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Portugal defeated the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] 1-0 in the Round of 16 on 25 June in [[Frankenstadion|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]]).
Portugal defeated the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] 1-0 in the Round of 16 on 25 June in [[Frankenstadion|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 1 July at [[Veltins-Arena|Gelsenkirchen]], Portugal drew 0-0 after extra-time with [[England national football team|England]], but won 3-1 on [[penalty shootout|penalties]] to reach their first World Cup semi-final since 1966. The game was marred by an allegedly violent challenge on Portuguese defender [[Ricardo Carvalho]] by England's [[Wayne Rooney]], which resulted in him being sent off. Rooney later denied that it was intentional.
On 1 July at [[Veltins-Arena|Gelsenkirchen]], Portugal drew 0-0 after extra-time with [[England national football team|England]], but won 3-1 on [[penalty shootout|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. Rooney later denied that it was intentional.


Portugal lost 1-0 against [[France national football team|France]] in the semi-finals on 5 July at [[Allianz Arena|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 Ronaldo for his perceived unsportsmanlike behaviour in the previous round. As in the semi-finals of Euro 2000, Portugal were narrowly defeated by [[France national football team|France]], with the decisive goal being a penalty scored by [[Zinedine Zidane]] after [[Thierry Henry]] was awarded a penalty from a foul committed by Carvalho.
Portugal lost 1-0 against [[France national football team|France]] in the semi-finals on 5 July at [[Allianz Arena|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 Ronaldo for his perceived unsportsmanlike behaviour in the previous round. As in the semi-finals of Euro 2000, Portugal were narrowly defeated by [[France national football team|France]], with the decisive goal being a penalty scored by [[Zinedine Zidane]] after [[Thierry Henry]] was awarded a penalty from a foul committed by Carvalho.

Revision as of 17:31, 20 July 2009

Portugal
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Selecção das Quinas[1]
AssociationFederação Portuguesa de Futebol
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachPortugal Carlos Queiroz
CaptainCristiano Ronaldo[2]
Most capsLuís Figo (127)
Top scorerPauleta (47)
FIFA codePOR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current17
Highest4 (March 2001)
Lowest43 (August 1998)
First international
Spain Spain 3 - 1 Portugal Portugal
(Madrid, Spain; 18 December 1921)
Biggest win
Portugal Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein 
(Lisbon, Portugal; 18 November 1994)
Portugal Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein 
(Coimbra, Portugal; 9 June 1999)
Portugal Portugal 8 - 0 Kuwait 
(Leiria, Portugal; 19 November 2003)
Biggest defeat
Portugal Portugal 0 - 10 England England
(Lisbon, Portugal; 25 May 1947)
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1966)
Best resultThird place, 1966
European Championship
Appearances5 (first in 1984)
Best resultRunners-up (2nd Place), 2004

The Portuguese national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), finishing 4th at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The first appearance in the 1966 FIFA World Cup saw them reach the semifinal, 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 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 the Greek national football team, and to their second World Cup semifinal in 2006. Scolari left after the Euro 2008 championships to manage Chelsea. Carlos Queiroz was appointed the new manager of Portugal in 2008.

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 the 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 European Football Championship. 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.

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 Ángel Sánchez 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.[3]

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 25 June 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 1 July 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. Rooney later denied that it was intentional.

Portugal lost 1-0 against France in the semi-finals on 5 July 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 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 Carvalho.

Portugal faced Germany in the third place play-off match on 8 July 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.

2010 FIFA World Cup

Portugal are currently participating in the qualifying stages for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which is due to take place in South Africa.

World Cup record

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Italy 1934 Did not enter - - - - - - -
France 1938 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Brazil 1950 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Switzerland 1954 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Chile 1962 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
England 1966 Third place 3 6 5 0 1 17 8
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Spain 1982 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Mexico 1986 Round 1 17 3 1 0 2 2 4
Italy 1990 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
United States 1994 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
France 1998 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
South KoreaJapan 2002 Round 1 21 3 1 0 2 6 4
Germany 2006 Fourth place 4 7 4 1 2 7 5
South Africa 2010
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. S.L. Benfica's Tamagnini Nené scored the winner.

They played against the hosts, France, and eventual champions, 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 marvelous Karel Poborský second-half lob to goalkeeper Vítor Baía.

2000 European Championship

This tournament was the inaugural success of the so-called "Geração Dourada" (Golden Generation), captained by Fernando Couto. They defeated England (3-2, recovering from a 2-0 disadvantage), Romania (1-0), and Germany (3-0, from a Conceição hat-trick), the last one using the B team, since they were already qualified in first of the group after the other 2 games, to finish atop their group and then defeated Turkey in the quarter-finals.

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, Nuno Gomes (one of the top scorers in the tournament with four goals) and Paulo Bento were all given lengthy suspensions for shoving the referee.[4]

2004 European Championship

Portuguese fans during Euro 2004

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, with an epic attitude taking of his goalkeeping gloves, saving a penalty and scoring right after the winner himself. Portugal beat the Netherlands 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. The match was considered a huge upset win for Greece.

2008 European Championship

The Portuguese team was a featured part of TV network ESPNs ad campaign promoting their coverage of the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament.[5]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 success. 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 Yakın 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
France 1960 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Spain 1964 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Italy 1968 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Belgium 1972 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Italy 1980 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
France 1984 Semi-finals 4 1 2 1 4 4
West Germany 1988 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Sweden 1992 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
England 1996 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 5 2
BelgiumNetherlands 2000 Semi-finals 5 4 0 1 10 4
Portugal 2004 Final 6 3 1 2 8 6
AustriaSwitzerland 2008 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 7 6
PolandUkraine 2012 - - - - - -
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

Matches

Portugal 2 – 0 Georgia
J. Moutinho 19'
Simão 44' (pen.)
Estádio do Fontelo, Viseu
Portugal 2 – 0 Turkey
Pepe 61'
R. Meireles 90+3'		 (Report)
Attendance: 29,106
Czech Republic 1 – 3 Portugal
Sionko 17' (Report) Deco 8'
Ronaldo 63'
Quaresma 90+1'
Attendance: 29,016
Switzerland 2 – 0 Portugal
Yakin 71', 83' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 39,730
Portugal 2 – 3 Germany
Nuno Gomes 40'
H. Postiga 87'		 (Report) Schweinsteiger 22'
Klose 26'
Ballack 61'
Attendance: 39,374
Portugal 5 – 0 Faroe Islands
Martins 23'
Simão 48'
Duda 86'
Bruno Alves 88'
Nani 90'
Malta 0 – 4 Portugal
Report Said 26' (o.g.)
Almeida 61'
Simão 72'
Nani 78'
Attendance: 11,000
Portugal 2 – 3 Denmark
Nani 42'
Deco 86' (pen.)		 Report Bendtner 84'
C. Poulsen 90'
Jensen 90+2'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Sweden 0 – 0 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 33,241
Portugal 0 – 0 Albania
Report
Attendance: 29,500
Brazil 6 – 2 Portugal
Luís Fabiano 19', 25', 58'
Maicon 56'
Elano 65'
Adriano 89'		 Danny 4'
Simão 62'
Portugal 1 – 0 Finland
Ronaldo 78' (pen.)
Portugal 0 – 0 Sweden
Portugal 2 – 0 South Africa
Bruno Alves 4'
Edinho 58'
Attendance: 24,000
Albania 1 – 2 Portugal
Bogdani 29'
 Almeida 27'
Bruno Alves 90+3'
Estonia 0 – 0 Portugal
Liechtenstein v Portugal
Referee: N/A (N/A)
Denmark v Portugal
Hungary v Portugal
Portugal v Hungary
Portugal v Malta

Head Coach

Last updated May 9, 2009

Manager Period Record
Matches Won Drawn Lost
Portugal Committee 1921–1923 3 0 0 3
Portugal Ribeiro dos Reis 1925–1926 6 1 1 4
Portugal Cândido de Oliveira 1926–1929, 1935–1945, 1952 31 8 9 14
Portugal Maia Loureiro 1929 1 0 0 1
Portugal Laurindo Grijó 1930 4 2 0 2
Portugal Tavares da Silva 1931, 1945–1947, 1951, 1955–1957 30 10 4 16
Portugal Salvador do Carmo 1932–1933, 1950, 1953–1954 12 3 4 5
Portugal Virgílio Paula 1947–1948 3 1 0 2
Portugal Armando Sampaio 1949 4 1 1 2
Portugal Fernando Vaz 1954 1 0 0 1
Portugal José Maria Antunes 1957–1960, 1962–1964, 1968–1969 31 9 4 18
Portugal Armando Ferreira 1961, 1962–1964 6 1 1 4
Portugal Fernando Peyroteo 1961 2 0 0 2
Portugal Manuel da Luz Afonso 1964–1966 20 15 2 3
Portugal José Gomes da Silva 1967, 1970–1971 13 5 4 4
Portugal José Augusto 1972–1973 15 9 4 2
Portugal José Maria Pedroto 1974–1976 16 6 4 6
Portugal Juca 1977–1978, 1987–1989 40 17 9 14
Portugal Mário Wilson 1978–1980 10 5 2 3
Brazil Otto Glória 1982–1983 7 3 1 3
Portugal Fernando Cabrita 1983–1984 9 5 2 2
Portugal José Augusto Torres 1984–1986 17 8 1 8
Portugal Rui Seabra 1986–1987 6 1 4 1
Portugal Artur Jorge 1990–1991, 1996–1997 20 9 8 3
Portugal Carlos Queirós 1991–1993, 2008– 29 12 10 7
Portugal Nelo Vingada 1994 2 0 2 0
Portugal António Oliveira 1994–1996, 2000–2002 44 26 10 8
Portugal Humberto Coelho 1997–2000 24 16 4 4
Portugal Agostinho Oliveira 2002 4 2 2 0
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari 2003–2008 74 42 18 14
  • bold - signifies current manager

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Albania on June 6, 2009 and for the friendly match against Estonia on June 10, 2009.[6][7]

Caps and goals are correct as of June 10, 2009.
No Player DoB (Age) Club Caps (Goals)
Goalkeepers
1 Eduardo (1982-09-19) 19 September 1982 (age 42) Portugal Braga 4 (0)
Daniel Fernandes (1983-09-25) 25 September 1983 (age 41) Germany Bochum 2 (0)
22 Beto (1982-01-05) 5 January 1982 (age 42) Portugal Porto 1 (0)
12 José Moreira (1982-03-20) 20 March 1982 (age 42) Portugal Benfica 0 (0)
Defenders
2 Bruno Alves (1981-11-27) 27 November 1981 (age 42) Portugal Porto 20 (4)
4 José Bosingwa (1982-08-24) 24 August 1982 (age 42) England Chelsea 18 (0)
5 Gonçalo Brandão (1986-10-09) 9 October 1986 (age 38) Italy Siena 2 (0)
3 Rolando (1985-08-31) 31 August 1985 (age 39) Portugal Porto 4 (0)
15 Pepe (1983-02-26) 26 February 1983 (age 41) Spain Real Madrid 17 (1)
6 Ricardo Carvalho (1978-05-18) 18 May 1978 (age 46) England Chelsea 53 (4)
13 Miguel (1980-01-04) 4 January 1980 (age 44) Spain Valencia 52 (1)
Zé Castro (1983-01-13) 13 January 1983 (age 41) Spain Deportivo La Coruña 1 (0)
Midfielders
5 Duda (1980-06-27) 27 June 1980 (age 44) Spain Málaga 6 (1)
16 Raul Meireles (1983-03-17) 17 March 1983 (age 41) Portugal Porto 22 (1)
18 João Moutinho (1986-09-08) 8 September 1986 (age 38) Portugal Sporting CP 23 (1)
19 Tiago (1981-05-02) 2 May 1981 (age 43) Italy Juventus 43 (1)
20 Deco (1977-08-27) 27 August 1977 (age 47) England Chelsea 64 (5)
Eliseu (1983-08-01) 1 August 1983 (age 41) Italy Lazio 1 (0)
Forwards
7 Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-02-05) 5 February 1985 (age 39) Spain Real Madrid 65 (22)
9 Hugo Almeida (1984-05-23) 23 May 1984 (age 40) Germany Werder Bremen 20 (3)
11 Simão (1979-10-31) 31 October 1979 (age 45) Spain Atlético Madrid 71 (18)
14 Edinho (1982-07-07) 7 July 1982 (age 42) Greece AEK Athens 3 (1)
17 Nani (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 37) England Manchester United 26 (5)
8 Luís Boa Morte (1977-08-04) 4 August 1977 (age 47) England West Ham United 28 (1)

Recent callups

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

No Player DoB (Age) Club Caps (Goals) Latest callup
Goalkeepers
Quim (1975-11-13) November 13, 1975 (age 48) Portugal Benfica 29 (0) v. Brazil, November 19, 2008
Ricardo (1976-02-11) February 11, 1976 (age 48) Spain Real Betis 79 (0) UEFA Euro 2008
Nuno (1974-01-25) January 25, 1974 (age 50) Portugal Porto 0 (0) UEFA Euro 2008
Rui Patrício (1988-02-15) February 15, 1988 (age 36) Portugal Sporting CP 0 (0) UEFA Euro 2008
Defenders
Nélson (1983-06-10) June 10, 1983 (age 41) Spain Real Betis 1 (0) v. South Africa, March 31, 2009
Paulo Ferreira (1979-01-18) January 18, 1979 (age 45) England Chelsea 56 (0) v. Finland, February 11, 2009
Fernando Meira (1978-06-05) June 5, 1978 (age 46) Russia Zenit St. Petersburg 54 (2) v. Brazil, November 19, 2008
César Peixoto (1980-05-12) May 12, 1980 (age 44) Portugal Braga 1 (0) v. Brazil, November 19, 2008
Antunes (1987-04-01) April 1, 1987 (age 37) Italy Roma 3 (0) v. Albania, October 15, 2008
Tonel (1980-04-13) April 13, 1980 (age 44) Portugal Sporting CP 1 (0) v. Albania, October 15, 2008
Jorge Ribeiro (1981-11-09) November 9, 1981 (age 42) Portugal Benfica 9 (0) UEFA Euro 2008
Midfielders
Maniche (1977-11-11) November 11, 1977 (age 46) Turkey Ankaragücü 53 (7) v. South Africa, March 31, 2009
Danny (1983-08-07) August 7, 1983 (age 41) Russia Zenit St. Petersburg 8 (1) v. South Africa, March 31, 2009
Manuel Fernandes (1986-02-05) February 5, 1986 (age 38) Spain Valencia 5 (1) v. Albania, October 15, 2008
Carlos Martins (1982-04-29) April 29, 1982 (age 42) Portugal Benfica 5 (1) v. Albania, October 15, 2008
Pedro Mendes (1979-02-26) February 26, 1979 (age 45) Scotland Rangers 2 (0) v. Denmark, September 10, 2008
Miguel Veloso (1986-05-11) May 11, 1986 (age 38) Portugal Sporting CP 7 (0) UEFA Euro 2008
Forwards
Orlando Sá (1988-05-26) May 26, 1988 (age 36) Portugal Braga 1 (0) v. Finland, February 11, 2009
Nuno Gomes (1976-07-05) July 5, 1976 (age 48) Portugal Benfica 74 (29) v. Albania, October 15, 2008
Ricardo Quaresma (1983-09-26) September 26, 1983 (age 41) Italy Internazionale 25 (3) v. Albania, October 15, 2008
Yannick Djaló (1986-05-05) May 5, 1986 (age 38) Portugal Sporting CP 0 (0) v. Albania, October 15, 2008
Hélder Postiga (1982-08-02) August 2, 1982 (age 42) Portugal Sporting CP 34 (11) UEFA Euro 2008

Previous squads

FIFA World Cup

UEFA European Football Championship

Most appearances

As of July 15, 2009.[8]
No Name Caps Goals First game Last game
1 Luís Figo 127 32 October 12, 1991 July 8, 2006
2 Fernando Couto 110 8 December 19, 1990 June 30, 2004
3 Rui Costa 94 26 March 31, 1993 July 4, 2004
4 Pauleta 88 47 August 20, 1997 July 8, 2006
5 João Vieira Pinto 81 23 October 12, 1991 June 14, 2002
6 Vítor Baía 80 0 December 19, 1990 September 7, 2002
7 Ricardo 79 0 June 2, 2001 June 19, 2008
8 Nuno Gomes 75 29 January 24, 1996 October 15, 2008
9 Simão 71 18 October 18, 1998 June 6, 2009
10 João Domingos Pinto 70 1 February 16, 1983 November 9, 1996
  • bold denotes player still available for selection

Most goals

As of March 31, 2009.[9]
No Name Goals Caps Avg First game Last game
1 Pauleta 47 88 0.53 August 20, 1997 July 8, 2006
2 Eusébio 41 64 0.64 October 8, 1961 October 13, 1973
3 Luís Figo 32 127 0.25 October 12, 1991 July 8, 2006
4 Nuno Gomes 29 75 0.39 January 24, 1996 October 15, 2008
5 Rui Costa 26 94 0.28 March 31, 1993 July 4, 2004
6 João Vieira Pinto 23 81 0.28 October 12, 1991 June 14, 2002
7 Cristiano Ronaldo 22 64 0.34 August 20, 2003 March 31, 2009
7 Nené 22 66 0.33 April 21, 1971 June 23, 1984
9 Simão 18 70 0.26 October 18, 1998 March 31, 2009
10 Rui Jordão 15 43 0.35 March 29, 1972 January 25, 1989
  • bold denotes player still available for selection

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Cristiano Ronaldo named captain Template:Pt icon
  3. ^ FIFA suspends Pinto
  4. ^ UEFA suspends Portuguese trio
  5. ^ Euro 2008 promotional video, on YouTube
  6. ^ Selecção Nacional convocada
  7. ^ Mapa do Internacionalizações
  8. ^ Todas as Internacionalizações
  9. ^ Melhores Marcadores

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