place

FIFA World Cup [edit ]

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position * Position
Uruguay1930 Did not enter Declined participation
Kingdom of Italy1934 Did not qualify 2nd 2 0 0 2 1 11
French Third Republic1938 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 2
Fourth Brazilian Republic1950 2nd 2 0 1 1 3 7
Switzerland1954 2nd 2 0 1 1 1 9
Sweden1958 3rd 4 1 1 2 4 7
Chile1962 2nd 4 1 1 2 9 7
England1966 Third place 3rd 6 5 0 1 17 8 1st 6 4 1 1 9 4
Mexico1970 Did not qualify 4th 6 1 2 3 8 10
West Germany1974 2nd 6 2 3 1 10 6
Argentina1978 2nd 6 4 1 1 12 6
Spain1982 4th 8 3 1 4 8 11
Mexico1986 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 2 4 2nd 8 5 0 3 12 10
Italy1990 Did not qualify 3rd 8 4 2 2 11 8
United States1994 3rd 10 6 2 2 18 5
France1998 3rd 10 5 4 1 12 4
South KoreaJapan2002 Group stage 21st 3 1 0 2 6 4 1st 10 7 3 0 33 7
Germany2006 Fourth place 4th 7 4 1* 2 7 5 1st 12 9 3 0 35 5
South Africa2010 Round of 16 11th 4 1 2 1 7 1 P/O 12 7 4 1 19 5
Brazil2014 Group stage 18th 3 1 1 1 4 7 P/O 12 8 3 1 24 11
Russia2018 Round of 16 13th 4 1 2 1 6 6 1st 10 9 0 1 32 4
Qatar2022 To be determined P/O 8 5 2 1 17 6
CanadaMexicoUnited States2026
Total Third place 7/21 30 14 6 10 49 35 144 80 34 30 273 143
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

UEFA european championship [edit ]

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position *
France1960 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 8 8
Spain1964 3 1 0 2 4 5
Italy1968 6 2 2 2 6 6
Belgium1972 6 3 1 2 10 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1976 6 2 3 1 5 7
Italy1980 8 4 1 3 10 11
France1984 Semi-finals 3rd 4 1 2 1 4 4 6 5 0 1 11 6
West Germany1988 Did not qualify 8 2 4 2 6 8
Sweden1992 8 5 1 2 11 4
England1996 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 5 2 10 7 2 1 29 7
BelgiumNetherlands2000 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 0 1 10 4 10 7 2 1 32 4
Portugal2004 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 1* 2 8 6 Qualified as hosts
AustriaSwitzerland2008 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 7 6 14 7 6 1 24 10
PolandUkraine2012 Semi-finals 3rd[a] 5 3 1* 1 6 4 10 6 2 2 27 14
France2016 Champions 1st 7 3 4* 0 9 5 8 7 0 1 11 5
Europe2020 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 7 7 8 5 2 1 22 6
Germany2024 To be determined To be determined
Total 1 title 8/16 39 19 10 10 56 38 115 66 26 23 216 107
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out. Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA Nations League [edit ]

UEFA Nations League record
Season** Division Group * Rank
Portugal2018–19 A 3 6 4 2 0 9 4 Same position 1st
Italy2020–21 A 3 6 4 1 1 12 4 Same position 5th
2022–23 A To be determined
Total 12 8 3 1 21 8 1 title
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage. Red border colour indicates the finals stage will be held on home soil

FIFA Confederations Cup [edit ]

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Olympics Games [edit ]

1968 – 1988 national amateur football team. football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992 .

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

minor tournaments [edit ]

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

all-time results [edit ]

The following table shows Portugal ‘s all-time international record, correct as of 14 November 2021 .

Played Won Drawn Lost
Total 646 313 151 182 1092 742

reference : Portugal – historical results

Honours [edit ]

Rivalries [edit ]

  1. ^[149] Though there was no third position play-off, UEFA decided in the 2012 edition to award the semi-final losers ( Germany and Portugal ) bronze medals for the first time .

References [edit ]