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Portugal national under-20 football team

Portugal under-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Most caps Tiago Ferreira (28)
FIFA code POR
First international
Spain Spain 1–0 Portugal Portugal
(Cáceres, Spain; 7 May 1979)
Biggest win
Macau Macau 0–6 Portugal Portugal
(São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe; 5 October 2006)
Biggest defeat
Japan Japan 4–1 Portugal Portugal
(Tokyo, Japan; 26 August 1994)
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: Portugal Edgar Borges

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Toulon Tournament


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