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Although the '''Portuguese national football team''' has never won any major competition at senior level, nor had they reached a final before ], 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 ], in their very first World Cup appearance, when they reached the semi-finals and lost only to later world champions ]. Led by their legendary player ], they put up amazing performances, knocking out previous World Cup champions ] and fighting back from a 3-0 result in the quarter-finals against ], winning by 5-3. Portugal eventually finished in third place and ] was considered the best player of the tournament.
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Few national teams have had to live up to greater expectations than the Portugal team from roughly ] to ]. The Portugal under-20 national team won two successive ] ]s in ] and ] with a virtual galaxy of stars, the greatest of whom were midfielders ] and ]; these stars were dubbed the ''golden generation''. However, they have yet to transfer their success at youth level to senior level. The remaining members of the "golden generation", along with younger talent such as ], finally led Portugal to its first-ever senior-level final at ]. Portugal lost 1-0 to ] in the final.

==World Cup record==
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==European Championship record==
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==Famous players==

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==External links==

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Revision as of 14:11, 5 July 2004

File:Portugal FPF crest.png
Team colours
Home Away
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: Runners-up, 2004

Although the Portuguese national football team has never won any major competition at senior level, nor had they reached a final before Euro 2004, 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 remaining members of the "golden generation", along with younger talent such as Cristiano Ronaldo, finally led Portugal to its first-ever senior-level final at Euro 2004. Portugal lost 1-0 to Greece in the final.

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 - Runners-up

Famous players

External links

National football teams of Europe (UEFA)
Active
Defunct
International association football
World (FIFA)
Asia (AFC)
Africa (CAF)
North America (CONCACAF)
South America (CONMEBOL)
Oceania (OFC)
Europe (UEFA)
Inter-Continental
Non-FIFA
See also
Geography
Codes
Player/Club of the Century
Women's football
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