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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
The team that wins the final receives the FIFA World Cup Trophy, and its name is engraved on the bottom side of the trophy. Of 80 different nations that have appeared in the tournament, 13 have made it to the final, and 8 have won.
The 1958 qualifiers saw the team record their first victory in the competition (3-0 against Italy), but their World Cup hopes were dashed by a defeat to Northern Ireland. From 1960 onward, Portugal was able to compete in the European Championship qualifiers as well.
At the World Cup, the team started out with three wins in the group stage after they beat Hungary 3–1, Bulgaria 3–0, and two-time defending champions Brazil 3–1. Secondly, they beat quarter-finalists North Korea 5–3, with Eusébio getting four markers to overturn a 3–0 deficit.
Dec 11, 2022 · Portugal kicked off their tournament in Qatar with a nervous 3-2 win over Ghana. A crunch match against Uruguay was next up before Portugal rounded off group-stage action against South Korea.
Eusebio was the top goal scorer of the tournament with nine goals to his name. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal for Portugal in 2022 aged 37 years and 292 days, and thereby becoming the oldest player to score for Portugal at the World Cup. He also holds the record for being the youngest for scoring at the 2006 World Cup at 21 years and 132 days old.
May 6, 2024 · While Portugal were beaten in the last 16, Ronaldo left Russia having joined Uwe Seeler, Pele and Miroslav Klose in an elite list of players to have scored at four World Cups. And the...
