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Portugal National Football Team
The Portugal national football team, nicknamed The Seleção das Quinas, represents Portugal in men's international football. The Portugal team has a massive fan following all over the world majorly because of Cristiano Ronaldo. They have been a member of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) since 1954 and of FIFA since 1923. They have been crowned winners of the UEFA Euro Championship and UEFA Nations League once each.
The Portugal national football team is currently ranked No. 9 in the latest FIFA rankings. Portugal's football team has notable rivalries with its European neighbors Spain (called the Iberian Derby), France and Brazil due to shared cultural traits and heritage. Fernando Santos has been the head coach of the Portugal national football team since 2014.
Portugal 2022 Football World Cup Squad
The 26-player Portugal squad contains 3 goalkeepers, 8 defenders, 8 midfielders, and 7 forwards.
Goalkeepers
| Player Name | Caps | Current Club |
| Rui Patrício | 105 | AS Roma |
| Diogo Costa | 7 | Porto |
| José Sá | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Defenders
| Player Name | Caps (Goals) | Current Club |
| Pepe | 129 (7) | Porto |
| Rúben Dias | 40 (2) | Manchester City |
| Raphaël Guerreiro | 57 (3) | Borussia Dortmund |
| Danilo Pereira | 63 (2) | PSG |
| João Cancelo | 37 (7) | Manchester City |
| Nuno Mendes | 17 (0) | PSG |
| Diogo Dalot | 7 (2) | Manchester City |
| António Silva | 1 (0) | Benfica |
Midfielders
| Player Name | Caps (Goals) | Current Club |
| Bruno Fernandes | 49 (11) | Manchester United |
| William Carvalho | 76 (5) | Real Betis |
| João Mário | 53 (3) | Benfica |
| Rúben Neves | 32 (0) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Otávio | 8 (2) | Porto |
| João Palhinha | 15 (2) | Fulham |
| Matheus Nunes | 9 (1) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Vitinha | 5 (0) | PSG |
Forwards
| Player Name | Caps (Goals) | Current Club |
| Cristiano Ronaldo (C) | 195 (118) | - |
| Bernardo Silva | 77 (8) | Manchester City |
| João Félix | 27 (4) | Atletico Madrid |
| André Silva | 53 (19) | RB Leipzig |
| Ricardo Horta | 11 (2) | Braga |
| Gonçalo Ramos | 8 (2) | Benfica |
| Rafael Leão | 11 (0) | AC Milan |
Portugal 2022 World Cup Schedule
| Match | Stage | Result | Date | Time (IST) | Stadium |
| vs Ghana | Group H | 3-2 | 24th Nov. 2022 | 9:30 PM | Stadium 974, Doha |
| vs Uruguay | Group H | 2-0 | 29th Nov. 2022 | 12:30 AM | Lusail |
| vs South Korea | Group H | 1-2 | 2nd Dec. 2022 | 8:30 PM | Education City |
| vs Switzerland | Round of 16 | 6-1 | 7th Dec. 2022 | 12:30 AM | Lusail |
| vs Morocco | Quarterfinal | 0-1 | 10th Dec. 2022 | 8:30 PM | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha |
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Portugal Football Team - History
First international match played: 1-3 vs Spain at Madrid, Spain, on 18th Dec 1921
Biggest international win:
8-0 vs Liechtenstein at Lisbon, Portugal, on 18th Nov 1994
8-0 vs Kuwait at Leiria, Portugal, on 19th Nov 2003
Biggest international loss: 0-10 vs England at Lisbon, Portugal, on 25th May 1947
Portugal Team in the Football World Cup
The Portugal football team has qualified for the past six editions of the Football World Cup. Since participating in its first World Cup in 1966, Portugal has been part of 7 World Cup finals played.
In the 7 appearances in the Football World Cup so far, Portugal football team has a third place and a fourth place finish each.
Third place: 1966
Fourth place: 2006
Portugal Team in the UEFA European Championships
In the 8 appearances in the UEFA Championships so far, Portugal football team has 1 title win, 1 runners-up finish, and 3 semi-final finishes.
Winners: 2016
Runners-up: 2004
Semifinals: 1984, 2000, 2012
Portugal Team in the UEFA Nations League
In the 3 appearances in the UEFA Nations League, Portugal football team has 1 title win, and 2 group-stage finishes.
Winners: 2018-19
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Portugal Football Team Records and Statistics
Most Capped Players
| Player Name | Caps (Appearances) |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 195* |
| João Moutinho | 146* |
| Pepe | 132* |
| Luis Figo | 127 |
| Nani | 112 |
Most Goals Scored
| Player Name | Goals |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 118* |
| Pauleta | 47 |
| Eusebio | 41 |
| Luis Figo | 32 |
| Nuno Gomes | 29 |
Portugal is expected to go deep into the knockout stages of the 2022 Football World Cup. The current Portugal football team squad has a lot of talent and is expected to perform well in the 2022 Football World Cup in Qatar. Will Ronaldo wait for a Football World Cup title to end in his 5th and final World Cup?
