Portugal national football team
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| Nickname(s) |
A Seleção A Seleção das Quinas |
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| Association | Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Fernando Santos |
| Captain | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Most caps | Cristiano Ronaldo (136) |
| Top scorer | Cristiano Ronaldo (68) |
| Home stadium | Estádio Nacional |
| FIFA code | POR |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 8  (22 December 2016)
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| Highest | 3 (May–June 2010, October 2012, April–June 2014) |
| Lowest | 43 (August 1998) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 9  1 (1 December 2016)
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| Highest | 2 (June 2006) |
| Lowest | 45 (November 1962) |
| First international | |
 Spain 3–1 Portugal  (Madrid, Spain; 18 December 1921) |
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| 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) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
Portugal 0–10 England  (Lisbon, Portugal; 25 May 1947) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1966) |
| Best result | Third place, 1966 |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1984) |
| Best result | Champions, 2016 |
| Confederations Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2017) |
| Best result | TBD, 2017 |
The Portugal national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol, pronounced: [sɨlɛˈsɐ̃w puɾtuˈgezɐ dɨ futɨˈbɔl]) represents Portugal in international men's association football competition since 1921. It is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal.
Portugal's first participation in a major tournament finals, at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, saw a team featuring famed striker Eusébio finish in third place. The next two times Portugal qualified for the World Cup finals were in 1986 and 2002, going out in the first round both times. Portugal also made it to the semi-finals of the UEFA Euro 1984 final tournament, losing 3–2 after extra time to the hosts and eventual winners France. The team reached the semi-finals of Euro 2000, the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2012, as well as the final of Euro 2004, the latter on home soil. At Euro 2016, Portugal won its first ever major trophy, defeating hosts France 1–0 after extra time, with the winning goal scored by Éder. With the win, Portugal qualified and will make its first appearance in the FIFA Confederations Cup held the following year in Russia.
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