Portugal national football team

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

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Portugal women's national football team.

Portugal
Nickname(s)A Seleção (The Selection), Os Navegadores (The Navigators)
AssociationPortuguese Football Federation (FPF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachFernando Santos
CaptainCristiano Ronaldo
Most capsCristiano Ronaldo (164)
Top scorerCristiano Ronaldo (99)
Home stadiumEstádio Nacional
FIFA codePOR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 7 (16 July 2020)[1]
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
Appearances8 (first in 1984)
Best resultChampions (2016)
UEFA Nations League
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultChampions (2019)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best resultThird place (2017)
Websitefpf.pt

Portugal's first participation in a major tournament finals was at the 1966 World Cup, which saw a team featuring Ballon d'Or winner 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.

During this period, Portugal was not part of a group of teams that were candidates to win titles, but from 2000 until this present day, the team evolved, being present in all the final stages of major tournaments. This was in great part due to the production of several world-class players by Portugal, such as Luís Figo, Rui Costa, Ricardo Carvalho, and Cristiano Ronaldo who is counted among the best players in history. This golden generation helped Portugal reach the semi-finals of Euro 2000, losing 2–1 after extra time to eventual winners France, securing the second place at Euro 2004 Final after losing to Greece on home soil, as well as reaching the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup losing to finalist France, after a penalty, ending in the fourth place after losing to 3–1 to hosts Germany, thus being the best result of the country in the World Cup since 1966.[2][3] 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 in penalties, with Cristiano Ronaldo finishing as joint top scorer of the tournament with three goals.[4]

In 2014, Fernando Santos was appointed as the new head coach for the national team. Two years later at Euro 2016, Santos brought Portugal 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 only appearance in the FIFA Confederations Cup held in Russia, where they finished in third place. Portugal hosted the brand new 2018–19 UEFA Nations League as well as winning the trophy, defeating the Netherlands 1–0, with the winning goal scored by Gonçalo Guedes, making it the second major tournament earned by the Portuguese in three finals.

Portugal is colloquially referred to as the Seleção das Quinas (The Navigators)[5] and has notable rivalries with Brazil, with whom they share many common cultural ties[6] and with Spain—known as A Guerra Ibérica in Portuguese or The Iberean War in English, with the rivalry between two countries going back to 1581.[7]

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
Main article: History of the Portugal national football team

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.[8][9]

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.[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 friendly defeat against England, two years after the war, still stands as their biggest ever defeat.[12]

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. While they did not qualify on the pitch, they would later be invited to replace Turkey, which had withdrawn from participating; however, Portugal too refused to participate.[13][14]

For the qualification of the 1954 World Cup, the team would play Austria. The Austrians won the first game with a 9–1 result.[15] 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.[16]

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.[17]

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.[18][19] 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.[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 previous World Cup qualification, only the first in the group would qualify.[21]

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.[22][22] In Rome, Portugal lost 1–0.[22]

1966 World Cup and 1970s

In the 1966 World Cup qualification, Portugal was drawn into the same group as Czechoslovakia, Romania and Turkey.[23] 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.[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 defending champions Brazil 3–1.[25] Secondly, 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 London, which led the Portuguese team travel unexpectedly from Liverpool to London. It was rumoured that this had happened because of fear from English officials of the Portuguese performance and embarrassment if England lost in their own country with a debuting team.[27] Portugal then defeated the Soviet Union 2–1 in the third place match for their best World Cup finish to date.[28] 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.[29][30] Portugal finished second to Belgium.[31]

For the 1974 World Cup qualification stages, Portugal were unable to defeat Bulgaria (2–2) in the decisive match, thus not qualifying.[32] Portugal faced tough competition from the strong Poland team for the place in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.[33][34] They finished second place, behind Poland.[35]

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.[31]

Luís Figo playing for Portugal at the 2006 FIFA World Cup

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 win over the Soviet Union.[37][38] Portugal ended in Group B, alongside 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 knockout stage, where they were matched against the hosts, France.[39] 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.[39]

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.[40] 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.[41] They started with a 1–0 win to England,[42] but later were beaten by Poland and Morocco 1–0 and 3–1 respectively.[43][44] Their staying in Mexico was marked by the Saltillo Affair, where players refused to train in order 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.[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 home against Czechoslovakia, the game ended in a 0–0 allowing the East Europeans to get the second place.[48]

During the draws for the Euro 1992 qualifying, the Netherlands, Greece, Finland and Malta were the other teams, ending in second behind the Dutch.[49]

For the 1994 World Cup qualification, Portugal played in the same 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 golden generation

At the UEFA Euro 1996, Portugal finished first in Group D, and in the quarter-finals, they lost 1–0 to the Czech Republic. This team was known as the Golden generation, 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; they also reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2000 but were eliminated at the group stages of the 2002 FIFA World Cup despite high reputations.[51]

Portugal lost the Euro 2004 final 1–0 to Greece with a header from Angelos Charisteas (pictured).

Portugal failed to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. 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. 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 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.[52] The final result was 2–1.

During 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Portugal won the group.[53] Several problems and poor judgement decisions occurred during the preparation and tournament itself – shopping sprees by players were widely reported in the Portuguese press.[53] Questionable managing choices and some amateurism, including the same lack of agreement on prizes.[53] 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.[53] However, they were upset 3–2 by the United States.[53] They then rebounded with a 4–0 smashing of Poland.[53] Needing a draw to advance, they lost the final group game to hosts South Korea.[54]

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

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.[55] The host nation lost the first game against Greece 1–2.[56] They got their first win against Russia 2–0 and also beat Spain 1–0.[57][58] They went on to play against England, in a 2–2 draw 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.[61]

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.[62][63]

The silver lining for Portugal was the emergence of Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo was selected in the UEFA Euro All Stars Team.[64] While Portugal was playing in the competition, Scolari agreed in a new two-year deal with the Federation.

Portugal finished first in the qualifying round for the 2006 World Cup.[65] Portugal finished first place 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 first 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 place play-off match in a 3–1 defeat.[72]

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.

2008 to 2014: Post Golden Generation and mixed results

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 matchup 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 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.[80][81][82] 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.[83] Queiroz was later criticised for setting up his team in an overly cautious way.[84] After the World Cup, squad regulars Simão, Paulo Ferreira, Miguel and Tiago all retired from international football.[85][86][87] 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.[88] In consequence, he received a further six-month suspension. Several media outbursts from Queiroz[89] against the heads of the Portuguese Football Federation followed, which partly prompted his dismissal. Paulo Bento was appointed as his replacement at head coach.[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 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 twice to ensure a 2–1 victory.[97][98][99] 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.[100] The semi-final match was against Spain. The game ended 0–0 and Portugal lost 4–2 on penalties.[101]

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.[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 due to inferior goal difference to the Americans.[105]

2016–Present: Fernando Santos era
Portugal's starting lineup for the Euro 2016 Final

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; after drawing with all three they advanced 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,[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 time 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; substitute Eder scored the match's only goal in the 109th minute.[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 match, Portugal faced Mexico on 17 June, which ended in a 2–2 draw.[114] Three days later, Portugal faced hosts Russia 1–0 winning effort, with the only 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 also man 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]

Portugal lining up before a match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

In the 2018 FIFA World Cup preliminary draw, Portugal were placed in Group B along with Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Andorra and Latvia. Portugal would only lose one match against Switzerland 2-0. However, Portugal got their revenge on their last group stage match 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 opening match on June 15, 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 match, which ended in a 1–1 draw, leading Portugal to progress to the second round as group runners-up behind Spain.[123] On 30 June, Portugal were eliminated following a 2–1 defeat to Uruguay in the last 16.[124]

Gonçalo Guedes, who scored the winning goal against the Netherlands in the 2019 UEFA Nations League Final

Following the World Cup, Portugal was part of the inaugural UEFA Nations League, were the Seleção were placed in league A and were drawn into Group 3 with Italy and Poland. On 9 March 2018, UEFA announced that Portugal had expressed interest in bidding 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 goal.[126] In their second match, 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 automatically winning hosting rights, which were confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee on 3 December 2018.[129] In the semi-finals on June 5, 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 later, 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 60th minute.[131][132]

Portugal was drawn in Group B for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying with Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ukraine and Serbia. Portugal drew its first home matches against Ukraine and Serbia, in a 0-0 and 1-1 draws respectively. In the next match, Portugal suffered a 2-1 away loss against Ukraine. Despite losing against Ukraine, Portugal managed to win their last away match against Luxembourg in a 2-0 away victory in Luxembourg City to finish second in their group, qualifying for the tournament. In the process, Fernando Santos overtook Luiz Felipe Scolari record as the coach of the Portugal national team with most victories. Santos' team qualified for Euro 2020, being drawn with France, Germany, and the Play-off winner A or D in a widely speculated "group of death".

Team image

Kits

Portugal's traditional home kit is mainly red with a green trim, reflecting the colours of the nation's flag. Over the years, the particular shade of red has alternated between a darker burgundy and a lighter scarlet. Both green and red shorts have been used to complete the strip.

The team's away kits, on the other hand, have varied more considerably. White has typically been preferred as a dominant colour, either with blue shorts, or red and green highlights. In recent times, all-black has been utilised, as has a turquoise-teal colour, the latter of which was prominently featured during the title-winning Euro 2016 campaign.

Media coverage

Portugal's qualifying, Nations League and friendly matches are broadcast by free-to-air public broadcaster RTP and pay-TV network Sport TV.

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head Coach Fernando Santos[133]
Assistant Coach Ilídio Vale[133]
Assistant Coach João Cavalcanti[133]
Assistant Coach João Rocha[133]
Goalkeeping Coach João Ferreira[133]

Coaching history
As of 17 November 2019
Manager Period Record
MatchesWonDrawLostWin %
Committee1921–192330030.00
Ribeiro dos Reis[134]1925–1926510420.00
Cândido de Oliveira[134]1926–1929, 1935–1945, 195228691321.43
Maia Loureiro192910010.00
Laurindo Grijó1930420250.00
Tavares da Silva[134]1931, 1945–1947, 1951, 1955–1957291041534.48
Salvador do Carmo1932–1933, 1950, 1953–19541234525.00
Virgílio Paula1947–1948310233.33
Armando Sampaio1949411225.00
José Maria Antunes1957–1960, 1962–1964, 1968–196931941829.03
Armando Ferreira1961, 1962611416.67
Fernando Peyroteo196120020.00
Manuel da Luz Afonso1964–196620152375.00
José Gomes da Silva1967, 1970–19711354438.46
José Augusto1972–19731594260.00
José Maria Pedroto[134]1974–19761564540.00
Juca1977–1978, 1980–1982, 1987–1989341571244.12
Mário Wilson1978–19801052350.00
Otto Glória1964–1966, 1982–1983731342.86
Fernando Cabrita1983–1984952255.56
José Augusto Torres1984–19861781847.06
Ruy Seabra1986–1987614116.67
Artur Jorge1990–1991, 1996–1997261110542.31
Carlos Queiroz1991–1993, 2008–2010492516854.35
Nelo Vingada199420200.00
António Oliveira[134]1994–1996, 2000–2002432510858.14
Humberto Coelho1997–200024164466.67
Agostinho Oliveira2002–2003623233.33
Luiz Felipe Scolari2003–20087442181456.76
Carlos Queiroz2008–2010321810455.56
Paulo Bento2010–2014442411954.55
Fernando Santos2014–7144161161.97

Players

Current squad

The following 24 players were named to the squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Lithuania and Luxembourg on 14 and 17 November 2019 respectively.
Caps and goals are correct as of 17 November 2019, after the game against Luxembourg.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Rui Patrício (1988-02-15) 15 February 1988 87 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
22 1GK Beto (1982-06-01) 1 June 1982 16 0 Göztepe
12 1GK José Sá (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 0 0 Olympiacos
6 2DF José Fonte (1983-12-22) 22 December 1983 42 0 Lille
5 2DF Raphaël Guerreiro (1993-12-22) 22 December 1993 39 2 Borussia Dortmund
4 2DF Rúben Dias (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 17 0 Benfica
2 2DF João Cancelo (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 16 3 Manchester City
19 2DF Mário Rui (1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 9 0 Napoli
15 2DF Ricardo Pereira (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 7 0 Leicester City
17 2DF Domingos Duarte (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 0 0 Granada
3 2DF Rúben Semedo (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 0 0 Olympiacos
8 3MF João Moutinho (1986-09-08) 8 September 1986 121 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers
10 3MF Bernardo Silva (1994-08-10) 10 August 1994 43 6 Manchester City
13 3MF Danilo Pereira (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 37 2 Porto
16 3MF Bruno Fernandes (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 19 2 Manchester United
21 3MF Pizzi (1989-10-06) 6 October 1989 17 3 Benfica
18 3MF Rúben Neves (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 16 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
7 4FW Cristiano Ronaldo (Captain) (1985-02-05) 5 February 1985 164 99 Juventus
9 4FW Éder (1987-12-22) 22 December 1987 35 5 Lokomotiv Moscow
23 4FW André Silva (1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 34 15 Eintracht Frankfurt
11 4FW Bruma (1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 9 1 PSV
14 4FW Gonçalo Paciência (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 2 1 Eintracht Frankfurt
20 4FW Diogo Jota (1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 2 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
4FW Daniel Podence (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 0 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Recent call-ups
See also: Portugal national football team previous squads

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK José Marafona (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 2 0 Alanyaspor v.  Lithuania, 10 September 2019
DF Pepe (1983-02-26) 26 February 1983 108 7 Porto v.  Lithuania, 14 November 2019 INJ
DF Nélson Semedo (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 13 0 Barcelona v.  Lithuania, 14 November 2019 INJ
DF Daniel Carriço (1988-08-04) 4 August 1988 1 0 Wuhan Zall v.  Lithuania, 10 September 2019
DF Ferro (1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 0 0 Benfica v.  Lithuania, 10 September 2019
MF João Mário (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 45 2 Lokomotiv Moscow v.  Lithuania, 14 November 2019 INJ
MF André Gomes (1993-07-30) 30 July 1993 29 0 Everton v.  Ukraine, 14 October 2019 INJ
MF William Carvalho (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 59 4 Betis v.  Luxembourg, 11 October 2019 INJ
MF Rafa Silva (1993-05-17) 17 May 1993 17 0 Benfica v.  Luxembourg, 11 October 2019 INJ
MF Renato Sanches (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 18 1 Lille v.  Lithuania, 10 September 2019
FW Gonçalo Guedes (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 21 6 Valencia v.  Ukraine, 14 October 2019 INJ
FW João Félix (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 5 0 Atlético Madrid v.  Ukraine, 14 October 2019 INJ

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

Results and fixtures
Main article: Portugal national football team results

2019
7 September 2019 Euro 2020 QSerbia 2–4 PortugalBelgrade, Serbia
20:45
Report
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
10 September 2019 Euro 2020 QLithuania 1–5 PortugalVilnius, Lithuania
20:45
Report
Stadium: LFF Stadium
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
11 October 2019 Euro 2020 QPortugal 3–0 LuxembourgLisbon, Portugal
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
14 October 2019 Euro 2020 QUkraine 2–1 PortugalKiev, Ukraine
20:45
Report
Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
14 November 2019 Euro 2020 QPortugal 6–0 LithuaniaFaro, Portugal
20:45
Report Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
17 November 2019 Euro 2020 QLuxembourg 0–2 PortugalLuxembourg City, Luxembourg
15:00 Report
Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

2020
27 March 2020 (2020-03-27) Qatar Airways International TournamentBelgium Cancelled PortugalAr-Rayyan, Qatar
Report Stadium: Education City Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[135]
30 March 2020 (2020-03-30) Qatar Airways International TournamentPortugal Cancelled CroatiaAr-Rayyan, Qatar
Report Stadium: Education City Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[135]
TBD FriendlySlovenia v PortugalLjubljana, Slovenia
Report Stadium: Stožice Stadium
TBD FriendlySpain v PortugalMadrid, Spain
Report Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
TBD FriendlyPortugal v MaltaPortugal
Report Stadium: TBA
5 September 2020 2020 UEFA NLPortugal v Croatia
20:45 Report
8 September 2020 2020 UEFA NLSweden v Portugal
20:45 Report
9 October 2020 2020 UEFA NLFrance v PortugalPorto, Portugal
20:45 Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
12 October 2020 2020 UEFA NLPortugal v Sweden
20:45 Report
12 November 2020 2020 UEFA NLPortugal v France
20:45 Report
15 November 2020 2020 UEFA NLCroatia v Portugal
20:45 Report

2021
7 January 2021 Kirin Challenge Cup 2021Iceland v PortugalSaitama, Japan
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
12 January 2021 Kirin Challenge Cup 2021Japan v PortugalTokyo, Japan
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
TBD Euro 2020 GSPlay-off winner A or D Match 11 PortugalBudapest, Hungary
17:00 Report Stadium: Puskás Aréna
TBD Euro 2020 GSPortugal Match 24 GermanyMunich, Germany
17:00 Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
TBD Euro 2020 GSPortugal Match 35 FranceBudapest, Hungary
20:00 Report Stadium: Puskás Aréna

Statistics

Records
Most goals scored in one World Cup
9 – Eusébio (1966)[136]
Most goals scored in World Cup
9 – Eusébio (1966)[136]
Most matches played in World Cup
17 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018)[121]
Most goals scored in one European Championship
4 – Nuno Gomes (2000)[137]
Most goals scored in European Championship
9 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016)[138]
Most matches played in European Championship
21 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016)[139]
Oldest player
38 years, 8 months and 3 days – Vítor Damas (1–3 against Morocco on 11 June 1986)[140]
Oldest outfield player
38 years, 1 month and 4 days – Ricardo Carvalho (3–3 against Hungary on 22 June 2016)[141]
Oldest goalscorer
36 years, 10 months and 11 days – Ricardo Carvalho (2–1 against Serbia on 29 March 2015)[142]
Youngest debutant
17 years, 6 months and 24 days – Paulo Futre (5–0 against Finland on 21 September 1983)[143]
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)[144]
Longest national career for an outfield player
16 years, 2 months and 27 days – Cristiano Ronaldo (From 20 August 2003 to 17 November 2019)
Youngest player to reach 100 caps
27 years, 8 months and 11 days – Cristiano Ronaldo (1–1 against Northern Ireland on 16 October 2012)[145]
Most hat-tricks
9 – Cristiano Ronaldo (includes four goals against Andorra on 7 October 2016 and Lithuania on 10 September 2019)[146]
Most pokers
2 – Cristiano Ronaldo
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)[147]

Most capped players
Cristiano Ronaldo is Portugal's most capped player and all-time top scorer.
See also: List of Portugal international footballers and List of Portugal national football team captains
As of matches played 17 November 2019[148]
Players in bold are still active for the national team.
#NameCapsGoalsFirst capLatest cap
1Cristiano Ronaldo1649920 August 200317 November 2019
2Luís Figo1273212 October 19918 July 2006
3João Moutinho121717 August 200517 November 2019
4Nani112241 September 20062 July 2017
5Fernando Couto110819 December 199030 June 2004
6Pepe108721 November 200714 October 2019
7Bruno Alves96115 June 20077 June 2018
8Rui Costa942631 March 19934 July 2004
9Ricardo Carvalho89511 October 200322 June 2016
10Pauleta884720 August 19978 July 2006

Top goalscorers
See also: List of Portugal national football team hat-tricks
As of matches played 17 November 2019[149]
Players in bold are still active for the national team.
#NameGoalsCapsAverageFirst capLatest cap
1Cristiano Ronaldo (list)991640.6020 August 200317 November 2019
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
See also: Portugal national football team all-time record

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup
Main article: Portugal at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Did not enter Declined participation
1934 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 11
1938 1 0 0 1 1 2
1950 2 0 1 1 3 7
1954 2 0 1 1 1 9
1958 4 1 1 2 4 7
1962 4 1 1 2 9 7
1966 Third place 3rd 6 5 0 1 17 8 6 4 1 1 9 4
1970 Did not qualify 6 1 2 3 8 10
1974 6 2 3 1 10 6
1978 6 4 1 1 12 6
1982 8 3 1 4 8 11
1986 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 2 4 8 5 0 3 12 10
1990 Did not qualify 8 4 2 2 11 8
1994 10 6 2 2 18 5
1998 10 5 4 1 12 4
2002 Group stage 21st 3 1 0 2 6 4 10 7 3 0 33 7
2006 Fourth place 4th 7 4 1* 2 7 5 12 9 3 0 35 5
2010 Round of 16 11th 4 1 2 1 7 1 12 7 4 1 19 5
2014 Group stage 18th 3 1 1 1 4 7 12 8 3 1 24 11
2018 Round of 16 13th 4 1 2 1 6 6 10 9 0 1 32 4
2022 To be determined To be determined
2026
Total Third place 7/21 30 14 6 10 49 35 139 76 33 30 262 139
Portugal's World Cup record
First Match  Portugal 3–1 Hungary 
(13 July 1966; Manchester, England)
Biggest Win  Portugal 7–0 North Korea 
(21 June 2010; Cape Town, South Africa)
Biggest Defeat  Germany 4–0 Portugal 
(16 June 2014; Salvador, Brazil)
Best Result Third place in 1966
Worst Result Group stage in 1986, 2002 and 2014
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Darker color indicates win, normal color indicates loss.

UEFA European Championship
Main article: Portugal at the UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record UEFA European Championship qualifying record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
1960 Did not qualify430188
1964310245
1968622266
19726312106
1976623157
198084131011
1984Semi-finals3rd4121446501116
1988 Did not qualify824268
19928512114
1996Quarter-finals5th42115210721297
2000Semi-finals3rd540110410721324
2004Runners-up2nd631*286Qualified as hosts
2008Quarter-finals7th420276147612410
2012Semi-finals3rd[lower-alpha 1]531*164106222714
2016Champions1st734*0958701115
2020 Qualified 8521226
Total1 Title8/163518984931115662623216107
Portugal's UEFA European Championship record
First Match  Portugal 0–0 West Germany 
(14 June 1984; Strasbourg, France)
Biggest Win  Portugal 3–0 Croatia 
(19 June 1996; Nottingham, England)

 Portugal 3–0 Germany 
(20 June 2000; Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Biggest Defeat   Switzerland 2–0 Portugal 
(15 June 2008; Basel, Switzerland)
Best Result Champions in 2016
Worst Result Quarter-finals in 1996 and 2008
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Darker color indicates win, normal color indicates lost.

UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League record
Year** Division Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
2018–19 A Champions1st642094
2020–21 A To be determined
Total 1 Title 1/1 6 4 2 0 9 4
Portugal's UEFA Nations League record
First Match  Portugal 1–0 Italy 
(10 September 2018; Lisbon, Portugal)
Biggest Win  Portugal 3–1 Switzerland  
(5 June 2019; Porto, Portugal)
Biggest Defeat —
Best Result Champions in 2018–19
Worst Result
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**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
Main article: Portugal at the FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Games Won Drawn Lost GF GA
1992 Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2009
2013
2017 Third place 3rd 5 3 2* 0 9 3
TotalThird place1/10532093
Portugal's FIFA Confederations Cup record
First Match  Portugal 2–2 Mexico 
(18 June 2017; Kazan, Russia)
Biggest Win  Portugal 4–0 New Zealand 
(24 June 2017; Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Biggest Defeat —
Best Result Third place in 2017
Worst Result
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Darker color indicates win, normal color indicates lost.

Olympic Games

Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992.

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Games Won Drawn Lost GF GA
1896No football tournament
1900Did not enter
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928Quarter-finals—320175
1932No football tournament
1936Did not enter
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984Did not qualify
1988
Since 1992See Portugal Olympic football team
TotalQuarter-finals1/19320175
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Minor tournaments
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA
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
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See also

Footnotes
  1. Though there was no third place playoff, UEFA decided in the 2012 edition to award the semi-final losers (Germany and Portugal) bronze medals for the first time.[150]

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