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The Portugal national football team began its journey in 1921. Their debut at the 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification ended in a crushing aggregate defeat against Spain after losing 9, 0 in Madrid and 2, 1 in Lisbon.
Eusébio arrived as the face of Portuguese football during the 1966 World Cup and scored nine goals to lead his nation to third place. He netted four times in a dramatic quarter-final victory over North Korea where his team overturned a 3, 0 deficit to win 5, 3.
In July 2016 substitute Eder scored the winning goal in extra time against France at the Stade de France to claim Portugal's first major trophy. The match ended 1, 0 in the 109th minute following injury to captain Cristiano Ronaldo earlier in the game.
The Seleção das Quinas carries the nickname derived directly from the country’s flag colors red and green which appear on every kit since 1976. Their fiercest rivalries include matches against Brazil due to shared history and cultural ties as well as encounters with neighbors Spain over historical Iberian tensions.
Roberto Martínez was announced as head coach on the 9th of January 2023 bringing fresh strategies that helped secure Nations League titles in 2019 and 2025. Fernando Santos replaced him after a defeat to Albania in September 2014 leading to Euro 2016 success before being dismissed on December 15th following a disappointing 2022 campaign.