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#6ELO· 2026-06-02#5FIFA· 2026-04-01
1Continental titles· last 20162Other tournament wins2Continental finals reached

Footprint

Tournament appearances
22
Trophies
3
Major trophies
1
Last appearance
2026
World Cup appearances
9
Continental appearances
9
Last final reached
2025
Last trophy
2025

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Portugal. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Belgium
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 2.50 · distance 0.74
Serbia
Closest cohort across honors profile and longevity
Honors 3.50 · distance 1.25
Austria
Closest cohort across honors profile and longevity
Honors 1.50 · distance 1.28
Morocco
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 6.00 · distance 1.83
Poland
Active across a similar set of decades
Honors 0.75 · distance 1.88

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

YearNameTournamentRound reached
2026PortugalWCFIFA World Cup 2026Group Stage
2025PortugalOther2025 UEFA Nations League Finals Champion
2024PortugalEurosUEFA European Championship 2024Quarterfinal
2022PortugalWCFIFA World Cup 2022Quarterfinal
2021PortugalEurosUEFA European Championship 2021Round of 16
2019PortugalOther2019 UEFA Nations League Finals Champion
2018PortugalWCFIFA World Cup 2018Round of 16
2017PortugalInterFIFA Confederations Cup 2017Semifinal
2016PortugalEurosUEFA European Championship 2016 Champion
2014PortugalWCFIFA World Cup 2014Appearance
2012PortugalEurosUEFA European Championship 2012Semifinal
2010PortugalWCFIFA World Cup 2010Round of 16
2008PortugalEurosUEFA European Championship 2008Quarterfinal
2006PortugalWCFIFA World Cup 2006Semifinal
2004PortugalEurosUEFA European Championship 2004 Final
2002PortugalWCFIFA World Cup 2002Appearance
2000PortugalEurosUEFA European Championship 2000Semifinal
1996PortugalEurosUEFA European Championship 1996Quarterfinal
1986PortugalWCFIFA World Cup 1986Appearance
1984PortugalEurosUEFA European Championship 1984Semifinal
1966PortugalWCFIFA World Cup 1966Semifinal
1928PortugalOther1928 Olympic FootballQuarterfinal

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2019UEFA Nations LeagueNetherlands1-0 Won
2016European ChampionshipFrance1-0 Won
2004European ChampionshipGreece0-1 Lost