Portugal National Football Team
Portugal’s national football team is Portugal’s men’s football team that has never won the FIFA World Cup but managed to come to third place once in 1996. The team is governed by the Portuguese Football Federation.
It comes under the UEFA Confederation of the European continent. Fernando Santos is the current head coach and also a former Portuguese footballer who played as a defender.
Fernando Santos includes the best squad for the National team and selects the most brilliant players for the 2018 world cup and the upcoming UEFA European Championship.
The Portugal national football team is the current champion of the UEFA European Championship (UEFA Euro 2016). The National team’s current captain is Cristiano Ronaldo, who also holds the team record for most caps and most goals. The FIFA Rank of Portugal is 9.
Portugal National Football Team History
The team is governed by the Portugal Football Federation. It comes under the UEFA Confederation of the European continent. The golden generation was the team between 1995 to 2006 when teams perform the best effort on the ground.
Cristiano Ronaldo World’s best football part on team. The team won the Most Entertaining Team award in 1966.
- Nickname: A Seleção (The Selection)
- Confederation: UEFA (Europe)
Current Football Squad:
Portugal Football Team –
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Jose Sa, Rui Patricio, Diogo Costo. |
| Defenders | Pepe, Ruben Dias, Joao Cancelo, Nuno Mendes, Diogo Dalot, Antonio Silva, Raphael Guarreiro, Danilo Pareira. |
| Midfielders | Vitinha, William Carvalho, Bernardo Silva, Joao Mario, Bruno Fernandes, Ruben Neves, Joao Palhinha, Matheus Nunes, Otavio. |
| Forwards | Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix, Rafael Leao, Ricardo Horta, Goncalo Ramos, Andre Silva. |
| Captain | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Coach | Fernando Santos |
Portugal Current History and Information
| Team | Portugal Football Team |
|---|---|
| FIFA code | POR |
| FIFA Current Ranking | 9th (19 Jan 2022) |
| Top Scorer | Cristiano Ronaldo (117) |
| Most caps | Cristiano Ronaldo (186) |
| Nickname(s) | A Seleção das Quinas(Selection of the Quinas); The Navigator |
| Captain | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| World Cup Appearances | 7 times
Best Results- Third (1966) |
| European Championship- | 7 times Best Results- Won(2016) |
| Confederations Cup- | 1 time Best Results- Third place (2017) |
Portugal National Football Team 2022 world cup squad
Portugal Football Team –
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Anthony Lopes, Rui Patricio, Diogo Costo. |
| Defenders | Joao Cancelo, Ricardo Pereira, Domingos Duarte, Goncalo Inacio Pepe, Ruben Dias, Nuno Mendes, Raphael Guerreiro. |
| Midfielders | Danilo Pereira, Joao Palhinha, Ruben Neves, Bruno Fernandes, Joao Moutinho, Joao Mario, Otavio. |
| Forwards | Pedro Goncalves, Andre Silva, Bernardo Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo, Diogo Jota, Goncalo Guedes, Rafa Silva. |
| Captain | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Coach | Fernando Santos |
Portugal 2022 FIFA World Cup matches
| S.R | Team | Score | Team | Date |
| 1. | Portugal | 3-2 | Ghana | 24th |
| 2. | Portugal | 2-0 | Uruguay | 29th |
| 3. | South Korea | 0-0 | Portugal | 2nd |
| 4. | Portugal | 0-0 | Nil | Nil |
Portugal’s 2018 world cup squad
Portugal Football Team –
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Rui Patricio, Anthony Lopes, Beto. |
| Defenders | Bruno Alves, Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro, Jose Fonte, Ruben Dias, Ricardo Pereira, Mario Rui, Cedric. |
| Midfielders | Manuel Fernandes, Jose Moutinho, Joao Mario, Bernardo Silva, William Carvalho, Bruno Fernandes, Adrien Silva. |
| Forwards | Cristiano Ronaldo, Andre Silva, Goncalo Guedes, Gelson Martins, Ricardo Quaresma. |
| Captain | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Coach | Fernando Santos |
