Portugal at the UEFA European Championship

Portugal have participated in eight UEFA European Championship editions. Their first tournament was in 1984, and the side have advanced past the first round in every edition they've participated in so far. Portugal have reached the semi-finals on five occasions, and reached the final as hosts in 2004, however losing to tournament underdogs Greece. They captured their first major tournament win after defeating hosts France 1–0 in the final of Euro 2016.^[1]

UEFA Euro 1984

Group stage

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

23 June 1984

20:00

France	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Portugal
Domergue 24', 114' Platini 119'	Report	Jordão 74', 98'

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Attendance: 54,848

Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Italy)

UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Croatia	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Denmark	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
4	Turkey	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

9 June 1996

19:30

Denmark	1–1	Portugal
B. Laudrup 22'	Report	Sá Pinto 53'

Hillsborough, Sheffield

Attendance: 34,993

Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

14 June 1996

16:30

Portugal	1–0	Turkey
Couto 66'	Report

City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance: 22,670

Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

19 June 1996

16:30

Croatia	0–3	Portugal
	Report	Figo 4' João Pinto 33' Domingos 82'

City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance: 20,484

Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

23 June 1996

18:30

Czech Republic	1–0	Portugal
Poborský 53'	Report

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance: 26,832^[2]

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage

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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

24 June 2000

18:00

Portugal	2–0	Turkey
Nuno Gomes 44', 56'	Report

Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Attendance: 42,000

Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Semi-finals

28 June 2000

20:45

France	2–1 (a.e.t./g.g.)	Portugal
Henry 51' Zidane 117' (pen.)	Report	Nuno Gomes 19'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage

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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

24 June 2004

19:45

Portugal	2–2 (a.e.t.)	England
Postiga 83' Rui Costa 110'	Report	Owen 3' Lampard 115'
Penalties
Deco Simão Rui Costa Ronaldo Maniche Postiga Ricardo	6–5	Beckham Owen Lampard Terry Hargreaves A. Cole Vassell

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 62,564

Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Semi-finals

30 June 2004

19:45

Portugal	2–1	Netherlands
Ronaldo 26' Maniche 58'	Report	Andrade 63' (o.g.)

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon

Attendance: 46,679

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Final

4 July 2004

19:45

Portugal	0–1	Greece
	Report	Charisteas 57'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 62,865

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage

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Knockout phase

Quarter-finals

19 June 2008

20:45

Portugal	2–3	Germany
Nuno Gomes 40' Postiga 87'	Report	Schweinsteiger 22' Klose 26' Ballack 61'

St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Attendance: 39,374^[3]

Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage

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Knockout phase

Quarter-finals

21 June 2012

20:45 CEST

Czech Republic	0–1	Portugal
	Report	Ronaldo 79'

National Stadium, Warsaw

Attendance: 55,590^[4]

Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Semi-finals

27 June 2012

21:45 EEST

Portugal	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Spain
	Report
Penalties
Moutinho Pepe Nani Alves	2–4	Alonso Iniesta Piqué Ramos Fàbregas

Donbass Arena, Donetsk

Attendance: 48,000^[5]

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

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Ranking of third-placed teams

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Knockout phase

Round of 16

25 June 2016

21:00

Croatia	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Portugal
	Report	Quaresma 117'

Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens

Attendance: 33,523^[6]

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Quarter-finals

30 June 2016

21:00

Poland	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Portugal
Lewandowski 2'	Report	Sanches 33'
Penalties
Lewandowski Milik Glik Błaszczykowski	3–5	Ronaldo Sanches Moutinho Nani Quaresma

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Attendance: 62,940^[7]

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Semi-finals

6 July 2016

21:00

Portugal	2–0	Wales
Ronaldo 50' Nani 53'	Report

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 55,679^[8]

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Final

10 July 2016

21:00

Portugal	1–0 (a.e.t.)	France
Eder 109'	Report

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 75,868^[9]

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

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Ranking of third-placed teams

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Knockout phase

Round of 16

27 June 2021

21:00

Belgium	1–0	Portugal
T. Hazard 42'	Report

Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville

Attendance: 11,504^[10]

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Overall record

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not qualify
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984	Semi-finals	3rd	4	1	2	1	4	4
1988	Did not qualify
1992	Did not qualify
1996	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	5	2
2000	Semi-finals	3rd	5	4	0	1	10	4
2004	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	1*	2	8	6
2008	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	0	2	7	6
2012	Semi-finals	4th^[11]	5	3	1*	1	6	4
2016	Champions	1st	7	3	4*	0	9	5
2020	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	7	7
2024	To be determined
Total	1 Title	8/16	39	19	10	10	56	38

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

Portugal's UEFA European Championship record
First Match	Portugal 0–0 West Germany (14 June 1984; Strasbourg, France)
Biggest Win	Portugal 3–0 Croatia (19 June 1996; Nottingham, England) Portugal 3–0 Germany (20 June 2000; Rotterdam, Netherlands) Portugal 3–0 Hungary (15 June 2021; Budapest, Hungary)
Biggest Defeat	Switzerland 2–0 Portugal (15 June 2008; Basel, Switzerland) Portugal 2–4 Germany (19 June 2021; Munich, Germany)
Best Result	Champions in 2016
Worst Result	Round of 16 in 2020

References

^ "Cristiano Ronaldo's tears of sadness turn to joy on Portugal's greatest night". Guardian. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
^ Culley, Jon (24 June 1996). "Poborsky piques Portugal". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
^ "Full-time report Portugal-Germany" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
^ "Full-time report Czech Republic-Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
^ "Full-time report Portugal-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^ "Full Time Summary – Croatia v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
^ "Full Time Summary – Poland v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
^ "Full Time Summary – Portugal v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
^ "Full Time Summary – Portugal v France" (PDF). UEFA. 10 July 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
^ "Full Time Summary – Belgium v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship" (PDF). 3.08: UEFA. p. 10. Retrieved 4 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

[1] "Cristiano Ronaldo's tears of sadness turn to joy on Portugal's greatest night". Guardian. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

[cze-por_report_96-2] Culley, Jon (24 June 1996). "Poborsky piques Portugal". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

[por-ger_report-3] "Full-time report Portugal-Germany" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

[cze-por_report-4] "Full-time report Czech Republic-Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

[por-esp_report-5] "Full-time report Portugal-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.

[6] "Full Time Summary – Croatia v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.

[7] "Full Time Summary – Poland v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

[8] "Full Time Summary – Portugal v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

[attendance-9] "Full Time Summary – Portugal v France" (PDF). UEFA. 10 July 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

[10] "Full Time Summary – Belgium v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[11] "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship" (PDF). 3.08: UEFA. p. 10. Retrieved 4 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

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