Portugal have participated in eight editions of the UEFA European Championship, with an ongoing ninth appearance in 2024. 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]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
| Portugal | 3–2 | England |
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| Portugal | 2–0 | Turkey |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 |  Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| Spain | 0–1 | Portugal |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | |
| 4 |  Switzerland (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] |
| Portugal | 2–3 | Germany |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
| Portugal | 2–1 | Netherlands |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Iceland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Georgia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| Georgia | 2–0 | Portugal |
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| 1960 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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 1984 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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| 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 [27] | 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 | Qualified | |||||||
 2028 | To be determined | |||||||
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| Total | 1 Title | 9/17 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 38 |
| Portugal's UEFA European Championship record | |
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| First Match | Portugal 0–0 West Germany (14 June 1984; Strasbourg, France) |
| Biggest Win | Croatia 0–3 Portugal (19 June 1996; Nottingham, England) Portugal 3–0 Germany (20 June 2000; Rotterdam, Netherlands) Hungary 0–3 Portugal(15 June 2021; Budapest, Hungary) Turkey 0–3 Portugal(22 June 2024; Dortmund, Germany) |
| Biggest Defeat | Switzerland 2–0 Portugal (15 June 2008; Basel, Switzerland) Portugal 2–4 Germany (19 June 2021; Munich, Germany) Georgia 2–0 Portugal(26 June 2024; Gelsenkirchen, Germany) |
| Best Result | Champions in 2016 |
| Worst Result | Round of 16 in 2020 |
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