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Association = [[Portuguese Football Federation|Federação Portuguesa de Futebol]] | |
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Coach = Carlos Queiroz | |
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Captain = [[Nuno Gomes]]<ref>[http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/maiseuro/noticia.php?id=954254&div_id=1391 Nuno Gomes named captain] {{pt icon}}</ref> | |
Captain = [[Nuno Gomes]]<ref>[http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/maiseuro/noticia.php?id=954254&div_id=1391 Nuno Gomes named captain] {{pt icon}}</ref> | |
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Most caps = [[Luís Figo]] (127) | |
Most caps = [[Luís Figo]] (127) | |
Revision as of 12:57, 6 July 2008
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Association | Federação Portuguesa de Futebol | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Carlos Queiroz | ||
Captain | Nuno Gomes[1] | ||
Most caps | Luís Figo (127) | ||
Top scorer | Pauleta (47) | ||
FIFA code | POR | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 9 | ||
Highest | 4 (March 2001) | ||
Lowest | 43 (August 1998) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Madrid, Spain; 18 December 1921) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Lisbon, Portugal; 18 November 1994) ![]() ![]() (Coimbra, Portugal; 9 June 1999) ![]() ![]() (Leiria, Portugal; 19 November 2003) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Lisbon, Portugal; 25 May 1947) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1966) | ||
Best result | Third place, 1966 | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1984) | ||
Best result | Second place, 2004 |
The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), finishing 4th at the last World Cup. Portugal have qualified four times for the FIFA World Cup; 1966, 1986, 2002 and 2006. The first appearance saw them reach the semi final, losing 2-1 at Wembley to the eventual world champions England. Portugal finished in third place and Eusébio was considered the best player of the tournament. The next two times Portugal qualified for the World Cup were 1986 and 2002, with Portugal going out in the first round both times. In the 1986 tournament, players went on strike over prize-money and refused to train between their first and the second games.
In 2003, the Portuguese Football Federation decided to hire Luiz Felipe Scolari, the Brazilian who had led the Brazil national football team to win the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Scolari led Portugal to the final of Euro 2004, where they lost to Greece, and to their second World Cup semifinal in 2006.
FIFA World Cup
1966 FIFA World Cup
The team started out with three wins in the group stage where they were in Group C when they beat Hungary, Bulgaria and two-time defending champions Brazil. Secondly they beat surprise quarter-finalist Korea DPR 5-3, with Eusébio getting four markers to overturn a 0-3 deficit. Later, they reached the semifinals where they were beaten by hosts England 2-1. Portugal then defeated USSR 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. He also played in the 1970 and 1974 World Cup qualifiers but Portugal failed to make the tournament Finals.
1986 FIFA World Cup
In qualification round, Portugal had to beat West Germany in Stuttgart in the last qualifying game to be able to go through to the final round. Portugal won 0-1 and become the first team to beat West Germany at their home ground in an official match. Portugal was a fan favourite to make a good campaign because of their 1984 Euro Cup. The team exited early in the group stages after a win and two losses. They started with a 1-0 win to England. Later they were beaten by Poland and Morocco, 1-0 and 3-1 respectively.
1998 FIFA World Cup
The team almost qualified for the tournament that was to be hosted by France. However, during a qualifier in Germany, Rui Costa was controversially sent off for taking too long to walk off the field. Germany drew the crucial game and was thus able to qualify.[3]This incident is regarded as one of the darkest in Portugal's football history, with FIFA being accused of favouritism in support of Germany, who were the defending Euro 96 champions.
2002 FIFA World Cup
Portugal entered the tournament as favourites to win Group D. However, they were upset 3-2 by the United States, at one point being three goals down in the match. They then rebounded with a 4-0 thrashing of Poland, with Pauleta getting a hat-trick.
Needing a draw to advance, they lost the final group game to hosts South Korea. Argentinian referee Angel Sanchez sent off João Vieira Pinto for a tackle on Park Ji-Sung. Beto was ejected for his second yellow card of the match, reducing Portugal to nine men, and Park scored the winner to allow the Koreans to advance.[4]
2006 FIFA World Cup
The Portuguese squad qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany under the leadership of manager Luiz Felipe Scolari. In the qualification, Portugal defeated Russia 7-1, and finished first place in Group D of the WC finals, with victories over Angola (1-0, goal from Pauleta, the leading goalscorer in the World Cup qualifiers), Iran (2-0, scored by Deco and Cristiano Ronaldo) and Mexico (2-1, goals from Maniche and Simão). Only Mexico's Francisco Fonseca was able to score against Portugal.
Portugal defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in the Round of 16 on June 25 in Nuremberg. The only goal came courtesy of a Maniche strike in an acrimonious match marked by 16 yellow cards, with 4 players (Khalid Boulahrouz, Costinha, Deco and Giovanni van Bronckhorst) being sent off (see the Battle of Nuremberg).
On Saturday, July 1 at Gelsenkirchen, 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. The game was marred by a violent challenge on Portuguese defender Ricardo Carvalho by England's Wayne Rooney, which resulted in him being sent off.
Portugal lost 1-0 against France in the semi-finals on Wednesday, July 5 at Munich. Two players had been forced to sit out due to accumulated bookings from the round of 16 and quarter-finals. It did not help that the team faced a hostile crowd of English and French fans; they relentlessly booed Cristiano Ronaldo for his perceived unsportsmanlike behaviour in the previous round. As in the semi-finals of Euro 2000, Portugal were narrowly defeated by France, with the decisive goal being a penalty scored by Zinedine Zidane after Thierry Henry was awarded a penalty from a foul committed by Ricardo Carvalho.
Portugal faced Germany in the third place play-off match on July 8 in Stuttgart. The match was notable for being captain Luís Figo's last before retirement from international football -- though, surprisingly, he was not selected to start the game, coming on as a substitute near the end and setting up Portugal's goal in a 3-1 defeat. All three German goals had the direct participation of Bastian Schweinsteiger, who scored twice and had another shot turned into an own goal by Portugal's Petit. Ultimately, the team won the Most Entertaining Team award for their play during the World Cup, in an award always organized through public participation in a poll.
Portugal's "Golden Generation" retired after the 2006 World Cup. Figo's departure left Portugal's squad with a new look in midfield, once taken over by himself and the likes of Rui Costa and Sérgio Conceição. The squad that qualified for Euro 2008 were a new generation of players from the U-21 squad. Ricardo Quaresma, João Moutinho, Miguel Veloso, Nani, Manuel Fernandes, and Ronaldo are some of the names that could possibly bring future success to Portugal.
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World Cup record
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Third place | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 |
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Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Round 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Round 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
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Fourth place | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 |
Total | 4/18 | 1 third place | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 21 |
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
European Championships
1984 European Championship
This was the first time that Portugal had ever qualified for the European Championship. In fact, the team almost didn't qualify, but a 1-0 victory over USSR in the last game made it possible. Portugal ended in group B, alongside Spain, West Germany and Romania. In the first two games, 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, which was enough to go through to the knockout stage. SL Benfica's Tamagnini Nené scored the winner.
They played against the hosts, France, in one of the most exciting matches in European Championship history. France scored first, but Portugal equalised almost an hour later. The game was tied after 90 minutes and went into extra time. Portugal made 2-1 in the first fifteen minutes and both teams could have scored more goals. In the second half of extra time France scored in the 114th and 119th minutes to eliminate Portugal and go through to the final.
1996 European Championship
In the final tournament, Portugal drew 1-1 with European Champions Denmark, won 1-0 to Turkey and 3-0 against Croatia, finishing first in their group. In the quarter-finals they lost 1-0 to eventual runners-up, Czech Republic, due to a marvellous Karel Poborský second-half lob to goalkeeper Vítor Baía.
2000 European Championship
This tournament was the inaugural success of the so-called "Golden Generation", captained by Fernando Couto. They defeated England (3-2, recovering from a 2-0 disadvantage), Romania (1-0), and Germany (3-0) to finish atop their group and then defeated Turkey in the quarter-finals; they were eliminated in the semi-final round by France. Nuno Gomes was one of the top scorers in the tournament with four goals.
In the semi-final meeting with World Cup holders France, Portugal scored first. However, France equalized and Portugal were eliminated in extra time by a golden goal when Zidane converted a penalty. Austrian referee Gunter Benko awarded the spot kick for a handball after Abel Xavier blocked a shot from Sylvain Wiltord (Benko initially gave France a corner but changed his mind after consulting with Slovak linesman Igor Sramka). Xavier, Gomes and Paulo Bento were all given lengthy suspensions for shoving the referee.[5]
2004 European Championship
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This tournament was held in Portugal. The host nation lost the first game against Greece, 1-2. They got their first win against Russia, 2-0, and also beat a strong Spain side (1-0), with the latter eventually knocked out in the group stages. They went through and went on to play against England, in an entertaining 2-2 draw that went into penalties, where Ricardo proved decisive, saving a penalty and scoring the winner himself. Portugal beat Holland 2-1 in the semi-final with a Maniche strike from outside the box. They were eventually beaten by rank outsiders Greece 1-0, credited to striker Angelos Charisteas, marking the first time in the history of the competition that the final featured the same two teams as the opening match.
2008 European Championship
The Portuguese team was a featured part of TV network ESPNs ad campaign promoting their coverage of the Euro 2008 tournament.[6]With the national side as one of the favorites to win the trophy, the first game was against Turkey and it was won 2-0, with first-ever scoring achievements for internationals Pepe and Raul Meireles. Their second game was against the Czech Republic, a 3-1. With assured qualification to the knockout stage, as first in group A, they played with the reserve team against Switzerland, and lost 2-0, with two Hakan Yakin goals.
On 19 June 2008, Portugal played against Germany, and were beaten 2-3 after falling behind 0-2 within the first half an hour. Portugal proceeded to score, followed by another German goal, a Michael Ballack header. Portugal scored a consolation goal in the final minutes of normal time, courtesy of Hélder Postiga, but was eventually knocked out of Euro 2008 at the quarterfinal stage.
European Championship Record
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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Did not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Did not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Did not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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Did not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Did not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
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Semi-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
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Final | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
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Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
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Total | 5/13 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 22 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
Portugal 2-0 Georgia
(May 31, 2008, friendly match)
Portugal 2-0 Turkey
(June 7, 2008, Euro 2008)
Czech Republic 1-3 Portugal
(June 11, 2008, Euro 2008)
Switzerland 2-0 Portugal
(June 15, 2008, Euro 2008)
Portugal 2-3 Germany
(June 19, 2008, Euro 2008)
Malta - Portugal
on (September 6, 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Portugal - Denmark
on (September 10, 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Sweden - Portugal
on (October 11, 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Portugal - Albania
on (October 15, 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Brazil - Portugal
(November 11, 2008, friendly match)
Current squad
The following players named for UEFA EURO 2008.[7]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Ricardo | February 11, 1976 | 79 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Paulo Ferreira | January 18, 1979 | 51 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Bruno Alves | November 27, 1981 | 12 | 1 | ![]() |
4 | DF | José Bosingwa | August 24, 1982 | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Fernando Meira | June 5, 1978 | 52 | 2 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Raul Meireles | March 17, 1983 | 12 | 1 | ![]() |
7 | FW | Cristiano Ronaldo (vice-captain) | February 5, 1985 | 58 | 21 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Petit | September 25, 1976 | 57 | 4 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Hugo Almeida | May 23, 1984 | 11 | 2 | ![]() |
10 | MF | João Moutinho | September 8, 1986 | 17 | 1 | ![]() |
11 | FW | Simão | October 31, 1979 | 64 | 15 | ![]() |
12 | GK | Nuno | January 25, 1974 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Miguel | January 4, 1980 | 48 | 1 | ![]() |
14 | DF | Jorge Ribeiro | November 9, 1981 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | DF | Pepe | February 26, 1983 | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
16 | DF | Ricardo Carvalho | May 18, 1978 | 46 | 4 | ![]() |
17 | FW | Ricardo Quaresma | September 26, 1983 | 23 | 3 | ![]() |
18 | MF | Miguel Veloso | May 11, 1986 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | FW | Nani | November 17, 1986 | 16 | 2 | ![]() |
20 | MF | Deco | August 27, 1977 | 56 | 4 | ![]() |
21 | FW | Nuno Gomes (captain) | July 5, 1976 | 72 | 29 | ![]() |
22 | GK | Rui Patricio | February 15, 1988 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | FW | Hélder Postiga | August 2, 1982 | 34 | 11 | ![]() |
- Due to a broken wrist injury sustained during training, Benfica's Quim missed out on the tournament. Porto's Nuno was called-up as his late replacement.
Previous squads
- 1966 FIFA World Cup squads - Portugal
- 1984 European Football Championship squads - Portugal
- 1986 FIFA World Cup squads - Portugal
- 1996 European Football Championship squads - Portugal
- 2000 European Football Championship squads - Portugal
- 2002 FIFA World Cup squads - Portugal
- 2004 European Football Championship squads - Portugal
- 2006 FIFA World Cup squads - Portugal
Players
Famous players
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Most appearances
Below is a list of the 10 players with the most appearances for Portugal, as of June 25, 2008 (* denotes players still available for selection):
No | Name | Games | Goals | First game | Last game |
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1 | Luís Figo | 127 | 32 | 12-10-1991 | 08-07-2006 |
2 | Fernando Couto | 110 | 8 | 19-12-1990 | 30-06-2004 |
3 | Rui Costa | 94 | 26 | 31-03-1993 | 04-07-2004 |
4 | Pauleta | 88 | 47 | 20-08-1997 | 08-07-2006 |
5 | João Vieira Pinto | 81 | 23 | 12-10-1991 | 14-06-2002 |
6 | Vítor Baía | 80 | 0 | 19-12-1990 | 07-09-2002 |
7 | Ricardo* | 79 | 0 | 02-06-2001 | 19-06-2008 |
8 | Nuno Gomes* | 72 | 29 | 24-01-1996 | 19-06-2008 |
9 | João Pinto | 70 | 1 | 16-02-1983 | 09-11-1996 |
10 | Nené | 66 | 22 | 21-04-1971 | 23-06-1984 |
Most goals
Below is a list of the top ten players with the most goals for the Portugal national football team, as of June 25 2008 (* denotes players still available for selection)
No | Name | Games | Goals | First game | Last game |
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1 | Pauleta | 88 | 47 | 20-08-1997 | 08-07-2006 |
2 | Eusébio | 64 | 41 | 08-10-1961 | 13-10-1973 |
3 | Luís Figo | 127 | 32 | 12-10-1991 | 08-07-2006 |
4 | Nuno Gomes* | 72 | 29 | 28-01-1996 | 19-06-2008 |
5 | Rui Costa | 94 | 26 | 31-03-1993 | 04-07-2004 |
6 | João Vieira Pinto | 81 | 23 | 12-10-1991 | 14-06-2002 |
7 | Nené | 66 | 22 | 21-04-1971 | 23-06-1984 |
8 | Cristiano Ronaldo* | 58 | 21 | 20-08-2003 | 19-06-2008 |
9 | Rui Jordão | 43 | 15 | 29-03-1972 | 25-01-1989 |
= | Fernando Peyroteo | 20 | 15 | 24-04-1938 | 20-03-1949 |
= | Simão Sabrosa* | 64 | 15 | 18-11-1998 | 19-06-2008 |
10 | José Torres | 33 | 14 | 23-01-1963 | 13-10-1973 |
References
- ^ Nuno Gomes named captain Template:Pt icon
- ^ Selecção das Quinas refers to the five shields ("Team of the Escutcheons") or the five dots inside them ("Team of the Bezants") in the Portuguese flag, used until the 70s as the shirt badge. Refer to Flag of Portugal for symbolism associated with these bezants.
- ^ Portugal shame?
- ^ FIFA suspends Pinto
- ^ UEFA suspends Portuguese trio
- ^ Euro 2008 promotional video, on YouTube
- ^ Maniche misses out for Portugal
External links
- Portuguese Football Federation official website Template:Pt icon
- Portuguese National Football Team Template:Pt icon
- Your source for Portuguese football in English
- Portugoal.net | |The definitive Portuguese football site
- Portuguese football info and discussion forum
- Portugal on ESPN
- RSSSF archive of results 1921-2003
- RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
- RSSSF archive of coaches 1921-
- Portugal international players
- Portugal international players Template:Pt icon
- 2006 World Cup match reports
- Daily Portuguese football news, discussion, stats, images, and more
- Daily Portuguese football news, live scores, standings, cups
- Portugal football team video history at vidFootball.com
- Euro 2008 support badge site Template:Pt icon