Portugal national football team

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 das Quinas (The Navigators)
Association	Portuguese Football Federation (FPF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Fernando Santos
Captain	Cristiano Ronaldo
Most caps	Cristiano Ronaldo (160)
Top scorer	Cristiano Ronaldo (93)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	POR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	7 1 (24 October 2024)
Highest	3 (May–June 2010, October 2012, April–June 2014, September 2017 – April 2018)
Lowest	43 (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
Appearances	7 (first in 1966)
Best result	Third place (1966)
European Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 1984)
Best result	Champions (2016)
UEFA Nations League Finals
Appearances	1 (first in 2019)
Best result	Champions (2019)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2017)
Best result	Third place (2017)
Website	fpf.pt

The Portugal national football team (Template:Lang-pt) has represented Portugal in international men's football competition since 1921. It is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Football is widely supported throughout the country. 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.

Portugal's first participation in a major tournament finals was at the 1966 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.

During this time, 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, due to the presence of several world-class players such as Luís Figo, Vítor Baía, Pauleta, Rui Costa, Deco, Ricardo Carvalho, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who were dubbed as Portugal's golden generation, who were considered as the best of the world at their time and among the best in history. Portugal's golden generation helped Portugal reach the semi-finals of Euro 2000, losing 3–2 after extra time to eventual winners France, securing the second place at Euro 2004 Final after losing to Greece on home soil, as well reaching the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup losing to finalist France, after a penalty, leading Portugal to secure the fourth place in the tournament, after losing to 3–1 to hosts Germany, thus being the best result since the 1966 World Cup. 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.

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 first appearance in the FIFA Confederations Cup held in Russia, where they finished in third place. Portugal hosted the brand new 2019 UEFA Nations League as well as winning the trophy, defeating 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)

and has notable rivalries with Brazil, with whom they share many common cultural ties and with Spain—known as 'xl'A Guerra Ibérica in Portuguese or The Iberean War in English, with the rivalry between two countries going back to 1581.

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.

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, 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. 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.

For the qualification of the 1954 World Cup, the team would play Austria. The Austrians won the first game with a 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 World Cup 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.

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. 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.

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

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.

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. 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 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. The final result was 2–1.

During 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Portugal won the group. Several problems and poor judgement 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.

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. 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.

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 and Nations League win

Patrício

Pepe

Fonte

Cédric

Guerreiro

William

Adrien

Sanches

João Mário

Nani

Ronaldo (C)

Portugal's starting lineup for the Euro 2016 Final

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 3-2. 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. 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. In consequence, he received a further six-month suspension. Several media outbursts from Queiroz against the heads of the Portuguese Football Federation followed, which partly prompted his dismissal. Paulo Bento was appointed as his replacement at head coach.

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 semi-final 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. 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 lining up before a match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

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. 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, then defeated Poland 5–3 on penalties to reach the semi-finals. 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. 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. Ronaldo won the Silver Boot, scoring three goals and creating three assists.

Following their Euro 2016 victory, Portugal participated in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, where they finished third. In the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Portugal were defeated by Uruguay in the last 16.

Portugal won the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League by beating the Netherlands 1–0 in the competition's final, which was played at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto.

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 suppliers

Kit supplier	Period	Notes
Adidas	1976–1994
Olympic Sportswear	1994–1996
Nike	1997–present

Kit deals

Kit supplier	Period	Contract announcement	Contract duration	Value	Notes
Nike	1997–present
		2014–03–06	2014–2018 (4 years)	Undisclosed
		2017–10–11	2018–2024 (6 years)	Undisclosed

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
Assistant Coach	Ilídio Vale
Assistant Coach	Ricardo Santos
Assistant Coach	Jorge Rosário
Goalkeeping Coach	Fernando Justino

Players

Current squad

The following 25 players were named to the squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Serbia and Lithuania on 7 and 10 September 2019 respectively.
Caps and goals are correct as of 10 September 2019 after the game against Lithuania.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Rui Patrício	(1988-02-15) 15 February 1988	83	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
12	1GK	José Sá	(1993-01-17) 17 January 1993	0	0	Olympiacos
22	1GK	Beto	(1982-06-01) 1 June 1982	16	0	Göztepe
2	2DF	Ferro	(1997-03-26) 26 March 1997	0	0	Benfica
3	2DF	Daniel Carriço	(1988-08-04) 4 August 1988	1	0	Sevilla
4	2DF	Rúben Dias	(1997-05-14) 14 May 1997	13	0	Benfica
5	2DF	Raphaël Guerreiro	(1993-12-22) 22 December 1993	36	2	Borussia Dortmund
6	2DF	José Fonte	(1983-12-22) 22 December 1983	40	0	Lille
19	2DF	Mário Rui	(1991-05-27) 27 May 1991	8	0	Napoli
20	2DF	João Cancelo	(1994-05-27) 27 May 1994	16	3	Manchester City
8	3MF	João Moutinho	(1986-09-08) 8 September 1986	117	7	Wolverhampton Wanderers
10	3MF	Bernardo Silva	(1994-08-10) 10 August 1994	40	4	Manchester City
11	3MF	Bruno Fernandes	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994	15	1	Sporting CP
13	3MF	Danilo Pereira	(1991-09-09) 9 September 1991	34	2	Porto
14	3MF	William Carvalho	(1992-04-07) 7 April 1992	59	4	Betis
16	3MF	Renato Sanches	(1997-08-18) 18 August 1997	18	1	Lille
18	3MF	Rúben Neves	(1997-03-13) 13 March 1997	13	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
21	3MF	Pizzi	(1989-10-06) 6 October 1989	15	2	Benfica
7	4FW	Cristiano Ronaldo (Captain)	(1985-02-05) 5 February 1985	160	93	Juventus
9	4FW	Diogo Jota	(1996-12-04) 4 December 1996	0	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
15	4FW	Rafa Silva	(1993-05-17) 17 May 1993	17	0	Benfica
17	4FW	Gonçalo Guedes	(1996-11-29) 29 November 1996	19	5	Valencia
23	4FW	João Félix	(1999-11-10) 10 November 1999	3	0	Atlético Madrid
	4FW	Daniel Podence	(1995-10-21) 21 October 1995	0	0	Olympiacos

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	Cláudio Ramos	(1991-11-16) 16 November 1991	1	0	Tondela	v. Poland, 20 November 2018
DF	Nélson Semedo	(1993-11-16) 16 November 1993	11	0	Barcelona	v. Lithuania, 10 September 2019 INJ
DF	Pepe	(1983-02-26) 26 February 1983	106	7	Porto	v. Serbia, 7 September 2019 INJ
DF	Cédric	(1991-08-31) 31 August 1991	33	1	Southampton	v. Poland, 20 November 2018
DF	Luís Neto	(1988-05-26) 26 May 1988	19	0	Sporting CP	v. Poland, 20 November 2018
DF	Kévin Rodrigues	(1994-03-05) 5 March 1994	3	0	Leganés	v. Poland, 20 November 2018
DF	Pedro Mendes	(1990-10-01) 1 October 1990	1	0	Montpellier	v. Scotland, 14 October 2018
MF	João Mário	(1993-01-19) 19 January 1993	43	2	Lokomotiv Moscow	v. Serbia, 25 March 2019
MF	André Gomes	(1993-07-30) 30 July 1993	29	0	Everton	v. Italy, 17 November 2018 INJ
MF	Sérgio Oliveira	(1992-06-02) 2 June 1992	3	0	Porto	v. Scotland, 14 October 2018
MF	Gedson Fernandes	(1999-01-09) 9 January 1999	2	0	Benfica	v. Scotland, 14 October 2018
FW	Dyego Sousa	(1989-09-14) 14 September 1989	2	0	Shenzhen	2019 UEFA Nations League Finals
FW	André Silva	(1995-11-06) 6 November 1995	33	15	Eintracht Frankfurt	v. Serbia, 25 March 2019
FW	Eder	(1987-12-22) 22 December 1987	35	5	Lokomotiv Moscow	v. Poland, 20 November 2018
FW	Bruma	(1994-10-24) 24 October 1994	7	1	PSV	v. Poland, 20 November 2018
FW	Hélder Costa	(1994-01-12) 12 January 1994	1	1	Leeds United	v. Scotland, 14 October 2018
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Retired from international football.

Recent and forthcoming fixtures

Main article: Portugal national football team results

2018

Poland v Portugal

11 October 2018 2018–19 UNL A	Poland	2–3	Portugal	Chorzów, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Piątek 18' Błaszczykowski 77'	Report	A. Silva 32' Glik 43' (o.g.) B. Silva 52'	Stadium: Stadion Śląski Attendance: 48,783 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Scotland v Portugal

14 October 2018 Friendly	Scotland	1–3	Portugal	Glasgow, Scotland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Naismith 90+3'	Report	Costa 43' Eder 74' Bruma 84'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 19,684 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Italy v Portugal

17 November 2018 2018–19 UNL A	Italy	0–0	Portugal	Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 73,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Portugal v Poland

20 November 2018 2018–19 UNL A	Portugal	1–1	Poland	Guimarães, Portugal
19:45 WET (UTC±0)	A. Silva 34'	Report	Milik 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 29,917 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

2019

Portugal v Ukraine

22 March 2019 Euro 2020 Q	Portugal	0–0	Ukraine	Lisbon, Portugal
20:45		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 58,355 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Portugal v Serbia

25 March 2019 Euro 2020 Q	Portugal	1–1	Serbia	Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 (19:45 UTC±0)	Danilo 42'	Report	Tadić 7' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,342 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Portugal v Switzerland

5 June 2019 2019 UEFA Nations League SF	Portugal	3–1	Switzerland	Porto, Portugal
20:45	Ronaldo 25', 88', 90'	Report	Rodríguez 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 42,415 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Portugal v Netherlands

9 June 2019 2019 UEFA Nations League Final	Portugal	1–0	Netherlands	Porto, Portugal
20:45	Guedes 60'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 43,199 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

Serbia v Portugal

7 September 2019 Euro 2020 Q	Serbia	2–4	Portugal	Belgrade, Serbia
20:45	Milenković 68' A. Mitrović 85'	Report	Carvalho 42' Guedes 58' Ronaldo 80' B. Silva 86'	Stadium: Red Star Stadium Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Lithuania v Portugal

10 September 2019 Euro 2020 Q	Lithuania	1–5	Portugal	Vilnius, Lithuania
20:45	Andriuškevičius 28'	Report	Ronaldo 7' (pen.), 62', 65', 76' Carvalho 90+2'	Stadium: LFF Stadium Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

Portugal v Luxembourg

11 October 2019 Euro 2020 Q	Portugal	v	Luxembourg	Lisbon, Portugal
		Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade

Ukraine v Portugal

14 October 2019 Euro 2020 Q	Ukraine	v	Portugal	Kiev, Ukraine
20:45		Report

Portugal v Lithuania

14 November 2019 Euro 2020 Q	Portugal	v	Lithuania	Faro, Portugal
20:45		Report		Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Luxembourg v Portugal

17 November 2019 Euro 2020 Q	Luxembourg	v	Portugal	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
15:00		Report		Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel

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 finals

17 – 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 20 days – Cristiano Ronaldo (From 20 August 2003 to 9 June 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)

Most hat-tricks

8 – Cristiano Ronaldo (includes four goals against Andorra on 7 October 2016 and Lithuania on 10 September 2019)

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

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 10 September 2019

Players in bold are still active for the national team.

#	Name	Caps	Goals	First cap	Latest cap
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	160	93	20 August 2003	10 September 2019
2	Luís Figo	127	32	12 October 1991	8 July 2006
3	João Moutinho	117	7	17 August 2005	7 September 2019
4	Nani	112	24	1 September 2006	2 July 2017
5	Fernando Couto	110	8	19 December 1990	30 June 2004
6	Pepe	106	7	21 November 2007	5 June 2019
7	Bruno Alves	96	11	5 June 2007	7 June 2018
8	Rui Costa	94	26	31 March 1993	4 July 2004
9	Ricardo Carvalho	89	5	11 October 2003	22 June 2016
10	Pauleta	88	47	20 August 1997	8 July 2006

Top goalscorers

See also: List of Portugal national football team hat-tricks

As of matches played 10 September 2019

Players in bold are still active for the national team.

#	Name	Goals	Caps	Average	First cap	Latest cap
1	Cristiano Ronaldo (list)	93	160	0.58	20 August 2003	10 September 2019
2	Pauleta (list)	47	88	0.53	20 August 1997	8 July 2006
3	Eusébio (list)	41	64	0.64	8 October 1961	13 October 1973
4	Luís Figo (list)	32	127	0.25	12 October 1991	8 July 2006
5	Nuno Gomes (list)	29	79	0.37	24 January 1996	11 October 2011
6	Hélder Postiga (list)	27	71	0.38	13 June 2003	14 November 2014
7	Rui Costa (list)	26	94	0.28	31 March 1993	4 July 2004
8	Nani (list)	24	112	0.21	1 September 2006	2 July 2017
9	João Pinto (list)	23	81	0.30	12 October 1991	14 June 2002
10	Nené (list)	22	66	0.33	21 April 1971	23 June 1984
	Simão (list)	22	85	0.26	18 October 1998	29 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
Total	Third place	7/21	30	14	6	10	49	35		139	76	33	30	262	139

*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										Qualification 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	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	To be determined									To be determined
Total	1 Title	7/15	35	18	9	8	49	31		107	61	24	22	194	101

*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	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	9	4
2020–21	A	To be determined
Total		1 Title	1/1	6	4	2	0	9	4

*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

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
Total	Third place	1/10	5	3	2	0	9	3

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Darker color indicates win, normal color indicates lost.

Summer Olympic Games

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

Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	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

*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 Nações	Group stage	3rd	3	0	1	2	2	7
1972 Brazil Independence Cup	Final	2nd	8	6	1	1	17	5
1992 U.S. Cup	Group stage	4th	3	0	1	2	0	3
1995 SkyDome Cup	Winners, group stage	1st	2	1	1	0	2	1
Total		1 title	16	7	4	5	21	16

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours and achievements

Major:

• FIFA World Cup
  • Third place: 1966
  • Fourth place: 2006
• UEFA European Championship
  • Winners: 2016
  • Runners-up: 2004
  • Semi-finalists: 1984, 2000, 2012
• UEFA Nations League
  • Winners: 2018–19
• FIFA Confederations Cup
  • Third place: 2017
• Summer Olympics
  • Fourth place: 1996

Minor:

• SkyDome Cup
  • Winners: 1995
• Brazil Independence Cup
  • Runners-up: 1972

Other:

• FIFA World Cup Most Entertaining Team: 2006
• Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year:
  • Nominations: 2017

External links

• Portuguese Football Federation official website Template:Pt icon
• FIFA profile
• RSSSF archive of results 1921–2003
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• RSSSF archive of coaches 1921–
• Full reports of all matches of the Portugal National Football Team 1921–1979