This page is a list of all the matches that Portugal national football team has played between 1921 and 1939. Between their first match in 1921 and 1939, when competitive football stopped because of the Second World War, Portugal played in 42 matches, resulting in 13 victories, 7 draws, 22 defeats. Throughout this period they played in the 1928 Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals where they got knocked out by Egypt.
Results
edit42 matches played:[1]
| Colour (with score) | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Defeat | |
| Draw | |
| Win |
1920s
edit| 18 December 1921 Friendly | Spain  | 3 – 1 |  Portugal | Campo de O'Donnell, Madrid |
| 15:00 (UTC+0:00) | Meana  20'Alcántara 23', 50' |
Report | Alberto Augusto 75' |
Attendance: 14,000 Referee:  Charles Barette |
| 17 December 1922 Friendly | Portugal | 1 – 2 | Spain | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon |
| 14:30 (UTC+0:00) | Gonçalves 37' |
Report | 61' Piera 82' Monjardín |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee:  Thomas Balvay |
| 16 December 1923 Friendly | Spain | 3 – 0 | Portugal | Campo de la Reina Victoria, Sevilla |
| 15:00 (UTC+0:00) | Zabala 14', 57', 70' |
Report | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Paul Putz |
| 17 May 1925 Friendly | Portugal | 0 – 2 | Spain | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon |
| 16:30 (UTC+0:00) | Report | 8' Carmelo 17' Piera |
Attendance: 17,000 Referee:  Georges Vallat |
| 18 June 1925 Friendly | Portugal | 1 – 0 |  Italy | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon |
| 18:30 (UTC+0:00) | João Francisco 39' |
Report | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Georges Theuerkauff |
| 24 January 1926 Friendly | Portugal | 1 – 1 |  Czechoslovakia Amateur | Campo do Ameal, Porto |
| 15:00 (UTC+0:00) | João Santos 59' |
Report | 75' Jelínek |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Gaston Degotte |
| 18 April 1926 Friendly | France | 4 – 2 | Portugal | Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Salvano 16' Brunel 40', 65'Bonello 56' |
Report | 35' Augusto Silva 86' João Santos |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee:  Ed Dizerens |
| 26 December 1926 Friendly | Portugal | 3 – 3 |  Hungary | Campo do Ameal, Porto |
| João Santos 40' Severo Tiago 49'José Martins 60' |
Report | 9', 74' Holzbauer 22' Braun |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: José Llovera | |
| Note: João dos Santos set the goal scoring record for Portugal (3 goals) | ||||
| 16 March 1927 Friendly | Portugal | 4 – 0 | France | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon |
| 16:30 (UTC+0:00) | Pepe 7', 44' José Martins 49', 74' |
Report | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Luis Collina Álvarez |
| 17 April 1927 Friendly | Italy | 3 – 1 | Portugal | Stadio Filadelfia, Turin |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Levratto 20', 70' Baloncieri 48' |
Report | 82' Cambalacho |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: František Cejnar |
| 29 May 1927 Friendly[a] | Spain B[a] | 2 – 0 | Portugal | Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid |
| 17:30 (UTC+1:00) | Moraleda 60' Valderrama 80' |
[2][3][4] | Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Thomas Crewe |
| 8 January 1928 Friendly | Portugal | 2 – 2 | Spain | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon |
| 14:30 (UTC+0:00) | José Martins 25' (pen.) João Santos 84' |
Report | 30' (pen.) Zaldúa 58' Goiburu |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Albert Prince-Cox |
| 1 April 1928 Friendly | Portugal | 0 – 0 |  Argentina | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon |
| 14:30 (UTC+0:00) | Report | Attendance: 20,000 Referee:  Ricardo Rocamora |
| 15 April 1928 Friendly | Portugal | 4 – 1 | Italy | Campo do Ameal, Porto |
| 15:30 (UTC) | Mota 20', 27', 77' Silva 57' |
Report | 38' Libonatti |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Henri Christophe |
| 29 April 1928 Friendly | France | 1 – 1 | Portugal | Parc des Princes, Paris |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Nicolas 44' |
Report | 24' Armando Martins |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Stanley Rous |
27 May 1928  Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics Preliminary round | Portugal | 4 – 2 |  Chile | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:20) | Vítor Silva 38' Pepe 40', 50'Mota 63' |
Report | 14' Saavedra 30' Carbonell |
Attendance: 2,309 Referee:  Yussuf Muhammad |
| 29 May 1928 Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics Round of 16 | Portugal | 2 – 1 |  Yugoslavia | Old Stadion, Amsterdam |
| 16:00 (+1:20) | Vítor Silva 25' Augusto Silva 90' |
Report | 31' Bonačić |
Attendance: 1,226 Referee:  Alfred Birlem |
| 4 June 1928 Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics Quarter-finals | Egypt | 2 – 1 | Portugal | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam |
| 19:00 (UTC+1:20) | Mahmoud Mokhtar 15' Riadh 48' |
Report | 76' Vítor Silva |
Attendance: 3,448 Referee: Giovanni Mauro |
| 17 March 1929 Friendly | Spain | 5 – 0 | Portugal | Estadio de la Exposición, Seville |
| 16:00 (UTC+0:00) | Rubio 2', 9', 20' Padrón 30', 45' |
Report | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: John Langenus |
| 24 March 1929 Friendly | France | 2 – 0 | Portugal | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes |
| 15:00 (UTC+0:00) | Nicolas 49' Galey 80' |
Report | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Raphaël van Praag |
| 1 December 1929 Friendly | Italy | 6 – 1 | Portugal | San Siro, Milan |
| 14:30 (UTC+1:00) | Mihalic 6', 88' Orsi 36', 37'Baloncieri 51'Sallustro 77' |
Report | 29' Vítor Silva |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Louis Baert |
| Note: Vítor Silva set the goal scoring record for Portugal (5 goals) | ||||
1930s
edit| 12 January 1930 Friendly | Portugal | 1 – 0 | Czechoslovakia | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon |
| 14:00 (UTC) | Pepe 61' |
Report | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Pedro Escartín |
| 23 February 1930 Friendly | Portugal | 2 – 0 | France | Campo do Ameal, Porto |
| 15:15 (UTC) | Pepe 44', 70' |
Report | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: John Langenus | |
| Note: Pepe set the goal scoring record for Portugal (7 goals) | ||||
| 8 June 1930 Friendly | Belgium | 2 – 1 | Portugal | Bosuilstadion, Antwerp |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Vanderbauwhede 75' Bastin 83' |
Report | 43' Armando Martins |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Johannes Mutters |
| 30 November 1930 Friendly | Portugal | 0 – 1 | Spain | Campo do Ameal, Porto |
| 15:00 (UTC) | Report | 16' Peña |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Louis Baert |
| 12 April 1931 Friendly | Portugal | 0 – 2 | Italy | Estádio do Lima, Porto |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | 33' Orsi 41' Ferrari |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: José Llovera |
| 31 May 1931 Friendly | Portugal | 3 – 2 | Belgium | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon |
| 15:30 (UTC+1:00) | Armando Martins 15' Vítor Silva 84'Pinga 88' |
Report | 25' Van Beeck 31' Hellemans |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee:  Ramón Melcón |
| 3 May 1932 Friendly | Portugal | 3 – 2 | Yugoslavia | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon |
| 17:30 (UTC+1:00) | Pinga 23' Valadas 42'Soeiro 65' |
Report | 34', 85' Vujadinović |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Pedro Escartín |
| 29 January 1933 Friendly | Portugal | 1 – 0 | Hungary | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon |
| 15:00 (UTC) | Pinga 36' |
Report | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ramón Melcón |
| 2 April 1933 Friendly | Spain | 3 – 0 | Portugal | Balaídos, Vigo |
| 16:30 (UTC) | Larrínaga 22' Elícegui 59', 65' |
Report | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: John Langenus |
| 11 Mar 1934 1934 World Cup Qualification | Spain | 9 – 0 | Portugal | Estadio Chamartín, Madrid |
| 16:00 (UTC) | Chacho 3' Lángara 10', 12' (pen.), 46', 77', 86'Regueiro 68', 76'Ventolrà 75' |
Report | Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Raphaël Van Praag | |
| Note: Heaviest defeat of the Portugal football team at the time | ||||
| 18 March 1934 1934 World Cup Qualification | Portugal | 1 – 2 | Spain | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon |
| 16:00 (UTC) | Vítor Silva 11' |
Report | 13', 25' Lángara |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Raphaël Van Praag |
| 5 May 1935 Friendly | Portugal | 3 – 3 | Spain | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon |
| 16:45 (UTC+1:00) | Soeiro 61' Pinga 70', 77' (pen.) |
Report | 23', 38' Lángara 58' Gorostiza |
Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Roger Conrié |
| 26 January 1936 Friendly | Portugal | 2 – 3 |  Austria | Estádio do Lima, Porto |
| 15:00 (UTC) | Nunes 47' Soeiro 61' |
Report | 25' Zischek 41' Binder 50' Bican |
Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Ramón Melcón |
| 27 February 1936 Friendly | Portugal | 1 – 3 |  Germany | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon |
| 16:30 (UTC) | Vítor Silva 64' |
Report | 20' Hohmann 48' Kitzinger 52' Lehner |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Pedro Escartín |
| Note: Vítor Silva set the goal scoring record for Portugal (8 goals) | ||||
| 28 November 1937 Friendly[b] | [b]Spain Nationalist | 1 – 2 | Portugal | Balaídos, Vigo |
| 15:00 (UTC+0:00) | Gallart 76' |
[14][15] | 59' Pinga 75' Valadas |
Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina |
| 9 January 1938 Friendly | Portugal | 4 – 0 | Hungary | Estádio JM Soares, Lisbon |
| 15:00 (UTC) | Cruz 14', 15' Espírito Santo 48'Soeiro 60' |
Report | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Georges Capdeville |
| 30 January 1938 Friendly[b] | Portugal | 1 – 0 | Spain Nationalist[b] | Estádio JM Soares, Lisbon |
| 15:00 (UTC) | Pinga 40' |
[27][28][26] | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Francesco Mattea |
| 24 April 1938 Friendly | Germany | 1 – 1 | Portugal | Waldstadion, Frankfurt |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Siffling 75' |
Report | 18' Pinga |
Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina |
| 1 May 1938 1938 FIFA World Cup Qualification | Switzerland | 2 – 1 | Portugal | Arena Civica, Milan |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Aeby 23' Lajo 28' |
Report | 73' (pen.) Peyroteo |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Francesco Mattea |
| 6 November 1938 Friendly | Switzerland | 1 – 0 | Portugal | Stade Olympique, Lausanne |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Aeby 47' |
Report | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Georges Capdeville |
| 12 February 1939 Friendly | Portugal | 2 – 4 | Switzerland | Estádio JM Soares, Lisbon |
| 15:00 (UTC) | Cruz 15' Soeiro 47' |
Report | 3', 19' Aeby 60' Bickel 62' Sydler |
Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Georges Capdeville |
Notes
edit- ^ a b In May 1927, Spain played a friendly against Portugal in Madrid[2][3][4] on the same day as they played Italy in Rome.[5][6][7][8] The squad for the Italy game was more experienced and considered to be stronger, while several players in the Portugal match made their debuts; consequently the Spain team is considered to have been equivalent to its B team[9] (although they won their match while the A team lost theirs)[8] and thus not a full international, although the match is included in some media articles relating to the rivalry and in some statistical tallies of caps for the players involved.[10][11][12][13]
- ^ a b c d Following the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, no official matches were played by Spain until 1941.[16] The vast majority of the squad in 1936[17] either originated from the Basque provinces, or played for FC Barcelona in Catalonia, both of which were initially within Republican territory in the conflict. The Basque players formed their own quasi-national team and left Spain to play a long series of exhibition matches on tour around Eastern Europe[18] and Latin America[19] to provide funds and exposure for local causes, and Barcelona did likewise;[20] most of the players in both groups never returned.[16] Back in Spain, as the Nationalist side took control of more of the country, General Franco saw the opportunity to use football as a positive propaganda tool, and arranged for a match to be played in his home region of Galicia against Portugal, whose leader Salazar was supportive of the Franco regime.[16][21][22][23] Recognition was granted by FIFA at short notice and the match took place in Vigo in November 1937. In contrast to Portugal's settled squad, the Spain pool was hastily assembled from the best available players in Nationalist areas, and Portugal won for their first victory over their neighbours.[21][22][24][25] A return match was arranged for the following January in Lisbon, also won by Portugal,[16][26][23] and which attracted attention when three local players refused to give the fascist salute before kick-off; they were initially imprisoned, but were soon released due to the political influence held by the hierarchy of the club they played for, Belenenses.[21][22]
References
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- ^ a b "International football match: 29.05.1927 Spain* v Portugal". EU-football.info. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ a b "29/05/1927: España 2 - 0 Portugal". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Spain v Portugal, 29 May 1927". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "International football match: 29.05.1927 Italy v Spain". EU-football.info. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "29/05/1927: Italia 2 - 0 España". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Italy v Spain, 29 May 1927". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Los españoles, gandaores en el Stadium y derrotadoes en Bolonia por tanteo de 2 a 0" [The Spaniards, winners in the Stadium and defeated in Bologna by score of 2 to 0]. La Voz (digital archive) (in Spanish). 30 May 1927. p. 11. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "¿Sabes qué era la Selección Absoluta B?" [Do you know what the Senior B Team was?]. SEFútbol (in Spanish). RFEF. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "España vs. Portugal: rivalidad y revancha" [Spain vs. Portugal: rivalry and revenge]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 June 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Regueiro: Pedro Regueiro Pagola [List of matches / Spain National Team]". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "National football team player: Jorge Vieira". EU-football.info. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Appearances for Portugal National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "International football match: 28.11.1937 Spain* v Portugal". EU-football.info. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Spain v Portugal, 28 November 1937". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d Alberto Cosín (1 May 2014). "La hipotética selección española en el Mundial 1938" [The hypothetical Spanish national team in the 1938 World Cup]. Kaiser Football (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "España Amistosos 1936" [Spain Friendlies 1936 [squad list]]. BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Cuando 'Euzkadi' jugó en Rusia" [When 'Euzkadi' played in Russia]. Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Alfredo Relaño (10 October 2016). "La selección de Euskadi parte para América (1937)" [The Basque selection leaves for America (1937)]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Jordi Blanco (20 July 2019). "The tour that saved FC Barcelona". ESPN. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ a b c Francisco Pinheiro (11 September 2012). "Portugal, España y el fútbol. La construcción histórica de una amistad" [Portugal, Spain and football: the historical construction of a friendship] (in Portuguese). CSIC. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ a b c Miguel Ángel Lara (7 November 2012). "El poder de balón: España-Portugal, el partido que quiso Franco y que acabó en 'rebelión'" [The power of the ball: Spain-Portugal, the match that Franco wanted and that ended in 'rebellion']. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ a b "El fútbol en las dos Españas" [Football in the two Spains]. Curiosidades del fútbol (Curiosities of football) (in Spanish). 7 November 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "El delantero de Osasuna que marcó cinco goles en un partido" [The Osasuna forward who scored five goals in a match]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 6 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Partido Internacional España-Portugal en Vigo (1937)" [International Match Spain-Portugal in Vigo (1937)]. Sucedió en Vigo (It happened in Vigo) (in Spanish). 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Portugal 1-0 Espanha 1938 Campo das Salésias". Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 17 March 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "International football match: 30.01.1938 Portugal v Spain*". EU-football.info. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Portugal v Spain, 30 January 1938". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.