Portuguese national futsal team

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Portugal
Portugal
Logo of the Portuguese Football Association
Association Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
confederacy UEFA
FIFA code POR
home
Away
Balance sheet
218 games
140 wins
26 draws
52 defeats
statistics
First international match
Spain 4-0 Portugal
( La Coruña , Spain ; February 9, 1987 )
Biggest win
Portugal 56-0 East Timor
( Macau ; October 9, 2006 )
Biggest defeat
Brazil 8-0 Portugal
( Guatemala City , Guatemala ; December 1, 2000 )
Successes in tournaments
World Championship
Participation in the finals 5 ( first : 2000 )
Best results 3rd place 2000
European Championship
Participation in the finals 9 ( first : 1999 )
Best results European Champion 2018
(As of January 2012)

The Portuguese national futsal team is a representative sample of Portuguese futsal players . The team represents the Portuguese Football Association at international matches. The team is one of the strongest teams in Europe, in 2000 they finished third in the World Cup , and in 2018 they won the European Championship .

Performing in tournaments

Portugal took part in six European championships . The greatest success was celebrated in 2010 when they lost 4-2 to Spain in the final. Already in 2007 they failed at the European Championship in their own country in the semi-finals in the Iberian duel against Spain with 3: 4 in a six-meter shootout. The subsequent game for third place was lost to Russia 2: 3.

In 2000, Portugal took part in the finals of a World Cup for the first time after either not being invited (1989) or having no chance in qualifying (1992, 1996). In 2000 they prevailed against the favored Italians in the qualification and immediately reached third place at the World Cup premiere. In the semifinals they suffered a record 8-0 defeat against defending champions Brazil, and in the game for third place they defeated Russia 4-2 despite being 2-0 down. At the 2004 World Cup, they failed in the second round to Italy and Spain. In 2008 Portugal could not prevent the early elimination in the preliminary round despite 3 wins in 4 games as they lost the decisive match against Italy 3-1. In 2012, Portugal reached the quarter-finals where they took the lead 3-0 against Italy, but then failed 4-3 after extra time.

At the Jogos da Lusofonia 2006 they finished second behind Brazil with equal points. The 56-0 record win over East Timor was not enough, as Brazil even won 76-0 against the same opponent a short time later. In 2009 Portugal had to settle for silver again, as the decisive game against Brazil was lost 2-0.

Futsal World Cup

  • 1989 - not invited
  • 1992 - did not qualify
  • 1996 - did not qualify
  • 2000 - 3rd place
  • 2004 - intermediate round
  • 2008 - preliminary round
  • 2012 - quarter-finals
  • 2016 - 4th place

European Futsal Championship

  • 1996 - did not qualify
  • 1999 - preliminary round
  • 2001 - did not qualify
  • 2003 - preliminary round
  • 2005 - preliminary round
  • 2007 - 4th place
  • 2010 - 2nd place
  • 2012 - quarter-finals
  • 2014 - semi-finals
  • 2016 - quarter-finals
  • 2018 - European Champion

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