Portugal national football team

Portugal

Nickname(s)	Selecção das Quinas[1]
Association	Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Carlos Queiroz[2][3][4][5]
Captain	Nuno Gomes[6]
Most caps	Luís Figo (127)
Top scorer	Pauleta (47)
FIFA code	POR
FIFA ranking	10
Highest FIFA ranking	4 (March 2001)
Lowest FIFA ranking	43 (August 1998)
Elo ranking	17
Highest Elo ranking	2 (June 2006)
Lowest Elo ranking	45 (November 1962)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Spain 3 - 1 Portugal (Madrid, Spain; 18 December 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	5 (First in 1984)
Best result	Runners-up (2nd Place), 2004

The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), finishing 4th at the last World Cup. The first appearance in the 1966 FIFA World cup 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 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.

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.^[7]

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 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.

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 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 Zinédine 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 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.

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
1930	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1934	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1938	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
2010
Total	4/18	1 third place	19	11	1	7	32	21

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 1)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Denmark 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7  Hungary 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 7  Portugal 4 1 2 1 6 3 +3 5  Albania 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5  Sweden 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5  Malta 4 0 0 4 0 11 −11 0

Albania  – 9 Sep 28 Mar 3 – 0 6 Jun 0 – 0 Denmark  1 Apr – 14 Oct 3 – 0 5 Sep 10 Oct Hungary  2 – 0 0 – 0 – 1 Apr 9 Sep 5 Sep Malta  11 Feb 28 Mar 0 – 1 – 0 – 4 9 Sep Portugal  0 – 0 2 – 3 10 Oct 14 Oct – 28 Mar Sweden  14 Oct 6 Jun 2 – 1 10 Jun 0 – 0 –

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, 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 marvellous 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) 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.^[8]

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, 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.^[9]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
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-finals	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-finals	5	4	0	1	10	4
2004	Final	6	3	1	2	8	6
2008	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	7	6
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

 Portugal 2-0 Georgia  (May 31, 2008, friendly match) (TV Channel: RTP1)

 Portugal 2-0 Turkey  (June 7, 2008, Euro 2008) (TV Channnel: TVI)

 Czech Republic 1-3 Portugal  (June 11, 2008, Euro 2008) (TV Channnel: TVI)

 Switzerland 2-0 Portugal  (June 15, 2008, Euro 2008) (TV Channel: TVI)

 Portugal 2-3 Germany  (June 19, 2008, Euro 2008) (TV Channel: TVI)

 Portugal 5-0 Faroe Islands  (August 20, 2008, friendly match) (TV Channel: TVI)

 Malta 0-4 Portugal  on (September 6, 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification) (TV Channel: TVI)

 Portugal 2-3 Denmark  on (September 10, 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification) (TV Channel: TVI)

 Sweden 0-0 Portugal  on (October 11, 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification) (TV Channel: SIC)

 Portugal 0-0 Albania  on (October 15, 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification) (TV Channel: TVI)

 Brazil 6-2 Portugal  (November 19, 2008, friendly match) (TV Channel: TVI)

 Portugal - Sweden  on (March 28, 2009, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification) (TV Channel: TVI)

 Albania - Portugal  on (June 6, 2009, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification) (TV Channel: ???)

 Denmark - Portugal  on (September 5, 2009, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification) (TV Channel: ???)

 Hungary - Portugal  on (September 9, 2009, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification) (TV Channel: ???)

 Portugal - Hungary  on (October 10, 2009, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification) (TV Channel: ???)

 Portugal - Malta  on (October 14, 2009, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification) (TV Channel: ???)

Head Coach

Last updated November 19, 2008

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

Current squad

The following players were named for the friendly against Brazil on November 19, 2008.

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
1 Quim	Nov 131975 (age 32)	Benfica	32 (-24)
12 Eduardo	Sep 91982 (age 26)	Braga	0 (0)
Defenders
4 Jose Bosingwa	Aug 241982 (age 26)	Chelsea	16 (0)
3 Paulo Ferreira	Jan 181979 (age 29)	Chelsea	55 (0)
15 Pepe	Feb 261983 (age 25)	Real Madrid	13 (1)
2 Bruno Alves	Nov 271981 (age 26)	Porto	16 (1)
5 Fernando Meira	June 5, 1978 (age 30)	Galatasaray	54 (2)
13 Miguel	Jan 41980 (age 28)	Valencia	50 (1)
14 Rolando	August 31, 1985 (age 23)	Porto	0 (0)
Midfielders
16 César Peixoto	May 12, 1980 (age 28)	Braga	1 (0)
20 Deco	Aug 271977 (age 31)	Chelsea	60 (5)
6 Raul Meireles	Mar 171983 (age 25)	Porto	18 (2)
10 João Moutinho	Sep 81986 (age 22)	Sporting	22 (1)
18 Maniche	Nov 111977 (age 31)	Atlético Madrid	51 (7)
19 Tiago	May 2, 1981 (age 27)	Juventus	39 (1)
11 Simão Sabrosa	Oct 311979 (age 29)	Atlético Madrid	68 (18)
Forwards
7 Cristiano Ronaldo	February 5, 1985 (age 23)	Manchester United	61 (21)
8 Danny	August 7, 1983 (age 25)	Zenit St. Petersburg	5 (1)
17 Nani	November 17, 1986 (age 21)	Manchester United	22 (5)
9 Hugo Almeida	May 23, 1984 (age 24)	Werder Bremen	16 (3)

Recent callups

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

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Goalkeepers
1 Ricardo	February 11, 1976 (age 32)	Real Betis	79 (0)	UEFA EURO 2008
12 Nuno	January 25, 1974 (age 34)	Porto	0 (0)	UEFA EURO 2008
22 Rui Patrício	February 15, 1988 (age 20)	Sporting	0 (0)	UEFA EURO 2008
Defenders
4 Ricardo Carvalho	May 18, 1978 (age 30)	Chelsea	49 (4)	v Denmark, 10 September 2008
14 Jorge Ribeiro	November 9, 1981 (age 27)	Benfica	9 (0)	UEFA EURO 2008
3 Marco Caneira	February 9, 1979 (age 29)	Sporting	25 (0)	v Greece, 26 March 2008
Midfielders
Maniche	Nov 91977 (age 30)	Atlético Madrid	49 (7)	v Denmark, 10 September 2008
Deco	Aug 271977 (age 31)	Chelsea	58 (5)	v Denmark, 10 September 2008
14Pedro Mendes	February 26, 1979 (Age 29)	Rangers	2 (0)	v Denmark, 10 September 2008
18 Miguel Veloso	May 11, 1986 (age 22)	Sporting	7 (0)	UEFA EURO 2008
18 Duda	June 27, 1980 (age 28)	Málaga	3 (1)	v Faroe Islands, 20 August 2008
Forwards
23 Hélder Postiga	August 2, 1982 (age 26)	Sporting	34 (11)	UEFA EURO 2008
38 Ariza Makukula	March 4, 1981 (age 27)	Benfica	4 (1)	v Italy, 6 February 2008
Simão Sabrosa	October 31, 1979 (age 29)	Atletico Madrid	67 (17)	v Denmark, 10 September 2008
18 Ricardo Quaresma	September 26, 1983 (age 25)	Internazionale Milano	25(3)	v Albania, 15 October 2008

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
• 2008 European Football Championship squads - Portugal

Players

Most appearances

Below is a list of the 10 players with the most appearances for Portugal, as of September 6, 2008 (* denotes players still available for selection):

Most goals

Below is a list of the top ten players with the most goals for the Portugal national football team, as of September 6, 2008 (* denotes players still available for selection)

Notable players

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Fowards

References

External links

• Portuguese Football Federation official website (Portuguese)
• Portuguese National Football Team (Portuguese)
• Portuguesefutebol.com 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 (Portuguese)
• 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 (Portuguese)

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1966 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions: England Runners-up: West Germany Third place: Portugal  Fourth place: USSR  Eliminated in quarter-finals: Argentina • Hungary • Korea DPR • Uruguay Eliminated in group stage: Brazil • Bulgaria • Chile • France • Italy • Mexico • Spain • Switzerland
UEFA Euro 1984 finalists
Champions: France Runners-up: Spain Eliminated in semi-finals: Denmark • Portugal Eliminated in group stage: Belgium • Romania • West Germany • Yugoslavia
1986 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions: Argentina Runners-up: West Germany Third place: France  Fourth place: Belgium  Eliminated in quarter-finals: Brazil • England • Mexico • Spain Eliminated in round of 16: Bulgaria • Denmark • Italy • Morocco • Paraguay • Poland • Uruguay • USSR Eliminated in group stage: Algeria • Canada • Hungary • Iraq • Korea Republic • Northern Ireland • Portugal • Scotland
UEFA Euro 1996 finalists
Champions: Germany Runners-up: Czech Republic Eliminated in semi-finals: England • France Eliminated in quarter-finals: Croatia • Netherlands • Portugal • Spain Eliminated in group stage: Bulgaria • Denmark • Italy • Romania • Russia • Scotland • Switzerland • Turkey
UEFA Euro 2000 finalists
Champions: France Runners-up: Italy Eliminated in semi-finals: Netherlands • Portugal Eliminated in quarter-finals: Romania • Spain • Turkey • Yugoslavia Eliminated in group stage: Belgium • Czech Rep. • Denmark • England • Germany • Norway • Slovenia • Sweden
2002 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions: Brazil Runners-up: Germany Third place: Turkey  Fourth place: Korea Republic  Eliminated in quarter-finals: England • Senegal • Spain • United States Eliminated in round of 16: Belgium • Denmark • Italy • Japan • Mexico • Paraguay • Republic of Ireland • Sweden Eliminated in group stage: Argentina • Cameroon • Costa Rica • China • Croatia • Ecuador • France • Nigeria • Poland • Portugal • Saudi Arabia • Russia • Slovenia • South Africa • Tunisia • Uruguay
UEFA Euro 2004 finalists
Champions: Greece Runners-up: Portugal Eliminated in semi-finals: Czech Republic • Netherlands Eliminated in quarter-finals: Denmark • England • France • Sweden Eliminated in group stage: Bulgaria • Croatia • Germany • Italy • Latvia • Russia • Spain • Switzerland
2006 FIFA World Cup finalists
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
UEFA Euro 2008 finalists
Champions: Spain Runners-up: Germany Eliminated in semi-finals: Russia • Turkey Eliminated in quarter-finals: Croatia • Italy • Netherlands • Portugal Eliminated in group stage: Austria • Czech Republic • France • Greece • Poland • Romania • Sweden • Switzerland

Portugal squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup Third Place 1 Américo • 2 Carvalho • 3 Pereira • 4 Vicente • 5 Germano • 6 Peres • 7 Figueiredo • 8 Lourenço • 9 Hilário • 10 Coluna • 11 Simões • 12 J. Augusto • 13 Eusébio • 14 Cruz • 15 Duarte • 16 Graça • 17 Morais • 18 Torres • 19 Pinto • 20 Baptista • 21 J. Carlos • 22 Festa • Coach: Glória

Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 1984 semi-finalists 1 Bento • 2 Nené • 3 Jordão • 4 Chalana • 5 Vermelhinho • 6 F. Gomes • 7 C. Manuel • 8 Veloso • 9 J. Pinto • 10 Lima Pereira • 11 Eurico • 12 J. Martins • 13 A. Sousa • 14 Frasco • 15 Pacheco • 16 Bastos Lopes • 17 Álvaro • 18 E. Luís • 19 Diamantino • 20 Damas • Coach: F. Cabrita

Portugal squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup 1 Bento • 2 J. Pinto • 3 A. Sousa • 4 Ribeiro • 5 Álvaro • 6 C. Manuel • 7 Pacheco • 8 Frederico • 9 F. Gomes • 10 Futre • 11 Bandeirinha • 12 J. Martins • 13 Morato • 14 Magalhães • 15 A. Oliveira • 16 J. António • 17 Diamantino • 18 Sobrinho • 19 Águas • 20 Inácio • 21 André • 22 Damas • Coach: Torres

Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 1996 1 Baía • 2 Secretário • 3 Paulinho Santos • 4 Oceano • 5 Couto • 6 Tavares • 7 Paneira • 8 Pinto • 9 Sá Pinto • 10 Costa • 11 Cadete • 12 Alfredo • 13 Dimas • 14 Barbosa • 15 Domingos • 16 Hélder • 17 Porfírio • 18 Folha • 19 Sousa • 20 Figo • 21 Madeira • 22 Correia • Coach: Oliveira

Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2000 semi-finalists 1 Baía • 2 J. Costa • 3 Rui Jorge • 4 Vidigal • 5 Couto • 6 Sousa • 7 Figo • 8 Pinto • 9 Sá Pinto • 10 R. Costa • 11 Conceição • 12 Espinha • 13 Dimas • 14 Xavier • 15 Costinha • 16 Beto • 17 Bento • 18 Pauleta • 19 Capucho • 20 Secretário • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Quim • Coach: Coelho

Portugal squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Baía • 2 J. Costa • 3 Xavier • 4 Caneira • 5 Couto • 6 Sousa • 7 Figo • 8 Pinto • 9 Pauleta • 10 Rui Costa • 11 Conceição • 12 Viana • 13 Andrade • 14 Barbosa • 15 Nélson • 16 Ricardo • 17 Bento • 18 Frechaut • 19 Capucho • 20 Petit • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Beto • 23 Rui Jorge • Coach: Oliveira

Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2004 Runners-up 1 Ricardo • 2 Ferreira • 3 Rui Jorge • 4 Andrade • 5 Couto • 6 Costinha • 7 Figo • 8 Petit • 9 Pauleta • 10 R. Costa • 11 Simão • 12 Quim • 13 Miguel • 14 Valente • 15 Beto • 16 Carvalho • 17 Ronaldo • 18 Maniche • 19 Tiago • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Moreira • 23 Postiga • Coach: Scolari

Portugal squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 1 Ricardo • 2 Ferreira • 3 Caneira • 4 Costa • 5 Meira • 6 Costinha • 7 Figo • 8 Petit • 9 Pauleta • 10 Viana • 11 Simão • 12 Quim • 13 Miguel • 14 Valente • 15 Boa Morte • 16 Carvalho • 17 Ronaldo • 18 Maniche • 19 Tiago • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Santos • 23 Postiga • Coach: Scolari

Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Ricardo • 2 Ferreira • 3 Alves • 4 Bosingwa • 5 Meira • 6 Meireles • 7 Ronaldo • 8 Petit • 9 Almeida • 10 Moutinho • 11 Simão • 12 Nuno • 13 Miguel • 14 Ribeiro • 15 Pepe • 16 Carvalho • 17 Quaresma • 18 Veloso • 19 Nani • 20 Deco • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Patrício • 23 Postiga • Coach: Scolari

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