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The Portugal national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol) has represented Portugal in men's international football competitions since 1921. The national team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the governing body for football in Portugal .
Football started to gain popularity in Portugal in the late 19th century, brought by Portuguese students who returned from England. [ 1 ] The first organized game in the country took place in 1875 in Camacha , Madeira , organized by Madeira-born Harry Hinton , who brought a football from England where he was studying.
Portugal was a fan-favourite to make a good campaign because of their UEFA Euro 1984 tournament. The team exited early in the group stages after a win and two losses. They started with a 1–0 win to England. Later, they were beaten by Poland and Morocco, 1–0 and 3–1, respectively.
Before the creation of the Primeira Liga, there was a competition called Championship of Portugal (Campeonato de Portugal), created in 1922 as the first competition of Portuguese football. However, despite its name, it corresponds to today's Portuguese Cup (Taça de Portugal) and was held in a knock-out basis. Therefore, its winners are not ...
For lists of Portugal national football team results every twenty years see: Portugal national football team results (1921–39) Portugal national football team results (1940–59) Portugal national football team results (1960–79) Portugal national football team results (1980–99) Portugal national football team results (2000–19)
Croatia 0–3 Portugal (19 June 1996; Nottingham, England) Portugal 3–0 Germany (20 June 2000; Rotterdam, Netherlands) Hungary 0–3 Portugal (15 June 2021; Budapest, Hungary) Turkey 0–3 Portugal (22 June 2024; Dortmund, Germany) Biggest defeat Switzerland 2–0 Portugal (15 June 2008; Basel, Switzerland) Portugal 2–4 Germany
Cristiano Ronaldo is Portugal's most capped player. This is a list of players who earned 25 or more caps for the Portugal national football team. For all players who have played for Portugal, see Category:Portugal men's international footballers. As of November 2024, 125 players have reached this milestone for Portugal.
Portugal national under-21 football team (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Portugal national football team" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.