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Portugal men's team have qualified for the final phase of the FIFA World Cup on eight occasions: in 1966, 1986, 2002 and every final phase held since. Their best performance, as of 2022, is the third place in 1966; they also finished fourth in 2006.
- Third place in 1966
The qualification process saw the first competitive matches of Montenegro. Denmark, England, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, and Switzerland qualified in the first round by winning their groups. France, Greece, Portugal, and Slovenia qualified via the second round play-offs.
Qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation – the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe) – was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament.
- How Many Times Has Portugal Won The World Cup?
- Portugal World Cup History
- Cristiano Ronaldo World Cup Record
- Portugal 2022 World Cup Schedule
Portugal have never won the World Cup, despite boasting some incredible players over the years, including Ronaldo, Luis Figo, Rui Costa and Eusebio. A last-four spot in 2006 was a rare modern World Cup highlight for them, as Ronaldo has consistently been left frustrated on the biggest international stage.
Portugal's talented stars have shone for their clubs, but there has been a history of underperformance on the international scene, and their attempt to send Ronaldo out on a high in 2022 failed. Euro 2016 offered an initial springboard for a new generation of Portuguese superstars, including Manchester City trio Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias and Joao ...
Ronaldo joined the five World Cup tournament appearances club in Qatar, after making his competition debut for Portugal back in 2006. His first taste of World Cup football proved to be his most successful to date, with Luis Felipe Scolari's side edged out by Zinedine Zidane's France in the last four. Aside from that, Ronaldo has never gone beyond t...
Portugal kicked off their tournament in Qatar with a nervous 3-2 win over Ghana. A crunch match against Uruguay was next up before Portugal rounded off group-stage action against South Korea. Switzerland were beaten 6-1 in the Round of 16, but Portugal were then shocked by Morocco, who defeated them 1-0 and continued their fairytale run deep into t...
Portugal qualified for their first FIFA World Cup finals in 1966 and caused something of a stir on their debut appearance. Trailing 3-0 to Korea DPR in the quarter-finals, the Portuguese recovered to win 5-3, thanks in large part to four goals from Eusebio.
Jun 15, 2010 · Portugal – 2010 FIFA World Cup group stages. Portugal faced obstacles and a real scare during their qualification campaign. But the 2010 FIFA World Cup could present even more challenges as Portugal have been drawn in the ‘Group of Death’, Group G. Match-day One: Ivory Coast vs Portugal.
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May 31, 2010 · World Cup guide - Portugal. Merely having Cristiano Ronaldo in your ranks should be enough to lift you into the favourite's bracket for a World Cup, but question marks hang over his form...
