Profile Of 2022 World Cup Participants Team: Portugal

The Portugal national team (Twitter @selecaoportugal)

JAKARTA - The Portugal national football team is known globally and has maintained its top 20 rankings in the major football league and world football. In addition, this team produced leading football stars, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe, Eusebio, Luís Figo and Rui Costa. So, is Portugal one of the best football teams in the world? We dig and find out, come on!

Why is Portugal so great at football? This team is home to global football stars like Ronaldo and Figo, and superstar coaches like José Mourinho. This article will discuss Portugal's national football team, its players, its coaches, the titles it gets, and FIFA rankings.

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According to Football History, the football regulatory body in Portugal was founded in 1914 to promote national football. But unfortunately, the start of World War I delayed the federation's goal of 7 years. The Navigators then played their first official match against Spain in 1921. They played in several matches in the following years, including the 1928 Olympics and FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Unfortunately, the dreams of young Navigators were again cut off for 12 years by the second World War.

How many times did Portugal qualify for the World Cup? 45 years after their first international match against Spain, Os Magriços qualified for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Since then, the club has qualified for more World Cup tournaments in 1986, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022.

The Portugal national team suffered one of the biggest World Cup defeats in 2014 in a match against Germany. In 1966, the Selecao made their best form after finishing third after England and West Germany. However, this team has never won the World Cup.

Two goals from Bruno Fernandes led Portugal to advance to the 2022 Qatar World Cup after relenting North Macedonia with a 2-0 score in the European zone qualifying play-off match C at Do Dragao Stadium, Porto on March 29. Brono Fernandes scored his first goal in the 32nd minute after receiving a pass from Cristiano Ronaldo, while the second he scored in the 65th minute completed Diogo Jota's pass.

The victory over North Macedonia made Portugal record the success of qualifying for the World Cup six times in a row after last failing to qualify in the French edition 1998. In Qatar, Portugal joined in Group H with Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea.

The following is their group match schedule:

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In 2008, top international goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo received the armband. Following Euro's historic 2016 win, a statement from Cédric Soares' right-back about team captain confirming Ronaldo's influence on the team, saying, Always, he helps our teammates, he always has a lot of motivational words. He has good words for every player at every moment of the game."

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Há 4⃣ 𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐒! 😱 Lembras-te deste momento? 🐐#VamosComTudo #TeamPortugal @Cristiano pic.twitter.com/ewCDHzcQb3

— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) June 15, 2022

The current Selecao tactician is former Porto coach Fernando Santos. He was appointed in 2014, replacing Paulo Bento, who was sacked for poor team performance. Santos defended Cristiano's actions during 2016 EURO matches against France, saying that 'joining your heart for the fate of the team is always a strength, never a mistake.'

𝗥𝗨𝗠𝗢 𝗮̀ 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟! 😍🏆 Vamos lá ao 🗓: há 6 anos, Portugal vencia o 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 e marcava presença em Paris! 🇵🇹#EURO2016 #TeamPortugal pic.twitter.com/wl60bpBrfS

— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) July 6, 2022

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São 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ jogos à frente das Quinas! 🤩 Parabéns, Mister! #VamosComTudo🏆 Euro 2016🏆 Liga das Nações 2019 pic.twitter.com/QsjJFDFLFz

— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) June 9, 2022

While Cristiano Ronaldo remains the most massive Portuguese player, this country is known for producing world-class football stars. Let's see the profiles of some of the greatest Portuguese football players of all time.

Eusébio profile summary

Luís Figo's profile summary

🇵🇹🆚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 22 years since this stylish goal by the most elegant of players: Luís Figo at EURO 2000! @LuisFigo | @selecaoportugal pic.twitter.com/5BZhyh2cM1

— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 12, 2022

According to the latest FIFA rankings as of June 2022, the Portugal squad is in ninth place with 1678.65 points.

The following is a list of titles and awards for the Portugal national team according to Transfermarkt.