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Revision as of 10:02, 25 June 2004

File:Portugal FPF crest.png

Team colours

Association

Portuguese Football Federation

Current coach

Luiz Felipe Scolari, 2003-

Most capped player

Fernando Couto: 105

Highest goalscorer

Eusébio: 41

First International

Spain 3 - 1 Portugal
(Madrid, Spain; 18 November, 1921)

Largest 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)

Largest defeat

Portugal 0 - 8 England
(Lisbon, Portugal; 25 May, 1947)

World Cup

Finals appearances: 3 (First: 1966)
Best result: Third place 1966

European Championships

Finals appearances: 4 (First: 1984)
Best result: Third place 1984, 2000; semifinals 2004

Although the Portuguese national football team 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.

Few national teams have had to live up to greater expectations than the Portugal team from roughly 1994 to 2004. The Portugal under-20 national team won two successive FIFA World Youth Cups in 1989 and 1991 with a virtual galaxy of stars, the greatest of whom were midfielders Luis Figo and Rui Costa; these stars were dubbed the golden generation. However, they have yet to transfer their success at youth level to senior level. The upcoming EURO 2004 will be the last chance for the "golden generation" to fulfill its promise.

World Cup record

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
1970 - Did not qualify
1974 - Did not qualify
1978 - Did not qualify
1982 - Did not qualify
1986 - Round 1
1990 - Did not qualify
1994 - Did not qualify
1998 - Did not qualify
2002 - Round 1

European Championship record

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 - Third place
1988 - Did not qualify
1992 - Did not qualify
1996 - Quarterfinals
2000 - Third place
2004 - Advanced to semifinals

Famous players

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