Portugal Soccer Team
Portugal Soccer Team General Information
Country - Portugal
Capital City- Lisbon
Continent- Europe
Manager- Luiz Felipe Scolari
Star Men-Luis Figo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Deco and Maniche
Portugal Soccer Team History
Founded 1914
Affiliated 1923
WC participations 3 (1966, 1986, 2002)
WC honours 3rd place (1966)
Continental Titles None
First International: Spain 3 - 1 Portugal (Madrid, Spain; 18 November 1921)
Largest win: Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein (Lisbon, Portugal; 18 November 1994)
Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein (Coimbra, Portugal; 9 June 1999)
Portugal 8 - 0 Kuwait (Leiria, Portugal; 19 November 2003)
Worst defeat: Portugal 0 - 10 England (Lisbon, Portugal; 25 May 1947)
European Championship
Appearances: 4 (First in 1984) Best result Runners-up, 2004
World Cup Record:
Year Host Performance
1930 Uruguay -
1934 Italy -
1938 France -
1950 Brazil -
1954 Switzerland -
1958 Sweden -
1962 Chile -
1966 England Third place
1970 Mexico -
1974 West Germany -
1978 Argentina -
1982 Spain -
1986 Mexico Fourth, Group F
1990 Italy -
1994 U.S.A. -
1998 France -
2002 S.Korea/Japan Third, Group D
2006 Germany in Group D with Mexico, Iran, Angola
PORTUGAL Football Team for 2006 FIFA World Cup
Coach:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Goalkeepers:
Alexandre Pereira Ricardo, Silva Quim, Miguel Bruno Vale.
Defenders:
Renato Paulo Ferreira, Marco Caneira, Miguel Ricardo Costa, Fernando Meira, Luis Monteiro Miguel, Jorge Nuno Valente, Alberto Ricardo Carvalho.
Midfielders:
Francisco Costinha, Luis Figo, Armando Petit, Hugo Viana, Sabrosa Simao, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nuno Maniche, Cardoso Mendes Tiago, Anderson Deco.
Forwards:
Pedro Pauleta, Luis Boa Morte, Miguel Nuno Gomes, Helder Postiga.
Portugal Statistics in Group D with Mexico, Iran, Angola
Jersey No. Name of the Player
1 Alexandre Pereira Ricardo
2 Renato Paulo Ferreira
3 Marco Caneira
4 Miguel Ricardo Costa
5 Fernando Meira
6 Francisco Costinha
7 Luis Figo
8 Armando Petit
9 Pedro Pauleta
10 Hugo Viana
11 Sabrosa Simao
12 Silva Quim
13 Luis Monteiro Miguel
14 Jorge Nuno Valente
15 Luis Boa Morte
16 Alberto Ricardo Carvalho
17 Cristiano Ronaldo
18 Nuno Maniche
19 Cardoso Mendes Tiago
20 Anderson Deco
21 Miguel Nuno Gomes
22 Miguel Bruno Vale
23 Helder Postiga
Portugal Soccer Team is playing in Group D along with Mexico, Iran and Angola. Portugal has participated in the World Cup thrice in 1966, 1986 and 2002. They were the losing finalists at the European Championships two years ago.
In their qualifying campaign, Portugal Soccer Team had nine wins and three draws from their 12 games. The team scored more goals than any other team in Europe. Striker Pauleta secured the top position in the continental scorer's chart because of the eleven goals he scored.
It is expected from the Portugal side that they'll reach the second round in Germany. In South Korea / Japan 2002, Portugal lost to USA and South Korea and did not proceed beyond the first stage.
Portugal Soccer Team faced its toughest matches against Liechtenstein. They had a 2-2 draw in Vaduz in October 2004. Within four days they went ahead and defeated Russia 7-1 in Lisbon. This defeat was considered their finest display in their Group 3 campaign. 12 months later they secured a 2-1 win in Aveiro. This FIFA season the Portugal Soccer Team will be taking part in their fourth FIFA World Cup finals campaign. The appearance in 1966 is still reminisced by Portuguese fans. Eusebio and the team successfully sailed to the semi-finals.
Luis Figo was on international exile after he withdrew from international football in July 2004. Now he has returned to take over as captain. Other players to watch are Cristiano Ronaldo, Midfielder Deco and defender Ricardo Carvalho.
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