Portugal national football team

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.[7][8]

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.[9] 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.[10] A 10–0 home friendly defeat against England, two years after the war, still stands as their biggest ever defeat.[11]

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 While they did not qualify on the pitch, they would later be invited to replace Turkey, which had withdrawn from participating; however, Portugal too refused to participate.[12][13]

For the qualification of the 1954 World Cup, the team would play Austria. The Austrians won the first game with a 9–1 result.[14] 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.[15]

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.[16]

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.[17][18] 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.[19]

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 team that topped the group would qualify.[20]

In the 1964 European Championship, Portugal played against Bulgaria in the qualifying rounds. The Portuguese lost in Sofia and won in Lisbon. With the round tied 4–4, a replay was needed in a neutral country.[21] In the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Portugal lost 1–0 thanks to a late strike from Georgi Asparuhov.[21]

In the 1966 World Cup qualification, Portugal was drawn into the same group as Czechoslovakia, Romania and Turkey.[22] 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.[22]

The team started out with three wins in the group stage where they were in Group C when they beat Hungary 3–1,[23] Bulgaria 3–0, and two-time defending champions Brazil 3–1.[24] Secondly, they beat surprise quarter-finalist North Korea 5–3, with Eusébio getting four markers to overturn a 3–0 deficit.[25] 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 unexpectedly from Liverpool to London.[26] Portugal then defeated the Soviet Union 2–1 in the third place match for their best World Cup finish to date.[27] 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.[28][29] Portugal finished second to Belgium.[30]

For the 1974 World Cup qualification stages, Portugal were unable to defeat Bulgaria (drawing 2–2) in the decisive match, and thus failed to qualify.[31] Portugal faced tough competition from the strong Poland team for the place in the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.[32][33] They finished second place, behind Poland.[34]

Portugal 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.[30]

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.[35] Portugal finished in fourth place.[35]

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.[36][37] Portugal ended in Group B, alongside Spain, West Germany and Romania.[38] In the first two matches, they tied 0–0 and 1–1 against West Germany and Spain, respectively.[38] 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.[38] 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.[38]

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.[39] 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.[40] They started with a 1–0 win to England,[41] but later were beaten by Poland and Morocco 1–0 and 3–1 respectively.[42][43] 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.[44][45]

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.[46] Playing at home against Czechoslovakia, the game ended in a 0–0 allowing the East Europeans to get the second place.[47]

During the draws for the Euro 1992 qualifying, the Netherlands, Greece, Finland and Malta were the other teams, ending in second behind the Dutch.[48]

For the 1994 World Cup qualification, Portugal played in the same group as Estonia, Italy, Malta, Scotland and Switzerland for the two highest places.[49] They ended in third behind Italy and Switzerland.[49]

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.[50]

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.[51] The final result was 2–1.

During 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Portugal won the group.[52] Several problems and poor judgement decisions occurred during the preparation and tournament itself – shopping sprees by players were widely reported in the Portuguese press.[52] Questionable managing choices and some amateurism, including the same lack of agreement on prizes.[52] 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.[52] However, they were upset 3–2 by the United States.[52] They then rebounded with a 4–0 smashing of Poland.[52] Needing a draw to advance, they lost the final group game to hosts South Korea.[53]

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.[54] The host nation lost the first game against Greece 1–2.[55] They got their first win against Russia 2–0 and also beat Spain 1–0.[56][57] They went on to play against England, in a 2–2 draw that went into penalties, with Portugal winning.[58] Portugal beat the Netherlands 2–1 in the semi-final.[59] They were beaten by Greece 1–0 in the final.[60]

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.[61][62]

The silver lining for Portugal was the emergence of Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo was selected in the UEFA Euro All Stars Team.[63] 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.[64] Portugal finished first place in Group D of the World Cup, with victories over Angola (1–0), Iran (2–0) and Mexico (2–1).[65][66] 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.[67] 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.[68][69] Portugal lost 1–0 against France in the semi-finals.[70] Portugal faced Germany in the third place play-off match in a 3–1 defeat.[71]

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.

For Euro 2008 Portugal finished second in qualification behind Poland,[72] 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.[73] After the tournament, Scolari left to take over at Chelsea.[74] Afterwards, Carlos Queiroz was appointed as the head coach of the Portugal national team.[75][76][77][78]

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.[79][80][81] 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.[82] Queiroz was later criticised for setting up his team in an overly cautious way.[83] After the World Cup, squad regulars Simão, Paulo Ferreira, Miguel and Tiago all retired from international football.[84][85][86] 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.[87] In consequence, he received a further six-month suspension. Several media outbursts from Queiroz[88] against the heads of the Portuguese Football Federation followed, which partly prompted his dismissal. Paulo Bento was appointed as his replacement at head coach.[89]

Bento's team qualified for Euro 2012, They were drawn with Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands in a widely speculated "group of death".[90][91][92][93] They lost their first game 0–1 to Germany, then beat Denmark 3–2.[94][95] 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.[96][97][98] 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.[99] The semi-final match was against Spain. The game ended 0–0 and Portugal lost 4–2 on penalties.[100]

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.[101] They went on to draw 2–2 against the United States and won 2–1 against Ghana.[102][103] However, the team were eliminated due to inferior goal difference to the Americans.[104]

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.[105] 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 draws. Portugal beat Croatia 1–0 in the Round of 16 after a goal from Ricardo Quaresma in extra time,[106] then defeated Poland 5–3 on penalties to reach the semi-finals.[107] 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.[108] The early stages of the final saw Ronaldo limp off the pitch injured; but substitute Eder turned hero when he scored the match's only goal in the 109th minute, defying all odds.[109][110] Ronaldo won the Silver Boot, scoring three goals and creating three assists.[111][112]

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.[113] Three days later, Portugal faced hosts Russia 1–0 winning effort, with the only goal of the match being scored by Cristiano Ronaldo.[114] On 24 June, Portugal defeated New Zealand 4–0 to top their group and advance to the semi-finals of the competition.[115][116] Ronaldo was also man of the match in all three of Portugal's group stage matches.[117] Portugal was eliminated from the tournament after losing to Chile on penalties in the semi-finals.[118] The Portuguese finished in third place, after defeating Mexico 2–1 after extra time.[119]

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.[120] Ronaldo scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory against Morocco, breaking Puskás' record.[121] 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.[122] On 30 June, Portugal were eliminated following a 2–1 defeat to Uruguay in the last 16.[123]

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.[124] Portugal started the league defeating Italy in a home 1–0 victory, with André Silva scoring the match's only goal.[125] In their second match, Portugal defeated Poland in a 3–2 away victory.[126][127] 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.[128] 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.[129] 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.[130][131]

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's record as the coach of the Portugal national team with most victories. Santos' team qualified for Euro 2020, being drawn with France, Germany and Hungary in a widely speculated "group of death".

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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.

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

The following players were named to the squad for the friendly against Andorra on 11 November, and the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League matches against France and Croatia on 14 and 17 November 2020, respectively.[134]
Caps and goals are correct as of 17 November 2020, after the game against Croatia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Rui Patrício (4th captain)	(1988-02-15) 15 February 1988	92	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
12	1GK	Anthony Lopes	(1990-10-01) 1 October 1990	10	0	Lyon
22	1GK	Rui Silva	(1994-02-07) 7 February 1994	0	0	Granada
2	2DF	Nélson Semedo	(1993-11-16) 16 November 1993	17	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
3	2DF	Rúben Semedo	(1994-04-04) 4 April 1994	3	0	Olympiacos
4	2DF	Rúben Dias	(1997-05-14) 14 May 1997	24	2	Manchester City
5	2DF	Raphaël Guerreiro	(1993-12-22) 22 December 1993	45	2	Borussia Dortmund
6	2DF	José Fonte	(1983-12-22) 22 December 1983	43	0	Lille
19	2DF	Mário Rui	(1991-05-27) 27 May 1991	11	0	Napoli
20	2DF	João Cancelo	(1994-05-27) 27 May 1994	23	4	Manchester City
	2DF	Domingos Duarte	(1995-03-10) 10 March 1995	1	0	Granada
8	3MF	João Moutinho (Vice-captain)	(1986-09-08) 8 September 1986	129	7	Wolverhampton Wanderers
10	3MF	Bernardo Silva	(1994-08-10) 10 August 1994	51	7	Manchester City
11	3MF	Bruno Fernandes	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994	25	2	Manchester United
13	3MF	Danilo Pereira	(1991-09-09) 9 September 1991	44	2	Paris Saint-Germain
14	3MF	William Carvalho	(1992-04-07) 7 April 1992	64	4	Betis
15	3MF	Sérgio Oliveira	(1992-06-02) 2 June 1992	7	0	Porto
18	3MF	Rúben Neves	(1997-03-13) 13 March 1997	18	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
	3MF	Renato Sanches	(1997-08-18) 18 August 1997	22	2	Lille
7	4FW	Cristiano Ronaldo (Captain)	(1985-02-05) 5 February 1985	170	102	Juventus
9	4FW	Paulinho	(1992-11-09) 9 November 1992	3	2	Sporting CP
16	4FW	Pedro Neto	(2000-03-09) 9 March 2000	1	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
17	4FW	Francisco Trincão	(1999-12-29) 29 December 1999	6	0	Barcelona
21	4FW	Diogo Jota	(1996-12-04) 4 December 1996	10	3	Liverpool
23	4FW	João Félix	(1999-11-10) 10 November 1999	13	3	Atlético Madrid

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	Bruno Varela	(1994-11-04) 4 November 1994	0	0	Vitória de Guimarães	v.  Sweden, 14 October 2020
DF	Pepe (3rd captain)	(1983-02-26) 26 February 1983	113	7	Porto	v.  Sweden, 14 October 2020
DF	Nuno Sequeira	(1990-08-19) 19 August 1990	0	0	Braga	v.  Sweden, 14 October 2020
MF	Rafa Silva	(1993-05-17) 17 May 1993	18	0	Benfica	v.  Sweden, 14 October 2020
MF	Daniel Podence	(1995-10-21) 21 October 1995	1	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v.  Sweden, 14 October 2020
MF	André Gomes	(1993-07-30) 30 July 1993	29	0	Everton	v.  Croatia, 5 September 2020 INJ
FW	André Silva	(1995-11-06) 6 November 1995	37	16	Eintracht Frankfurt	v.  Sweden, 14 October 2020
FW	Gonçalo Guedes	(1996-11-29) 29 November 1996	22	6	Valencia	v.  Sweden, 8 September 2020
COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Player retired from international football. OTH Player withdrew from the squad due to other reasons.

Most goals scored in one World Cup

9 – Eusébio (1966)[135]

Most goals scored in World Cup

9 – Eusébio (1966)[135]

Most matches played in World Cup

17 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018)[120]

Most goals scored in one European Championship

4 – Nuno Gomes (2000)[136]

Most goals scored in European Championship

9 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016)[137]

Most matches played in European Championship

21 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016)[138]

Oldest player

38 years, 8 months and 3 days – Vítor Damas (1–3 against Morocco on 11 June 1986)[139]

Oldest outfield player

38 years, 1 month and 4 days – Ricardo Carvalho (3–3 against Hungary on 22 June 2016)[140]

Oldest goalscorer

36 years, 10 months and 11 days – Ricardo Carvalho (2–1 against Serbia on 29 March 2015)[141]

Youngest debutant

17 years, 6 months and 24 days – Paulo Futre (5–0 against Finland on 21 September 1983)[142]

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)[143]

Longest national career for an outfield player

17 years, 2 months and 28 days  – Cristiano Ronaldo (From 20 August 2003 to 17 November 2020)

Youngest player to reach 100 caps

27 years, 8 months and 11 days – Cristiano Ronaldo (1–1 against Northern Ireland on 16 October 2012)[144]

Most hat-tricks

9 – Cristiano Ronaldo (includes four goals against Andorra on 7 October 2016 and Lithuania on 10 September 2019)[145]

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)[146]

Cristiano Ronaldo is Portugal's most capped player and all-time top scorer.

As of matches played 17 November 2020[147]

Players in bold are still active for the national team.

As of matches played 17 November 2020[148]

Players in bold are still active for the national team.

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did Not Enter									Declined participation
1934	Did Not Qualify									2nd	2	0	0	2	1	11
1938										2nd	1	0	0	1	1	2
1950										2nd	2	0	1	1	3	7
1954										2nd	2	0	1	1	1	9
1958										3rd	4	1	1	2	4	7
1962										2nd	4	1	1	2	9	7
1966	Third Place	3rd	6	5	0	1	17	8		1st	6	4	1	1	9	4
1970	Did not qualify									4th	6	1	2	3	8	10
1974										2nd	6	2	3	1	10	6
1978										2nd	6	4	1	1	12	6
1982										4th	8	3	1	4	8	11
1986	Group Stage	17th	3	1	0	2	2	4		2nd	8	5	0	3	12	10
1990	Did not qualify									3rd	8	4	2	2	11	8
1994										3rd	10	6	2	2	18	5
1998										3rd	10	5	4	1	12	4
2002	Group Stage	21st	3	1	0	2	6	4		1st	10	7	3	0	33	7
2006	Fourth Place	4th	7	4	1*	2	7	5		1st	12	9	3	0	35	5
2010	Round of 16	11th	4	1	2	1	7	1		P/O	12	7	4	1	19	5
2014	Group Stage	18th	3	1	1	1	4	7		P/O	12	8	3	1	24	11
2018	Round of 16	13th	4	1	2	1	6	6		1st	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

FIFA World Cup history
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, 2014

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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 qualify									4	3	0	1	8	8
1964										3	1	0	2	4	5
1968										6	2	2	2	6	6
1972										6	3	1	2	10	6
1976										6	2	3	1	5	7
1980										8	4	1	3	10	11
1984	Semi-finals	3rd	4	1	2	1	4	4		6	5	0	1	11	6
1988	Did not qualify									8	2	4	2	6	8
1992										8	5	1	2	11	4
1996	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	5	2		10	7	2	1	29	7
2000	Semi-finals	3rd	5	4	0	1	10	4		10	7	2	1	32	4
2004	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	1*	2	8	6		Qualified as hosts
2008	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	0	2	7	6		14	7	6	1	24	10
2012	Semi-finals	3rd[lower-alpha 1]	5	3	1*	1	6	4		10	6	2	2	27	14
2016	Champions	1st	7	3	4*	0	9	5		8	7	0	1	11	5
2020	Qualified									8	5	2	1	22	6
2024	To be determined									To be determined
Total	1 Title	8/16	35	18	9	8	49	31		115	66	26	23	216	107

UEFA European Championship history
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, 2008

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA Nations League record
Season**	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2018–19	A	3	6	4	2	0	9	4		1st
2020–21	A	3	6	4	1	1	12	4		5th
2022–23	A	To be determined
Total			12	8	3	1	21	8	1 Title

UEFA Nations League history
First Match	Portugal 1–0 Italy  (10 September 2018; Lisbon, Portugal)
Biggest Win	Portugal 4–1 Croatia  (5 September 2020; Porto, Portugal)
Biggest Defeat	Portugal 0–1 France  (14 November 2020; Lisbon, Portugal)
Best Result	Champions in 2018–19
Worst Result	5th in 2020–21

*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 record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1992	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2009
2013
2017	Third place	3rd	5	3	2*	0	9	3
Total	Third place	1/10	5	3	2	0	9	3

FIFA Confederations Cup history
First Match	Portugal 2–2 Mexico  (18 June 2017; Kazan, Russia)
Biggest Win	New Zealand 0–4 Portugal  (24 June 2017; Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Biggest Defeat	—
Best Result	Third place in 2017
Worst Result	—

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1896	No football tournament
1900	Did not enter
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928	Quarter-finals	—	3	2	0	1	7	5
1932	No football tournament
1936	Did not enter
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984	Did not qualify
1988
Since 1992	See Portugal Olympic football team
Total	Quarter-finals	1/19	3	2	0	1	7	5

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1964 Taça de Nações	Third place, round-robin	3rd	3	0	1	2	2	7
1972 Brazil Independence Cup	Runners-up	2nd	8	6	1	1	17	5
1992 U.S. Cup	Round-robin	4th	3	0	1	2	0	3
1995 SkyDome Cup	Winners, round-robin	1st	2	1	1	0	2	1
Total		1 Title	16	7	4	5	21	16

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.