Portugal national football team facts for kids
| Nickname(s) | A Seleção das Quinas (Selection of the Quinas); The Navigators | ||
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| Association | Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Fernando Santos | ||
| Captain | Cristiano Ronaldo | ||
| Most caps | Cristiano Ronaldo (167) | ||
| Top scorer | Cristiano Ronaldo (101) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | POR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 6  (7 February 2019) |
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| Highest | 3 (May–June 2010, October 2012, April–June 2014, September 2017 – April 2018) | ||
| Lowest | 43 (August 1998) | ||
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| Current | 7  3 (3 March 2019) |
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| Highest | 2 (June 2006) | ||
| Lowest | 42 (November 1962) | ||
| First international | |||
 Spain 3–1 Portugal  (Madrid, Spain; 18 December 1921) |
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| Biggest 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) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
Portugal 0–10 England  (Lisbon, Portugal; 25 May 1947) |
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1966) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1966) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1984) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2016) | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2017) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2017) | ||
Portugal national football team is the national football team of Portugal. In July 2016, they won the European Championship. Their captain is Cristiano Ronaldo.
Statistics
Most capped players
| # | Name | Caps | Goals | First cap | Latest cap |
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| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 167 | 101 | 23 August 2003 | 11 October 2020 |
| 2 | Luís Figo | 127 | 32 | 12 October 1991 | 8 July 2006 |
| 3 | João Moutinho | 126 | 7 | 17 August 2005 | 14 October 2020 |
| 4 | Pepe | 113 | 7 | 21 November 2007 | 14 October 2020 |
| 5 | Nani | 112 | 24 | 1 September 2006 | 2 July 2017 |
| 6 | Fernando Couto | 110 | 8 | 19 December 1990 | 30 June 2004 |
| 7 | Bruno Alves | 96 | 11 | 5 June 2007 | 7 June 2018 |
| 8 | Rui Costa | 94 | 26 | 31 March 1993 | 4 July 2004 |
| 9 | Rui Patrício | 90 | 0 | 17 November 2010 | 14 October 2020 |
| 10 | Ricardo Carvalho | 89 | 5 | 11 October 2003 | 22 June 2016 |
Top goalscorers
- Players in bold are still active for the national team.
| # | Name | Goals | Caps | Average | First cap | Latest cap |
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| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 101 | 167 | 0.61 | 23 August 2003 | 11 October 2020 |
| 2 | Pauleta | 47 | 88 | 0.53 | 20 August 1997 | 8 July 2006 |
| 3 | Eusébio | 41 | 64 | 0.64 | 8 October 1961 | 13 October 1973 |
| 4 | Luís Figo | 32 | 127 | 0.25 | 12 October 1991 | 8 July 2006 |
| 5 | Nuno Gomes | 29 | 79 | 0.37 | 24 January 1996 | 11 October 2011 |
| 6 | Hélder Postiga | 27 | 71 | 0.38 | 13 June 2003 | 14 November 2014 |
| 7 | Rui Costa | 26 | 94 | 0.28 | 31 March 1993 | 4 July 2004 |
| 8 | Nani | 24 | 112 | 0.21 | 1 September 2006 | 2 July 2017 |
| 9 | João Pinto | 23 | 81 | 0.30 | 12 October 1991 | 14 June 2002 |
| 10 | Nené | 22 | 66 | 0.33 | 21 April 1971 | 23 June 1984 |
| Simão (list) | 22 | 85 | 0.26 | 18 October 1998 | 29 June 2010 |
Players still active with national team
Honours
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Images for kids
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Luís Figo playing for Portugal at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
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Portugal lost the Euro 2004 final 1–0 to Greece with a header from Angelos Charisteas (pictured).
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Portugal lining up before a match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
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Gonçalo Guedes, who scored the winning goal against the Netherlands in the 2019 UEFA Nations League Final
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Cristiano Ronaldo is Portugal's most capped player and all-time top scorer.
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