Portugal national football team records and statistics

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The following is a list of the Portugal national football team's competitive records and statistics.

Individual records

Player records

Most capped players

Cristiano Ronaldo is Portugal's record appearance maker and all-time top scorer.
See also: List of Portugal international footballers and List of Portugal national football team captains
As of match played 16 November 2025[1]
Players in bold are still active with Portugal.
More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerCapsGoalsFirst capLatest cap
1Cristiano Ronaldo22614320 August 200313 November 2025
2João Moutinho146717 August 20059 June 2022
3Pepe141821 November 20075 July 2024
4Luís Figo1273212 October 19918 July 2006
5Nani112241 September 20062 July 2017
6Fernando Couto110819 December 199030 June 2004
7Rui Patrício108017 November 201021 March 2024
8Bernardo Silva1071421 March 201516 November 2025
9Bruno Alves96115 June 20077 June 2018
10Rui Costa942631 March 19934 July 2004
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Top goalscorers

See also: List of Portugal national football team hat-tricks
As of match played 31 March 2026[2]
Players in bold are still active for the national team.
More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerGoalsCapsAverageFirst capLatest cap
1Cristiano Ronaldo (list)1432260.6320 August 200313 November 2025
2Pauleta (list)47880.5320 August 19978 July 2006
3Eusébio (list)41640.648 October 196113 October 1973
4Luís Figo321270.2512 October 19918 July 2006
5Nuno Gomes29790.3724 January 199611 October 2011
6Bruno Fernandes28870.3210 November 201731 March 2026
7Hélder Postiga27710.3813 June 200314 November 2014
8Rui Costa26940.2831 March 19934 July 2004
9Nani241120.211 September 20062 July 2017
10João Pinto23810.2812 October 199114 June 2002
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Other records

Most matches played in World Cup
22 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022)[3]
Most matches played in European Championship
30 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024)[4]
Oldest player (outfield and goalkeeper)
41 years, 138 days – Pepe (0–0 (a.e.t.) against France on 5 July 2024)[5]
Longest national career
22 years, 85 days  – Cristiano Ronaldo (from 20 August 2003 to 13 November 2025) 
Youngest debutant
17 years, 6 months and 24 days – Paulo Futre (5–0 against Finland on 21 September 1983)[6]
Youngest player to reach 100 caps
27 years, 8 months and 11 days – Cristiano Ronaldo (1–1 against Northern Ireland on 16 October 2012)[7]

Goal records

Most goals scored in one World Cup
9 – Eusébio (1966)[8]
Most goals scored in World Cups
9 – Eusébio (1966)[8]
Most goals scored in one European Championship
5 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2020)
Most goals scored in European Championships
14 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020)[9]
Oldest goalscorer
40 years, 216 days – Cristiano Ronaldo (3–2 against Hungary on 9 September 2025)
Youngest goalscorer
17 years, 299 days – Fernando Chalana (2–1 against Cyprus on 5 December 1976)
Most hat-tricks
10 – Cristiano Ronaldo (includes four goals against Andorra on 7 October 2016 and Lithuania on 10 September 2019)[10]
Most pokers
2 – Cristiano Ronaldo
Youngest player to score a hat-trick
20 years, 339 days – André Silva (6–0 against Faroe Islands on 10 October 2016)[11]

Competition records

See also: Portugal national football team all-time record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Portugal at the FIFA World Cup
More information FIFA World Cup record, FIFA World Cup qualification record ...
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined participation
Kingdom of Italy 1934 Did not qualify 2nd 2 0 0 2 1 11
French Third Republic 1938 2nd 1 0 0 1 1 2
Fourth Brazilian Republic 1950 2nd 2 0 1 1 3 7
Switzerland 1954 2nd 2 0 1 1 1 9
Sweden 1958 3rd 4 1 1 2 4 7
Chile 1962 2nd 4 1 1 2 9 7
England 1966 Third place 3rd 6 5 0 1 17 8 1st 6 4 1 1 9 4
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 4th 6 1 2 3 8 10
West Germany 1974 2nd 6 2 3 1 10 6
Argentina 1978 2nd 6 4 1 1 12 6
Spain 1982 4th 8 3 1 4 8 11
Mexico 1986 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 2 4 2nd 8 5 0 3 12 10
Italy 1990 Did not qualify 3rd 8 4 2 2 11 8
United States 1994 3rd 10 6 2 2 18 5
France 1998 3rd 10 5 4 1 12 4
South Korea Japan 2002 Group stage 21st 3 1 0 2 6 4 1st 10 7 3 0 33 7
Germany 2006 Fourth place 4th 7 4 1* 2 7 5 1st 12 9 3 0 35 5
South Africa 2010 Round of 16 11th 4 1 2 1 7 1 P/O 12 7 4 1 19 5
Brazil 2014 Group stage 18th 3 1 1 1 4 7 P/O 12 8 3 1 24 11
Russia 2018 Round of 16 13th 4 1 2 1 6 6 1st 10 9 0 1 32 4
Qatar 2022 Quarter-finals 8th 5 3 0 2 12 6 P/O 10 7 2 1 22 7
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined 1st 6 4 1 1 20 7
Total Third place 8/22 35 17 6 12 61 41 Total 155 87 36 32 304 153
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More information FIFA World Cup history, First match ...
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*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

UEFA European Championship

Main article: Portugal at the UEFA European Championship
More information UEFA European Championship record, Qualification record ...
UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not qualify430188
Spain 1964310245
Italy 1968622266
Belgium 19726312106
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976623157
Italy 198084131011
France 1984Semi-finals3rd4121446501116
West Germany 1988 Did not qualify824268
Sweden 19928512114
England 1996Quarter-finals5th42115210721297
Belgium Netherlands 2000Semi-finals3rd540110410721324
Portugal 2004Runners-up2nd631*286Qualified as hosts
Austria Switzerland 2008Quarter-finals7th420276147612410
Poland Ukraine 2012Semi-finals3rd[a]531*164106222714
France 2016Champions1st734*0958701115
Europe 2020 Round of 1613th411277 8521226
Germany 2024Quarter-finals8th522*153101000362
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total1 Title9/17442112116141125762623252109
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*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out. Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA Nations League

Main article: Portugal at the UEFA Nations League
More information UEFA Nations League record, Season** ...
UEFA Nations League record
Season** Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rank
Portugal 2018–19 A 3 642094Same position1st
Italy 2020–21 A 3 6411124Same position5th
Netherlands 2022–23 A 2 6312113Same position6th
Germany 2024–25 A 1 106312211Same position1st
Total 28 17 7 4 54 22 2 titles
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*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage. Red border colour indicates the finals stage was held on home soil.

FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: Portugal at the FIFA Confederations Cup
More information FIFA Confederations Cup record, Year ...
FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Mexico 1999
South KoreaJapan 2001
France 2003
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017 Third place 3rd 5 3 2* 0 9 3
TotalThird place1/10532093
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*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Olympic Games

Main article: Football at the Summer Olympics

1968–1988 national amateur football team. Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992.

More information Olympic Games record, Year ...
Olympic Games record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
Greece 1896No football tournament
France 1900Did not enter
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924
Netherlands 1928Quarter-finals320175
United States 1932No football tournament
Germany 1936Did not enter
United Kingdom 1948
Finland 1952
Australia 1956
Italy 1960
Japan 1964
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984Did not qualify
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996Fourth place6222610
Australia 2000Did not qualify
Greece 2004Group stage310269
China 2008Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016Quarter-finals421156
Japan 2020Did not qualify
France 2024
TotalFourth place167362430
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*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Minor tournaments

More information Year, Round ...
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Brazil 1964 Taça de NaçõesThird place, round-robin3rd301227
Brazil 1972 Brazil Independence CupRunners-up2nd8611175
United States 1992 U.S. CupRound-robin4th301203
Canada 1995 SkyDome CupWinners, round-robin1st211021
Total1 title167452116
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*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

All-time results

Main article: Portugal national football team results

The following table shows Portugal's all-time international record, correct as of 31 March 2026.

More information Played, Won ...
Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA
Total7013501601911230786
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Source: Portugal - Historical results

Head-to-head record

Portugal have played against teams from every confederation. Their first international match was played on 18 December 1921 in Madrid against Spain, losing 3–1.[13] The team they have faced the most often is also Spain, with a total of 40 matches played. Their biggest win was by a nine-goal margin, in a 9–0 Euro qualifying victory against Luxembourg on 11 September 2023.

Key
Positive balance (more Wins)
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
Negative balance (more Losses)
As of match played against  United States on 31 March 2026.
More information Team, Pld ...
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Albania 7511135+8
 Algeria 110030+3
 Andorra 6600291+28
 Angola 3300121+11
 Argentina 8215713−6
 Armenia 8620235+18
 Austria 112631119−8
 Azerbaijan 8710221+21
 Belgium 196762123−2
 Bolivia 110040+4
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6510162+14
 Brazil 2043131639−23
 Bulgaria 134361618−2
 Cameroon 220082+6
 Canada 211052+3
 Cape Verde 311143+1
 Chile 422094+5
 China 220040+4
 Croatia 10721198+11
 Cyprus 111010356+29
 Czech Republic 6501123+9
 Denmark 1812243721+16
 Ecuador 210153+2
 Egypt 430193+6
 England 23310102546−21
 Estonia 8710251+24
 Faroe Islands 3300161+15
 Finland 11641188+10
 France 2964193153−22
 Gabon 1010220
 Georgia 2101220
 Germany 2045112034−14
 Ghana 220053+1
 Gibraltar 110050+5
 Greece 144551618−2
 Hungary 1611503814+24
 Iceland 5410125+7
 Iran 321061+5
 Israel 7421169+7
 Italy 2864182351−28
 Ivory Coast 1010000
 Kazakhstan 330061+5
 Kuwait 211091+8
 Latvia 6600184+14
 Liechtenstein 9810413+38
 Lithuania 4400203+17
 Luxembourg 211911748+66
 Macedonia 321030+3
 Malta 10910285+23
 Mexico 633074+3
 Moldova 110030+3
 Morocco 310224-2
 Mozambique 220051+4
 Netherlands 148421610+6
 New Zealand 110040+4
 Nigeria 110040+4
 North Korea 2200123+9
 Northern Ireland 134721413+1
 Norway 11821185+16
 Panama 110020+2
 Paraguay 1010000
 Poland 157532615+11
 Qatar 220061+5
 Republic of Ireland 1810352613+13
 Romania 11524119+2
 Russia 7412113+8
 Saudi Arabia 220060+6
 Scotland 179442315+8
 Serbia 93421411+3
 Slovakia 6510103+7
 Slovenia 201102−2
 South Africa 220051+4
 South Korea 200213−2
 Spain 41618174779−32
 Sweden 218673031−1
  Switzerland 26105114035+5
 Tunisia 2020330
 Turkey 10802229+13
 Ukraine 411234−1
 United States 8332108+2
 Uruguay 421173+4
 Wales 430194+5
Former teams
 Czechoslovakia 9333710−3
 East Germany 320165+1
 Soviet Union 430146−2
 Yugoslavia 53021012−2
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Though there was no third place play-off, UEFA decided in the 2012 edition to award the semi-final losers (Germany and Portugal) bronze medals for the first time.[12]

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