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Revision as of 00:24, 12 June 2007

Portugal
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Equipa das Quinas[1]
AssociationFederação Portuguesa de Futebol
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBrazil Luiz Felipe Scolari (2003-)
CaptainJorge Andrade
Most capsLuís Figo (127)
Top scorerPauleta (47)
FIFA codePOR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current7
Highest4 (March 2001)
Lowest43 (August 1998)
First international
Spain Spain 3 - 1 Portugal Portugal
(Madrid, Spain; 18 November 1921)
Biggest win
Portugal Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
(Lisbon, Portugal; 18 November 1994)
Portugal Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
(Coimbra, Portugal; 9 June 1999)
Portugal Portugal 8 - 0 Kuwait 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
Appearances4 (first in 1984)
Best resultSecond place, 2004

The Portugal football team is the national football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Portugal has qualified four times for the FIFA World Cup, but have neither won it nor any other major tournament. Their first World Cup appearance was in 1966, where the Portuguese reached their first semi final. In that year they lost only 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 the 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 (The European Championships), where they lost to Greece, and to their second World Cup semi final in 2006, where they lost to France. The Portuguese were unable to equal Eusebio's 1966 third place finish as they lost to hosts Germany 3-1 on July 8 in Stuttgart, finishing in fourth place in the 2006 World Cup.

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.

Eusébio 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 win 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 win 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 with a score of 1-0 and Morocco with a score of 3-1.

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.[1] 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 to USA, 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 Angel Sanchez 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.[2]

2006 FIFA World Cup

The Portuguese squad, known as the Brazilians of Europe for the magical football they produce, qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany under the leadership of manager Luis Felipe Scolari and came in first place in Group D with victories over Angola (1-0, goal from Pauleta), Iran (2-0, goals from 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 in one of the ugliest games in World Cup history. The only goal came courtesy of a Maniche strike in an acrimonious match marked by 16 yellow cards, with 4 players being sent off for a second bookable offense.

On Saturday, July 1 at Gelsenkirchen in the quarter-finals, despite having two starters suspended due to being sent off in the previous match, Portugal defeated England on penalty kicks (3-1) after a goal-less 120 minutes to reach their first World Cup semi-final since the days of Eusébio, 40 years earlier.

Portugal were defeated 1-0 by 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 quarterfinals. It did not help that the team faced a hostile crowd of English and French fans; as Cristiano Ronaldo was accused of unsportsmanlike behavior. As in the semi-finals of Euro 2000, Portugal was again 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 Ricardo Carvalho. Portugal felt that they themselves should have been awarded a penalty after Cristiano Ronaldo went down in the box. However, a penalty was not awarded by the referee, and was itself a disputed incident where Ronaldo was fortunate not to get booked for diving.

For third place, they faced Germany in the third place match on July 8 in Stuttgart. In this match, like the previous two in which Portugal had a couple of players suspended, the Selecção had lost Miguel to an injury suffered in the semi-final and Ricardo Carvalho to suspension, for accumulated yellow cards against Holland and France. Goalkeeper Ricardo had only conceded one goal in regular play so far (scored by Mexico's Francisco Fonseca, which would later curiously move to Portugal's own SL Benfica). Surprisingly, Figo did not start the match despite having captained the squad in the rest of the tournament. Not unlike the Lusitanians, three of Germany's starters, including captain Michael Ballack, would not be available due to injury. The first half was scoreless but Portugal had several good chances from Pauleta and Deco, forcing Oliver Kahn to make several saves. In the second half, Portugal was thoroughly routed 3-1 as Germany went up three goals to nil from Bastian Schweinsteiger's two goals and an own goal, also off his shot, by Portugal's Petit. Figo replaced Pauleta in the 77th minute, regaining his captaincy during the substitution. Although Germany scored another goal shortly after Figo's entrance, he set up Nuno Gomes's goal in the 88th minute to help Portugal claw back a marker, which was Portugal's second goal of the knockout round and the first since Maniche's against Holland.

Despite this defeat, the Portuguese public hailed their national team as heroes when they returned home. The team won the Most Entertaining Team award for their play during the 2006 World Cup. The award is always organized through public participation in a poll.

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

World Cup record

Year Round Position Games Wins Draws* Losses Goals Scored Goals Against
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 Semifinals (Third Place) 3 6 5 0 1 17 8
1970 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1974 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1978 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1982 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1986 Round 1 17 3 1 0 2 2 4
1990 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1994 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1998 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
2002 Round 1 21 3 1 0 2 6 4
2006 Semifinals (Fourth Place) 4 7 4 1 2 7 5
Total 4/18 - 19 11 1 7 32 21

Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

European Championships

1984 European Championship

This was the first time that Portugal ever entered the European Championship. In the qualifying round, 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 the second place in the group, which was enough to went through to the elimination round.

They would play against hosts, France, in one of the most excited matches in Euro Cup history. France scored first, but Portugal tied it almost an hour later. The game ended and the two teams would play in extra time. Portugal made 2-1 in the first half and both teams could have scored more goals. In the second half France scored with six minutes to go and in the last one. Portugal had been eliminated in the semi-finals.

1996 European Championship

In the final tournament, Portugal tied 1-1 with European Champions Denmark, won 1-0 to Turkey and Croatia by 3-0, finishing first in their group. In the quarter-finals they lost 1-0 to losing finalists, Czech Republic.

2000 European Championship

This tournament was the inaugural success of the so-called "Golden Generation", captained by Luís Figo. They defeated England, Romania, and Germany 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 was eliminated in extra time by a golden goal when Zinedine Zidane converted a penalty. Austrian referee Gunter Benko controversially 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 a Slovak linesman Igor Sramka). Abel Xavier, Nuno Gomes and Paulo Bento were given lengthy suspensions for shoving the referee.[3]

2004 European Championship

This tournament was held in Portugal. Portugal, as the host nation, went all the way through to the final where they were eventually beaten by Greece 1-0 by a goal from Greek striker, Angelos Charisteas. Previously, on the opening match, Greece beat Portugal 2-1. This is the first time in the history of the competition that the final featured the same two teams as the opening match.

2008 European Championship

Group A Standings

Main article: 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group A

As of matches completed through June 6, 2007. Template:2008 UEFA Euro qualifying Group A

European Championship Record

Year Round Position Games Wins Draws Losses Goals Scored Goals Against
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 Semifinals 3–4 4 1 2 1 4 4
1988 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1992 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
1996 Quarter-finals 5–8 4 2 1 1 5 2
2000 Semifinals 3–4 5 4 0 1 10 4
2004 Final 2 6 3 1 2 8 6
2008 Qualification in progress
Total 4/12 - 19 10 4 5 27 16

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Finland Finland 1-1 Portugal Portugal (September 6, 2006, Euro 2008 qualifying)

Portugal Portugal 3-0 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (October 7, 2006, Euro 2008 qualifying)

Poland Poland 2-1 Portugal Portugal (October 11, 2006, Euro 2008 qualifying)

Portugal Portugal 3-0 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (November 15, 2006, Euro 2008 qualifying)

Brazil Brazil 0-2 Portugal Portugal (February 6, 2007, friendly match)

Portugal Portugal 4-0 Belgium Belgium (March 24, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying)

Serbia Serbia 1-1 Portugal Portugal (March 28, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying)

Belgium Belgium 1-2 Portugal Portugal (June 2, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying)

Kuwait Al Salmiya Club 1-1 Portugal Portugal (June 5, 2007, friendly match)

Armenia Armenia - Portugal Portugal (August 22, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying)

Portugal Portugal - Poland Poland (September 8, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying)

Current squad

The following players named for Euro 2008 qualifying match against Belgium and friendly match against Kuwait on June 2 and June 5 2007. [4] [5]

Caps and goals as of June 5, 2007, included against Kuwait.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ricardo (1976-02-11) February 11, 1976 (age 48) 65 0 Portugal Sporting
2 2DF Paulo Ferreira (1979-01-18) January 18, 1979 (age 45) 40 0 England Chelsea
4 2DF Jorge Andrade (1978-04-09) April 9, 1978 (age 46) 50 3 Spain Deportivo
5 2DF Fernando Meira (1978-06-05) June 5, 1978 (age 46) 42 2 Germany Stuttgart
8 3MF Petit (1976-09-25) September 25, 1976 (age 48) 50 4 Portugal Benfica
10 3MF Hugo Viana (1983-01-15) January 15, 1983 (age 41) 26 1 Spain Valencia
12 1GK Quim (1975-11-13) November 13, 1975 (age 49) 25 0 Portugal Benfica
13 2DF Miguel (1980-01-04) January 4, 1980 (age 44) 42 1 Spain Valencia
15 2DF Vitorino Antunes (1987-04-01) April 1, 1987 (age 37) 1 0 Portugal Paços Ferreira
19 3MF Tiago (1981-05-03) May 3, 1981 (age 43) 37 1 France Lyon
20 3MF Deco (1977-08-27) August 27, 1977 (age 47) 46 3 Spain Barcelona
22 1GK Daniel Fernandes (1983-09-21) September 21, 1983 (age 41) 1 0 Greece PAOK
23 4FW Hélder Postiga (1982-08-02) August 2, 1982 (age 42) 30 10 Portugal Porto
25 3MF Raúl Meireles (1983-03-17) March 17, 1983 (age 41) 3 0 Portugal Porto
26 4FW Hugo Almeida (1984-05-23) May 23, 1984 (age 40) 3 0 Germany Werder Bremen
27 4FW Ricardo Quaresma (1983-09-26) September 26, 1983 (age 41) 11 1 Portugal Porto
28 3MF João Moutinho (1986-09-08) September 8, 1986 (age 38) 8 0 Portugal Sporting
30 2DF Bruno Alves (1981-11-27) November 27, 1981 (age 43) 1 0 Portugal Porto
31 2DF Bosingwa (1982-08-24) August 24, 1982 (age 42) 2 0 Portugal Porto
32 4FW Nani (1986-11-17) November 17, 1986 (age 38) 7 2 England Manchester United
33 3MF Duda (1980-06-27) June 27, 1980 (age 44) 2 0 Spain Sevilla
36 4FW João Tomás (1975-05-27) May 27, 1975 (age 49) 4 1 Qatar Al-Arabi

Recent call-up

The following players have all recently been called up to the Portugal squad. Bracket shows last call-up time.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
3 2DF Marco Caneira (Euro 2008 qual. v. Serbia, March 28) (1979-02-09) February 9, 1979 (age 45) 20 0 Portugal Sporting
6 3MF Costinha (Euro 2008 qual. v. Poland, October 11) (1974-12-01) December 1, 1974 (age 50) 53 2 Spain Atlético
11 4FW Simão (Euro 2008 qual. v. Serbia, March 28) (1979-10-31) October 31, 1979 (age 45) 55 13 Portugal Benfica
14 2DF Nuno Valente (Euro 2008 qual. v. Poland, October 11) (1974-09-12) September 12, 1974 (age 50) 33 1 England Everton
15 4FW Luís Boa Morte (Euro 2008 qual. v. Finland, September 6) (1977-08-04) August 4, 1977 (age 47) 26 1 England West Ham
16 2DF Ricardo Carvalho (Euro 2008 qual. v. Serbia, March 28) (1978-05-18) May 18, 1978 (age 46) 38 4 England Chelsea
17 4FW Cristiano Ronaldo (Euro 2008 qual. v. Serbia, March 28) (1985-02-05) February 5, 1985 (age 39) 46 17 England Manchester Utd
18 3MF Maniche (Euro 2008 qual. v. Poland, October 11) (1977-11-11) November 11, 1977 (age 47) 40 6 Spain Atlético
21 4FW Nuno Gomes (Euro 2008 qual. v. Serbia, March 28) (1976-07-05) July 5, 1976 (age 48) 63 27 Portugal Benfica
24 2DF Ricardo Costa (Euro 2008 qual. v. Finland, September 6) (1981-05-16) May 16, 1981 (age 43) 6 0 Portugal Porto
29 2DF Zé António (Euro 2008 qual. v. Poland, October 11) (1977-03-14) March 14, 1977 (age 47) 0 0 Germany Gladbach
30 3MF Carlos Martins (Euro 2008 qual. v. Kazakhstan, November 15) (1982-04-29) April 29, 1982 (age 42) 2 0 Portugal Sporting
33 2DF Ricardo Rocha (Euro 2008 qual. v. Poland, October 11) (1978-10-03) October 3, 1978 (age 46) 6 0 England Tottenham
34 2DF Manuel da Costa (Euro 2008 qual. v. Serbia, March 28) (1986-05-06) May 6, 1986 (age 38) 0 0 Netherlands PSV
35 2DF Nélson (Euro 2008 qual. v. Kazakhstan, November 15) (1983-06-10) June 10, 1983 (age 41) 0 0 Portugal Benfica
36 2DF Tonel (Euro 2008 qual. v. Kazakhstan, November 15) (1980-04-13) April 13, 1980 (age 44) 1 0 Portugal Sporting

Previous squads

Players

Famous Players

Early stars
1966 World Cup Glory - "Os Magriços"
1970s Generation
Euro 1984 and World Cup 86 - "Os Patrícios"
Other Figures
Golden Generation
Euro 2004 and World Cup 2006 - "Os Conquistadores"

Most appearances

Below is a list of the 12 players with the most appearances for Portugal, as of March 28, 2007 (* 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 João Pinto 70 1 16-02-1983 09-11-1996
8 Nené 66 22 21-04-1971 23-06-1984
9 Ricardo Pereira* 65 0 02-06-2001 02-06-2007
10 Eusébio 64 41 08-10-1961 13-10-1973
= Humberto Coelho 64 6 27-10-1968 27-04-1983
12 Nuno Gomes* 63 27 24-01-1996 28-03-2007

Most goals

Below is a list of the 12 players with the most goals for Portugal, as of March 28, 2007 (* 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* 63 27 28-01-1996 28-03-2007
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* 46 17 20-08-2003 28-03-2007
9 Rui Jordão 43 15 29-03-1972 25-01-1989
10 Torres 33 14 23-01-1963 13-10-1973
11 Fernando Peyroteo 20 13 24-04-1938 20-03-1949
12 Simão* 55 13 18-11-1998 28-03-2007

Trivia

Footnotes

  1. ^ Equipa 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.

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