Portugal football

Portugal
Nickname	Selecção das Quinas[1]
Association	Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Luiz Felipe Scolari (2003-)
Captain	Jorge Andrade
Most caps	Luís Figo (127)
Top scorer	Pauleta (47)
FIFA code	POR
FIFA ranking	7
Highest FIFA ranking	4 (March 2001)
Lowest FIFA ranking	43 (August 1998)
Elo ranking	8
Highest Elo ranking	2 (June 2006)
Lowest Elo ranking	45 (November 1962)
First kit 　 Second kit
First international Spain 3-1 Portugal (Madrid, Spain; 18 November 1921)
Biggest win Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein (Lisbon, Portugal; 18 November 1994) Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein (Coimbra, Portugal; 9 June 1999) Portugal 8 - 0 Kuwait (Leiria, Portugal; 19 November 2003)
Biggest defeat Portugal 0-10 England (Lisbon, Portugal; 25 May 1947)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 1966)
Best result	Third place, 1966
European Championship
Appearances	4 (First in 1984) The Portugal football team is the national football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Portugal has qualified four times for the FIFA World Cup, but have neither won it nor any other major tournament. Their first World Cup appearance was in 1966, where the Portuguese reached their first semi final. In that year they lost only 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 the 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 (The European Championships), where they lost to Greece, and to their second World Cup semi final in 2006, where they lost to France. The Portuguese were unable to equal Eusebio's 1966 third place finish as they lost to hosts Germany 3-1 on July 8 in Stuttgart, finishing in fourth place in the 2006 World Cup. FIFA World Cup 1966 FIFA World Cup The team started out with three wins in the group stage where they were in Group C when they beat Hungary, Bulgaria and two-time defending champions Brazil. Secondly they beat surprise quarter-finalist Korea DPR 5-3, with Eusébio getting four markers to overturn a 0-3 deficit. Later, they reached the semifinals where they were beaten by hosts England 2-1. Portugal then defeated USSR 2-1 in the third place match for their best World Cup finish to date. Eusébio was the top scorer of the World Cup with nine goals. Eusébio played in the 1970 and 1974 World Cup qualifiers but Portugal failed to make the tournament Finals. 1986 FIFA World Cup In qualification round, Portugal had to win West Germany in Stuttgart in the last qualifying game to be able to go through to the final round. Portugal won 0-1 and become the first team to win West Germany at their home ground in an official match. Portugal was a fan favourite to make a good campaign because of their 1984 Euro Cup. 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 with a score of 1-0 and Morocco with a score of 3-1. 1998 FIFA World Cup The team almost qualified for the tournament that was to be hosted by France. However, during a qualifier in Germany, Rui Costa was controversially sent off for taking too long to walk off the field. Germany drew the crucial game and was thus able to qualify.[1]This incident is regarded as one of the darkest in football history, with FIFA being accused of favouritism, in support of Germany and against Portugal, arguably the best team in Europe at the time. [edit] 2002 FIFA World Cup Portugal entered the tournament as favourites to win Group D. However, they were upset 3-2 to USA, at one point being three goals down in the match. They then rebounded with a 4-0 thrashing of Poland, with Pauleta getting a hat trick. Needing a draw to advance, they lost the final group game to hosts South Korea. Argentinian referee Angel Sanchez sent off João Vieira Pinto for a tackle on Park Ji-Sung. Beto was ejected for his second yellow card of the match, reducing Portugal to nine men, and Park scored the winner to allow the Koreans to advance.[2] 2006 FIFA World Cup The Portuguese squad, known as the Brazilians of Europe for the magical football they produce, qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany under the leadership of manager Luis Felipe Scolari and came in first place in Group D with victories over Angola (1-0, goal from Pauleta), Iran (2-0, goals from Deco and Cristiano Ronaldo) and Mexico (2-1, goals from Maniche and Simão). Only Mexico's Francisco Fonseca was able to score against Portugal. Portugal defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in the Round of 16 on June 25 in Nuremberg in one of the ugliest games in World Cup history. The only goal came courtesy of a Maniche strike in an acrimonious match marked by 16 yellow cards, with 4 players being sent off for a second bookable offense. On Saturday, July 1 at Gelsenkirchen in the quarter-finals, despite having two starters suspended due to being sent off in the previous match, Portugal defeated England on penalty kicks (3-1) after a goal-less 120 minutes to reach their first World Cup semi-final since the days of Eusébio, 40 years earlier. Portugal were defeated 1-0 by France in the semi-finals on Wednesday, July 5 at Munich. Two players had been forced to sit out due to accumulated bookings from the round of 16 and quarterfinals. It did not help that the team faced a hostile crowd of English fans; as Cristiano Ronaldo was accused of unsportsmanlike behavior. As in the semi-finals of Euro 2000, Portugal was again narrowly defeated by France, with the decisive goal being a penalty scored by Zinedine Zidane after Thierry Henry was awarded a penalty from a foul committed by Ricardo Carvalho. Portugal felt that they themselves should have been awarded a penalty after Cristiano Ronaldo went down in the box. However, a penalty was not awarded by the referee, and was itself a disputed incident. For third place, they faced Germany in the third place match on July 8 in Stuttgart. In this match, like the previous two in which Portugal had a couple of players suspended, the Selecção had lost Miguel to an injury suffered in the semi-final and Ricardo Carvalho to suspension, for accumulated yellow cards against Holland and France. Goalkeeper Ricardo had only conceded one goal in regular play so far (scored by Mexico's Francisco Fonseca, which would later curiously move to Portugal's own SL Benfica). Surprisingly, Figo did not start the match despite having captained the squad in the rest of the tournament. Not unlike the Lusitanians, three of Germany's starters, including captain Michael Ballack, would not be available due to injury. The first half was scoreless but Portugal had several good chances from Pauleta and Deco, forcing Oliver Kahn to make several saves. In the second half, Portugal was thoroughly routed 3-1 as Germany went up three goals to nil from Bastian Schweinsteiger's two goals and an own goal, also off his shot, by Portugal's Petit. Figo replaced Pauleta in the 77th minute, regaining his captaincy during the substitution. Although Germany scored another goal shortly after Figo's entrance, he set up Nuno Gomes's goal in the 88th minute to help Portugal claw back a marker, which was Portugal's second goal of the knockout round and the first since Maniche's against Holland. Despite this defeat, the Portuguese public hailed their national team as heroes when they returned home. The team won the Most Entertaining Team award for their play during the 2006 World Cup. The award is always organized through public participation in a poll. Portugal's "Golden Generation" retired after the 2006 World Cup. The departure of Luís Figo has left Portugal's squad with a new look in midfield that was once taken over by himself and the likes of Rui Costa and Sérgio Conceição. The squad attempting to qualify for Euro 2008 will produce a young generation of players from the U-21 squad. Ricardo Quaresma, Joao Moutinho, Nani and Manuel Fernandes, and most importantly, Cristiano Ronaldo are some of the names that could possibly bring future success to Portugal. World Cup record Year Round Position Games Wins Draws* Losses Goals Scored Goals Against 1930 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1934 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1938 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1950 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1954 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1958 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1962 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1966 Semifinals (Third Place) 3 6 5 0 1 17 8 1970 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1974 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1978 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1982 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1986 Round 1 17 3 1 0 2 2 4 1990 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1994 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1998 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 2002 Round 1 21 3 1 0 2 6 4 2006 Semifinals (Fourth Place) 4 7 4 1 2 7 5 Total 4/18 - 19 11 1 7 32 21 Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. European Championships 1984 European Championship This was the first time that Portugal ever entered the European Championship. In the qualifying round, the team almost didn't qualify, but a 1-0 victory over USSR in the last game made it possible. Portugal ended in group B, alongside Spain, West Germany and Romania. In the first two games, they tied 0-0 and 1-1 against West Germany and Spain, respectively. A 1-0 win over Romania gave them the second place in the group, which was enough to went through to the elimination round. They would play against hosts, France, in one of the most excited matches in Euro Cup history. France scored first, but Portugal tied it almost an hour later. The game ended and the two teams would play in extra time. Portugal made 2-1 in the first half and both teams could have scored more goals. In the second half France scored with six minutes to go and in the last one. Portugal had been eliminated in the semi-finals. 1996 European Championship In the final tournament, Portugal tied 1-1 with European Champions Denmark, won 1-0 to Turkey and Croatia by 3-0, finishing first in their group. In the quarter-finals they lost 1-0 to losing finalists, Czech Republic. 2000 European Championship This tournament was the inaugural success of the so-called "Golden Generation", captained by Luís Figo. They defeated England, Romania, and Germany to finish atop their group and then defeated Turkey in the quarter-finals. In the semi-final meeting with World Cup holders France, Portugal scored first. However, France equalized and Portugal was eliminated in extra time by a golden goal when Zinedine Zidane converted a penalty. Austrian referee Gunter Benko controversially awarded the spot kick for a handball after Abel Xavier blocked a shot from Sylvain Wiltord. (Benko initially gave France a corner but changed his mind after consulting with a Slovak linesman Igor Sramka). Abel Xavier, Nuno Gomes and Paulo Bento were given lengthy suspensions for shoving the referee.[3] 2004 European Championship This tournament was held in Portugal. Portugal, as the host nation, went all the way through to the final where they were eventually beaten by Greece 1-0 by a goal from Greek striker, Angelos Charisteas. Previously, on the opening match, Greece beat Portugal 2-1. This is the first time in the history of the competition that the final featured the same two teams as the opening match. 2008 European Championship Group A Standings Correct as of March 28, 2007. Included Euro 2008 qualifying match against Serbia. Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Poland 16 7 5 1 1 12 5 +7 Portugal 11 6 3 2 1 13 4 +9 Serbia 11 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 Finland 11 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 Belgium 7 6 2 1 3 4 6 -2 Kazakhstan 5 6 1 2 3 3 8 -5 Azerbaijan 4 6 1 1 4 2 13 -11 Armenia 1 5 0 1 4 0 6 -6 See also: 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group A European Championship Record Year Round Position Games Wins Draws Losses Goals Scored Goals Against 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 Semifinals 4 4 1 2 1 4 4 1988 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1992 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1996 Quarter-finals 5 4 2 1 1 5 2 2000 Semifinals 3 5 4 0 1 10 4 2004 Final 2 6 3 1 2 8 6 2008 Qualification in progress Total 4/12 - 19 10 4 5 27 16 Recent results and forthcoming fixtures Finland 1-1 Portugal (September 6, 2006, Euro 2008 qualifying) Portugal 3-0 Azerbaijan (October 7, 2006, Euro 2008 qualifying) Poland 2-1 Portugal (October 11, 2006, Euro 2008 qualifying) Portugal 3-0 Kazakhstan (November 15, 2006, Euro 2008 qualifying) Brazil 0-2 Portugal (February 6, 2007, friendly match) Portugal 4-0 Belgium (March 24, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying) Serbia 1-1 Portugal (March 28, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying) Belgium - Portugal (June 2, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying) Kuwait - Portugal (June 5, 2007, friendly match) Armenia - Portugal (August 22, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying) Portugal - Poland (September 8, 2007, Euro 2008 qualifying) Current squad The following players named for Euro 2008 qualifying match against Serbia on March 28, 2007. [4] Caps and goals as of March 28, 2007, included against Serbia. No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Club 1 GK Ricardo February 11, 1976 (1976-02-11) (age 31) 64 0 Sporting CP 2 DF Paulo Ferreira January 18, 1979 (1979-01-18) (age 28) 38 0 Chelsea FC 3 DF Marco Caneira February 9, 1979 (1979-02-09) (age 28) 20 0 Sporting CP 4 DF Jorge Andrade (Captain) April 9, 1978 (1978-04-09) (age 29) 48 3 Deportivo La Coruña 5 DF Fernando Meira June 5, 1978 (1978-06-05) (age 28) 40 2 VfB Stuttgart 8 MF Petit September 25, 1976 (1976-09-25) (age 30) 48 4 SL Benfica 10 MF Hugo Viana January 15, 1983 (1983-01-15) (age 24) 25 1 Valencia CF 11 FW Simão October 31, 1979 (1979-10-31) (age 27) 55 13 SL Benfica 13 DF Miguel January 4, 1980 (1980-01-04) (age 27) 41 1 Valencia CF 16 DF Ricardo Carvalho May 18, 1978 (1978-05-18) (age 28) 38 4 Chelsea FC 17 FW Cristiano Ronaldo February 5, 1985 (1985-02-05) (age 22) 46 17 Manchester United FC 19 MF Tiago May 3, 1981 (1981-05-03) (age 25) 35 1 Olympique Lyonnais 20 MF Deco August 27, 1977 (1977-08-27) (age 29) 44 3 FC Barcelona 21 FW Nuno Gomes July 5, 1976 (1976-07-05) (age 30) 63 27 SL Benfica 22 GK Daniel Fernandes September 21, 1983 (1983-09-21) (age 23) 0 0 PAOK 23 FW Hélder Postiga August 2, 1982 (1982-08-02) (age 24) 28 9 FC Porto 25 MF Raúl Meireles March 17, 1983 (1983-03-17) (age 24) 2 0 FC Porto 26 FW Hugo Almeida May 23, 1984 (1984-05-23) (age 22) 2 0 SV Werder Bremen 27 FW Ricardo Quaresma September 26, 1983 (1983-09-26) (age 23) 9 1 FC Porto 28 MF João Moutinho September 8, 1986 (1986-09-08) (age 20) 7 0 Sporting CP 32 FW Nani November 17, 1986 (1986-11-17) (age 20) 5 1 Sporting CP 34 DF Manuel da Costa May 6, 1986 (1986-05-06) (age 20) 0 0 PSV Eindhoven Recent call-up The following players have all recently been called up to the Portugal squad. Bracket shows last call-up time. No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Goals Club 6 MF Costinha December 1, 1974 (1974-12-01) (age 32) 53 2 Atlético Madrid (Euro 2008 qual. v. Poland, October 11) 12 GK Quim November 13, 1975 (1975-11-13) (age 31) 24 0 SL Benfica (friendly v. Brazil, February 6) 14 DF Nuno Valente September 12, 1974 (1974-09-12) (age 32) 33 1 Everton FC (Euro 2008 qual. v. Poland, October 11) 15 FW Luís Boa Morte August 4, 1977 (1977-08-04) (age 29) 26 1 West Ham United FC (Euro 2008 qual. v. Finland, September 6) 18 MF Maniche November 11, 1977 (1977-11-11) (age 29) 40 6 Atlético Madrid (Euro 2008 qual. v. Poland, October 11) 29 DF Zé António March 14, 1977 (1977-03-14) (age 30) 0 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach (Euro 2008 qual. v. Poland, October 11) 30 MF Carlos Martins April 29, 1982 (1982-04-29) (age 25) 2 0 Sporting CP (Euro 2008 qual. v. Kazakhstan, November 15) 33 DF Ricardo Rocha October 3, 1978 (1978-10-03) (age 28) 6 0 Tottenham Hotspur (Euro 2008 qual. v. Poland, October 11) 35 DF Nélson June 10, 1983 (1983-06-10) (age 23) 0 0 SL Benfica (Euro 2008 qual. v. Kazakhstan, November 15) 36 DF Tonel April 13, 1980 (1980-04-13) (age 27) 1 0 Sporting CP (Euro 2008 qual. v. Kazakhstan, November 15) — DF Ricardo Costa May 16, 1981 (1981-05-16) (age 25) 6 0 FC Porto (Euro 2008 qual. v. Finland, September 6) Previous squads 2006 FIFA World Cup squads - Portugal 2004 European Football Championship squads - Portugal 2002 FIFA World Cup squads - Portugal 2000 European Football Championship squads - Portugal 1996 European Football Championship squads - Portugal 1986 FIFA World Cup squads - Portugal 1984 European Football Championship squads - Portugal 1966 FIFA World Cup squads - Portugal Players Famous Players Early stars Benjamin Gauthier Cândido de Oliveira João Francisco José Manuel Soares Pepe Jorge Vieira João Armando Augusto Silva Pinga António Feliciano Fernando Peyroteo Jesus Correia José Travassos Virgílio Matateu José Águas Costa Pereira Germano 1966 World Cup Glory - "Os Magriços" Eusébio Mário Coluna José Augusto António Simões Torres Jaime Graça Hilário 1970s Generation Humberto Coelho Artur Jorge António Oliveira Artur Correia João Alves Shéu Manuel Fernandes Vítor Damas Euro 1984 and World Cup 86 - "Os Patrícios" Manuel Bento Rui Jordão Fernando Chalana Nené António Sousa Carlos Manuel Jaime Pacheco João Pinto Fernando Gomes Paulo Futre Other Figures Oceano Rui Barros Vítor Paneira Golden Generation Luís Figo Rui Costa Fernando Couto Vítor Baía Jorge Costa Dimas João Vieira Pinto Domingos Paulo Sousa Sérgio Conceição Abel Xavier Ricardo Sá Pinto Euro 2004 and World Cup 2006 - "Os Conquistadores" Nuno Gomes Deco Cristiano Ronaldo Pauleta Ricardo Simão Sabrosa Maniche Costinha Ricardo Carvalho Miguel Tiago Paulo Ferreira Fernando Meira Nuno Valente Jorge Andrade [edit] Most appearances Below is a list of the 12 players with the most appearances for Portugal, as of March 28, 2007 (* denotes players still available for selection): No Name Games Goals First game Last game 1 Luís Figo 127 32 12-10-1991 08-07-2006 2 Fernando Couto 110 8 19-12-1990 30-06-2004 3 Rui Costa 94 26 31-03-1993 04-07-2004 4 Pauleta 88 47 20-08-1997 08-07-2006 5 João Vieira Pinto 81 23 12-10-1991 14-06-2002 6 Vítor Baía 80 0 19-12-1990 07-09-2002 7 João Pinto 70 1 16-02-1983 09-11-1996 8 Nené 66 22 21-04-1971 23-06-1984 9 Eusébio 64 41 08-10-1961 13-10-1973 = Humberto Coelho 64 6 27-10-1968 27-04-1983 = Ricardo Pereira* 64 0 02-06-2001 28-03-2007 12 Nuno Gomes* 63 27 24-01-1996 28-03-2007 [edit] Most goals Below is a list of the 12 players with the most goals for Portugal, as of March 28, 2007 (* denotes players still available for selection): No Name Games Goals First game Last game 1 Pauleta 88 47 20-08-1997 08-07-2006 2 Eusébio 64 41 08-10-1961 13-10-1973 3 Luís Figo 127 32 12-10-1991 08-07-2006 4 Nuno Gomes* 63 27 28-01-1996 28-03-2007 5 Rui Costa 94 26 31-03-1993 04-07-2004 6 João Vieira Pinto 81 23 12-10-1991 14-06-2002 7 Nené 66 22 21-04-1971 23-06-1984 8 Cristiano Ronaldo* 46 17 20-08-2003 28-03-2007 9 Rui Jordão 43 15 29-03-1972 25-01-1989 10 Torres 33 14 23-01-1963 13-10-1973 11 Fernando Peyroteo 20 13 24-04-1938 20-03-1949 12 Simão* 55 13 18-11-1998 28-03-2007