Association | Federação Portuguesa de Futebol |
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
Most caps | Tiago Ferreira (28) |
FIFA code | POR |
First international | |
Spain 1–0 Portugal (Cáceres, Spain; 7 May 1979) |
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Biggest win | |
Macau 0–6 Portugal (São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe; 5 October 2006) |
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Biggest defeat | |
Japan 4–1 Portugal (Tokyo, Japan; 26 August 1994) |
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FIFA U-20 World Cup | |
Appearances | 8 (first in 1979) |
Best result | Winners, 1989, 1991 |
The Portugal national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal.
The U20 team acts mainly as a feeder team for the under-21s and provides further international development for youth players. The team qualified for its only official match, FIFA U-20 World Cup, depends on U19 results.
The Portuguese team has 8 participations in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and 12 in the Toulon Tournament.
The Golden Generation was the Generation of the players that won consecutive FIFA Youth Championships in 1989 and 1991.
The Courage Generation was the Generation of players that was runner up in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Portugal U-20 MNT head coach Edgar Borges has named 22 players to the roster that will compete in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Qualifiers in 2016.
Head coach: Edgar Borges