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, was the proof of how the irregularity of the games had taken its effects on the squad; this result 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 While they did not qualify on the pitch, they would later be invited to replace Turkey, which had withdrawn from participating; however, Portugal too refused to participate.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 humiliating 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 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.

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.

Luís Figo playing for Portugal at the 2006 FIFA World Cup

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

Portugal was invited to play at the SkyDome Cup in Toronto against Denmark and Canada. With a draw against the Canadians (1–1) and a win against the Danes, Portugal won the trophy.

Portugal qualified for the Euro 1996 after topping their group ahead of Austria, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the latter finishing as runners-up. At the Euro 1996 final stage, after drawing 1–1 with Denmark, Portugal defeated Turkey 1–0 and Croatia 3–0 to finish first in Group D. In the quarter-finals, they lost 1–0 to Czech Republic. This marked the beginning of 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.

Portuguese fans supporting the national team

Portugal failed to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The 1–1 draw against Germany after a controversial decision of sending off Rui Costa by French referee Marc Batta effectively blowed away Portugal's hope.

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.^[2] The final result was 2–1.

During 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Portugal won the group. Several problems and poor judgment 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.^[3]

Portugal lost the Euro 2004 final 1–0 to Greece.

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.

Ronaldo, pictured playing against Germany at Euro 2012, assumed the captaincy in the wake of Euro 2008.

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 win

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 2–3. 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.^[4] 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.^[5] In consequence, he received a further six-month suspension. Several media outbursts from Queiroz^[6] against the heads of the Portuguese Football Federation followed, which partly prompted his dismissal. Paulo Bento was appointed as his replacement at head coach.^[7]

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.^[9] 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 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.^[10] Nevertheless, the team qualified and were placed in Group F alongside newcomers Iceland, Austria and Hungary. The first match against Iceland was a 1–1 draw with Nani scoring for Portugal. The second match ended goalless against Austria with Ronaldo missing a penalty. The final match of the group stage was against Hungary. Portugal came from behind to end the match 3–3 with a goal from Nani and two from Ronaldo. They moved 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.^[11] In the quarter-finals, Robert Lewandowski scored in the early minutes but Renato Sanches scored the equaliser in the 33rd to level the match. After the match finished in a 1–1 draw after extra time, Portugal defeated Poland 5–3 on penalties to reach the semi-finals.^[12] 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.^[13] The early stages of the final saw Ronaldo limp off the pitch injured after a challenge from Dimitri Payet. In spite of creating chances, both sides failed to find the net, with the hosts being denied of any goals owing to the brilliance of Portuguese goalkeeper Rui Patrício and a compact defence led by Pepe. After the match ended 0–0 in regulation time, substitute Eder scored the match's only goal in the 109th minute, sending Portugal to a 1–0 victory after extra time.^[14][15] Ronaldo won the Silver Boot, scoring three goals and creating three assists. They are also the only team to progress to the knock-out stage in all of their (seven) European Championship appearances.

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.^[16]

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.

Since 1997 the team's kits have been manufactured by Nike. Prior to this they were supplied by Adidas (1976-94) and Olympic (1994-96).

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Portugal national football team kits.

Media coverage

Portugal's qualifying and friendly matches are broadcast by RTP.

Current squad

The following players were called up to the Portugal squad for the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League game against Poland on 11 October 2018 and the friendly game against Scotland on 14 October 2018.^[17]
Caps and goals are correct as of 14 October 2018 after the game against Scotland.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Rui Patrício	(1988-02-15) 15 February 1988	76	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
12	1GK	Cláudio Ramos	(1991-11-16) 16 November 1991	1	0	Tondela
22	1GK	Beto	(1982-06-01) 1 June 1982	15	0	Göztepe
2	2DF	João Cancelo	(1994-05-27) 27 May 1994	10	3	Juventus
3	2DF	Pedro Mendes	(1990-10-01) 1 October 1990	1	0	Montpellier
4	2DF	Luís Neto	(1988-05-26) 26 May 1988	19	0	Zenit Saint Petersburg
5	2DF	Kévin Rodrigues	(1994-03-05) 5 March 1994	2	0	Real Sociedad
6	2DF	Rúben Dias	(1997-05-14) 14 May 1997	5	0	Benfica
19	2DF	Mário Rui	(1991-05-27) 27 May 1991	7	0	Napoli
21	2DF	Cédric	(1991-08-31) 31 August 1991	33	1	Southampton
	2DF	Pepe (Vice-captain)	(1983-02-26) 26 February 1983	102	7	Beşiktaş
8	3MF	Renato Sanches	(1997-08-18) 18 August 1997	17	1	Bayern Munich
13	3MF	Danilo Pereira	(1991-09-09) 9 September 1991	29	1	Porto
14	3MF	William Carvalho	(1992-04-07) 7 April 1992	51	2	Betis
15	3MF	Sérgio Oliveira	(1992-06-02) 2 June 1992	3	0	Porto
16	3MF	Bruno Fernandes	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994	11	1	Sporting CP
17	3MF	Rafa Silva	(1993-05-17) 17 May 1993	12	0	Benfica
18	3MF	Rúben Neves	(1997-03-13) 13 March 1997	8	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
20	3MF	Pizzi	(1989-10-06) 6 October 1989	12	2	Benfica
23	3MF	Gedson Fernandes	(1999-01-09) 9 January 1999	2	0	Benfica
7	4FW	Bruma	(1994-10-24) 24 October 1994	5	1	RB Leipzig
9	4FW	Eder	(1987-12-22) 22 December 1987	34	5	Lokomotiv Moscow
10	4FW	Hélder Costa	(1994-01-12) 12 January 1994	1	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
11	4FW	André Silva	(1995-11-06) 6 November 1995	29	14	Sevilla
	4FW	Bernardo Silva	(1994-08-10) 10 August 1994	32	3	Manchester City
	4FW	Gonçalo Guedes	(1996-11-29) 29 November 1996	14	3	Valencia

Recent call-ups

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	Anthony Lopes	(1990-10-01) 1 October 1990	7	0	Lyon	2018 FIFA World Cup
GK	José Sá	(1993-01-17) 17 January 1993	0	0	Olympiacos	v.  United States, 14 November 2017
DF	Raphaël Guerreiro	(1993-12-22) 22 December 1993	28	2	Borussia Dortmund	v.  Croatia, 6 September 2018 INJ
DF	Bruno Alves	(1981-11-27) 27 November 1981	96	11	Parma	2018 FIFA World Cup
DF	José Fonte	(1983-12-22) 22 December 1983	35	0	Lille	2018 FIFA World Cup
DF	Ricardo Pereira	(1993-10-06) 6 October 1993	5	0	Leicester City	2018 FIFA World Cup
DF	Rolando	(1985-08-31) 31 August 1985	21	0	Marseille	2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF	Vitorino Antunes	(1987-04-01) 1 April 1987	13	1	Getafe	2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF	Nélson Semedo	(1993-11-16) 16 November 1993	8	0	Barcelona	2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF	Fábio Coentrão	(1988-03-11) 11 March 1988	52	5	Rio Ave	v.  Egypt, 23 March 2018 INJ
DF	Ricardo Ferreira	(1992-11-25) 25 November 1992	1	0	Braga	v.  United States, 14 November 2017
DF	Edgar Ié	(1994-05-01) 1 May 1994	1	0	Lille	v.  United States, 14 November 2017
MF	João Moutinho	(1986-09-08) 8 September 1986	113	7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2018 FIFA World Cup
MF	João Mário	(1993-01-19) 19 January 1993	40	2	Internazionale	2018 FIFA World Cup
MF	Adrien Silva	(1989-03-15) 15 March 1989	26	1	Leicester City	2018 FIFA World Cup
MF	Manuel Fernandes	(1986-02-05) 5 February 1986	15	3	Lokomotiv Moscow	2018 FIFA World Cup
MF	André Gomes	(1993-07-30) 30 July 1993	29	0	Everton	2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
FW	Gelson Martins	(1995-05-11) 11 May 1995	21	0	Atlético Madrid	v.  Italy, 10 September 2018
FW	Rony Lopes	(1995-12-28) 28 December 1995	2	0	Monaco	v.  Italy, 10 September 2018
FW	Cristiano Ronaldo (Captain)	(1985-02-05) 5 February 1985	154	85	Juventus	2018 FIFA World Cup
FW	Ricardo Quaresma	(1983-09-26) 26 September 1983	80	10	Beşiktaş	2018 FIFA World Cup
FW	Nani	(1986-11-17) 17 November 1986	112	24	Sporting CP	2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
FW	Paulinho	(1992-11-09) 9 November 1992	0	0	Braga	2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
FW	Gonçalo Paciência	(1994-08-01) 1 August 1994	1	0	Eintracht Frankfurt	v.  United States, 14 November 2017
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Retired from international football.

2017

Russia  v  Portugal

21 June 2017 2017 FCC GS	Russia	0–1	Portugal	Moscow, Russia
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)		Report	Ronaldo  8'	Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena Attendance: 42,759 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

New Zealand  v  Portugal

24 June 2017 2017 FCC GS	New Zealand	0–4	Portugal	Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00 MSK (UTC+3)		Report	Ronaldo  33' B. Silva  37' A. Silva  80' Nani  90+1'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 56,290 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

Portugal  v  Chile

28 June 2017 2017 FCC SF	Portugal	0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p)	Chile	Kazan, Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Kazan Arena Attendance: 40,855 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
	Penalties
	Quaresma Moutinho Nani		Vidal Aránguiz Sánchez

Portugal  v  Mexico

2 July 2017 2017 FCC 3rd	Portugal	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Mexico	Moscow, Russia
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Pepe  90+1' Adrien  104' (pen.)	Report	Neto  54' (o.g.)	Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena Attendance: 42,659 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

Portugal  v  Faroe Islands

31 August 2017 2018 FWC Q	Portugal	5–1	Faroe Islands	Porto, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+1)	Ronaldo  3', 28' (pen.), 65' Carvalho  58' Oliveira  85'	Report	Baldvinsson  38'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 26,514 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Hungary  v  Portugal

3 September 2017 2018 FWC Q	Hungary	0–1	Portugal	Budapest, Hungary
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	A. Silva  48'	Stadium: Groupama Arena Attendance: 21,800 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Andorra  v  Portugal

7 October 2017 2018 FWC Q	Andorra	0–2	Portugal	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Ronaldo  63' A. Silva  86'	Stadium: Estadi Nacional Attendance: 3,193 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)

Portugal  v   Switzerland

10 October 2017 2018 FWC Q	Portugal	2–0	Switzerland	Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+1)	Djourou  41' (o.g.) A. Silva  57'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 61,566 Referee: Cüneyt Çakir (Turkey)

Portugal  v  Saudi Arabia

10 November 2017 Friendly	Portugal	3–0	Saudi Arabia	Viseu, Portugal
19:45 WET (UTC±0)	M. Fernandes  32' Guedes  52' João Mário  90'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Fontelo Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Romania)

Portugal  v  United States

14 November 2017 Friendly	Portugal	1–1	United States	Leiria, Portugal
19:45 WET (UTC±0)	Antunes  31'	Report	McKennie  21'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 19,017[18] Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)[18]

2018

Portugal  v  Egypt

23 March 2018 Friendly	Portugal	2–1	Egypt	Zürich, Switzerland
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ronaldo  90+2', 90+4'	Report	Salah  56'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 19,869 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)

Portugal  v  Netherlands

26 March 2018 Friendly	Portugal	0–3	Netherlands	Geneva, Switzerland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Depay  11' Babel  32' Van Dijk  45+2'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Portugal  v  Tunisia

28 May 2018 Friendly	Portugal	2–2	Tunisia	Braga, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+1)	A. Silva  22' João Mário  34'	Report	Badri  39' Ben Youssef  64'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

Belgium  v  Portugal

2 June 2018 Friendly	Belgium	0–0	Portugal	Brussels, Belgium
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Portugal  v  Algeria

7 June 2018 Friendly	Portugal	3–0	Algeria	Lisbon, Portugal
16:15 WEST (UTC+1)	Guedes  17', 55' B. Fernandes  37'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 53,014 Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Portugal  v  Spain

15 June 2018 2018 FWC GS	Portugal	3–3	Spain	Sochi, Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Ronaldo  4' (pen.), 44', 88'	Report	Costa  24', 55' Nacho  58'	Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance: 43,866 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Portugal  v  Morocco

20 June 2018 2018 FWC GS	Portugal	1–0	Morocco	Moscow, Russia
15:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Ronaldo  4'	Report		Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 78,011 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

Iran  v  Portugal

25 June 2018 2018 FWC GS	Iran	1–1	Portugal	Saransk, Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Ansarifard  90+3' (pen.)	Report	Quaresma  45'	Stadium: Mordovia Arena Attendance: 41,685 Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Uruguay  v  Portugal

30 June 2018 2018 FWC Round of 16	Uruguay	2–1	Portugal	Sochi, Russia
21:00 MSK (UTC+3)	Cavani  7', 62'	Report	Pepe  55'	Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance: 44,287 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Portugal  v  Croatia

6 September 2018 Friendly	Portugal	1–1	Croatia	Loulé, Portugal
20:45 WEST (UTC+1)	Pepe  32'	Report	Perišić  18'	Stadium: Estádio do Algarve Attendance: 26,356 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)

Portugal  v  Italy

10 September 2018 2018–19 UNL A	Portugal	1–0	Italy	Lisbon , Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+1)	A. Silva  48'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 52,635 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

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 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 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Italy  v  Portugal

17 November 2018 2018–19 UNL A	Italy	v	Portugal	Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: San Siro

Portugal  v  Poland

20 November 2018 2018–19 UNL A	Portugal	v	Poland	Guimarães, Portugal
19:45 WET (UTC±0)		Report	3	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques

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

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 

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 18 days – Nuno Gomes (From 24 January 1996 to 11 October 2011)

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

6 – Cristiano Ronaldo (includes four goals against Andorra on 7 October 2016)

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

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

As of matches played 11 October 2018^[19]

Players in bold are still active for the national team.

Top goalscorers

As of matches played 10 September 2018^[20]

Players in bold are still active for the national team.

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
2026
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 lost.

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[lower-alpha 2]	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
Total	1 Title	7/15	35	18	9(2*)(1*)	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.

FIFA Confederations Cup

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
1992
1996	Fourth place	4th	6	2	2	2	6	10
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Round 1	-	3	1	0	2	6	9
2008	Did not qualify
2012
2016	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	1	1	5	6
2020	To be determined
Total	Fourth place	4/26	16	7	3	6	24	30

*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.