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The men’s Portugal national football team has represented the country in international tournaments since 1921. It won its first ever major title by beating hosts France in the 2016 European Championships, before defeating the Netherlands in the 2018-19 Nations League final to claim its second major tournament victory.

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What is Portugal’s World Ranking?

Portugal are ranked 9th in the FIFA World Rankings.

What Group are Portugal in?

Spain are in Group H for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. They will be competing against Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea.

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What are Portugal’s previous World Cup results?

Portugal first appeared in the World Cup in 1966 and commendably finished in third place. It remains their highest ever World Cup finish.

More recently, Portugal finished in fourth position in 2006, before achieving round of 16 finishes in 2010 and 2018.

What was Portugal’s qualifying record for the 2022 World Cup?

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Who is the head coach of the Portugal National Team?

Fernando Santos is the current head coach of the Portugal National Team. He’s been in charge of the side for eight years, having taken over the post in September 2014.

Santos led his nation to glory in the 2016 European Championships, Portugal’s first ever major tournament win, and additionally triumphed in the 2018/19 Nations League. Overall, Santos has managed 103 games, winning 63 times at a win rate of 61%.

Who is the captain of the Portugal National Team?

Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo is the current captain of the national side, and frankly needs little introduction. The Manchester United forward has scored a colossal 117 goals across 191 games for his country – the most goals scored for a national team by any player in history. He has been Portugal’s captain for an astonishing 14 years.

Who are the star players for the Portugal football team?

Portugal are seldom considered frontrunners for any major tournaments, but nonetheless possess an extremely talented squad with several Premier League players, particularly from Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

City duo Joao Cancelo and Ruben Dias form part of an intimidating back-four for the Portuguese, which also includes PSG’s Nuno Mendes at left back. Their midfield subsumes Wolves’ Ruben Neves and Matheus Nunes, as well as Manchester City star Bernardo Silva and Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes. Rafael Leao and Joao Felix will provide some trickery and creativity behind the evergreen Cristiano Ronaldo upfront in what amounts to potent-looking front line.

What are Portugal’s group fixtures at the 2022 World Cup?

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Portugal’s World Cup Squad 2022

Portugal’s World Cup squad consists of 26 players. See the fully squad listing below.

Read more about the World Cup format in our World Cup guide.