Portugal at the UEFA European Championship

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Portugal have participated in eight UEFA European Championship editions. Their first tournament was in 1984, and the side have advanced past the first round 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[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984

Group stage[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984 Group 2
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 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
Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
Attendance: 44,707
Portugal 1–1 Spain
  • Sousa 52'
 Report
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 24,364
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
Portugal 1–0 Romania
 Report
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 24,464
Referee: Heinz Fahnler (Austria)

Knockout stage[]

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

UEFA Euro 1996[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group D
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 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
  • B. Laudrup 22'
 Report
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 34,993
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Portugal 1–0 Turkey
  • Couto 66'
 Report
City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 22,670
Croatia 0–3 Portugal
Report
City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 20,484
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Knockout stage[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Czech Republic 1–0 Portugal
 Report
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 26,832[2]
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2000[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group A
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 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
  • Scholes 3'
  • McManaman 18'
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Romania 0–1 Portugal
Report
  • Costinha 90+4'
GelreDome, Arnhem
Attendance: 28,400
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Portugal 3–0 Germany
 Report
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Knockout stage[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Turkey 0–2 Portugal
Report
  • Nuno Gomes 44', 56'
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
Semi-finals
France 2–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
  • Henry 51'
  • Zidane gold-colored soccer ball 117'  (pen.)
 Report
  • Nuno Gomes 19'
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

UEFA Euro 2004[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group A
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 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) Host
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
  • Ronaldo 90+3'
 Report
Attendance: 48,761
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Russia 0–2 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 59,273
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Spain 0–1 Portugal
Report
  • Nuno Gomes 57'
Attendance: 47,491
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Portugal 2–2 (a.e.t.) England
 Report
  • Owen 3'
  • Lampard 115'
Penalties
 6–5
  • soccer ball with red X Beckham
  • soccer ball with check mark Owen
  • soccer ball with check mark Lampard
  • soccer ball with check mark Terry
  • soccer ball with check mark Hargreaves
  • soccer ball with check mark A. Cole
  • soccer ball with red X Vassell
Attendance: 62,564
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Semi-finals
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
 Report
  • Andrade 63' (o.g.)
Attendance: 46,679
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Final
Portugal 0–1 Greece
Report
  • Charisteas 57'
Attendance: 62,865
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2008[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group A
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 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) Host
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]
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Czech Republic 1–3 Portugal
 Report
  • Deco 8'
  • Ronaldo 63'
  • Quaresma 90+1'
Attendance: 29,016[4]
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Switzerland  2–0 Portugal
  • Yakin 71', 83' (pen.)
 Report
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 39,730[5]
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Knockout phase[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Portugal 2–3 Germany
 Report
  • Schweinsteiger 22'
  • Klose 26'
  • Ballack 61'
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 39,374[6]
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

UEFA Euro 2012[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group B
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 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
Arena Lviv, Lviv
Attendance: 32,990[7]
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Denmark 2–3 Portugal
  • Bendtner 41', 80'
 Report
Arena Lviv, Lviv
Attendance: 31,840[8]
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
  • Ronaldo 28', 74'
 Report
  • Van der Vaart 11'
Attendance: 37,445[9]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Knockout phase[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Czech Republic 0–1 Portugal
Report
  • Ronaldo 79'
National Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 55,590[10]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Semi-finals
Portugal 0–0 (a.e.t.) Spain
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Donbass Arena, Donetsk
Attendance: 48,000[11]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

UEFA Euro 2016[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group F
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 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
  • Nani 31'
 Report
Attendance: 38,742[12]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Portugal 0–0 Austria
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 44,291[13]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Hungary 3–3 Portugal
 Report
  • Nani 42'
  • Ronaldo 50', 62'
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 55,514[14]
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos Grp Team
  • v
  • t
 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[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase
Round of 16
Croatia 0–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Report
  • Quaresma 117'
Attendance: 33,523[15]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Quarter-finals
Poland 1–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
  • Lewandowski 2'
 Report
  • Sanches 33'
Penalties
 3–5
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 62,940[16]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Semi-finals
Portugal 2–0 Wales
  • Ronaldo 50'
  • Nani 53'
 Report
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 55,679[17]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Final
Portugal 1–0 (a.e.t.) France
  • Eder 109'
 Report
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 75,868[18]
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

UEFA Euro 2020[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group F
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 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) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–4 Germany.
Hungary 0–3 Portugal
Report
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
Attendance: 55,662[19]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Portugal 2–4 Germany
  • Ronaldo 15'
  • Jota 67'
 Report
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 12,926[20]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Portugal 2–2 France
  • Ronaldo 31' (pen.), 60' (pen.)
 Report
  • Benzema 45+2' (pen.), 47'
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
Attendance: 54,886[21]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos Grp Team
  • v
  • t
 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[]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase
Round of 16
Belgium 1–0 Portugal
  • T. Hazard 42'
 Report
La Cartuja, Seville
Attendance: 11,504[22]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Overall record[]

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
France 1960 Did not qualify
Spain 1964
Italy 1968
Belgium 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976
Italy 1980
France 1984 Semi-finals 3rd 4 1 2 1 4 4
Germany 1988 Did not qualify
Sweden 1992
England 1996 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 5 2
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 0 1 10 4
Portugal 2004 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 1* 2 8 6
Austria Switzerland 2008 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 7 6
Poland Ukraine 2012 Semi-finals 3rd[23] 5 3 1* 1 6 4
France 2016 Champions 1st 7 3 4* 0 9 5
Europe 2020 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 7 7
Germany 2024 To be determined
Total 1 Title 8/16 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.

References[]

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