Portugal at the UEFA European Championship

Portugal have participated in nine editions of the UEFA European Championship. Their first tournament was in 1984, and the side have advanced past the group stage 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 the heavy 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

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Group stage

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Pos Team 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
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Portugal  1–1  Spain
  • Sousa   52'
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Attendance: 24,364

Portugal  1–0  Romania
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Attendance: 24,464

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals
France  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Portugal
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Attendance: 54,848
Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Italy)

UEFA Euro 1996

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Group stage

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Pos Team 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
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Portugal  1–0  Turkey
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Attendance: 22,670

Croatia  0–3  Portugal
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Attendance: 20,484

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Czech Republic  1–0  Portugal
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Attendance: 26,832[2]

UEFA Euro 2000

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Group stage

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Pos Team 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
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Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Romania  0–1  Portugal
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Attendance: 28,400

Portugal  3–0  Germany
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Attendance: 44,000

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Portugal  2–0  Turkey
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Attendance: 42,000
Semi-finals
France  2–1 (a.e.t./g.g.)  Portugal
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UEFA Euro 2004

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Group stage

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Pos Team 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) Hosts
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
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Attendance: 48,761

Russia  0–2  Portugal
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Attendance: 59,273
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Spain  0–1  Portugal
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Attendance: 47,491
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Portugal  2–2 (a.e.t.)  England
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Penalties
6–5
Attendance: 62,564
Semi-finals
Portugal  2–1  Netherlands
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Attendance: 46,679
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Final
Portugal  0–1  Greece
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Attendance: 62,865
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2008

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6[a] Advance to knockout stage
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) Hosts
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
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Attendance: 29,106[3]

Czech Republic  1–3  Portugal
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Attendance: 29,016[4]

Switzerland  2–0  Portugal
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Attendance: 39,730[5]

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Portugal  2–3  Germany
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Attendance: 39,374[6]

UEFA Euro 2012

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
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
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Attendance: 32,990[7]

Denmark  2–3  Portugal
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Attendance: 31,840[8]

Portugal  2–1  Netherlands
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Attendance: 37,445[9]

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Czech Republic  0–1  Portugal
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Attendance: 55,590[10]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Semi-finals
Portugal  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Spain
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Penalties
2–4
Attendance: 48,000[11]

UEFA Euro 2016

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5[a] Advance to knockout stage
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
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Portugal  0–0  Austria
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Attendance: 44,291[13]

Hungary  3–3  Portugal
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Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B   Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Advance to knockout stage
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 stage

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Round of 16
Croatia  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Portugal
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Quarter-finals
Poland  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Portugal
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Penalties
3–5
Attendance: 62,940[16]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Semi-finals
Portugal  2–0  Wales
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Final
Portugal  1–0 (a.e.t.)  France
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UEFA Euro 2020

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–4 Germany.
Hungary  0–3  Portugal
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Attendance: 55,662[19]

Portugal  2–4  Germany
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Attendance: 12,926[20]

Portugal  2–2  France
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Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F   Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
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 stage

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Round of 16
Belgium  1–0  Portugal
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UEFA Euro 2024

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6[a] Advance to knockout stage
2   Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6[a]
3   Georgia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4   Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Turkey 0–3 Portugal.
Portugal  2–1  Czech Republic
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Attendance: 38,421[23]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Turkey  0–3  Portugal
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Attendance: 61,047[24]

Georgia  2–0  Portugal
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Knockout stage

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Round of 16
Portugal  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Slovenia
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Penalties
3–0
Attendance: 46,576[26]
Quarter-finals
Portugal  0–0 (a.e.t.)  France
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Penalties
3–5
Attendance: 47,789[27]

Overall record

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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
  1960 Did not qualify
  1964
  1968
  1972
  1976
  1980
  1984 Semi-finals 3rd 4 1 2 1 4 4
  1988 Did not qualify
  1992
  1996 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 5 2
    2000 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 0 1 10 4
  2004 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 1* 2 8 6
    2008 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 7 6
    2012 Semi-finals 3rd[28] 5 3 1* 1 6 4
  2016 Champions 1st 7 3 4* 0 9 5
  2020 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 7 7
  2024 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 2* 1 5 3
    2028 To be determined
    2032
Total 1 Title 9/17 44 21 12 11 61 41
*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.

Matches

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Year Round Opponent Score Portugal scorers
1984 Group stage   West Germany 0–0
  Spain 1–1 Sousa
  Romania 1–0 Nené
Semi-final   France 2–3 (a.e.t.) Jordão (2)
1996 Group stage   Denmark 1–1 Sá Pinto
  Turkey 1–0 Couto
  Croatia 3–0 Figo, João Pinto, Domingos
Quarter-final   Czech Republic 0–1
2000 Group stage   England 3–2 Figo, João Pinto, Nuno Gomes
  Romania 1–0 Costinha
  Germany 3–0 S. Conceição (3)
Quarter-final   Turkey 2–0 Nuno Gomes (2)
Semi-final   France 1–2 (a.s.d.e.t.) Nuno Gomes
2004 Group stage   Greece 1–2 Ronaldo
  Russia 2–0 Maniche, Rui Costa
  Spain 1–0 Nuno Gomes
Quarter-final   England 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Postiga, Rui Costa
Semi-final   Netherlands 2–1 Ronaldo, Maniche
Final   Greece 0–1
2008 Group stage   Turkey 2–0 Pepe, Meireles
  Czech Republic 3–1 Deco, Ronaldo, Quaresma
   Switzerland 0–2
Quarter-final   Germany 2–3 Nuno Gomes, Postiga
2012 Group stage   Germany 0–1
  Denmark 3–2 Pepe, Postiga, Varela
  Netherlands 2–1 Ronaldo (2)
Quarter-final   Czech Republic 1–0 Ronaldo
Semi-final   Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
2016 Group stage   Iceland 1–1 Nani
  Austria 0–0
  Hungary 3–3 Nani, Ronaldo (2)
Round of 16   Croatia 1–0 (a.e.t.) Quaresma
Quarter-final   Poland 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Sanches
Semi-final   Wales 2–0 Ronaldo, Nani
Final   France 1–0 (a.e.t.) Eder
2020 Group stage   Hungary 3–0 Guerreiro, Ronaldo (2)
  Germany 2–4 Ronaldo, Jota
  France 2–2 Ronaldo (2)
Round of 16   Belgium 0–1
2024 Group stage   Czech Republic 2–1 Hranáč (o.g.), F. Conceição
  Turkey 3–0 B. Silva, Akaydin (o.g.), Fernandes
  Georgia 0–2
Round of 16   Slovenia 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)
Quarter-final   France 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)

Goalscorers

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Player Goals 1984 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Cristiano Ronaldo 14 2 1 3 3 5
Nuno Gomes 6 4 1 1
Sérgio Conceição 3 3
Nani 3 3
Hélder Postiga 3 1 1 1
Luís Figo 2 1 1
Rui Costa 2 2
João Vieira Pinto 2 1 1
Rui Jordão 2 2
Ricardo Quaresma 2 1 1
Maniche 2 2
Pepe 2 1 1
Éder 1 1
Nené 1 1
Bernardo Silva 1 1
Bruno Fernandes 1 1
Diogo Jota 1 1
Deco 1 1
Renato Sanches 1 1
Raul Meireles 1 1
Domingos Paciência 1 1
Ricardo Sá Pinto 1 1
Costinha 1 1
Fernando Couto 1 1
António Sousa 1 1
Raphaël Guerreiro 1 1
Silvestre Varela 1 1
Francisco Conceição 1 1
Own goals 2 2
Total 61 4 5 10 8 7 6 9 7 5
Own goals scored for opponents

Head-to-head record

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Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
  Austria 1 0 1 0 0 0
  Belgium 1 0 0 1 0 1
  Croatia 2 2 0 0 4 0
  Czech Republic 4 3 0 1 6 3
  Denmark 2 1 1 0 4 3
  England 2 1 1 0 5 4
  France 5 1 2 2 6 7
  Georgia 1 0 0 1 0 2
  Germany 5 1 1 3 7 8
  Greece 2 0 0 2 1 3
  Hungary 2 1 1 0 6 3
  Iceland 1 0 1 0 1 1
  Netherlands 2 2 0 0 4 2
  Poland 1 0 1 0 1 1
  Romania 2 2 0 0 2 0
  Russia 1 1 0 0 2 0
  Slovenia 1 0 1 0 0 0
  Spain 3 1 2 0 2 1
   Switzerland 1 0 0 1 0 2
  Turkey 4 4 0 0 8 0
  Wales 1 1 0 0 2 0
Total 44 21 12 11 61 41

See also

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References

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