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Amey Ranalkar
Born23 October 1993 (1993-10-23) (age 30)
NationalityIndian
Years active2011–present
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)

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Nickname(s)A Seleção das Quinas (Selection of the Quinas); The Navigators[1]
AssociationPortuguese Football Federation (FPF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachFernando Santos
CaptainCristiano Ronaldo
Most capsCristiano Ronaldo (151)
Top scorerCristiano Ronaldo (84)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codePOR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current4 Steady (7 June 2018)
Highest3 (May–June 2010, October 2012, April–June 2014, September 2017–April 2018)
Lowest43 (August 1998)
First international
 Spain 3–1 Portugal 
(Madrid, Spain; 18 December 1921)
Biggest win
 Portugal 8–0 Liechtenstein 
(Lisbon, Portugal; 18 November 1994)
 Portugal 8–0 Liechtenstein 
(Coimbra, Portugal; 9 June 1999)
 Portugal 8–0 Kuwait 
(Leiria, Portugal; 19 November 2003)
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 0–10 England 
(Lisbon, Portugal; 25 May 1947)
World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1966)
Best resultThird place (1966)
European Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1984)
Best resultChampions (2016)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best resultThird place (2017)

The Portugal national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol, pronounced [sɨlɛˈsɐ̃w̃ puɾtuˈgezɐ futɨˈbɔl]) represents Portugal in international men's association football competition since 1921. It is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal.

Portugal's first participation in a major tournament finals, at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, saw a team featuring famed striker Eusébio finish in third place. The next two times Portugal qualified for the World Cup finals were in 1986 and 2002, going out in the first round both times. Portugal also 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.The team reached the semi-finals of Euro 2000, the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2012, as well as the final of Euro 2004, the latter on home soil. At Euro 2016, Portugal won its first ever major trophy, defeating hosts France 1–0 after extra time, with the winning goal scored by Eder. With the win, Portugal qualified and made its first appearance in the FIFA Confederations Cup held in Russia, where they finished third.

The team's home stadium is the Estádio Nacional, in Oeiras, although most of their home games are frequently played in other stadiums across the country. The current head coach is Fernando Santos and the captain is Cristiano Ronaldo, who also holds the team record for most caps and for most goals.

History

Early World Cup attempts

Portugal was not invited to the 1930 World Cup, which only featured a final stage and no qualification round. The team took part 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 loss in Lisbon for an aggregate score of 11–1.

In the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification, the Seleção played one game against Switzerland in a neutral ground, held in Milan, losing 2–1 against the Swiss, ending qualification prospects. 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. A 10–0 home friendly defeat against England, two years after the war, was the proof of how the irregularity of the games had taken its effects on the squad; this result still stands as their biggest ever defeat.

1950s and early 1960s

On the restart of games, the team was to play a two-legged round against Spain, just like in the 1934 qualification. After a 5–1 defeat in Madrid, they managed to draw in the second game 2–2 and so the qualification ended with a 7–3 aggregate score.

For the qualification of the 1954 World Cup, the team would play Austria. The Austrians won the first game with a humiliating 9–1 result. The best the national team could do was hold the team to a goalless draw in Lisbon, and the round ended with a 9–1 defeat.

In the 1958 qualification, Portugal won a qualification match for the first time, 3–0 at home with Italy. Nevertheless, they finished last in the group stage that also featured Northern Ireland; only the first-placed team, Northern Ireland, would qualify.

The year 1960 was the year that UEFA created the European Football Championship. The first edition was a knock-out tournament, the last four teams participating in final stage that only featured one leg 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 second leg, finishing with a 5–2 two-legged win. The quarter-final opponent was Yugoslavia. Despite winning the first game 2–1, they lost the second leg 5–1 in Belgrade, and lost 6–3 on aggregate.

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 previous World Cup qualification, only the first in the group would qualify.

In the 1964 European Championship. Portugal played against Bulgaria in the first round. The Portuguese lost in Sofia and won in Lisbon. With the round tied 4–4, a replay was needed in a neutral ground. In Rome, Portugal lost 1–0.

1966 World Cup and 1970s

In the 1966 World Cup qualification, Portugal was drawn into the same group as Czechoslovakia, Romania and Turkey. They topped the group with only one draw and one defeat during all the six games and finally qualified for a FIFA World Cup, that year the final stage would be held in England. Notable results were both 1–0 away wins against Czechoslovakia and Turkey and a 5–1 home win against the Turks.

The team started out with three wins in the group stage where they were in Group C when they beat Hungary 3–1, Bulgaria 3–0, and two-time defending champions Brazil 3–1. Secondly, they beat surprise quarter-finalist North Korea 5–3, with Eusébio getting four markers to overturn a 3–0 deficit. 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 London, which led the Portuguese team travel unexpectedly from Liverpool to London. Portugal then defeated the Soviet Union 2–1 in the third place match for their best World Cup finish to date. Eusébio was the top scorer of the World Cup with nine goals.

In the Euro 1972 qualifiers, Portugal had to win its group that comprised the teams of Belgium, Denmark and Scotland. Portugal finished second to Belgium.

For the 1974 qualification stages, Portugal were unable to defeat Bulgaria (2–2) in the decisive match, thus not qualifying.

Portugal faced tough competition from the strong Poland team for the place in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina. They finished second place, behind Poland.

Late 1970s until early 1990s

The national team was put alongside Austria, Belgium, Norway and Scotland to fight for the first spot in the group, which would allow them to go to the final stage of UEFA Euro 1980. Portugal took third place.

For the 1982 qualification, the Portuguese team had to face Israel, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Sweden for the top two group places. Portugal finished in fourth place.

During the qualifying campaign for Euro 1984, Portugal was grouped with Finland, Poland and the Soviet Union. Portugal won the group with a win over the Soviet Union. Portugal ended in Group B, alongside Spain, West Germany and Romania. In the first two matches, they tied 0–0 and 1–1 against West Germany and Spain, respectively. A 1–0 win over Romania gave them second place in the group, to go through to the knockout stage, where they were matched against the hosts, France. The game was tied after 90 minutes and went into extra time; Portugal made the score 2–1, but France scored in the 114th and 119th minutes to eliminate Portugal 3–2 and go through to the final.

For the 1986 tournament, the Seleção played against Czechoslovakia, Malta, Sweden and West Germany for the two spots that would guarantee them a ticket to Mexico. Needing a win in the last game against West Germany in Stuttgart, Portugal won the game to become the first team to beat West Germany at their home ground in an official match. The team exited early in the group stages after a win and two losses. They started with a 1–0 win to England, but later were beaten by Poland and Morocco 1–0 and 3–1 respectively. Their staying in Mexico was marked by the Saltillo affair, where players refused to train in order to win more prizes from the 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.

Luís Figo playing for Portugal at the 2006 FIFA World Cup

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. Playing at home against Czechoslovakia, the game ended in a 0–0 allowing the East Europeans to get the second place.

During the draws for the Euro 1992 qualifying, the Netherlands, Greece, Finland and Malta were the other teams. The Portuguese ended second behind the Dutch.

For the 1994 World Cup qualification, Portugal played in the same group as Estonia, Italy, Malta, Scotland and Switzerland for the two highest places. They ended in third behind Italy and Switzerland.

1995 to 2006: The golden generation

Portugal was invited to play at the SkyDome Cup in Toronto, Canada, against Denmark and Canada. With a draw against the Canadians (1–1) and a win against the Danes, Portugal won the trophy.

Portugal qualified for the Euro 1996 after topping their group ahead of Austria, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the latter finishing as runners-up. At the Euro 1996 final stage, after drawing 1–1 with Denmark, Portugal defeated Turkey 1–0 and Croatia 3–0 to finish first in Group D. In the quarter-finals, they lost 1–0 to Czech Republic. This marked the beginning of the Golden Generation,[citation needed] a group of youngsters who had won the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 1989 and 1991 and were now leading the national senior squad.

Portuguese fans supporting the national team

Portugal failed to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The 1–1 draw against Germany after a controversial decision of sending off Rui Costa by French referee Marc Batta effectively blowed away Portugal's hope.[according to whom?]

In Euro 2000 qualifying, Portugal finished second in their group, one point short of first-placed Romania. However, after finishing as the top runner-up nation in qualifying, Portugal nonetheless secured passage to the tournament final stage. In the final stage, they 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 hosts France, Portugal were eliminated in extra time when Zinedine Zidane converted a penalty. Referee Günter Benkö awarded the spot kick for a handball after Abel Xavier blocked a shot. Xavier, Nuno Gomes and Paulo Bento were all given lengthy suspensions for subsequently shoving the referee.[2] The final result was 2–1.

During 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Portugal won the group. Several problems and poor judgment decisions occurred during the preparation and tournament itself – shopping sprees by players were widely reported in the Portuguese press. Questionable managing choices and some amateurism, including the same lack of agreement on prizes. Portugal underachieved and ended third in its group stage, subsequently eliminated. Manager António Oliveira was fired after the World Cup. Portugal entered the tournament as favourites to win Group D. However, they were upset 3–2 by the United States. They then rebounded with a 4–0 smashing of Poland. Needing a draw to advance, they lost the final group game to hosts South Korea.[3]

Portugal lost the Euro 2004 final 1–0 to Greece.

The next major competition, the UEFA Euro 2004, was held in Portugal. On the preparation, the Football Federation made a contract with Luiz Felipe Scolari to manage the team until the tournament ended. The Portuguese team entered the tournament being a favourite to win it. [4]The host nation lost the first game against Greece 1–2. They got their first win against Russia 2–0 and also beat Spain 1–0.They went on to play against England, in a 2–2 draw that went into penalties, with Portugal winning. Portugal beat the Netherlands 2–1 in the semi-final. They were beaten by Greece 1–0 in the final.

After the tournament ended, a lot of players belonging to the Geração de Ouro (Golden Generation), abandoned their international footballing careers, with only Luís Figo remaining in the team, despite a temporary retirement.

The silver lining for Portugal was the emergence of Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo was selected in the UEFA Euro All Stars Team. While Portugal was playing in the competition, Scolari agreed in a new two-year deal with the Federation.

Ronaldo, pictured playing against Germany at Euro 2012, assumed the captaincy in the wake of Euro 2008.

Portugal finished first in the qualifying round for the 2006 World Cup.Portugal finished first place in Group D of the World Cup, with victories over Angola (1–0), Iran (2–0) and Mexico (2–1).The Netherlands lost to Portugal 1–0 in the Round of 16 in Nuremberg in an acrimonious match marked by 16 yellow cards, with four players sent off. (See the Battle of Nuremberg.)Portugal drew 0–0 after extra-time with England, but won 3–1 on penalties to reach their first World Cup semi-final since 1966.Portugal lost 1–0 against France in the semi-finals.Portugal faced Germany in the third place play-off match in a 3–1 defeat. Ultimately, the team won the "Most Entertaining Team" award for their play during the World Cup. Once again Scolari was asked to accept a new deal with the Federation that would maintain with as the manager until the end of the next competition.

Recent history and European Championship win

For Euro 2008 Portugal finished second in qualification behind Poland, 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 matchup with Germany which the team lost 2–3. After the tournament, Scolari left to take over at Chelsea.

Portugal came second in the qualifying 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 decade. A 19-match undefeated streak, in which the team conceded only three goals, ended with a loss to eventual champions Spain in the round of 16, 1–0. Queiroz was later criticised for setting up his team in an overly cautious way.[5] After the World Cup, squad regulars Simão, Paulo Ferreira, Miguel and Tiago all retired from international football. Queiroz was banned from coaching the national team for one month after he tried to block a doping test to the team while preparing for the World Cup, as well as directing insulting words to the testers.[6] In consequence, he received a further six-month suspension. Several media outbursts from Queiroz[7] against the heads of the Portuguese Football Federation followed, which partly prompted his dismissal. Paulo Bento was appointed as his replacement at head coach.[8]

"It would be a lie to say that we are a top team. We have a very limited team and we are not at the best level. There are no miracles. We knew we would have a tough group, with perhaps teams better than us. I never thought we could win the tournament."

—Ronaldo after the 2014 World Cup[9]

Bento's team qualified for Euro 2012, They were drawn with Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands in a widely-speculated "group of death". They lost their first game 0–1 to Germany, then beat Denmark 3–2. The final group stage match was against the Netherlands. After Van der Vaart had given the Dutch a 1–0 lead, Ronaldo netted twice to ensure a 2–1 victory. Portugal finished second in the group and qualified for the knockout phase. Portugal defeated the Czech Republic 1–0 in the quarter-finals with a header from Ronaldo. The semifinal match was against Spain. The game ended 0–0 and Portugal lost 4–2 on penalties.

In 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, 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 match against the Germans was their worst-ever defeat in a World Cup, a 4–0 loss.[10] They went on to draw 2–2 against the United States and won 2–1 against Ghana. However, the team were eliminated due to inferior goal difference to the Americans.

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.[11] Nevertheless, the team qualified and were placed in Group F alongside newcomers Iceland, Austria and Hungary. The first match against Iceland was a 1–1 draw with Nani scoring for Portugal. The second match ended goalless against Austria with Ronaldo missing a penalty. The final match of the group stage was against Hungary. Portugal came from behind to end the match 3–3 with a goal from Nani and two from Ronaldo. They moved into the knockout stage as the third-best third place team. Portugal beat Croatia 1–0 in the Round of 16 after a goal from Ricardo Quaresma in extra time.[12] In the quarter-finals, Robert Lewandowski scored in the early minutes but Renato Sanches scored the equaliser in the 33rd to level the match. After the match finished in a 1–1 draw after extra time, Portugal defeated Poland 5–3 on penalties to reach the semi-finals.[13] In the semi-finals they defeated Wales 2–0 in regulation time with goals from Ronaldo and Nani to reach the final at the Stade de France against hosts France.[14] The early stages of the final saw Ronaldo limp off the pitch injured after a challenge from Dimitri Payet. In spite of creating chances, both sides failed to find the net, with the hosts being denied of any goals owing to the brilliance of Portuguese goalkeeper Rui Patrício and a compact defence led by Pepe. After the match ended 0–0 in regulation time, substitute Eder scored the match's only goal in the 109th minute, sending Portugal to a 1–0 victory after extra time.[15][16] Ronaldo won the Silver Boot, scoring three goals and creating three assists.They are also the only team to progress to the knock-out stage in all of their (seven) European Championship appearances.

Following their Euro 2016 victory, Portugal participated in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, where they finished third.[17]

Team image

Kits and crest

Portugal's home kits has alternated between burgundy and a more standard red over the years. The 2014 World Cup jersey was notable for featuring both burgundy and red as primary colors.

Kit supplierPeriod
Adidas1976–1994
Olympic1994–1996
Nike1997–present

Media coverage

Portugal's qualifying and friendly matches were broadcast by RTP, and continued to be so until 2017.[18]

Coaching staff

PositionName
Manager Fernando Santos
Assistant Manager Ilídio Vale
Goalkeeping Coach Ricardo Peres
Technical director Carlos Godinho

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the Portugal squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and preceding warm-up matches.[19][20]
Caps and goals are correct as of 15 June 2018 after the game against Spain.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11GKRui Patrício (1988-02-15) 15 February 1988 (age 36)700 Wolverhampton Wanderers
121GKAnthony Lopes (1990-10-01) 1 October 1990 (age 33)70 Lyon
221GKBeto (1982-06-01) 1 June 1982 (age 42)140 Göztepe

22DFBruno Alves (1981-11-27) 27 November 1981 (age 42)9611 Rangers
32DFPepe (Vice-captain) (1983-02-26) 26 February 1983 (age 41)965 Beşiktaş
52DFRaphaël Guerreiro (1993-12-22) 22 December 1993 (age 30)252 Borussia Dortmund
62DFJosé Fonte (1983-12-22) 22 December 1983 (age 40)320 Dalian Yifang
132DFRúben Dias (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 27)10 Benfica
152DFRicardo Pereira (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 30)40 Leicester City
192DFMário Rui (1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 33)40 Napoli
212DFCédric (1991-08-31) 31 August 1991 (age 32)301 Southampton

43MFManuel Fernandes (1986-02-05) 5 February 1986 (age 38)143 Lokomotiv Moscow
83MFJoão Moutinho (1986-09-08) 8 September 1986 (age 37)1117 Monaco
103MFJoão Mário (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 31)372 West Ham United
113MFBernardo Silva (1994-08-10) 10 August 1994 (age 29)262 Manchester City
143MFWilliam Carvalho (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 (age 32)442Unattached
163MFBruno Fernandes (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 29)71Unattached
233MFAdrien Silva (1989-03-15) 15 March 1989 (age 35)231 Leicester City

74FWCristiano Ronaldo (Captain) (1985-02-05) 5 February 1985 (age 39)15184 Real Madrid
94FWAndré Silva (1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 (age 28)2412 Milan
174FWGonçalo Guedes (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 27)113 Valencia
184FWGelson Martins (1995-05-11) 11 May 1995 (age 29)180Unattached
204FWRicardo Quaresma (1983-09-26) 26 September 1983 (age 40)789 Beşiktaş

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GKJosé Sá (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31)00 Portov.  United States, 14 November 2017
GKBruno Varela (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 29)00 Benficav.  Hungary, 3 September 2017

DFRolando (1985-08-31) 31 August 1985 (age 38)210 Marseille2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
DFLuís Neto (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36)180 Fenerbahçe2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
DFVitorino Antunes (1987-04-01) 1 April 1987 (age 37)131 Getafe2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
DFNélson Semedo (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 (age 30)80 Barcelona2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
DFJoão Cancelo (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 30)73 Internazionale2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
DFFábio Coentrão (1988-03-11) 11 March 1988 (age 36)525 Sporting CPv.  Egypt, 23 March 2018 INJ
DFRicardo Ferreira (1992-11-25) 25 November 1992 (age 31)10 Bragav.  United States, 14 November 2017
DFEdgar Ié (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 30)10 Lillev.  United States, 14 November 2017
DFKévin Rodrigues (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 30)10 Real Sociedadv.  United States, 14 November 2017
DFEliseu (1983-10-01) 1 October 1983 (age 40)291 Benficav.   Switzerland, 10 October 2017

MFAndré Gomes (1993-07-30) 30 July 1993 (age 30)290 Barcelona2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
MFRúben Neves (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 27)50 Wolverhampton Wanderers2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
MFSérgio Oliveira (1992-06-02) 2 June 1992 (age 32)00 Porto2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
MFDanilo Pereira (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 32)271 Portov.  United States, 14 November 2017
MFRenato Sanches (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 26)131 Swansea Cityv.   Switzerland, 10 October 2017
MFPizzi (1989-10-06) 6 October 1989 (age 34)92 Benficav.  Faroe Islands, 31 August 2017 INJ

FWNani (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 37)11224 Lazio2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
FWEder (1987-12-22) 22 December 1987 (age 36)334 Lokomotiv Moscow2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
FWRony Lopes (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 28)10 Monaco2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
FWPaulinho (1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 (age 31)00 Braga2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
FWBruma (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 29)20 RB Leipzigv.  United States, 14 November 2017
FWGonçalo Paciência (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 29)10 Portov.  United States, 14 November 2017
FWNélson Oliveira (1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 32)172 Norwich Cityv.  Hungary, 3 September 2017

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international football.

Recent and forthcoming fixtures

2017

v  Portugal
21 June 2017 2017 FCC GS Russia  0–1  Portugal Moscow, Russia
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)Report
  • Ronaldo 8'
Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena
Attendance: 42,759
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
v  Portugal
24 June 2017 2017 FCC GS New Zealand  0–4  Portugal Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 56,290
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
v  Chile
28 June 2017 2017 FCC SF Portugal  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 p)
 Chile Kazan, Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)ReportStadium: Kazan Arena
Attendance: 40,855
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Penalties
v  Mexico
2 July 2017 2017 FCC 3rd Portugal  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Mexico Moscow, Russia
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena
Attendance: 42,659
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
v  Faroe Islands
31 August 2017 2018 FWC Q Portugal  5–1  Faroe Islands Porto, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 26,514
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
v  Portugal
3 September 2017 2018 FWC Q Hungary  0–1  Portugal Budapest, Hungary
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 21,800
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
v  Portugal
7 October 2017 2018 FWC Q Andorra  0–2  Portugal Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Estadi Nacional
Attendance: 3,193
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
v   Switzerland
10 October 2017 2018 FWC Q Portugal  2–0   Switzerland Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 61,566
Referee: Cüneyt Çakir (Turkey)
v  United States
14 November 2017 Friendly Portugal  1–1  United States Leiria, Portugal
19:45 WET (UTC±0)ReportStadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Attendance: 19,017[21]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)[21]

2018

v  Egypt
23 March 2018 Friendly Portugal  2–1  Egypt Zürich, Switzerland
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 19,869
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)
v  Netherlands
26 March 2018 Friendly Portugal  0–3  Netherlands Geneva, Switzerland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stade de Genève
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
v  Tunisia
28 May 2018 Friendly Portugal  2–2  Tunisia Braga, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Estádio Municipal
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
v  Portugal
2 June 2018 Friendly Belgium  0–0  Portugal Brussels, Belgium
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
v  Algeria
7 June 2018 Friendly Portugal  3–0  Algeria Lisbon, Portugal
16:15 WEST (UTC+1)Guedes 17', 55'
B. Fernandes 37'
ReportStadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 53,014
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
v  Spain
15 June 2018 2018 FWC GS Portugal  3–3  Spain Sochi, Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 43,866
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
v  Morocco
20 June 2018 2018 FWC GS Portugal  v  Morocco Moscow, Russia
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
v  Portugal
25 June 2018 2018 FWC GS Iran  v  Portugal Saransk, Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)Stadium: Mordovia Arena
v  Croatia
6 September 2018 Friendly Portugal  v  Croatia TBD, Portugal
--:-- WEST (UTC+1)
v  Italy
10 September 2018 2018–19 UNL A Portugal  v  Italy TBD, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+1)ReportStadium: TBD
v  Portugal
11 October 2018 2018–19 UNL A Poland  v  Portugal TBD, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: TBD
v  Portugal
14 October 2018 Friendly Scotland  v  Portugal TBD, Scotland
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
v  Portugal
17 November 2018 2018–19 UNL A Italy  v  Portugal TBD, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: TBD
v  Poland
20 November 2018 2018–19 UNL A Portugal  v  Poland TBD, Portugal
19:45 WET (UTC±0)ReportStadium: TBD

Key: GS, Group stage; R16, round of 16; QF, quarter-finals; SF, semi-finals; 3rd, third-place match; FWC, FIFA World Cup; FWC Q, FIFA World Cup qualification; UNL, UEFA Nations League; FCC, FIFA Confederations Cup

Statistics

Records

Most goals scored in one World Cup
9 – Eusébio (1966)
Most goals scored in World Cup finals
9 – Eusébio (1966)
Most matches played in World Cup
14 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2006, 2010, 2014 & 2018)
Most goals scored in one European Championship
4 – Nuno Gomes (2000)
Most goals scored in European Championship finals
9 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2004, 2008, 2012 & 2016)
Most matches played in European Championship finals
21 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2004, 2008, 2012 & 2016)
Oldest player
38 years, 8 months and 3 days – Vítor Damas (1–3 against Morocco on 11 June 1986)
Oldest outfield player
38 years, 1 month and 4 days – Ricardo Carvalho (3–3 against Hungary on 22 June 2016)
Oldest goalscorer
36 years, 10 months and 11 days – Ricardo Carvalho (2–1 against Serbia on 29 March 2015)
Youngest debutant
17 years, 6 months and 24 days – Paulo Futre (5–0 against Finland on 21 September 1983)
Youngest goalscorer
17 years, 9 months and 25 days – Fernando Chalana (2–1 against Cyprus on 5 December 1976)
Longest national career
17 years, 3 months and 5 days – Vítor Damas (From 6 April 1969 to 11 July 1986)
Longest national career for an outfield player
15 years, 9 months and 18 days – Nuno Gomes (From 24 January 1996 to 11 October 2011)
Youngest player to reach 100 caps
27 years, 8 months and 11 days – Cristiano Ronaldo (1–1 against Northern Ireland on 16 October 2012)
Most hat-tricks
6 – Cristiano Ronaldo (includes four goals against Andorra on 7 October 2016)
Youngest player to score a hat-trick
20 years, 11 months and 4 days – André Silva (6–0 against Faroe Islands on 10 October 2016)

Most capped players

Ronaldo is Portugal's most capped player and all-time top scorer.
As of matches played 15 June 2018[22]
Players in bold are still active for the national team.
#NameCapsGoalsFirst capLatest cap
1Cristiano Ronaldo1518420 August 200315 June 2018
2Luís Figo1273212 October 19918 July 2006
3Nani112241 September 20062 July 2017
4João Moutinho111717 August 200515 June 2018
5Fernando Couto110819 December 199030 June 2004
6Bruno Alves96115 June 20077 June 2018
Pepe96521 November 200715 June 2018
8Rui Costa942631 March 19934 July 2004
9Ricardo Carvalho89511 October 200322 June 2016
10Pauleta884720 August 19978 July 2006

Top goalscorers

As of matches played 15 June 2018[23]
Players in bold are still active for the national team.
#NameGoalsCapsAverageFirst capLatest cap
1Cristiano Ronaldo (list)841510.5520 August 200315 June 2018
2Pauleta (list)47880.5320 August 19978 July 2006
3Eusébio (list)41640.648 October 196113 October 1973
4Luís Figo (list)321270.2512 October 19918 July 2006
5Nuno Gomes (list)29790.3724 January 199611 October 2011
6Hélder Postiga (list)27710.3813 June 200314 November 2014
7Rui Costa (list)26940.2831 March 19934 July 2004
8Nani (list)241120.211 September 20062 July 2017
9João Pinto (list)23810.3012 October 199114 June 2002
10Nené (list)22660.3321 April 197123 June 1984
Simão (list)22850.2618 October 199829 June 2010

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place[a]    Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup recordFIFA World Cup qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWDLGFGA
1930Did not enterDeclined participation
1934Did not qualify2002111
1938100112
1950201137
1954201119
1958411247
1962411297
1966Third place3rd6501178641194
1970Did not qualify6123810
19746231106
19786411126
19828314811
1986Group stage17th31022485031210
1990Did not qualify8422118
199410622185
199810541124
2002Group stage21st31026410730337
2006Fourth place4th74127512930355
2010Round of 1611th41217112741195
2014Group stage18th311147128312411
2018Qualified10901324
2022To be determinedTo be determined
2026
TotalThird place7/212613494329139763330262139
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Darker color indicates win, normal color indicates lost.

UEFA European Championship

YearRoundPositionGamesWonDrawnLostGFGA
1960Did not qualify
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984Semi-finals3rd412144
1988Did not qualify
1992
1996Quarter-finals5th421152
2000Semi-finals3rd5401104
2004Runners-up2nd631*286
2008Quarter-finals7th420276
2012Semi-finals3rd[b]531*164
2016Champions1st734*095
2020To be determined
Total1 Title7/1635189(2*)(1*)84931
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Darker color indicates win, normal color indicates lost.

FIFA Confederations Cup

YearRoundPositionGamesWonDrawnLostGFGA
1992Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2009
2013
2017Third place3rd532093
TotalThird place1/10532093
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Darker color indicates win, normal color indicates lost.

Minor tournaments

YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGFGA
1964 Taça de NaçõesGroup stage3rd301227
1972 Brazil Independence CupFinal2nd8611175
1992 U.S. CupGroup stage4th301203
1995 SkyDome CupWinners, group stage1st211021
Total1 title167452116
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours and achievements

Footnotes

References

Category:European national association football teamsFootballCategory:UEFA European Championship-winning countries