Portugal National Football Team

The Portuguese national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), finishing 4th in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The first appearance in the 1966 FIFA World cup saw them reach the semi final, losing 2-1 at Wembley to the eventual world champions England. Portugal finished in third place and Eusébio was considered the best player of the tournament. The next two times Portugal qualified for the World Cup were 1986 and 2002, with Portugal going out in the first round both times. In the 1986 tournament, players went on strike over prize-money and refused to train between their first and second games.

In 2003, the Portuguese Football Federation decided to hire Luiz Felipe Scolari, the Brazilian who had led the Brazil national football team to win the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Scolari led Portugal to the final of Euro 2004, where they lost to Greece, and to their second World Cup semifinal in 2006. Scolari left after the Euro 2008 championships to manage Chelsea. Carlos Queiroz was appointed the new manager of Portugal in 2008.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record
1930 - Did not enter
1934 - Did not enter
1938 - Did not enter
1950 - Did not qualify
1954 - Did not qualify
1958 - Did not qualify
1962 - Did not qualify
1966 - Third place
1970 - Did not qualify
1974 - Did not qualify
1978 - Did not qualify
1982 - Did not qualify
1986 - Round 1
1990 - Did not qualify
1994 - Did not qualify
1998 - Did not qualify
2002 - Round 1
2006 - Fourth place
2010 -

UEFA European Championship record

1960 - Did not Qualify
1964 - Did not Qualify
1968 - Did not Qualify
1972 - Did not Qualify
1976 - Did not Qualify
1980 - Did not Qualify
1984 - Semi-finals
1988 - Did not Qualify
1992 - Did not Qualify
1996 - Quarter-finals
2000 - Semi-finals
2004 - Final
2008 - Quarter-finals
2012 -