Portugal national football team

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Portugal
Association	Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Luiz Felipe Scolari (2003-2008)
Captain	Nuno Gomes[1][2]
Most caps	Luís Figo (127)
Top scorer	Pauleta (47)
FIFA code	POR
FIFA ranking	11
Highest FIFA ranking	4 (March 2001)
Lowest FIFA ranking	43 (August 1998)
Elo ranking	8
Highest Elo ranking	2 (June 2006)
Lowest Elo ranking	45 (November 1962)
First kit 　 Second kit
First international
Spain 3 - 1 Portugal  (Madrid, Spain; 18 November 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	4 (First in 1966)
Best result	Third place, 1966
European Championship
Appearances	4 (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 after surprise defeats to Morocco, United States and South Korea. 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 (The European Championships), where they lost to Greece, and to their second World Cup semi final in 2006, where they lost to France. The Portuguese were unable to equal Eusebio's 1966 third place finish as they lost to hosts Germany 3-1 on July 8 in Stuttgart, finishing in fourth place in the 2006 World Cup.

Contents 1 FIFA World Cup 1.1 1966 FIFA World Cup 1.2 1986 FIFA World Cup 1.3 1998 FIFA World Cup 1.4 2002 FIFA World Cup 1.5 2006 FIFA World Cup 1.6 World Cup record 1.7 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 European Championships 2.1 1984 European Championship 2.2 1996 European Championship 2.3 2000 European Championship 2.4 2004 European Championship 2.5 2008 European Championship 2.5.1 Qualifying phase 2.5.2 Final round 2.6 European Championship Record 3 Recent results and forthcoming fixtures 4 Current squad 4.1 Previous squads 5 Players 5.1 Famous Players 5.2 Most appearances 5.3 Most goals 6 Trivia 7 Footnotes 8 External links

[edit] FIFA World Cup

[edit] 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.

Eusébio played in the 1970 and 1974 World Cup qualifiers but Portugal failed to make the tournament Finals.

[edit] 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 with a score of 1-0 and Morocco with a score of 3-1.

[edit] 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.[1] 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.

[edit] 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.[2]

[edit] 2006 FIFA World Cup

The Portuguese squad qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany under the leadership of manager Luis Felipe Scolari and came in first place in Group D with victories over Angola (1-0, goal from Pauleta), Iran (2-0, goals from 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 being sent off for a second bookable offense.

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 behavior 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 dubious 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 Luis 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. Despite this defeat, the Portuguese public hailed their national team as heroes when they returned home. The team won the Most Entertaining Team award for their play during the 2006 World Cup. The award is always organized through public participation in a poll.

Portugal's "Golden Generation" retired after the 2006 World Cup. The departure of Luís Figo has left Portugal's squad with a new look in midfield that was once taken over by himself and the likes of Rui Costa and Sérgio Conceição. The squad attempting to qualify for Euro 2008 will produce a young generation of players from the U-21 squad. Ricardo Quaresma, Joao Moutinho, Miguel Veloso, Nani, Manuel Fernandes, and Cristiano Ronaldo are some of the names that could possibly bring future success to Portugal.

[edit] World Cup record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1934	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1938	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1950	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1954	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1958	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1962	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Third place	3	6	5	0	1	17	8
1970	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Round 1	17	3	1	0	2	2	4
1990	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Round 1	21	3	1	0	2	6	4
2006	Fourth place	4	7	4	1	2	7	5
Total	4/18	1 third place	19	11	1	7	32	21

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Albania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

– 9 Sep '09 28 Mar '09 10 Sep '08 6 Jun '09 6 Sep '08 1 Apr '09 – 14 Oct '09 11 Oct '08 5 Sep '09 10 Oct '09 11 Oct '08 6 Sep '08 – 1 Apr '09 9 Sep '09 5 Sep '09 11 Feb '09 28 Mar '09 15 Oct '08 – 6 Sep '08 9 Sep '09 15 Oct '08 10 Sep '08 10 Oct '09 14 Oct '09 – 28 Mar '09 14 Oct '09 6 Jun '09 10 Sep '08 10 Jun '09 11 Oct '08 –

[edit] European Championships

[edit] 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.

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.

[edit] 1996 European Championship

In the final tournament, Portugal drew 1-1 with European Champions Denmark, won 1-0 to Turkey and Croatia by 3-0, finishing first in their group. In the quarter-finals they lost 1-0 to eventual runners-up, Czech Republic.

[edit] 2000 European Championship

This tournament was the inaugural success of the so-called "Golden Generation", captained by Fernando Couto. They defeated England, Romania, and Germany 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 Zinedine Zidane converted a penalty. Austrian referee Gunter Benko controversially 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 a Slovak linesman Igor Sramka). Abel Xavier, Nuno Gomes and Paulo Bento were given lengthy suspensions for shoving the referee.[3]

[edit] 2004 European Championship

This tournament was held in Portugal. Portugal, as the host nation, lost the first game against Greece, Greece winning 2-1. They got their first win against Russia 2-0 and also beat Spain 1-0. They went through and went on to play against England, it was an entertaining game to watch, it went on to penalties and Portugal went through with Ricardo scoring the wining penalty. Portugal beat Holland 2-1 in the semi-final with a lovely goal from Maniche. They were eventually beaten by rank outsiders Greece by a goal to Nil, credits to Greek striker, Angelos Charisteas. Previously, on the opening match, Greece beat Portugal 2-1. This was the first time in the history of the competition that the final featured the same two teams as the opening match.

[edit] 2008 European Championship

The Portuguese team is a featured part of TV network ESPN's ad campaign promoting their coverage of the EURO 2008 tournament.^[3]

[edit] Qualifying phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Poland 28 14 8 4 2 24 12 +12  Portugal 27 14 7 6 1 24 10 +14  Serbia 24 14 6 6 2 22 11 +11  Finland 24 14 6 6 2 13 7 +6  Belgium 18 14 5 3 6 14 16 -2  Kazakhstan 10 14 2 4 8 11 21 -10  Armenia 9 12* 2 3 7 4 13 -9  Azerbaijan 5 12* 1 2 9 6 28 -22

ARM AZE BEL FIN KAZ POL POR SRB Armenia — Canc.* 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 Azerbaijan Canc.* — 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–6 Belgium 3–0 3–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–2 Finland 1–0 2–1 2–0 — 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 Kazakhstan 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 — 0–1 1–2 2–1 Poland 1–0 5–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 — 2–1 1–1 Portugal 1–0 3–0 4–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 — 1–1 Serbia 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 —

(*) Armenia and Azerbaijan played only 12 matches due to UEFA's decision to cancel the two fixtures between these countries, with no points awarded to both teams. [4]

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

• Serbia and Finland are ranked by their head-to-head records:
  • Serbia – 4 pts (0:0 H vs Finland, 2:0 A vs Finland)
  • Finland – 1 pt (0:2 H vs Serbia, 0:0 A vs Serbia)

[edit] Final round

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	2	2	0	0	5	1	4	6
Czech Republic	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	3
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
Turkey	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0

2008-06-07 18:00	Switzerland	0 – 1	Czech Republic	St. Jakob-Park, Basel Attendance: 39,730 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
		(Report)	Svěrkoš  71'

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2008-06-07 20:45	Portugal	2 – 0	Turkey	Stade de Genève, Geneva Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
	Pepe  61' Meireles  90+3'	(Report)

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2008-06-11 18:00 CET	Czech Republic	1 – 3	Portugal	Stade de Genève, Geneva Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
	Sionko  17'		Deco  8' Ronaldo  63' Quaresma  90'

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2008-06-11 20:45 CET	Switzerland	1 - 3	Turkey	St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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2008-06-15 20:45 CET	Switzerland	v	Portugal	St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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2008-06-15 20:45 CET	Turkey	v	Czech Republic	Stade de Genève, Geneva

[edit] European Championship Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1960	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1964	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1968	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1972	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984	Semi-Final	4	1	2	1	4	4
1988	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Quarter-Finals	4	2	1	1	5	2
2000	Semi-Final	5	4	0	1	10	4
2004	Final	6	3	1	2	8	6
2008	Qualified
2012		-	-	-	-	-	-
TBA 2016		-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	5/13	19	10	4	5	27	16

*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.

[edit] Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

 Finland 1-1 Portugal  (September 6, 2006, Euro 2008 qualifying)

 Portugal 3-0 Azerbaijan  (October 7, 2006, Euro 2008 qualifying)

 Poland 2-1 Portugal  (October 11, 2006, Euro 2008 qualifying)

 Portugal 3-0 Kazakhstan  (November 15, 2006, Euro 2008 qualifying)

 Brazil 0-2 Portugal  (February 6, 2007, friendly match)

 Portugal 4-0 Belgium  (March 24, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying)

 Serbia 1-1 Portugal  (March 28, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying)

 Belgium 1-2 Portugal  (June 2, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying)

 Kuwait 1-1 Portugal  (June 5, 2007, friendly match)

 Armenia 1-1 Portugal  (August 22, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying)

 Portugal 2-2 Poland  (September 8, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying)

 Portugal 1-1 Serbia  (September 12, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying)

 Azerbaijan 0-2 Portugal  (October 13, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying)

 Kazakhstan 1-2 Portugal  (October 17, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying)

 Portugal 1-0 Armenia  (November 17, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying)

 Portugal 0-0 Finland  (November 21, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying)

 Portugal 1-3 Italy  (February 6, 2008, friendly match)

 Portugal 1-2 Greece  (March 23, 2008, friendly match)

 Portugal 2-0 Georgia  (May 31, 2008, friendly match)

[edit] Current squad

The following players named for UEFA EURO 2008.^[4]

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Ricardo February 11, 1976 (1976-02-11) (age 32) 77 0 Real Betis 12 GK Nuno January 25, 1974 (1974-01-25) (age 34) 0 0 Porto 22 GK Rui Patricio February 15, 1988 (1988-02-15) (age 20) 0 0 Sporting 2 DF Paulo Ferreira January 18, 1979 (1979-01-18) (age 29) 49 0 Chelsea 3 DF Bruno Alves November 27, 1981 (1981-11-27) (age 26) 11 1 Porto 4 DF José Bosingwa August 24, 1982 (1982-08-24) (age 25) 10 0 Chelsea 5 DF Fernando Meira June 5, 1978 (1978-06-05) (age 30) 51 2 Stuttgart 13 DF Miguel January 4, 1980 (1980-01-04) (age 28) 47 1 Valencia 14 DF Jorge Ribeiro November 9, 1981 (1981-11-09) (age 26) 8 0 Benfica 15 DF Pepe February 26, 1983 (1983-02-26) (age 25) 5 1 Real Madrid 16 DF Ricardo Carvalho May 18, 1978 (1978-05-18) (age 30) 45 4 Chelsea 6 MF Raul Meireles March 17, 1983 (1983-03-17) (age 25) 10 1 Porto 8 MF Petit September 25, 1976 (1976-09-25) (age 31) 56 4 Benfica 10 MF João Moutinho September 8, 1986 (1986-09-08) (age 21) 15 1 Sporting 18 MF Miguel Veloso May 11, 1986 (1986-05-11) (age 22) 7 1 Sporting 20 MF Deco August 27, 1977 (1977-08-27) (age 30) 55 4 Barcelona 7 FW Cristiano Ronaldo (vice-captain) February 5, 1985 (1985-02-05) (age 23) 57 21 Manchester United 11 FW Simão October 31, 1979 (1979-10-31) (age 28) 63 15 Atlético Madrid 17 FW Ricardo Quaresma September 26, 1983 (1983-09-26) (age 24) 22 3 Porto 19 FW Nani November 17, 1986 (1986-11-17) (age 21) 14 2 Manchester United 9 FW Hugo Almeida May 23, 1984 (1984-05-23) (age 24) 10 2 Werder Bremen 21 FW Nuno Gomes (captain) July 5, 1976 (1976-07-05) (age 31) 71 28 Benfica 23 FW Hélder Postiga August 2, 1982 (1982-08-02) (age 25) 32 10 Sporting

• Due to a broken wrist injury during training, Quim will have to miss out the rest of the Euro. Porto's Nuno was called up as his late replacement

[edit] Previous squads

• 2006 FIFA World Cup squads - Portugal
• 2004 European Football Championship squads - Portugal
• 2002 FIFA World Cup squads - Portugal
• 2000 European Football Championship squads - Portugal
• 1996 European Football Championship squads - Portugal
• 1986 FIFA World Cup squads - Portugal
• 1984 European Football Championship squads - Portugal
• 1966 FIFA World Cup squads - Portugal

[edit] Players

[edit] Famous Players

Early stars Cândido de Oliveira João Francisco Pepe Jorge Vieira Augusto Silva Pinga António Feliciano Fernando Peyroteo Jesus Correia José Travassos Virgílio Matateu José Águas Costa Pereira Germano 1966 World Cup Glory - "Os Magriços" Eusébio Mário Coluna José Augusto António Simões Torres

1970s Generation Humberto Coelho Artur Jorge António Oliveira Artur Correia João Alves Shéu Manuel Fernandes Vítor Damas Euro 1984 and World Cup 86 - "Os Patrícios" Manuel Bento Rui Jordão Fernando Chalana Nené António Sousa Carlos Manuel Jaime Pacheco João Pinto Fernando Gomes Paulo Futre Other Figures Oceano Rui Barros Vítor Paneira Pedro Barbosa

Golden Generation Luís Figo Rui Costa Fernando Couto Vítor Baía Jorge Costa Dimas João Vieira Pinto Domingos Paulo Sousa Sérgio Conceição Abel Xavier Ricardo Sá Pinto Euro 2004 and World Cup 2006 - "Os Conquistadores" Nuno Gomes Deco Luis Figo (Captain) Cristiano Ronaldo Pauleta Ricardo Simão Sabrosa Maniche Costinha Ricardo Carvalho Miguel Tiago Paulo Ferreira Fernando Meira Jorge Andrade Nuno Valente

Pepe Nani

[edit] Most appearances

Below is a list of the 10 players with the most appearances for Portugal, as of June 7, 2008 (* denotes players still available for selection):

No	Name	Games	Goals	First game	Last game
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*	76	0	02-06-2001	07-06-2008
8	João Pinto	70	1	16-02-1983	09-11-1996
=	Nuno Gomes*	70	28	24-01-1996	07-06-2008
10	Nené	66	22	21-04-1971	23-06-1984

[edit] Most goals

Below is a list of the top ten players with the most goals for the Portugal national football team, as of June 7, 2008. (Bold denotes players still available for selection)

No	Name	Games	Goals	First game	Last game
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	69	28	28-01-1996	31-05-2008
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	56	21	20-08-2003	07-06-2008
9	Rui Jordão	43	15	29-03-1972	25-01-1989
=	Fernando Peyroteo	20	15	24-04-1938	20-03-1949
=	Simão Sabrosa	61	15	18-11-1998	31-05-2008

[edit] Trivia

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• This team won the 2006 FIFA World Cup most entertaining team award.
• Pauleta was the lead goal scorer in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
• In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, this team set a record for the number of yellow cards received by a national team in a single World Cup: 24 in total. This was mainly due to the controversial match against Netherlands where a double figure amount of cards (yellow and red) were handed out in a game which saw two players from each team sent off, screenshots showing Khalid Boulahrouz, Costinha and Deco sitting side by side in the stand bemused as Deco's Barcelona team mate and match opponent, Giovanni van Bronckhorst joined them in the 95th minute.

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] External links

• Official website of the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Portuguese National Football Team (Portuguese)
• Portuguesefutebol.comYour source for Portuguese football in English.
• Portugoal.net | |The definitive Portuguese football site (in English)
• Soccerpulse - Portuguese Information and Discussion Forum (in English)
• Portugal on ESPN
• RSSSF archive of results 1921-2003
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• RSSSF archive of coaches 1921-
• Portugal National Football Team Players
• Portugal National Team Players (List)
• Reports on Portugal's Matches in the 2006 World Cup
• Daily Portuguese Football news, discussion, stats, images, and more in English
• Daily Portuguese Football News, Live Scores, Standings, Liga de Honra, II Division, Taça de Portugal
• Portugal Football Team History Video at vidFootball.com
• Portuguese Euro 2008 Site Support Badge (in Portuguese)

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2006 FIFA World Cup finalists v • d • e
Champions: Italy Runners-up: France Third place: Germany  Fourth place: Portugal  Eliminated in Quarter-finals: Argentina • Brazil • England • Ukraine Eliminated in Round of 16: Australia • Ecuador • Ghana • Mexico • Netherlands • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland Eliminated in Group Stage: Angola • Costa Rica • Côte d'Ivoire • Croatia • Czech Republic • Iran • Japan • Korea Republic • Paraguay • Poland • Saudi Arabia • Serbia & Montenegro • Togo • Trinidad and Tobago • Tunisia • United States

v • d • e      National sports teams of Portugal A1 GP • Baseball • Basketball • Beach Soccer • Cricket • Football (Soccer) (F, M) • Futsal • Handball • Ice Hockey • Korfball • Roller Hockey (Quad) • Rugby League • Rugby Union (F, M) • Rugby Union Sevens • Tennis (F, M) Olympic Games