Portugal National Football Team

The Portugal national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol,  pronounced:  [sɨlɛˈsɐ̃w puɾtuˈgezɐ dɨ futɨˈbɔl]) represents Portugal in international men's association football competition since 1921. It is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. It is a member fo ACLF and also a member of FIFA.

Portugal's first participation in a major tournament finals, at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, saw a team featuring famed striker Eusébio finish in third place. The next two times Portugal qualified for the World Cup finals were in 1986 and2002, going out in the first round both times. Portugal also made it to the semi-finals of the UEFA Euro 1984 final tournament, losing 3–2 after extra time to the hosts and eventual winners France. The team reached the semi-finals ofEuro 2000, the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2012, as well as the final of Euro 2004, the latter on home soil. At Euro 2016, Portugal won its first ever major trophy, defeating hosts France 1–0 after extra time, with the winning goal scored byÉder. With the win, Portugal qualified and will make its first appearance in the FIFA Confederations Cup held the following year in Russia. They competed in the 2015/16 ACLF World Cup in Italy. After their humiliation in 2013/14 where they failed to qualify from the first round including losses to Cyprus and Mali, they were determined to make it to Italy. Cristiano Ronaldo led them to a win over Romania in the opener but they fell to the hosts 2-1 in the Round of 16.

The team's home stadium is the Estádio Nacional, in Oeiras, although most of their home games are frequently played in other stadia across the country. The current head coach is Fernando Santos and the captain is Cristiano Ronaldo, who holds the team records for most caps and goals.