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===2006 FIFA World Cup===
===2006 FIFA World Cup===


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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 national football team|Russia]] 7-1, and finished first place in Group D of the WC finals, with victories over [[Angola national football team|Angola]] (1-0, goal from Pauleta, the leading goalscorer in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup qualifiers]]), [[Iran national football team|Iran]] (2-0, scored by [[Deco]] and [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]) and [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] (2-1, goals from [[Maniche]] and [[Simão Sabrosa|Simão]]). Only Mexico's [[Francisco Fonseca]] was able to score against Portugal.
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 national football team|Russia]] 7-1, and finished first place in Group D of the WC finals, with victories over [[Angola national football team|Angola]] (1-0, goal from Pauleta, the leading goalscorer in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup qualifiers]]), [[Iran national football team|Iran]] (2-0, scored by [[Deco]] and [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]) and [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] (2-1, goals from [[Maniche]] and [[Simão Sabrosa|Simão]]). Only Mexico's [[Francisco Fonseca]] was able to score against Portugal.


Revision as of 03:26, 17 August 2008

Portugal
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Selecção das Quinas[1]
AssociationFederação Portuguesa de Futebol
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachPortugal Carlos Queiroz[2][3][4][5]
CaptainNuno Gomes[6]
Most capsLuís Figo (127)
Top scorerPauleta (47)
FIFA codePOR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current9
Highest4 (March 2001)
Lowest43 (August 1998)
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 Portugal 0 - 10 England England
(Lisbon, Portugal; 25 May 1947)
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1966)
Best resultThird place, 1966
European Championship
Appearances5 (first in 1984)
Best resultSecond 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.

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.[7]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.

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.[8]

2006 FIFA World Cup

we arnt good

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 a 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 Zinedine 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.

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

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

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World Cup record

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
Italy 1934 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
France 1938 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
Brazil 1950 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Switzerland 1954 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Sweden 1958 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Chile 1962 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
England 1966 Third place 3 6 5 0 1 17 8
Mexico 1970 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
West Germany 1974 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Argentina 1978 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Spain 1982 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Mexico 1986 Round 1 17 3 1 0 2 2 4
Italy 1990 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United States 1994 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
France 1998 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
South KoreaJapan 2002 Round 1 21 3 1 0 2 6 4
Germany 2006 Fourth place 4 6 5 0 1 17 8
South Africa 2010
Total 4/18 1 third place 19 11 1 7 32 21

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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, 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.[9]

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.[10]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 Yakin 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
France 1960 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Spain 1964 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Italy 1968 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Belgium 1972 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Italy 1980 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
France 1984 Semi-finals 4 1 2 1 4 4
West Germany 1988 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
Sweden 1992 Did not Qualify - - - - - -
England 1996 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 5 2
BelgiumNetherlands 2000 Semi-finals 5 4 0 1 10 4
Portugal 2004 Final 6 3 1 2 8 6
AustriaSwitzerland 2008 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 7 6
PolandUkraine 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)

 Portugal 2-0 Turkey  (June 7, 2008, Euro 2008)

 Czech Republic 1-3 Portugal  (June 11, 2008, Euro 2008)

  Switzerland 2-0 Portugal  (June 15, 2008, Euro 2008)

 Portugal 2-3 Germany  (June 19, 2008, Euro 2008)

 Portugal - Faroe Islands  (August 20, 2008, friendly match)

 Malta - Portugal  on (September 6, 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification)

 Portugal - Denmark  on (September 10, 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification)

 Sweden - Portugal  on (October 11, 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification)

 Portugal - Albania  on (October 15, 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification)

 Brazil - Portugal  (November 19, 2008, friendly match)

Current squad

The following players named for UEFA EURO 2008.[11]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ricardo (1976-02-11) February 11, 1976 (age 48) 79 0 Spain Real Betis
2 2DF Paulo Ferreira (1979-01-18) January 18, 1979 (age 45) 51 0 England Chelsea
3 2DF Bruno Alves (1981-11-27) November 27, 1981 (age 42) 11 1 Portugal Porto
4 2DF Bosingwa (1982-08-24) August 24, 1982 (age 41) 11 0 England Chelsea
5 2DF Fernando Meira (1978-06-05) June 5, 1978 (age 45) 52 2 Turkey Galatasaray
6 3MF Raul Meireles (1983-03-17) March 17, 1983 (age 41) 12 1 Portugal Porto
7 4FW Cristiano Ronaldo (vice-captain) (1985-02-05) February 5, 1985 (age 39) 58 21 England Manchester United
8 3MF Petit (1976-09-25) September 25, 1976 (age 47) 57 4 Germany Köln
9 4FW Hugo Almeida (1984-05-23) May 23, 1984 (age 39) 11 2 Germany Werder Bremen
10 3MF João Moutinho (1986-09-08) September 8, 1986 (age 37) 17 1 Portugal Sporting
11 4FW Simão (1979-10-31) October 31, 1979 (age 44) 64 15 Spain Atlético Madrid
12 1GK Nuno (1974-01-25) January 25, 1974 (age 50) 0 0 Portugal Porto
13 2DF Miguel (1980-01-04) January 4, 1980 (age 44) 48 1 Spain Valencia
14 2DF Jorge Ribeiro (1981-11-09) November 9, 1981 (age 42) 9 0 Portugal Benfica
15 2DF Pepe (1983-02-26) February 26, 1983 (age 41) 7 1 Spain Real Madrid
16 2DF Ricardo Carvalho (1978-05-18) May 18, 1978 (age 46) 46 4 England Chelsea
17 4FW Ricardo Quaresma (1983-09-26) September 26, 1983 (age 40) 23 3 Portugal Porto
18 3MF Miguel Veloso (1986-05-11) May 11, 1986 (age 38) 7 0 Portugal Sporting
19 4FW Nani (1986-11-17) November 17, 1986 (age 37) 16 2 England Manchester United
20 3MF Deco (1977-08-27) August 27, 1977 (age 46) 56 4 England Chelsea
21 4FW Nuno Gomes (captain) (1976-07-05) July 5, 1976 (age 47) 72 29 Portugal Benfica
22 1GK Rui Patrício (1988-02-15) February 15, 1988 (age 36) 0 0 Portugal Sporting
23 4FW Hélder Postiga (1982-08-02) August 2, 1982 (age 41) 34 11 Portugal Sporting
  • Due to a broken wrist injury sustained during training, Benfica's Quim missed out on the tournament. Porto's Nuno was called-up as his late replacement.

Previous squads

Players

Most appearances

Below is a list of the 10 players with the most appearances for Portugal, as of June 25, 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* 79 0 02-06-2001 19-06-2008
8 Nuno Gomes* 72 29 24-01-1996 19-06-2008
9 João Pinto 70 1 16-02-1983 09-11-1996
10 Nené 66 22 21-04-1971 23-06-1984

Most goals

Below is a list of the top ten players with the most goals for the Portugal national football team, as of June 25 2008 (* 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* 72 29 28-01-1996 19-06-2008
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* 58 21 20-08-2003 19-06-2008
9 Rui Jordão 43 15 29-03-1972 25-01-1989
= Fernando Peyroteo 20 15 24-04-1938 20-03-1949
= Simão Sabrosa* 64 15 18-11-1998 19-06-2008
10 José Torres 33 14 23-01-1963 13-10-1973

References

  1. ^ Selecção das Quinas refers to the five shields ("Team of the Escutcheons") or the five dots inside them ("Team of the Bezants") in the Portuguese flag, used until the 70s as the shirt badge. Refer to Flag of Portugal for symbolism associated with these bezants.
  2. ^ Adamson, Mike (2008-07-11). "Queiroz confirmed as Portugal manager". Sport. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  3. ^ Pontes, Carlos (2008-07-12). "Queiroz leaves Man United to become Portugal coach". uk.reuters.com. Thompson Reuters. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  4. ^ "Queiroz takes Portugal coach post". Sport. The BBC. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  5. ^ "Ferguson bids farewell to Queiroz, thanking him for rebuilding the team". Sports. International Herald Tribune. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2008-07-11. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Nuno Gomes named captain Template:Pt icon
  7. ^ Portugal shame?
  8. ^ FIFA suspends Pinto
  9. ^ UEFA suspends Portuguese trio
  10. ^ Euro 2008 promotional video, on YouTube
  11. ^ Maniche misses out for Portugal

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