Portuguese National Football Team / World Championships

Portugal
Portugal

World Cup record goalscorer:	Eusebio (9)
World Cup record players:	Cristiano Ronaldo (16)
Rank :	17th
Balance sheet
30 World Cup games 14 wins 6 draws 10 defeats 49:35 goals
statistics
First World Cup game Portugal 3-1 Hungary Manchester ( ENG ); July 13, 1966
Biggest World Cup victory Portugal 7-0 North Korea Cape Town ( RSA ); June 21, 2010
Biggest World Cup defeat Portugal 0: 4 Germany Salvador da Bahia ( BRA ); June 16, 2014
successes
World Championship
Participation in the finals	6 ( first : 1966 )
Best results	Third: 1966
Best placements in the countries that host the FIFA World Cup
(Status: after the 2018 World Cup )

The article contains a detailed description of the Portuguese national soccer team at soccer world championships . The Portuguese were able to qualify for a world championship seven times. The best placement was third place in the first participation in 1966.

Overview

year	Host country	Participation until ...	last opponent	Result	Trainer	Comments and special features
1930	Uruguay	not participated	-	-
1934	Italy	not qualified	-	-		failed in qualification to Spain
1938	France	not qualified	-	-		failed in qualifying because of Switzerland
1950	Brazil	waived participation	-	-		failed in qualification to Spain . The place offered later as a replacement for the withdrawn Turkey was not accepted.
1954	Switzerland	not qualified	-	-		failed in qualification to Austria
1958	Sweden	not qualified	-	-		failed in the qualification to Northern Ireland
1962	Chile	not qualified	-	-		failed in qualification to England
1966	England	3rd place match	USSR	3rd place	Otto Glória	Defeat in semi-finals against England ; Eusébio top scorer
1970	Mexico	not qualified	-	-		failed in qualification to Romania
1974	BR Germany	not qualified	-	-		failed in qualification to Bulgaria
1978	Argentina	not qualified	-	-		failed in qualification to Poland
1982	Spain	not qualified	-	-		failed in qualifying to Scotland and Northern Ireland
1986	Mexico	Preliminary round	England , Poland , Morocco	17th	José Augusto Torres
1990	Italy	not qualified	-	-		failed in qualification against Belgium and the ČSSR
1994	United States	not qualified	-	-		failed in qualification to Italy and Switzerland
1998	France	not qualified	-	-		failed in qualification to Germany and Ukraine
2002	South Korea Japan	Preliminary round	USA , Poland , South Korea	21st	Antonio Oliveira
2006	Germany	3rd place match	Germany	4th Place	Luiz Felipe Scolari	Loss in the semi-finals against France
2010	South Africa	Round of 16	Spain	11.	Carlos Queiroz	Defeat against the eventual world champion
2014	Brazil	Preliminary round	Germany , USA , Ghana	18th	Paulo Bento
2018	Russia	Round of 16	Uruguay	13.	Fernando Santos	In the qualification , Switzerland , Hungary , the Faroe Islands , Latvia and Andorra were the opponents

Statistics (data including 2018: 21 World Championships; percentages are rounded)

• Participation waiver: 2 × (10%; 1930, 1950)
• Unqualified: 12 × (57%; 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1994 and 1998)
• Sports qualification: 7 × (33% or 37% of the attempts)
  • Preliminary round: 3 × (14%; 1986, 2002 and 2014)
  • Round of 16: 2 × (10%; 2010, 2018)
  • Match for 3rd place: 2 × (10%, 1966 and 2010)
    • Fourth: 1 × (5%, 2010)
    • Third: 1 × (5%; 1966)

World Cup tournaments

1930 in Uruguay

Like most European teams, the Portuguese did not take part in the first World Cup.

1934 in Italy

For the first World Cup in Europe is Portugal had to go through two games against the neighbor Spain qualify and lost both games (0: 9 and 1: 2).

1938 in France

For the first World Cup in France to Portugal had against Switzerland qualify . Both agreed on a game on a neutral pitch, which Switzerland won 2-1 in Milan .

1950 in Brazil

For the first World Cup in Brazil , Portugal had to play against Spain again in qualifying and lost 5-1 in Madrid . In the second leg in Lisbon only a 2: 2 was achieved with which Portugal was eliminated. When the qualified Turkish team gave up their right to start, the free place was offered to the Portuguese, but they refused to participate.

1954 in Switzerland

In qualifying for the World Cup in Switzerland, Portugal met Austria and lost their first game in Vienna 1: 9. After a goalless draw in Lisbon, Portugal were eliminated.

1958 in Sweden

For the Football World Cup 1958 Portugal could not qualify again and Northern Ireland had to give way. After all, the first qualifying game was won against Italy , but in the end Italy, which only missed participation at this World Cup, was placed ahead of Portugal.

1962 in Chile

For the soccer world championship in 1962 Portugal could not qualify again. This time England was too strong and even Luxembourg lost. With Benfica Lisbon in 1961 a Portuguese team won the European Cup for the first time and confirmed their success in 1962, so there were justified hopes for qualification.

1966 in England

Eusébio - World Cup top scorer in 1966

For the World Cup in England , Portugal had to qualify in a group with runner-up world champions Czechoslovakia , Romania and Turkey . This succeeded with ease. Only the last game in Romania was lost when the qualification was already established.

In England, Portugal became a surprise team. She won her first World Cup game against Hungary 3-1, with José Augusto already making it 1-0 in the first minute and after the 1-1 draw in the meantime, he brought the Portuguese back into the lead. Against Bulgaria they won 3-0 in the next game, with the later top scorer Eusébio scoring his first of nine World Cup goals with the 2-0 goal. Then the team faced defending champions Brazil and in a tough game in which Pele was brutally fouled several times by João Morais , which left him only partially in the game, Portugal prevailed 3-1 and reached the quarter-finals. Here was North Korea , the second surprise team of the tournament, the opponents who had surprisingly eliminated Italy . The North Koreans, who had only scored two goals in three group games, took the lead 1-0 in the first minute and increased to 3-0 by the 24th minute. But three minutes later Eusébio reduced the score to 1: 3 and two minutes before the break with a penalty to 2: 3. After the break he scored two more goals, one of them again from a penalty and the 5: 3 scored by José Augusto, Portugal qualified for the semi-finals. Here the Portuguese met hosts England and lost 2-1. In the small final against the USSR , third place was achieved with a 2-1 victory and Eusébio was the top scorer. With that, Portugal said goodbye to the World Cup for 20 years.

1970 in Mexico

Four years later, Portugal failed to qualify again. In a group with Romania , Greece and Switzerland , only the last place was taken. The qualification started well with a 3-0 win against Romania, but then they lost in Greece and at home to Switzerland and only got two points against Greece and Switzerland.

1974 in the Federal Republic of Germany

The qualification for the first World Cup in Germany went better, at least the second place was achieved in a group with Bulgaria , Northern Ireland and Cyprus , but this did not reach the qualification. The decisive factor was that Portugal only played a draw in their home games against the Bulgarians and Northern Irish, while the Bulgarians won all home games and thus qualified. In Germany, however, Bulgaria could not play a major role.

1978 in Argentina

The qualification for the World Cup in Argentina only finished second in the group and had to give way to Poland , the third place in the 1974 World Cup, against whom Portugal lost their first home game 2-0. Although all games were then won against the other group opponents Denmark and Cyprus, only a 1-1 draw was achieved in Poland.

1982 in Spain

Although the increase in the field of participants to 24 teams for the World Cup in Spain , which allowed 13 European teams to qualify, the qualification was apparently easier, but Portugal only reached fourth place in its group. Scotland and Northern Ireland qualified and Sweden was also ahead of Portugal. Only Israel was weaker. The qualification had started well with a 0-0 win in Scotland and victories against Northern Ireland and Israel . But after that all games were lost. Only the last game against Scotland, when everything was decided, was won. So Portugal missed the World Cup in the neighboring country.

1986 in Mexico

20 years after the first World Cup participation, Portugal was able to qualify again. Together with the German team , the Portugal taught the first World Cup qualifying defeat, managed a second group the qualifications . Sweden and Czechoslovakia were just left behind, Malta was only a point supplier, but was able to take a point from the Czechoslovaks, which they then lacked in the end.

In Mexico, Portugal won the opening game against ex-world champions England 1-0, but then lost to Poland 0-1. In the last game against Morocco , which had previously played 0-0 twice, a draw would have been enough for the Portuguese to reach the round of 16, but surprisingly they lost 3-1. For Morocco this was the first ever victory at a World Cup. Portugal, bottom of the group, said goodbye to the World Cup for 16 years.

1990 in Italy

For the second World Cup in Italy , Portugal had to qualify in a group with Belgium , the ČSSR , Switzerland and Luxembourg , but only reached third place, two points behind Belgium and the ČSSR.

1994 in the United States

The qualification for the World Cup in the United States had Portugal against Italy , Switzerland, Scotland , Malta and Estonia dispute and had until the final day good chance. The last game in Italy was lost 0-1, so that Portugal missed participation in third despite the fewest goals conceded.

1998 in France

To qualify for the second World Cup in France, Portugal was drawn into a group with European champions Germany , Ukraine , Armenia , Northern Ireland and Albania . Qualification started badly for the Portuguese: with a 0-0 victory in Armenia and a 2-1 defeat in Ukraine. After that, no more games were lost, but in the end one point was missing to reach the relegation games of the group runners-up.

2002 in Japan and South Korea

To qualify for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, the Portuguese, who had reached the semi-finals of the European Championship two years earlier, competed in a group against Ireland , the Netherlands , Estonia , Cyprus and Andorra and qualified as first in the group, level on points with Ireland, which could also qualify in the intercontinental playoffs against Iran.

In South Korea, the team was drawn into a relatively easy group with co-hosts South Korea , which had never made it through the group stage before, the USA and Poland, and were considered group favorites. But already the first game against the USA was lost 3-2. After that Poland was defeated 4-0, but the last group game against the co-hosts was lost 0-1, with two Portuguese being sent off.

2006 in Germany

Portugal also qualified for the 2006 World Cup in Germany . In a group of seven with Slovakia , Russia , Estonia, Latvia , Liechtenstein and Luxembourg , Portugal prevailed with a seven point lead. No game was lost and especially impressed in the 7-1 win against Russia. Only the 2: 2 in Liechtenstein was a bit out of the ordinary.

In Germany, Portugal met the former colony Angola in the opening game , which was able to qualify for the first time. With 1-0, however, the victory was very close. With a 2-0 win against Iran , the round of 16 was made perfect. In the subsequent game against Mexico , the group win was achieved with a 2-1. In the round of 16, the Portuguese met the Dutch , whom they had defeated in the semi-finals two years earlier at the European Championships in their own country . In one of the toughest games in World Cup history with twelve yellow cards and four yellow-red cards, Portugal won 1-0. In the quarter-finals against England , Portugal then benefited from England's weakness on penalties and reached the semi-finals for the second time. Here ex-world champion France was the opponent and won 1-0. In the small final, the team then met host Germany and had to surrender to Bastian Schweinsteiger's one-man show . The fourth place is the best position since the first participation 40 years earlier. After the World Cup, the record international player Luís Figo and record scorer Pauleta ended their national team career.

2010 in South Africa

Scene from the round of 16 against Spain

However , Portugal only managed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa with two 1-0 victories in the play-offs of the runners-up against Bosnia and Herzegovina . Previously, in a group of six, only second place was occupied behind Denmark . Sweden , Hungary , Albania and Malta were relegated to their places. The only defeat was in the home game against Denmark, which was lost 3-2.

In South Africa, the team was drawn into a so-called death group with Brazil , the Ivory Coast and North Korea . In the first game against the Ivorians there was only a 0-0, against North Korea with the 7-0 the Portuguese achieved the highest World Cup victory. With another goalless draw against record world champions Brazil, Portugal moved into second place in the round of 16. In this, the team met European champions Spain and lost 1-0, so that the World Cup was over for Portugal.

Coach Carlos Queiroz was initially banned from the anti-doping agency for six months because of disability and insults from inspectors during doping controls in the training camp before the world championship. The Portuguese football association FPF drew conclusions from this and released the coach from his duties on September 9, 2010.

2014 in Brazil

Also for the qualifications needed for the second World Cup in Brazil Portugal go the way through the play-off matches of the runners. In the group stage, Russia was stronger and only Israel , Azerbaijan , Northern Ireland and Luxembourg weaker. The direct qualification was gambled away with a 1-1 draw in the penultimate game against Israel. In the playoff games Sweden was the opponent and Cristiano Ronaldo decided the games almost single-handedly. In the first leg in Lisbon he scored the only goal to win 1-0. In the second leg in Solna he scored three goals for a 3-2 win, which meant that Portugal qualified.

In Brazil, the team met eventual world champions Germany in their first game and lost 4-0. In the second game against the USA , the team was 2-1 down until stoppage time, but then managed to equalize. The final 2: 1 against Ghana was not enough, as the Portuguese had the worse goal difference compared to the Americans through their first major defeat. So Portugal retired as a third party. After all, Cristiano Ronaldo was able to score his 50th international goal in the game against Ghana . After Portugal lost their first game to Albania in the following European Championship qualification, Paulo Bento , who had already come under fire after losing in the preliminary round, resigned as national coach. His successor was the previous Greek national coach Fernando Santos .

2018 in Russia

In the qualifying , which began in September 2016, the Portuguese arrived as the current European champion to Switzerland , Hungary , the Faroe Islands , Latvia and Andorra . The Portuguese started with a 2-0 defeat against Switzerland, but then won all other games so that they were in second place before the last game. In this they met for the second leg on Switzerland, which had won all games up to then. With a 2-0 win they relegated the Swiss to second place and qualified directly for the World Cup finals. With 15 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo was the second top scorer in European qualifying.

In Russia, Portugal started 3-3 against neighboring Spain, with Ronaldo scoring all three goals for his side. Against Morocco, he scored the only goal of the game in the fourth minute. Against Iran, he then failed with a penalty on the opposing goalkeeper. With a 1-1 draw, the Portuguese reached the round of 16 in second place, where they lost 2-1 to Uruguay.

player

Cristiano Ronaldo , Portuguese player with the most World Cup games

Ranking of the Portuguese World Cup players with the most appearances

01. Cristiano Ronaldo 16 in 4 tournaments

02. Simão 11 in 2 tournaments

03. Luís Figo and Ricardo Carvalho 10 each in 2 tournaments

05. Pauleta , Petit and Tiago 9 each in 2 tournaments

08. Bruno Alves , Maniche , Fernando Meira, Miguel Pepe , and Ricardo 7 each in 1, 2 (Alves and Miguel) and 3 (Pepe) tournaments

Ranking of the Portuguese World Cup players with the most goals

01. Eusébio 9 goals

02. Cristiano Ronaldo 7 goals

03. Pauleta 4 goals

04. José Augusto and José Torres 3 goals each

World Cup captains

• 1966: Mário Coluna
• 1986: Manuel Bento (1st game), Fernando Gomes
• 2002: Fernando Couto
• 2006: Luís Figo
• 2010, 2014, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo

Players banned from World Championships

• 2002: Beto received the yellow-red card and João Pinto the red card in the game against South Korea . Jorge Costa’s second yellow card had no effect as Portugal were eliminated. Beto was then suspended for the European Championship opening game against Greece, João Pinto for four months for all international competitions.
• 2006: In the round of 16 against the Netherlands, Costinha received the second yellow card and then, like Deco, the yellow-red card and Nuno Valente the second yellow card. Since the yellow cards from the preliminary round were no longer taken into account, only the two players who had received the yellow-red card were then suspended for the quarter-finals against England . In the semifinals of this Petit then received the second yellow card in the knockout round and was banned for the semifinals against France. Ricardo Carvalho received the second yellow card in the knockout round and was banned from the game for third place.
• 2010: Ricardo Costa received the red card in the 89th minute of the round of 16 match against Spain , as Portugal was eliminated, this had no further effect on the tournament. But he was suspended for the European Championship qualifier against Cyprus . The second yellow card for Tiago in this game had no further effect.
• 2014: In the match against Germany won Pepe the red card and was responsible for the game against the United States blocked.

Share of players playing abroad in the World Cup squad

Legionaries did not play a role in the Portuguese squad in the first two appearances. In 2002 they made up the core of the team and from 2006 the majority.

Year (games)	Number (countries)	Players (stakes)
1966 (6) and 1986 (3)	0
2002 (3)	9 (2 in England, 1 in France, 4 in Italy, 2 in Spain)	Jorge Costa (3), Abel Xavier (2); Pauleta (3); Sérgio Conceição (3), Rui Costa (3), Fernando Couto (3), Nuno Gomes (2), Luís Figo (3), Paulo Sousa (0)
2006 (7)	15 (1 in Germany, 6 in England, 3 in France, 1 in Italy, 1 in Russia, 3 in Spain)	Fernando Meira (7); Luís Boa Morte (1), Ricardo Carvalho (6), Paulo Ferreira (3), Maniche (7), Cristiano Ronaldo (6), Nuno Valente (6); Pauleta (6), Hélder Postiga (3), Tiago (5); Luís Figo (7); Costinha (5); Miguel (6), Hugo Viana (2), Deco (4)
2010 (4)	13 (1 in Germany, 3 in England, 1 in France, 1 in Greece, 1 in Russia, 6 in Spain)	Hugo Almeida (2); Paulo Ferreira (1), Ricardo Carvalho (4), Deco (1); Ricardo Costa (2); Daniel Fernandes (0); Danny (3); Duda (2), Miguel (1), Pepe (2), Cristiano Ronaldo (4), Simão (4), Tiago (4)
2014 (3)	15 (1 in Germany, 1 in England, 1 in France, 1 in Italy, 1 in Russia, 6 in Spain, 3 in Turkey, 1 in Ukraine)	Vieirinha (1); Nani (3); João Moutinho (3); Hélder Postiga (1); Luís Neto (0); Beto (2), Fábio Coentrão (1), Ricardo Costa (2), Pepe (2), João Pereira (3), Cristiano Ronaldo (3); Hugo Almeida (1), Bruno Alves (3), Raúl Meireles (2); Miguel Veloso (3)
2018 (3)	17 (1 in China, 1 in Germany, 4 in England, 2 in France, 2 in Italy, 1 in Russia, 1 in Scotland, 2 in Spain, 3 in Turkey)	José Fonte (3); Raphaël Guerreiro (3); João Mário (2), Adrien Silva (2), Bernardo Silva (3), Cédric Soares (3); Anthony Lopes , João Moutinho (3); Mário Rui , André Silva (2); Manuel Fernandes ; Bruno Alves ; Cristiano Ronaldo (3), Gonçalo Guedes (3); Beto, Pepe (3), Ricardo Quaresma (2)

Games

The Portuguese have played 30 World Cup games so far. Of these, 14 won, 10 lost and 6 ended in a draw. A draw game had to be extended because a winner had to be determined. The game was then won on penalties.

The Portuguese never played in the opening game and had to face the hosts three times, always losing: in 1966 in the semi-finals, in 2002 in the preliminary round and in 2006 in the game for third place.

The Portuguese lost three times (1966, 2010 and 2014) to the eventual world champions.

In 1966 in the preliminary round, the Portuguese won against the defending champion.

The Portuguese met newcomers to the World Cup twice: in 1966 (when they were newcomers themselves) / North Korea and 2006 / Angola.

Portugal met England most frequently in World Cup tournaments, a total of three times (1966, 1986 and 2006).

All World Cup games
No.	date	opponent	Result	occasion	venue	Remarks
1.	07/13/1966	Hungary	3: 1	Preliminary round	Manchester ( ENG )
2.	07/16/1966	Bulgaria	3-0	Preliminary round	Manchester ( ENG )
3.	07/19/1966	Brazil (TV)	3: 1	Preliminary round	Liverpool ( ENG )	Biggest win against Brazil
4th	07/23/1966	North Korea	5: 3	Quarter finals	Liverpool ( ENG )	First international match against North Korea
5.	07/26/1966	England	1: 2	Semifinals	London ( ENG )
6th	07/28/1966	Soviet Union	2: 1	3rd place match	London ( ENG )	First international match against the Soviet Union
7th	06/03/1986	England	1-0	Preliminary round	Monterrey ( MEX )
8th.	06/07/1986	Poland	0: 1	Preliminary round	Monterrey ( MEX )
9.	06/11/1986	Morocco	1: 3	Preliminary round	Guadalajara ( MEX )	First international match against Morocco
10.	06/05/2002	United States	2: 3	Preliminary round	Suwon ( KOR )
11.	06/10/2002	Poland	4-0	Preliminary round	Jeonju ( KOR )
12.	06/14/2002	South Korea	0: 1	Preliminary round	Incheon ( KOR )	First international match against South Korea
13.	06/11/2006	Angola	1-0	Preliminary round	Cologne ( GER )
14th	06/17/2006	Iran	2-0	Preliminary round	Frankfurt ( GER )
15th	06/21/2006	Mexico	2: 1	Preliminary round	Gelsenkirchen ( GER )
16.	06/25/2006	Netherlands	1-0	Round of 16	Nuremberg ( GER )	Record game with four yellow-red and eight yellow cards 450th international match
17th	07/01/2006	England	0: 0 n.v. 3: 1 i. E.	Quarter finals	Gelsenkirchen ( GER )	Ricardo saves three penalties
18th	07/05/2006	France	0: 1	World Cup semi-finals	Munich ( GER )
19th	07/08/2006	Germany	1: 3	3rd place match	Stuttgart ( GER )	127th and last international game by record international player Luís Figo 88th and last international game by record scorer Pauleta (47 goals for Portugal)
20th	06/15/2010	Ivory Coast	0-0	Preliminary round	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium , Port Elizabeth ( RSA )	First international match against Ivory Coast 500th international match
21st	06/21/2010	North Korea	7-0	Preliminary round	Cape Town Stadium , Cape Town ( RSA )	Biggest defeat in North Korea
22nd	06/25/2010	Brazil	0-0	Preliminary round	Moses Mabhida Stadium , Durban ( RSA )
23.	06/29/2010	Spain	0: 1	Round of 16	Cape Town Stadium , Cape Town ( RSA )
24.	06/16/2014	Germany	0: 4	Preliminary round	Arena Fonte Nova , Salvador da Bahia ( BRA )	Biggest defeat against Germany
25th	06/22/2014	United States	2: 2	Preliminary round	Arena da Amazônia , Manaus ( BRA )	550th international match
26th	06/26/2014	Ghana	2: 1	Preliminary round	Estádio Nacional de Brasília , Brasília ( BRA )	First international match against Ghana, 50th international goal by Cristiano Ronaldo
27.	June 15, 2018	Spain	3: 3	Group game	Sochi ( RUS )
28.	June 20, 2018	Morocco	1-0	Group game	Moscow ( RUS )
29	June 25, 2018	Iran	1: 1	Group game	Saransk ( RUS )
30th	06/30/2018	Uruguay	1: 2	Round of 16	Sochi ( RUS )

Highest victories and defeats

The Portuguese team achieved their highest victories against the following countries in World Cup tournaments:

•  Brazil : 1966 preliminary round 3-1 (also a 2-0 in a friendly)
•  Bulgaria : preliminary round 1966 3-0
•  Ghana : Preliminary round 2014 2-1 (first game against Ghana)
•  Morocco : Preliminary round 2018 1-0 (first win against Morocco)
•  Mexico : Preliminary round 2006 2: 1 (also a 1: 0 in a friendly and a 2: 1 n.V. in the Confed Cup semi-finals 2017)
•  North Korea : preliminary round 2010 7-0
•  Soviet Union : Game for 3rd place in 1966 2: 1 (also a 1: 0 in the Brazil Independence Cup 1972 and in the European Championship qualification 1984)

The Portuguese team suffered their biggest defeats in World Cup tournaments against the following countries:

•  Germany : preliminary round 2014 0-4
•  Morocco : 1986 1-3 preliminary round (first game against Morocco)
•  South Korea : 2002 preliminary round 0-1 (only game against South Korea)
•  USA : 2002 preliminary round 2: 3 (also a 0: 1 in a friendly game)

Records

team

• Most tournament goals:
  • 1966: 17 in 6 games
• The biggest victory in a tournament: 2010 Portugal - North Korea 7-0 in the preliminary round.
• Of the teams that participated a maximum of seven times, Portugal scored the most goals (49) and the best goal difference (+14).
• Most frequent participation in the qualification: Portugal, Ireland (1934 and 1938 as Irish Free State, from 1950 as Republic of Ireland) and Luxembourg 20 times each (for all qualifications)

player

• Ricardo is the only goalkeeper who has saved three penalties in a penalty shoot-out (quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup - England 1-3 Portugal)
• World Cup top scorer: Eusébio 1966 with 9 goals
• On June 5, 2002 Beto scored the 1,800th World Cup goal with the 1: 3 in the 3-2 defeat in the preliminary round match against the USA.

Negative records

• Most of the dismissals were in the round of 16 between Portugal and the Netherlands at the 2006 World Cup (4 yellow-red cards, 2 per team)
• The most yellow cards were in the game Portugal - Netherlands at the 2006 World Cup (12 yellow and 4 yellow-red) and the game Germany - Cameroon at the 2002 World Cup (14 yellow and 2 yellow-red).

See also

Portuguese national soccer team / European championships

Web links

• Football World - Statistics - Portugal on fifa.com
• fifa.com: "Statistical overview: records and milestones"

References and footnotes

1. ↑ Won one game on penalties
2. ↑ The placements from 5th place onwards were determined by FIFA without any placement games. See: All-time FIFA World Cup Ranking 1930-2010 (PDF; 200 kB)
3. ^ Association dismisses Queiroz
4. ↑ fifa.com: "Fernando Santos new national coach in Portugal"
5. ↑ In the match report of the game against Bulgaria at eu-football.info , Germano de Figueiredo is named as captain.
6. ↑ One of them for a Monegasque club