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The Portuguese national football team is currently one of the top European football teams.

Portugal
Association
File:Portugal FPF crest.png

Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
(Portuguese Football Federation)

Founded 1914
FIFA affilliation 1923
UEFA affilliation 1954
President Gilberto Madaíl
Website www.fpf.pt
First international Spain 3 Portugal 1 (1921)
First World Cup appearance 1966
Honors No major honors
Most capped player Fernando Couto (105)
Highest goalscorer Eusébio (41)
Largest win 8-0 vs. Liechtenstein (1994 and 1999) and Kuwait (2003)
Largest defeat 0-10 vs. England (1947)
Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari (2003-)

Profile

Although Portugal has never won any major competition at senior level nor have reached a final, they usually play very attractive football and can produce some great performances, playing head-to-head with the world's best national sides.

Portugal's best performance yet, was back in the 1966 World Cup, in their very first World Cup appearance, when they reached the semi-finals and lost only to later world champions England. Led by their legendary player Eusébio, they put up amazing performances, knocking out previous World Cup champions Brazil and fighting back from a 3-0 result in the quarter-finals against North Korea, winning by 5-3. Portugal eventually finished in third place and Eusébio was considered the best player of the tournament.

World Cup

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European Championship

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