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Portugal men's team have qualified for the final phase of the FIFA World Cup on eight occasions: in 1966, 1986, 2002 and every final phase held since. Their best performance, as of 2022, is the third place in 1966; they also finished fourth in 2006 .
- Third place in 1966
It is fielded by the Portuguese Football Federation and competes as one of the founding members of UEFA . The Portugal national football team has played its first international match until 1921 and also took part in the FIFA World Cup, where their best finish was third in 1966.
- Portuguese Football Federation, (Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, FPF)
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Third place (1966)
- Fernando Santos
FIFA World Cup history First match Portugal 3–1 Hungary (13 July 1966; Manchester, England) Biggest win Portugal 7–0 North Korea (21 June 2010; Cape Town, South Africa) Biggest defeat Germany 4–0 Portugal (16 June 2014; Salvador, Brazil) Best result Third place in 1966: Worst result Group stage in 1986, 2002 and 2014
- Roberto Martínez
- Cristiano Ronaldo (123)
Portugal's World Cup history. Most appearances: Cristiano Ronaldo (22) Top scorer: Eusébio (9) Best performance: Third place (1966) 2018 World Cup: Round of 16 (L2-1 vs Uruguay)...
Portugal continued to take part in the World Cup qualifiers throughout the ‘50s without much success. The 1950 qualifiers pitted them against old rivals Spain, which resulted in a 5-1 defeat in Madrid. They did even worse four years later, losing to Austria in a humiliating 9-1 fashion.
Oct 6, 2022 · Portugal's World Cup history. Portugal’s best ever performance at the World Cup came at England 1966, when a Eusebio-inspired team placed third. The country’s next appearance did not come ...
Information about Portugal National Soccer Team and its performance in the FIFA World Cups with appearances in the WC, games, goals scored, history, standings and more. The Soccer World Cups .com Champions, stats, national teams and players from each World Cup.
