Portugal national futsal team

Portugal
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Seleção das Quinas
Association	Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach
Captain	João Matos
Most caps	Arnaldo Pereira (208)
Top scorer	Ricardinho (135)
FIFA code	POR
FIFA ranking	2
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Spain 4–0 Portugal ; (A Coruña, Spain; 9 February 1987)
Biggest win
	Portugal 56–0 East Timor ; (Macau, China; 9 October 2006)
Biggest defeat
	Portugal 0–8 Brazil ; (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 1 December 2000)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (First in 2000)
Best result	Champions (2021)
European Championship
Appearances	9 (First in 1999)
Best result	Champions (2018, 2022)
World Cup
Appearances	5 (First in )
Best result	Champions (1991)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	1 (First in 2010)
Best result	6th place (2010)

The Portugal national futsal team represents Portugal in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation.

Portugal has won the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championship in 2018 and 2022. They are one of only four teams to win the World Cup as well as one of four to be crowned European champions. Portugal are, together with Spain, the only team from UEFA to be world champions and the only team, also alongside Spain, to successfully defend their European title. They are the only team to win the futsal World Cup while being the reigning European futsal champions.

Results and fixtures[]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2021[]

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group C	Thailand	1–4	Portugal	Kaunas, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 362 Referee: Ronny Zumbado

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group C	Solomon Islands	0–7	Portugal	Kaunas, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 345 Referee: Carlos Martínez

19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) FIFA Futsal World Cup GS Group C	Portugal	3–3	Morocco	Klaipėda, Lithuania
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Švyturys Arena Attendance: 1,860 Referee: Anthony Riley

24 September 2021 (2021-09-24) FIFA Futsal World Cup Round of 16	Portugal	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Serbia	Kaunas, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 782 Referee: Daniel Rodríguez

27 September 2021 (2021-09-27) FIFA Futsal World Cup Quarter-finals	Spain	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Portugal	Vilnius, Lithuania
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Avia Solutions Group Arena Attendance: 1,629 Referee: Mohamed Hassan Ahmed Youssef

30 September 2021 (2021-09-30) FIFA Futsal World Cup Semi-finals	Portugal	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Kazakhstan	Kaunas, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 2,052 Referee: Nikola Jelić

3 October 2021 (2021-10-03) FIFA Futsal World Cup Final	Argentina	1–2	Portugal	Kaunas, Lithuania
20:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Žalgiris Arena Referee: Nurdin Bukuev (Kyrgyzstan)

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were called up to the Portugal squad for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2022.^[2]^[3]
Caps and goals are correct as of 16 January 2022.
Head coach: Jorge Braz

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	André Sousa	(1986-02-25) 25 February 1986 (age 35)	103	2	Benfica
12	1GK		(1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 25)	21	1	Viña Albali Valdepeñas

9	2DF	João Matos (captain)	(1987-02-21) 21 February 1987 (age 34)	172	21	Sporting CP
5	2DF	Fábio Cecílio	(1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 (age 28)	105	30	SC Braga/AAUM
2	2DF	André Coelho	(1993-10-30) 30 October 1993 (age 28)	78	23	FC Barcelona
8	2DF	Erick Mendonça	(1995-07-21) 21 July 1995 (age 26)	43	6	Sporting CP
4	2DF	Afonso Jesus	(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 24)	27	6	Benfica
3	2DF	Tomás Paçó	(2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 (age 21)	15	1	Sporting CP

10	3MF	Bruno Coelho	(1987-08-01) 1 August 1987 (age 34)	136	44	Napoli
13	3MF	Tiago Brito	(1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 (age 30)	102	27	SC Braga/AAUM
11	3MF	Pany Varela	(1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 32)	67	18	Sporting CP
7	3MF	Miguel Ângelo	(1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 28)	60	10	Sporting CP
14	3MF	Pauleta	(1994-06-12) 12 June 1994 (age 27)	23	4	Sporting CP

6	4FW	Zicky Té	(2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 20)	24	9	Sporting CP

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have also been called up to the Portugal squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Bebé	(1983-05-19) 19 May 1983 (age 38)	136	0	Leões Porto Salvo	UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 ^INJ
GK	Vítor Hugo	(1982-11-30) 30 November 1982 (age 39)	78	1	Braga/AAUM	2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup

MF	Ricardinho	(1985-09-03) 3 September 1985 (age 36)	173	139	ACCS	2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup ^RET
MF	Márcio Moreira	(1990-06-24) 24 June 1990 (age 31)	29	4	Modicus Sandim	v. Czech Republic, 10 March 2021
MF	Pedro Cary	(1984-05-10) 10 May 1984 (age 37)	159	39	Leões de Porto Salvo	v. Czech Republic, 6 March 2021 ^INJ
MF		(1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 23)	0	0	SL Benfica	Training camp, 6 December 2020

FW	Fernando Cardinal	(1985-06-26) 26 June 1985 (age 36)	121	97	Sporting CP	v. Poland, 3 February 2021
FW	Ludgero Lopes	(1997-08-17) 17 August 1997 (age 24)	2	0	Quinta dos Lombos	Training camp, 20 September 2020
FW		(2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Sporting CP	Training camp, 20 September 2020
^COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19. ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. ^PRE Preliminary squad. ^RET Retired from international football.

Records[]

As of matches played 27 February 2021

Players in bold are still active for the national team.

Most appearances[]

Rank	Player	Caps	First Cap	Last Cap
1	Arnaldo Pereira	208	23-12-1999	08-02-2016
2	Ricardinho	187	26-06-2003	03-10-2021
3	João Benedito	181	18-11-2000	08-02-2014
4	Gonçalo Alves	171	22-10-2001	08-02-2014
5	João Matos	166	25-11-2008	03-10-2021
6	Pedro Cary	159	22-01-2008	03-10-2021
7	Joel Queirós	143	24-04-2002	28-10-2014
8	Bebé	137	22-11-2005	03-10-2021
9	Bruno Coelho	130	13-04-2011	03-10-2021
10	Fernando Cardinal	121	25-03-2008	03-02-2021

Top goalscorers[]

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Avg
1	Ricardinho	141	187	0.76
2	André Lima	107	111	0.96
2	Joel Queirós	107	143	0.75
4	Arnaldo Pereira	98	208	0.47
5	Fernando Cardinal	97	121	0.80
6	Gonçalo Alves	75	171	0.44
7	Israel Alves	60	104	0.58
8	Pedro Costa	53	119	0.45
9	Ivan Dias	46	106	0.43
10	Bruno Coelho	43	130	0.33

Competitive record[]

A gold background colour indicates that Portugal won the tournament, a silver background colour indicates they were runner-up, a bronze background colour indicates a third place in the tournament, and a blue background indicates a fourth place finish. A green border colour indicates that the tournament was hosted in Portugal.

FIFA Futsal World Cup[]

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not enter
1992	Did not qualify
1996	Did not qualify
2000	Third place	8	5	0	3	23	23
2004	Second round	6	3	1	2	18	8
2008	First round	4	3	0	1	15	8
2012	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	18	14
2016	Fourth place	7	4	2	1	26	11
2021	Champions	7	5	2	0	26	12
Total	6/9	37	22	6	9	126	76

UEFA Futsal Championship[]

UEFA Futsal Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not qualify
1999	First round	3	0	2	1	4	6
2001	Did not qualify
2003	First round	3	1	1	1	10	12
2005	First round	3	1	0	2	9	14
2007	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	13	7
2010	Runners-up	5	1	2	2	12	14
2012	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	7	5
2014	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	18	17
2016	Quarter-finals	3	1	0	2	9	11
2018	Champions	5	5	0	0	23	9
2022	Champions	6	6	0	0	19	9
Total	10/12	41	21	7	13	124	104

FIFUSA/AMF Futsal World Cup[]

AMF Futsal World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1982	Did not enter
	Second round	?	?	?	?	?	?
	Fourth place	8	3	2	3	23	18
	Champions	?	?	?	?	?	?
	Second round	6	3	0	3	13	12
	Second round	?	?	?	?	?	?
	Did not enter
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
Total	5/12	?	?	?	?	?	?

Grand Prix de Futsal[]

Grand Prix de Futsal record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Brazil 2005	Did not enter
Brazil 2006
Brazil 2007
Brazil 2008
Brazil 2009
Brazil 2010	Sixth place	6	3	0	3	10	13
Brazil 2011	Did not enter
Brazil 2013
Brazil 2014
Brazil 2015
Total	1/11	6	3	0	3	10	13

Confederations Cup[]

Futsal Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
Libya 2009	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brazil 2013	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kuwait 2014	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Futsal Mundialito[]

Futsal Mundialito record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
	Did not enter



	Third place	4	2	1	1	8	6
	Did not enter
	Champions	4	4	0	0	31	3
Portugal 2007	Champions	4	4	0	0	23	6
Portugal 2008	Champions	4	4	0	0	34	1
Total	4/9	16	14	1	1	96	16

Note: Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References[]

^ Futsal World Ranking
^ "Futsal - Seleção A" (in Portuguese). FPF. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "Portugal Squad - Futsal EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[1] Futsal World Ranking

[2] "Futsal - Seleção A" (in Portuguese). FPF. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[3] "Portugal Squad - Futsal EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

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