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Most matches played in World Cup 22 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022) [3] Most matches played in European Championship 30 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024) [4] Oldest player (outfield and goalkeeper) 41 years and 138 days – Pepe (0–0 against France on 5 July 2024) [5] Longest national career
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. Portugal is set to co-host the 2030 edition when it was granted host status alongside Morocco ...
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 finished first in the qualifying round for the 2006 World Cup, [52] and topped Group D in the World Cup, with victories over Angola (1–0), Iran (2–0) and Mexico (2–1). [ 53 ] [ 54 ] Portugal defeated the Netherlands 1–0 in the Round of 16 in Nuremberg in an acrimonious match marked by 16 yellow cards, with four players sent off ...
These wins secured Portugal's place in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Portugal were drawn into Group G with Germany, Ghana, and the United States. They played Germany first at the Arena Fonte Nova. Germany took the lead early on with a Thomas Müller penalty kick after a foul on Mario Götze. Toni Kroos then scored Germany's second. Pepe was involved ...
Eusébio helped Portugal reach third place at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, being the top goalscorer of the tournament with nine goals. [10] He remains Portugal's all-time top scorer at the World Cup. He won the Ballon d'Or in 1965 and was runner-up in 1962 and 1966. He is Benfica's all-time top scorer with 473 goals in 440 competitive matches.
He is regarded as one of the best midfielders in world football and one of Portugal's best players of all time. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 as one of the 125 greatest living football players.
Ronaldo ranks second among players with the most goals at the World Cup, scoring fifteen, including two in the 2002 final. Among players still active at international level, Lionel Messi has the most goals at FIFA World Cups, with thirteen goals to his name, including two in the 2022 final.