Portugal national football team

When we are talking about the Portugal national football team, it means a nation of men’s teams that plays football at the international level under their governing body Portuguese Football Federation in Portugal. Portugal has no specific national football stadium but they play in the multi-purposes stadiums.

The legendary “Eusebio” is a major symbol of Portuguese football history. Football is the most popular sport in Portugal. There are countless competitions in football from local low to world-class professional levels. Portugal’s first participation in the final of a major tournament was in the 1966 World Cup.

Portugal started their first international football tournament in 1921. In 1996, Portugal played the final match for the first time in a major tournament. In 1990, the country saw the first golden generation who consistently attended the finals of all major tournaments, resulting in the best of Euro 2000, the semifinals, Euro 2004, and the 2006 World Cup semifinals which are the best performances in any biggest tournament like the World Cup since 1966. In 2016, Portugal won the most important trophy, the Euro, for the first time, losing to arch-rivals France. This success was largely due to their best players Luis Figo, Rui Costa, Ricardo Carvalho, and Cristiano Ronaldo. The silver lining for Portugal was the rise of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Portugal is colloquially called Selecao das Quinas, which means a synecdoche based on the national flag. The traditional use of Portugal is mainly red with green trim, which reflects the color of the national flag. Special shades of red have been exchanged between a pale burgundy and a light red, and both green and red shorts have been used to complete the band. The Portuguese national team is organized by the Portuguese Football Federation.

Portugal is based in the UEFA confederation in Europe. Fernando Santos is the current head coach and Cristiano Ronaldo is the captain of the team.

Portugal qualified for the FIFA World Cup 8 times first appears in 1966. This team is currently ranked in the 5th position in the FIFA ranking and is one of the most successful teams in Europe and in the World cup, UEFA European Championship, UEFA Nations League, and more.

Here we have listed everything about Portugal’s national football team you need to know.

ConferenceUEFA
Head coachFernando Santos
CaptainCristiano Ronaldo
FIFA ranking8
FIFA codePOR