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Portugal

Portugal national team played its first international match on November 18, 1921, and participates in the World Cup for the eighth time in its history. Its best achievements in the World Cup was third place in the 1966 edition. In the European Nations Cup, they won the title once in 2016 and also won the European Nations League title in 2019.

In this file photo taken on December 10, 2022, Portugal's coach Fernando Santos gestures during the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final match against Morocco at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) / NO USE

Portugal coach Santos leaves job after World Cup exit

15 Dec 2022
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final match against Morocco at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 10, 2022. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)

Ronaldo won't make 'heat of moment' decision after Portugal exit

11 Dec 2022
Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after his team lost the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final match against Morocco at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 10, 2022. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Tearful Ronaldo the lasting image of Portugal World Cup debacle

11 Dec 2022
Portugal's Pepe (centre) argues with referee Facundo Tello during the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final match against Morocco at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 10, 2022. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

Pepe and Fernandes blast Argentine referee after Portugal exit

10 Dec 2022
Morocco's coach Walid Regragui gestures during the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final match against Portugal at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 10, 2022. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

Regragui's tactical masterclass sends Portugal packing

10 Dec 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo: AFP

Tearful Ronaldo departs with World Cup dream in tatters

10 Dec 2022
Morocco's forward Youssef En-Nesyri celebrates scoring his team's goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final match against Portugal at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on December 10, 2022. (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP)

Morocco become first ever African World Cup semi-finalists

10 Dec 2022
France players take part in a training session ahead of their quarterfinal against England: AFP/Franck Fife

France face England; Morocco vs Portugal

10 Dec 2022
Portugal coach Fernando Santos: AFP

Portugal coach Santos calls for line to be drawn

09 Dec 2022
Argentina's forward Angel Correa (left) and Lionel Messi take part in a training session at Qatar University in Doha on December 8, 2022. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)

World Cup braces for quarter-finals as Spain sack coach

08 Dec 2022
Argentina's forward Lionel Messi attends a training session with teammates at Qatar University in Doha, on December 6, 2022 during the Qatar 2022 World Cup tournament. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)

Messi or Ronaldo? Football's hottest debate rages on in Qatar

08 Dec 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo: AFP

Portugal deny Ronaldo walkout threat

08 Dec 2022
Argentina's forward Lionel Messi (centre) attends a training session with teammates at Qatar University in Doha, on December 6, 2022 during the Qatar 2022 World Cup tournament. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)

World Cup heavyweights gear up for quarter-finals

07 Dec 2022
Portugal's Goncalo Ramos celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup round of 16 match against Switzerland at Lusail Stadium in Lusail on December 6, 2022. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Goncalo Ramos hat-trick against Swiss fires Portugal into quarters

06 Dec 2022
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, second left, and team-mates train ahead of their match against Switzerland: AFP

Ronaldo eyes quarters, Morocco dare to dream

06 Dec 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo attends a training session at the Al Shahaniya SC training site, northwest of Doha on December 5, 2022. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Ronaldo in talks with Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr: club sources

05 Dec 2022
Switzerland's coach Murat Yakin attends a press conference in Doha on December 5, 2022, on the eve of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Round of 16 match against Portugal. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Switzerland aware shootout sword can cut both ways in Portugal clash

05 Dec 2022
Portugal's coach Fernando Santos (left) and Ruben Dias arrive for a press conference at the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) in Doha on December 5, 2022. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Portugal coach Santos 'not happy' with Ronaldo World Cup gesture

05 Dec 2022
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo takes part with his teammates in a training session at Shahaniya Sports Club of Al Samriya Autograph Collection Hotel in Al Samriya, Qatar, on December 4, 2022. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Ronaldo in sharp focus ahead of Portugal match against Switzerland

05 Dec 2022
Portugal's midfielder Bruno Fernandes takes part in a training session at Shahaniya Sports Club of Al Samriya Autograph Collection Hotel in Al Samriya, Qatar, on December 3, 2022. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Ronaldo draws focus, but Fernandes is Portugal's World Cup heartbeat

04 Dec 2022
South Korea’s Hwang Hee-Chan scores their winner against Portugal: AFP/Jack Guez

South Korea reach World Cup last 16

02 Dec 2022
Portugal’s Nuno Mendes gets the ball past Uruguay’s Federico Valverde: AFP/Glyn Kirk

Portugal’s Nuno Mendes out of action

01 Dec 2022
Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo celebrate Portugal’s first goal against Uruguay: AFP/Kirill Kudryavtsev

Fernandes believed Ronaldo scored first goal

29 Nov 2022
Portugal's midfielder Bruno Fernandes runs for the ball during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group H match against Uruguay at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail on November 28, 2022. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Fernandes double sends Portugal into World Cup knock-outs

28 Nov 2022
Portugal’s Pepe in action against Uruguay: AFP/Patricia De Melo Moreira

Pepe second oldest World Cup outfield player

28 Nov 2022
Portugal's coach Fernando Santos takes part in a training session at Al Shahania SC in Al Samriya on November 26, 2022. (Photo by Patricia De Melo MOREIRA / AFP)

Portugal's Santos crossing his fingers as injury worries mount

27 Nov 2022
Ghana's coach Otto Addo gestures on the touchline during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group H football match against Portugal at Stadium 974 in Doha on November 24, 2022. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

Ronaldo's milestone goal was gift from referee, says Ghana coach

24 Nov 2022
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, left, celebrates with team-mates Joao Felix, centre, and Bernardo Silva after scoring against Ghana: AFP/Odd Andersen

Portugal squeeze past Ghana

24 Nov 2022
A pedestrian walks past a mural of Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, near Old Trafford stadium, home ground of Manchester United football team in Manchester on November 23, 2022. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

FA bans Ronaldo for two games for smashing fan's phone in April

23 Nov 2022
Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo takes part in a training session at the Al Shahaniya SC training site in Al Samriya, northwest of Doha, on November 22, 2022. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Ronaldo to leave Manchester United after criticism of club

22 Nov 2022
Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo takes part in a training session at Shahaniya Sports Club in Al Samriya on November 21, 2022. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Ronaldo: Brazil and Argentina have top chances of winning World Cup

21 Nov 2022
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo trains in Doha on November 21: AFP/Patricia De Melo Moreira

‘Row with United won’t shake Portugal’

21 Nov 2022
The Portugal team... eager to go.

Portugal target first World Cup triumph

05 Nov 2022

Players

Pepe Defender Danilo Pereira Midfielder Rúben Dias Defender Bernardo Silva Midfielder Matheus Nunes Midfielder João Mário Midfielder Diogo Costa Goalkeeper António Silva Defender Ricardo Horta Attacker João Cancelo Defender William Carvalho Midfielder Rúben Neves Midfielder Otávio Midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo Attacker Rui Patrício Goalkeeper Rafael Leão Attacker Raphaël Guerreiro Defender João Palhinha Midfielder André Silva Attacker Bruno Fernandes Midfielder