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Portugal (POR)
- FIFA Trigramme: POR
- Country: Portugal
- Country (official name): Republica Portuguesa
- Continent: Europe
- Capital: Lisbon
- Major cities: Porto, Amadora, Setúbal, Coimbra,
Braga, Barreiro, Vila Nova de Gaia, Almada, Matosinhos
- Currency: Euro
- Official languages: Portuguese
- Motto: For the good of the nation (O bem da Nação).
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Standings |
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| Group D |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
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POR |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
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MEX |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
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ANG |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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IRN |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
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| Founded |
1914 |
| Affiliated |
1923 |
| WC participations |
3 (1966, 1986, 2002) |
| WC honours |
3rd place (1966) |
| Continental Titles |
None
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Facts
- Portugal qualified for their first FIFA World Cup finals in 1966
and caused something of a stir on their debut appearance. Trailing
3-0 to Korea DPR in the quarter-finals, the Portuguese recovered to
win 5-3, thanks in large part to four goals from Eusebio.
- In their 1966 semi-final Portugal fell 2-1 to the eventual world
champions England. In the play-off for third place they beat the
USSR by the same score. Eusebio was the top goal scorer of the
tournament with nine goals to his name.
- In 1986 the Portuguese packed their bags after the first round
despite a win against England. The same fate awaited them in 2002.
They were eliminated in the first round after an unexpected 1-0 loss
to Korea Republic in their final group game.
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