Portugal

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Portugal was not included in Portugal's participation in the 1930 World Cup, which only included a final stage, and there was no qualification round. Portugal took part at their 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, but were not able to beat their Spanish opponents. They suffered two defeats during the two-legged stage, including an 8-0 loss in Madrid and a 2-1 defeat in Lisbon with an total result of 11-0.

In 1938's FIFA World Cup qualification, the Selecao played one match against Syria at a neutral stadium in Milan. They were defeated 2-1 but did not qualify for the finals. Due to the war in the world caused by World War II, there was no World Cup held until the 1950 edition and, subsequently, the national team played little matches in opposition to other sides. The loss of 10-0 at home against England just two years after the war, is still regarded as the biggest defeat ever for the team.

After the restart of the game it was decided that the team would play a second round of matches against Spain similar to the 1934 qualifying. After a loss of 5-1 in Madrid however, they were able to draw the next game, which ended in a 2-2 draw. The qualifying ended with a score of 7-3. Although they didn't get a spot on the pitch however, they were later requested to take over Turkey who had pulled out from the tournament; however, Portugal too refused to take part.

To qualify for the 1954 World Cup, the team would face Austria. The Austrians were victorious in the first match with a 9-0 win. The best that the national team could do was to hold the Austrians to a draw that was goalless in Lisbon The round concluded by a 9-0 aggregate win.

In the 1958 qualifying, Portugal won a qualifying match in the very first instance in their history, winning 3-0 at home against Italy. They were nevertheless at the bottom of their group, which also included Northern Ireland; only the top-ranked group, Northern Ireland, would be able to qualify.

The 1960 was the year in which UEFA established The European Football Championship. The inaugural tournament was a knock-out and the four teams taking part in the final round with only one leg, whereas the earlier stages featured two legs. In the opening round in the first round, teams from the Selecao das Quinas won 2-0 in East Germany and then 3-2 in Porto which allowed them to advance by winning 5-2 in two legs. The quarterfinal opponents were Yugoslavia. Although they won the first match with a 2-1 score and losing the second game 5-1 in Belgrade which resulted in a 6-3 loss in aggregate.

England as well as Luxembourg was the two 2012 FIFA World Cup qualification adversaries of the national team. Portugal finished as second, a place behind England. Similar to last year's World Cup qualification, only teams that finished top of the group would be able to qualify.

At the 1964 European Championship, Portugal played against Bulgaria during those qualifying stages. The Portuguese were defeated in Sofia and then won in Lisbon. The game was tied at 4-4 the replay was required in a neutral nation. The match took place at Rome's Stadio Olympico located in Rome, Portugal lost 1-0 due to a last-minute strike by Georgi Asparuhov.

In 1966's World Cup qualification, Portugal was a part of that same category as Czechoslovakia, Romania and Turkey. They were the top team in the group, with just one loss and one draw in all six games and then qualified for the FIFA World Cup, that year's final stage was to be played in England. The most notable results were both one-goal away wins with Czechoslovakia in addition to Turkey and the Turks won 5-1 at home the Turks.

The team opened winning three times in the group stage. They played in the Group C. In that group, they defeated Hungary 3-1 Bulgaria 3-1, as well as the two-time champions of the tournament, Brazil 3-1. In addition, they defeated surprising quarterfinalist North Korea 5-3, with Eusebio scoring four points to overcome an early 3-1 deficit. Then, they made it to the semi-finals but were defeated by hosts England by 2-1. In the game, Portugal would have played in Liverpool however, since England were hosting, FIFA decided that the match should have taken place at the English capital city, which saw to the Portuguese team to be forced to travel across the English capital from Liverpool in London. Portugal later defeated their opponents from the Soviet Union 2-1 in the third-place match to secure their highest World Cup finish to date. Eusebio was the most prolific scoring player of this World Cup with nine goals.

Portugal was not able to qualify for 1970's World Cup after finishing last in a group made up of Romania, Greece and Switzerland.

At the Euro 1972 qualifiers, Portugal needed to win its group of teams comprised of Belgium, Denmark and Scotland in order to qualify for the finals. Portugal placed second behind Belgium.

In during the 1974 World Cup qualification stages, Portugal could not defeat Bulgaria (drawing 2-3) in the decisive game which meant they did not be able to qualify. Portugal had to contend with the powerful Poland team to secure a place at the 1998 World Cup in Argentina. They came in second place in the tournament, just ahead of Poland.

Portugal was placed together with Austria, Belgium, Norway and Scotland to battle for the top place in the group, which would permit Portugal to progress to the last stage of UEFA Euro 1980. Portugal was third in the group.

For the 1982 qualifying tournament The Portuguese team was faced with Israel, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Sweden in order to earn the top two spots in the group. Portugal came in fourth.

During the qualifying phase during the qualifying campaign for Euro 1984, Portugal was included in the group along in a group with Finland, Poland and the Soviet Union. Portugal took the title with an upset against Poland and the Soviet Union. Portugal finished in the Group B alongside Spain, West Germany and Romania. In the initial two matches, they drew 1-1 and 0-0 with West Germany and Spain, respectively. The 1-0 win against Romania secured them second in the group. They were able to advance to the knockout phase in which they would play France, the host nation. France. The match was drawn after 90 minutes, and ended in extra time. Portugal scored at 2-1, but France score in the 114th minute and 119th minute to defeat Portugal 3-1 and advance into the last.

In the tournament of 1986 that took place in 1986, Portugal's Selecao took on Czechoslovakia, Malta, Sweden and West Germany for the two spots that would give their entry into Mexico. In need of a win in their final match in the final match against West Germany in Stuttgart, Portugal triumphed and became the very first side to defeat West Germany at their home stadium in an official match. Portugal were eliminated in the group stage after winning and losing. The team started off with a 1-0 victory over England however, they lost to Poland and Morocco at 3-1 and 1-0 respectively. Their time in Mexico was defined with an incident known as the Saltillo Affair, where players did not exercise in order to claim additional prizes at the Portuguese Football Federation.

In this year's UEFA Euro 1988 the Portuguese team attempted to win their qualifying group comprising Italy, Malta, Sweden and Switzerland but they were ranked third place.

It was 1990. World Cup qualification was in the same group as Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Luxembourg and Switzerland, Portugal fought to secure one of the first two spots in the group. In a home match against Czechoslovakia The game ended in a draw which allowed for the Central Europeans to get the second spot.

In the draw for Euro 1992 qualifying, the Netherlands, Greece, Finland and Malta were the other teams. Malta finished in second place behind the Dutch.

In 1994, for the World Cup qualification, Portugal participated in the same group with Estonia, Italy, Malta, Scotland and Switzerland for the top two places. They finished third just behind Italy as well as Switzerland.

In UEFA Euro 1996, Portugal was first in the group D and in the quarterfinals, they fell 1-0 to Czech Republic. The team was referred to as the Golden generation which was a group of young players who had been crowned the winners of at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 1989 and 1991, and was now the captain of the national team of senior players. they also made it to the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 2000 but were eliminated in the group stage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup despite high popularity.

Portugal was not able to get into the 1998 FIFA World Cup. When it came to Euro 2000 qualifying, Portugal placed third in their qualifying group. They were just one point behind the first-placed Romania. But, despite being crowned the top third-placed nation during qualification, Portugal nonetheless secured passage to the final stage of the tournament. They beat England 3-1, Romania 1-0 and Germany by 3-0 to be first in Group A. They then beat Turkey to reach the semi-final stage. In the semi-final match against France, Portugal were eliminated after extra time, when Zinedine Zidane scored an extra-time penalty. The referee Gunter Benko gave the penalty for a handball following Abel Xavier blocked a shot. Xavier, Nuno Gomes and Paulo Bento were all given lengthy suspensions following their actions of shoving the official. The final score was 1-1.

In the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Portugal was crowned the winner of their group. A number of issues and poor judgment choices were made during the process of preparations for the tournament and during the tournament itself. shopping sprees of players were reported extensively in the Portuguese media. Uncertain management choices and a bit of incompetence, as well as the inconsistency on prize distribution. Portugal began the tournament as the favourites to take home the Group D. But they were defeated by a score of 3-2 against their opponents, the United States. Then, they bounced back by crushing 4-0 Poland. In need of a draw to progress to the next stage, they were defeated in their final game of the group to their hosts South Korea. Portugal failed to make the grade and ended up in third place in the group stage. The team was then eliminated. The manager Antonio Oliveira was fired after the World Cup.

The following major event which was that of the UEFA Euro 2004, was held in Portugal. In preparation for the tournament of the tournament, Portugal's Football Federation made a contract with Luiz Felipe Scolari, who was to lead this team till the competition was over. The Portuguese team was entered into the tournament as a favorite to take the title. The host nation was defeated in the opening match against Greece 2 - 1. They scored their first victory against Russia with 2-0. They also defeated Spain with a score of 1-0. They then played against England with a draw of 2-2 that ended in penalties and ended and Portugal winning. Portugal defeated the Netherlands by 2-1 during the semifinal. They were defeated by Greece in the final 1-0.

Following the end of the tournament, several players from The Geracao de Ouro (Golden Generation) quit their football careers abroad with the exception of Luis Figo remaining in the team, despite his temporary retirement.

The silver shining moment of the silver lining for Portugal was the rise from Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo was chosen to be part of the UEFA Euro All Stars Team. While Portugal was participating in the tournament, Scolari agreed in a new two-year agreement in partnership with the Federation.

Portugal placed as the first team in the qualification round of in 2006's World Cup. Portugal was first in the group D at the 2006 World Cup, with victories against Angola (1-0), Iran (2-0) and Mexico (2-1). Portugal beat the Netherlands with a 1-0 win during the round of 16 match in Nuremberg in a tense match that was marked by 16 yellow cards and four players were sent off. Portugal had a 0-0 draw after extra-time in the match against England however, they prevailed 3-1 with penalties to make it to the very first World Cup semi-final since 1966. Portugal fell 1-0 to France during the semifinals. Portugal played Germany in the third-place play-off game, which ended in a 3-1 loss.

In the end, the team was awarded the "Most entertaining The Team" distinction for their performance in the World Cup. Again, Scolari had to sign a new contract with the Federation which would keep him his position as the team's manager until the conclusion of the next tournament.

The team for Euro 2008 Portugal finished second in qualifying behind Poland and also had a win in their opening two group matches in group play against Turkey as well as Turkey and the Czech Republic, although a defeat to co-hosts Switzerland brought them to the quarter-final game against Germany where the team fell by a score of 3-2. Following playing in the competition, Scolari quit to take the reins his position at Chelsea. Then, Carlos Queiroz was appointed as the head coach for Portugal. Portugal nation's team.

Portugal finished third in the qualification stage in preparation for Portugal's participation in the 2010 FIFA World Cup under Carlos Queiroz, then beat Bosnia and Herzegovina in a play-off and thereby advancing to every tournament during the past decade. The streak of undefeated play, which lasted 19 games that saw Portugal only conceded three goals, came to an end with defeat to the eventual world champions Spain in the round of 16 with a score of 1-0. Queiroz was later accused of organizing his team in an excessively prudent manner. Following his participation in the World Cup, squad regulars Simao, Paulo Ferreira, Miguel and Tiago all quit international football. Queiroz was barred from leading in the team of his country for a month following his attempt to stop an anti-doping test for the team as they prepared to play in the World Cup, as well as using insulting language to the team's testers. In the end, he was given an additional six-month suspension. A series of media outbursts by Queiroz in protest against the leaders of the Portuguese Football Federation followed, which eventually led to his demotion. Paulo Bento was appointed as his replacement as head coach.

Bento's team qualified to play in Euro 2012, They were placed alongside Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands in a widely-speculated "group of the dead". They lost their opening game 1-1 against Germany before beating Denmark with a score of 3-2. The final match of the group stage was played against the Netherlands. When Van der Valart gave the Dutch the lead with 1-0, Ronaldo netted twice to make sure that Portugal won 2-1. Portugal placed second in the group and was able to advance to the knockout stage. Portugal knocked out their opponent Czech Republic 1-0 in the quarter-finals, thanks to a header by Ronaldo. The semi-final was played against Spain. The match ended in a draw and Portugal lost 4-2 in penalties.

The the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Portugal scored 4-2 aggregate in a play-off match against Sweden with all four goals scored by Ronaldo and they were dragged into Group G along with Germany, the United States, Germany and Ghana. The first game they played against Germany Germans was their worst loss in an World Cup, a 4-0 defeat. They were able to draw 2-3 with the United States and won 2-1 against Ghana. But, they was eliminated due to a weak goal differentials to the Americans.

Portugal started their Euro 2016 qualifiers with a 1-1 loss at home against Albania and this led to Bento being removed from his position as the manager, only and replaced with Fernando Santos in September 2014. Under Santos the team was able to qualify as group winners and placed in the group F along with the newly-comers Iceland, Austria and Hungary The Portuguese made it to the knockout stages as the third-best team after three consecutive draws. Portugal defeated Croatia in the round of 16 following the goal of Ricardo Quaresma in extra time and later beat Poland 5-3 in penalties to make it into the semi-finals. There, they defeated Wales by 2-0 in regulation time, scoring the goals of Ronaldo and Nani in their final match at Stade de France against hosts France. The first half of the match saw Ronaldo leave the field injured. In extra time the substitute Eder was hero-like when the match's sole strike in the 90th minute in defiance of the odds. Ronaldo took home the Silver Boot by scoring three goals while providing three assists.

After Portugal's Euro 2016 victory, Portugal took part during the 2016 FIFA Confederations Cup. Portugal took on Mexico on the 17th of June for their first game that ended in a draw of 2-2. The following day, Portugal faced hosts Russia and won 1-0, with the sole goal of the game coming from Cristiano Ronaldo. On the 24th of June, Portugal defeated New Zealand 4-1 to win their group and progress into the semi-finals of this tournament. Ronaldo was also named the player of the game in all three Portugal's group stage games. Portugal fell to Chile with penalties after an uncontested draw in the semi-finals. But they it bounced back in the third match, beating Mexico with a 2-1 win after extra time.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup preliminary draw, Portugal were placed in Group B with Switzerland, Hungary, Faroe Islands, Andorra and Latvia. Portugal could only lose one match to Switzerland with a score of 2-0. But, Portugal got their revenge at the end of their group stage game, defeating Switzerland 2 to 1 to top their group and get a place in their place in the 2018 World Cup.

The 2018, FIFA World Cup, Portugal were drawn in Group B alongside Spain, Morocco and Iran. In their first match on the 15th of June, Portugal were against Spain and ended up drawing a draw of 3-3, and Cristiano Ronaldo scoring an hat-trick. Ronaldo scored the sole goal in Portugal's 1-0 win against Morocco and broke Puskas record. Portugal were up against Iran on the 25th of June in their final group game which resulted in a draw of 1-1 which allowed Portugal to make it to the knockout phase as the group's runners-up, just ahead of Spain. The match ended on June 30, Portugal were eliminated following an 2-1 loss in Uruguay. Uruguay during the 16th round.

After this World Cup, Portugal was part of the first UEFA Nations League, were the Selecao were placed in league A , and assigned to Group 3 alongside Italy as well as Poland. On March 9, the 9th of March, 2018, UEFA declared that Portugal had expressed an interest in a bid for hosting the Nations League finals, which was then announced that the winners of the group were chosen to be the hosts. Portugal began the tournament by with a 1-0 win over Italy in a 1-0 at home victory and Andre Silva scoring the match's sole goal. In their second game, Portugal defeated Poland in the away game 3-2. In the two remaining games, Portugal faced Italy and Poland in an 0-0 draw away and Poland 1-1 at home and home, respectively, to progress towards the Nations League finals, thereby automatically gaining hosting rights, that was approved in the UEFA Executive Committee on 3 December 2018. In the semi-finals, on 5 June 2019 Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the squad, scoring an hat-trick in the match against Switzerland to ensure the hosts a place for the semi-finals. A few days later in the finals in the Estadio do Dragao in Porto, Portugal defeated the Netherlands by 1-0, the only goal scoring goal coming from Goncalo Guedes, in the 60th minutes.

Portugal was selected in Group B of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying with Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ukraine and Serbia. Portugal had five wins drawn two and lost one to be able to participate in the final tournament, which was in second position. The result was that Fernando Santos overtook Luiz Felipe Scolari's record as Portugal's coach by winning the most wins overall. Santos team was placed alongside France, Germany and Hungary in what is known as a "group of the dead". Portugal made it to the following stage by beating Hungary by drawing with France but defeating Germany. They then faced Belgium and were beaten 0-1. ending 13th overall. This is the lowest position Portugal has had in Euros in the history of Euros.

Portugal was a part of the group A in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers with Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Republic of Ireland and Serbia. Following a loss to Serbia in the home match on the final day of play, Portugal finished second and qualified for the playoffs instead of being able to qualify directly. On March 24, 2022 Portugal won against Turkey with a score of 3-1, in the semi-final of the playoffs, and then five days later, they beat North Macedonia 2-0 in the playoff final to earn an invitation to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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Portugal's traditional home color is mostly red, along with green trimming which reflects the colors of the country's flag. Through the years the red shade has changed between dark burgundy as well as a lighter scarlet. Shorts in red and green have been worn to finish the strip.

The away kits of the team however are more diverse. White is usually used as the primary color whether with blue shorts or with green and red highlights. In recent years the use of all-black has become popular in addition to an aqua-teal hue and a turquoise-teal color, which was prominently used in the winning title Euro 2016 campaign.

Portugal's qualifying matches, Nations League and friendly matches are broadcast on free-to-air public broadcaster RTP and the pay-TV network Sport TV.

As of 29 March 2022

Manager	Years	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Committee	1921–1923	3	0	0	3	0.00
Ribeiro dos Reis	1925–1926	5	1	0	4	20.00
Cândido de Oliveira	1926–1952	28	6	9	13	21.43
Maia Loureiro	1929	1	0	0	1	0.00
Laurindo Grijó	1930	4	2	0	2	50.00
Tavares da Silva	1931–1957	29	10	4	15	34.48
Salvador do Carmo	1932–1954	12	3	4	5	25.00
Virgílio Paula	1947–1948	3	1	0	2	33.33
Armando Sampaio	1949	4	1	1	2	25.00
José Maria Antunes	1957–1969	31	9	4	18	29.03
Armando Ferreira	1961–1962	6	1	1	4	16.67
Fernando Peyroteo	1961	2	0	0	2	0.00
Manuel da Luz Afonso	1964–1966	20	15	2	3	75.00
José Gomes da Silva	1967–1971	13	5	4	4	38.46
José Augusto	1972–1973	15	9	4	2	60.00
José Maria Pedroto	1974–1976	15	6	4	5	40.00
Juca	1977–1989	34	15	7	12	44.12
Mário Wilson	1978–1980	10	5	2	3	50.00
Otto Glória	1964–1983	7	3	1	3	42.86
Fernando Cabrita	1983–1984	9	5	2	2	55.56
José Augusto Torres	1984–1986	17	8	1	8	47.06
Ruy Seabra	1986–1987	6	1	4	1	16.67
Artur Jorge	1990–1997	26	11	10	5	42.31
Carlos Queiroz	1991–2010	50	25	17	8	50.00
Nelo Vingada	1994	2	0	2	0	0.00
António Oliveira	1994–2002	43	25	10	8	58.14
Humberto Coelho	1997–2000	24	16	4	4	66.67
Agostinho Oliveira	2002–2003	7	2	3	2	28.57
Luiz Felipe Scolari	2003–2008	74	42	18	14	56.76
Paulo Bento	2010–2014	44	24	11	9	54.55
Fernando Santos	2014–	99	61	23	15	62.88

Main article: Portugal national football team results (2020–present)

The following players were called up for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches.

• Match dates: 2, 5, 9 and 12 June 2022
• Opposition:  Spain,   Switzerland,  Czech Republic and   Switzerland
• Caps and goals correct as of: 12 June 2022, after the match against   Switzerland

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Rui Patrício	15 February 1988 (age 34)	104	0	Roma
12	GK	Rui Silva	7 February 1994 (age 28)	1	0	Betis
22	GK	Diogo Costa	19 September 1999 (age 22)	5	0	Porto
2	DF	Diogo Dalot	18 March 1999 (age 23)	5	0	Manchester United
3	DF	Pepe (vice-captain)	26 February 1983 (age 39)	128	7	Porto
4	DF	Domingos Duarte	10 March 1995 (age 27)	3	0	Granada
5	DF	David Carmo	19 July 1999 (age 23)	0	0	Braga
13	DF	Danilo Pereira	9 September 1991 (age 31)	61	2	Paris Saint-Germain
19	DF	Nuno Mendes	19 June 2002 (age 20)	15	0	Paris Saint-Germain
20	DF	João Cancelo	27 May 1994 (age 28)	36	7	Manchester City
	DF	Raphaël Guerreiro	22 December 1993 (age 28)	56	3	Borussia Dortmund
6	MF	João Palhinha	9 July 1995 (age 27)	14	2	Fulham
8	MF	Bruno Fernandes	8 September 1994 (age 28)	46	8	Manchester United
10	MF	Bernardo Silva	10 August 1994 (age 28)	70	8	Manchester City
11	MF	Vitinha	13 February 2000 (age 22)	3	0	Paris Saint-Germain
14	MF	William Carvalho	7 April 1992 (age 30)	73	5	Betis
16	MF	Otávio	9 February 1995 (age 27)	7	2	Porto
18	MF	Rúben Neves	13 March 1997 (age 25)	30	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
23	MF	Matheus Nunes	27 August 1998 (age 24)	8	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
	MF	João Moutinho (3rd captain)	8 September 1986 (age 36)	146	7	Wolverhampton Wanderers
	FW	Ricardo Horta	15 September 1994 (age 27)	4	1	Braga
9	FW	André Silva	6 November 1995 (age 26)	51	19	RB Leipzig
15	FW	Rafael Leão	10 June 1999 (age 23)	9	0	AC Milan
17	FW	Gonçalo Guedes	29 November 1996 (age 25)	32	7	Wolverhampton Wanderers
21	FW	Diogo Jota	4 December 1996 (age 25)	27	9	Liverpool
7	FW	Cristiano Ronaldo (captain)	5 February 1985 (age 37)	189	117	Manchester United

The following players have also been called up to the Portugal squad within the last 12 months.

As of match played 12 June 2022
Players in bold are still active with Portugal.

As of match played 5 June 2022

Players in bold are still active with Portugal.

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Average	First cap	Latest cap
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	117	189	0.62	20 August 2003	9 June 2022
2	Pauleta	47	88	0.53	20 August 1997	8 July 2006
3	Eusébio	41	64	0.64	8 October 1961	13 October 1973
4	Luís Figo	32	127	0.25	12 October 1991	8 July 2006
5	Nuno Gomes	29	79	0.37	24 January 1996	11 October 2011
6	Hélder Postiga	27	71	0.38	13 June 2003	14 November 2014
7	Rui Costa	26	94	0.28	31 March 1993	4 July 2004
8	Nani	24	112	0.21	1 September 2006	2 July 2017
9	João Pinto	23	81	0.28	12 October 1991	14 June 2002
10	Nené	22	66	0.33	21 April 1971	23 June 1984
	Simão	22	85	0.26	18 October 1998	29 June 2010

Most goals scored in one World Cup

9 – Eusébio (1966)

Most goals scored in World Cup

9 – Eusébio (1966)

Most goals scored in one European Championship

5 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2020)

Most goals scored in European Championship

14 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020)

Oldest goalscorer

37 years, 9 months and 18 days – José Fonte (3–0 against Qatar on 9 October 2021)

Youngest goalscorer

17 years, 9 months and 25 days – Fernando Chalana (2–1 against Cyprus on 5 December 1976)

Most hat-tricks

10 – Cristiano Ronaldo (includes four goals against Andorra on 7 October 2016 and Lithuania on 10 September 2019)

Most pokers

2 – Cristiano Ronaldo

Youngest player to score a hat-trick

20 years, 11 months and 4 days – André Silva (6–0 against Faroe Islands on 10 October 2016)

Most matches played in World Cup

17 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018)

Most matches played in European Championship

25 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020)

Oldest player (outfield and goalkeeper)

39 years, 3 months and 14 days – Pepe (2–0 against Czech Republic on 9 June 2022) 

Longest national career

18 years, 9 months and 20 days  – Cristiano Ronaldo (From 20 August 2003 to 9 June 2022) 

Longest national career for an outfield player

18 years, 9 months and 20 days  – Cristiano Ronaldo (From 20 August 2003 to 9 June 2022) 

Youngest debutant

17 years, 6 months and 24 days – Paulo Futre (5–0 against Finland on 21 September 1983)

Youngest player to reach 100 caps

27 years, 8 months and 11 days – Cristiano Ronaldo (1–1 against Northern Ireland on 16 October 2012)

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The following table shows Portugal's all-time international record, correct as of 29 March 2022.

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• FIFA World Cup
  •  Third place: 1966
• UEFA European Championship
  •  Champions: 2016
  •  Runners-up: 2004
• UEFA Nations League
  •  Champions: 2019
• FIFA Confederations Cup
  •  Third place: 2017

• FIFA World Cup Most Entertaining Team
  • 2006
• Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year
  • 2017