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Portugal at the UEFA European Championship

Portugal have participated in eight editions of the UEFA European Championship, with an upcoming ninth appearance in 2024. Their first tournament was in 1984, and the side have advanced past the group stage in every edition they've participated in so far. Portugal have reached the semi-finals on five occasions, and reached the final as hosts in 2004, however losing to tournament underdogs Greece. They captured their first major tournament win after defeating hosts France 1–0 in the final of Euro 2016.[1]

UEFA Euro 1984 edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984

Group stage edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984 Group 2

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2   Portugal 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
3   West Germany 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
4   Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
West Germany  0–0  Portugal
Report
Attendance: 44,707
Portugal  1–1  Spain
  • Sousa   52'
 Report
Attendance: 24,364
Portugal  1–0  Romania
 Report
Attendance: 24,464

Knockout stage edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984 knockout stage
Semi-finals
France  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 54,848
Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Italy)

UEFA Euro 1996 edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3   Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4   Turkey 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Denmark  1–1  Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 34,993
Portugal  1–0  Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 22,670
Croatia  0–3  Portugal
Report
Attendance: 20,484

Knockout stage edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Czech Republic  1–0  Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 26,832[2]

UEFA Euro 2000 edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Romania 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3   England 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4   Germany 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Portugal  3–2  England
 Report
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Romania  0–1  Portugal
Report
Attendance: 28,400
Portugal  3–0  Germany
 Report
Attendance: 44,000

Knockout stage edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Portugal  2–0  Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 42,000
Semi-finals
France  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 48,000

UEFA Euro 2004 edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal (H) 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Greece 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
3   Spain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[a]
4   Russia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Greece 1–1 Spain) and overall goal difference (0). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
Portugal  1–2  Greece
 Report
Attendance: 48,761
Russia  0–2  Portugal
Report
Attendance: 59,273
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Spain  0–1  Portugal
Report
Attendance: 47,491
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Portugal  2–2 (a.e.t.)  England
 Report
Penalties
 6–5
Attendance: 62,564
Semi-finals
Portugal  2–1  Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 46,679
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 final
Portugal  0–1  Greece
Report
Attendance: 62,865
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2008 edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6[a] Advance to knockout phase
2   Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6[a]
3   Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3[b]
4    Switzerland (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3[b]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.
Portugal  2–0  Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 29,106[3]
Czech Republic  1–3  Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 29,016[4]
Switzerland  2–0  Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 39,730[5]

Knockout phase edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Portugal  2–3  Germany
 Report
Attendance: 39,374[6]

UEFA Euro 2012 edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout phase
2   Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3   Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4   Netherlands 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany  1–0  Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 32,990[7]
Denmark  2–3  Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 31,840[8]
Portugal  2–1  Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 37,445[9]

Knockout phase edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Czech Republic  0–1  Portugal
Report
Attendance: 55,590[10]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Semi-finals
Portugal  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 48,000[11]

UEFA Euro 2016 edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5[a] Advance to knockout phase
2   Iceland 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5[a]
3   Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4   Austria 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Iceland 1–1 Hungary). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Portugal  1–1  Iceland
 Report
Attendance: 38,742[12]
Portugal  0–0  Austria
Report
Attendance: 44,291[13]
Hungary  3–3  Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 55,514[14]
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B   Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Advance to knockout phase
2 E   Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
3 F   Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4 C   Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
5 D   Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
6 A   Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

Knockout phase edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase
Round of 16
Croatia  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Portugal
Report
Attendance: 33,523[15]
Quarter-finals
Poland  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Portugal
 Report
Penalties
 3–5
Attendance: 62,940[16]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Semi-finals
Portugal  2–0  Wales
 Report
Attendance: 55,679[17]
Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 final
Portugal  1–0 (a.e.t.)  France
 Report
Attendance: 75,868[18]

UEFA Euro 2020 edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to knockout phase
2   Germany (H) 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4[a]
3   Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4[a]
4   Hungary (H) 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–4 Germany.
Hungary  0–3  Portugal
Report
Attendance: 55,662[19]
Portugal  2–4  Germany
 Report
Attendance: 12,926[20]
Portugal  2–2  France
 Report
Attendance: 54,886[21]
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F   Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4 Advance to knockout phase
2 D   Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 A    Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4 C   Ukraine 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
5 B   Finland 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
6 E   Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking.

Knockout phase edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase
Round of 16
Belgium  1–0  Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 11,504[22]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2024 edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2   Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4   Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 18 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Portugal  Match 12  Czech Republic
Report
Turkey  Match 23  Portugal
Report
Georgia  Match 35  Portugal
Report

Overall record edit

 
Line-ups for the Euro 2016 final, in which Portugal (in red) defeated hosts France 1–0 after extra time
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1960 Did not qualify
  1964
  1968
  1972
  1976
  1980
  1984 Semi-finals 3rd 4 1 2 1 4 4
  1988 Did not qualify
  1992
  1996 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 5 2
    2000 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 0 1 10 4
  2004 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 1* 2 8 6
    2008 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 7 6
    2012 Semi-finals 3rd[23] 5 3 1* 1 6 4
  2016 Champions 1st 7 3 4* 0 9 5
  2020 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 7 7
  2024 Qualified
    2028 To be determined
    2032
Total 1 Title 9/17 39 19 10 10 56 38
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

Matches edit

Year Round Opponent Score Portugal scorers
1984 Group stage   West Germany 0–0
  Spain 1–1 Sousa
  Romania 1–0 Nené
Semi-final   France 2–3 (a.e.t.) Jordão (2)
1996 Group stage   Denmark 1–1 Sá Pinto
  Turkey 1–0 Couto
  Croatia 3–0 Figo, João Pinto, Domingos
Quarter-final   Czech Republic 0–1
2000 Group stage   England 3–2 Figo, João Pinto, Nuno Gomes
  Romania 1–0 Costinha
  Germany 3–0 Conceição (3)
Quarter-final   Turkey 2–0 Nuno Gomes (2)
Semi-final   France 1–2 (a.s.d.e.t.) Nuno Gomes
2004 Group stage   Greece 1–2 Ronaldo
  Russia 2–0 Maniche, Rui Costa
  Spain 1–0 Nuno Gomes
Quarter-final   England 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 Postiga, Rui Costa
Semi-final   Netherlands 2–1 Ronaldo, Maniche
Final   Greece 0–1
2008 Group stage   Turkey 2–0 Pepe, Meireles
  Czech Republic 3–1 Deco, Ronaldo, Quaresma
   Switzerland 0–2
Quarter-final   Germany 2–3 Nuno Gomes, Postiga
2012 Group stage   Germany 0–1
  Denmark 3–2 Pepe, Postiga, Varela
  Netherlands 2–1 Ronaldo (2)
Quarter-final   Czech Republic 1–0 Ronaldo
Semi-final   Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
2016 Group stage   Iceland 1–1 Nani
  Austria 0–0
  Hungary 3–3 Nani, Ronaldo (2)
Round of 16   Croatia 1–0 (a.e.t.) Quaresma
Quarter-final   Poland 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Sanches
Semi-final   Wales 2–0 Ronaldo, Nani
Final   France 1–0 (a.e.t.) Eder
2020 Group stage   Hungary 3–0 Guerreiro, Ronaldo (2)
  Germany 2–4 Ronaldo, Jota
  France 2–2 Ronaldo (2)
Round of 16   Belgium 0–1
2024 Group stage   Czech Republic
  Turkey
  Georgia

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo's tears of sadness turn to joy on Portugal's greatest night". Guardian. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  2. ^ Culley, Jon (24 June 1996). "Poborsky piques Portugal". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Full-time report Portugal-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Full-time report Czech Republic-Portugal" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Full-time report Switzerland-Portugal" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Full-time report Portugal-Germany" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Full-time report Germany-Portugal" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Full-time report Denmark-Portugal" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Full-time report Portugal-Netherlands" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Full-time report Czech Republic-Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Full-time report Portugal-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Full Time Summary – Portugal v Iceland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Full Time Summary – Portugal v Austria" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Full Time Summary – Hungary v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Full Time Summary – Croatia v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  16. ^ "Full Time Summary – Poland v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Full Time Summary – Portugal v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  18. ^ "Full Time Summary – Portugal v France" (PDF). UEFA. 10 July 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  19. ^ "Full Time Summary – Hungary v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Full Time Summary – Portugal v Germany" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Full Time Summary – Portugal v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Full Time Summary – Belgium v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship" (PDF). 3.08: UEFA. p. 10. Retrieved 4 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
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