Portugal National Football Team
Portugal’s National football team is Portugal’s men’s football team that has never won the FIFA World Cup in history 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. Roberto Martínez is the current head coach and also a former Portuguese footballer who played as a defender.
Roberto Martínez includes the best squad for the National team and selects the most brilliant players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification and Euro 2024.
The Portugal national football team is the 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 6.
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 and 2006 when teams performed their best effort on the ground.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the World’s top scorer player in history and he is part of the Portugal team. The team won the Most Entertaining Team award in 1966.
- Nickname: A Seleção (The Selection)
- Confederation: UEFA (Europe)
- Portugal Men’s FIFA Ranking: 6
Current Football Squad of Portugal Football Team (Euro 2024 qualifiers Squad)
| Role | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Diogo Costa (Porto/POR), Jose Sa (Wolves/ENG), Rui Patricio (Roma/ITA) |
| Defenders | Diogo Dalot (Manchester United/ENG), Nelson Semedo (Wolves/ENG), Joao Cancelo (Manchester City/ENG), Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Ruben Dias (Manchester City/ENG), Antonio Silva (Benfica), Goncalo Inacio (Sporting Lisbon), Toti (Wolves/ENG) |
| Midfielders | Joao Palhinha (Fulham/ENG), Ruben Neves (Al-Hilal/KSA), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United/ENG), Otavio (Al-Nassr/KSA), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City/ENG) |
| Forwards | Ricardo Horta (Braga), Rafael Leao (AC Milan/ITA), Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr/KSA), Pedro Neto (Wolves/ENG), Goncalo Ramos (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Diogo Jota (Liverpool/ENG) |
| Captain | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Coach | Roberto Martínez |
Portugal’s Current History and Information
| Info | Portugal Football Team |
|---|---|
| FIFA code | POR |
| FIFA Current Ranking | 6th (2 Oct 23) |
| Top Scorer | Cristiano Ronaldo (128) |
| Most caps | Cristiano Ronaldo (204) |
| Nickname(s) | A Seleção das Quinas(Selection of the Quinas); The Navigator |
| Captain | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| World Cup Appearances | 8 times Best Results- Third (1966) |
| Nations League Finals | 1 time Champion- 2019 |
| Olympic Games | 4 times Best Results- Forth (1996) |
| European Championship- | 8 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 | Roberto Martínez |
2018 World Cup squad | 2022 FIFA World Cup matches
| S.R | Team | Score | Team | Date/ Match |
| 1. | Portugal | 3-2 | Ghana | 24 Nov |
| 2. | Portugal | 2-0 | Uruguay | 28 Nov |
| 3. | South Korea | 0-0 | Portugal | 2 Dec |
| 4. | Portugal | 6-1 | Switzerland | Round of 16 |
| 4. | Morocco | 1-0 | Portugal | Round of 16 |
Portugal National Football Team | 2018 World Cup squad
| 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 |
Portugal National football team 2023 fixtures and Result
| Date | Match | Teams | Result | Location/Stadium |
| 23 March | Euro 2024 Qualifier | Portugal vs Liechtenstein | 4–0 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 26 March | Luxembourg vs Portugal | 0–6 | Luxembourg City | |
| 17 June | Portugal vs Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | Lisbon, Portugal | |
| 20 June | Iceland vs Portugal | 0–1 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
| 8 Sep | Slovakia vs Portugal | 0–1 | Trnava, Slovakia | |
| 11 Sep | Portugal vs Luxembourg | 9–0 | Faro/Loulé, Portugal | |
| 13 Oct | Portugal vs Slovakia | 3–2 | Porto, Portugal | |
| 13 Oct | Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Portugal | 0–5 | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 16 Nov | Liechtenstein vs Portugal | 0–2 | Vaduz, Liechtenstein | |
| 19 Nov | Iceland vs Portugal | vs | Porto, Portugal |
