Portugal national football team records and statistics

The following is a list of the Portugal national football team's competitive records and statistics.

Individual records

Player records

Most capped players

Cristiano Ronaldo is Portugal's record appearance maker and all-time top scorer.

See also: List of Portugal international footballers and List of Portugal national football team captains

As of match played 14 October 2025 ^[1]

Players in bold are still active with Portugal.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	First cap	Latest cap
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	225	143	20 August 2003	14 October 2025
2	João Moutinho	146	7	17 August 2005	9 June 2022
3	Pepe	141	8	21 November 2007	5 July 2024
4	Luís Figo	127	32	12 October 1991	8 July 2006
5	Nani	112	24	1 September 2006	2 July 2017
6	Fernando Couto	110	8	19 December 1990	30 June 2004
7	Rui Patrício	108	0	17 November 2010	21 March 2024
8	Bernardo Silva	105	14	21 March 2015	14 October 2025
9	Bruno Alves	96	11	5 June 2007	7 June 2018
10	Rui Costa	94	26	31 March 1993	4 July 2004

Top goalscorers

See also: List of Portugal national football team hat-tricks

As of match played 14 October 2025 ^[2]

Players in bold are still active for the national team.

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Average	First cap	Latest cap
1	Cristiano Ronaldo (list)	143	225	0.64	20 August 2003	14 October 2025
2	Pauleta (list)	47	88	0.53	20 August 1997	8 July 2006
3	Eusébio (list)	41	64	0.64	8 October 1961	13 October 1973
4	Luís Figo	32	127	0.25	12 October 1991	8 July 2006
5	Nuno Gomes	29	79	0.37	24 January 1996	11 October 2011
6	Hélder Postiga	27	71	0.38	13 June 2003	14 November 2014
7	Rui Costa	26	94	0.28	31 March 1993	4 July 2004
8	Bruno Fernandes	25	84	0.3	10 November 2017	14 October 2025
9	Nani	24	112	0.21	1 September 2006	2 July 2017
10	João Pinto	23	81	0.28	12 October 1991	14 June 2002

Other records

Most matches played in World Cup

22 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022) ^[3]

Most matches played in European Championship

30 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024) ^[4]

Oldest player (outfield and goalkeeper)

41 years, 138 days – Pepe (0–0 ( a.e.t. ) against France on 5 July 2024) ^[5]

Longest national career

22 years, 55 days – Cristiano Ronaldo (from 20 August 2003 to 14 October 2025) 

Youngest debutant

17 years, 6 months and 24 days – Paulo Futre (5–0 against Finland on 21 September 1983) ^[6]

Youngest player to reach 100 caps

27 years, 8 months and 11 days – Cristiano Ronaldo (1–1 against Northern Ireland on 16 October 2012) ^[7]

Goal records

Most goals scored in one World Cup

9 – Eusébio (1966) ^[8]

Most goals scored in World Cups

9 – Eusébio (1966) ^[8]

Most goals scored in one European Championship

5 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2020)

Most goals scored in European Championships

14 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020) ^[9]

Oldest goalscorer

40 years, 216 days – Cristiano Ronaldo (3–2 against Hungary on 9 September 2025)

Youngest goalscorer

17 years, 299 days – Fernando Chalana (2–1 against Cyprus on 5 December 1976)

Most hat-tricks

10 – Cristiano Ronaldo (includes four goals against Andorra on 7 October 2016 and Lithuania on 10 September 2019) ^[10]

Most pokers

2 – Cristiano Ronaldo

Youngest player to score a hat-trick

20 years, 339 days – André Silva (6–0 against Faroe Islands on 10 October 2016) ^[11]

Competition records

See also: Portugal national football team all-time record

 Champions   Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Portugal at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter									Declined participation
1934	Did not qualify									2nd	2	0	0	2	1	11
1938										2nd	1	0	0	1	1	2
1950										2nd	2	0	1	1	3	7
1954										2nd	2	0	1	1	1	9
1958										3rd	4	1	1	2	4	7
1962										2nd	4	1	1	2	9	7
1966	Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1	17	8		1st	6	4	1	1	9	4
1970	Did not qualify									4th	6	1	2	3	8	10
1974										2nd	6	2	3	1	10	6
1978										2nd	6	4	1	1	12	6
1982										4th	8	3	1	4	8	11
1986	Group stage	17th	3	1	0	2	2	4		2nd	8	5	0	3	12	10
1990	Did not qualify									3rd	8	4	2	2	11	8
1994										3rd	10	6	2	2	18	5
1998										3rd	10	5	4	1	12	4
2002	Group stage	21st	3	1	0	2	6	4		1st	10	7	3	0	33	7
2006	Fourth place	4th	7	4	1*	2	7	5		1st	12	9	3	0	35	5
2010	Round of 16	11th	4	1	2	1	7	1		P/O	12	7	4	1	19	5
2014	Group stage	18th	3	1	1	1	4	7		P/O	12	8	3	1	24	11
2018	Round of 16	13th	4	1	2	1	6	6		1st	10	9	0	1	32	4
2022	Quarter-finals	8th	5	3	0	2	12	6		P/O	10	7	2	1	22	7
2026	To be determined									1st	4	3	1	0	11	4
Total	Third place	8/22	35	17	6	12	61	41		Total	153	86	36	31	295	150

FIFA World Cup history
First match	Portugal 3–1 Hungary   (13 July 1966; Manchester, England)
Biggest win	Portugal 7–0 North Korea   (21 June 2010; Cape Town, South Africa)
Biggest defeat	Germany 4–0 Portugal   (16 June 2014; Salvador, Brazil)
Best result	Third place in 1966
Worst result	Group stage in 1986, 2002, 2014

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

UEFA European Championship

Main article: Portugal at the UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not qualify									4	3	0	1	8	8
1964										3	1	0	2	4	5
1968										6	2	2	2	6	6
1972										6	3	1	2	10	6
1976										6	2	3	1	5	7
1980										8	4	1	3	10	11
1984	Semi-finals	3rd	4	1	2	1	4	4		6	5	0	1	11	6
1988	Did not qualify									8	2	4	2	6	8
1992										8	5	1	2	11	4
1996	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	5	2		10	7	2	1	29	7
2000	Semi-finals	3rd	5	4	0	1	10	4		10	7	2	1	32	4
2004	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	1*	2	8	6		Qualified as hosts
2008	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	0	2	7	6		14	7	6	1	24	10
2012	Semi-finals	3rd [a]	5	3	1*	1	6	4		10	6	2	2	27	14
2016	Champions	1st	7	3	4*	0	9	5		8	7	0	1	11	5
2020	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	7	7		8	5	2	1	22	6
2024	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	2*	1	5	3		10	10	0	0	36	2
2028	To be determined									To be determined
2032
Total	1 Title	9/17	44	21	12	11	61	41		125	76	26	23	252	109

UEFA European Championship history
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

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out. Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA Nations League

Main article: Portugal at the UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season**	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2018–19	A	3	6	4	2	0	9	4		1st
2020–21	A	3	6	4	1	1	12	4		5th
2022–23	A	2	6	3	1	2	11	3		6th
2024–25	A	1	10	6	3	1	22	11		1st
Total			28	17	7	4	54	22	2 titles

UEFA Nations League history
First match	Portugal 1–0 Italy   (10 September 2018; Lisbon, Portugal)
Biggest win	Portugal 4–0 Switzerland   (6 June 2022; Lisbon, Portugal)   Portugal 5–1 Poland   (15 November 2024; Porto, Portugal)
Biggest defeat	Portugal 0–1 France   (14 November 2020; Lisbon, Portugal)    Switzerland 1–0   Portugal (13 June 2022; Bern, Switzerland)   Portugal 0–1 Spain   (27 September 2022; Braga, Portugal)   Denmark 1–0   Portugal (20 March 2025; Copenhagen, Denmark)
Best result	Champions in 2018–19 and 2024–25
Worst result	6th in 2022–23

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage. Red border colour indicates the finals stage was held on home soil.

FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: Portugal at the FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1992	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2009
2013
2017	Third place	3rd	5	3	2*	0	9	3
Total	Third place	1/10	5	3	2	0	9	3

FIFA Confederations Cup history
First match	Portugal 2–2 Mexico   (18 June 2017; Kazan, Russia)
Biggest win	New Zealand 0–4 Portugal   (24 June 2017; Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Biggest defeat	—
Best result	Third place in 2017
Worst result

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Olympic Games

Main article: Football at the Summer Olympics

1968–1988 national amateur football team. Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992.

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1896	No football tournament
1900	Did not enter
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	7	5
1932	No football tournament
1936	Did not enter
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984	Did not qualify
1988
1992
1996	Fourth place	6	2	2	2	6	10
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	9
2008	Did not qualify
2012
2016	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	5	6
2020	Did not qualify
2024
Total	Fourth place	16	7	3	6	24	30

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Minor tournaments

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1964 Taça de Nações	Third place, round-robin	3rd	3	0	1	2	2	7
1972 Brazil Independence Cup	Runners-up	2nd	8	6	1	1	17	5
1992 U.S. Cup	Round-robin	4th	3	0	1	2	0	3
1995 SkyDome Cup	Winners, round-robin	1st	2	1	1	0	2	1
Total		1 title	16	7	4	5	21	16

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

All-time results

Main article: Portugal national football team results

The following table shows Portugal's all-time international record, correct as of 14 October 2025.

	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA
Total	697	348	159	190	1219	783

Source: Portugal - Historical results

Head-to-head record

Portugal have played against teams from every confederation. Their first international match was played on 18 December 1921 in Madrid against Spain, losing 3–1. ^[13] The team they have faced the most often is also Spain, with a total of 40 matches played. Their biggest win was by a nine-goal margin, in a 9–0 Euro qualifying victory against Luxembourg on 11 September 2023.

Key

	Positive balance (more Wins)
	Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
	Negative balance (more Losses)

As of match played against   Hungary on 14 October 2025.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Albania	7	5	1	1	13	5	+8
Algeria	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Andorra	6	6	0	0	29	1	+28
Angola	3	3	0	0	12	1	+11
Argentina	8	2	1	5	7	13	−6
Armenia	7	5	2	0	14	4	+10
Austria	11	2	6	3	11	19	−8
Azerbaijan	8	7	1	0	22	1	+21
Belgium	19	6	7	6	21	23	−2
Bolivia	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4
Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	5	1	0	16	2	+14
Brazil	20	4	3	13	16	39	−23
Bulgaria	13	4	3	6	16	18	−2
Cameroon	2	2	0	0	8	2	+6
Canada	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3
Cape Verde	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1
Chile	4	2	2	0	9	4	+5
China	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4
Croatia	10	7	2	1	19	8	+11
Cyprus	11	10	1	0	35	6	+29
Czech Republic	6	5	0	1	12	3	+9
Denmark	18	12	2	4	37	21	+16
Ecuador	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2
Egypt	4	3	0	1	9	3	+6
England	23	3	10	10	25	46	−21
Estonia	8	7	1	0	25	1	+24
Faroe Islands	3	3	0	0	16	1	+15
Finland	11	6	4	1	18	8	+10
France	29	6	4	19	31	53	−22
Gabon	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Georgia	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Germany	20	4	5	11	20	34	−14
Ghana	2	2	0	0	5	3	+1
Gibraltar	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5
Greece	14	4	5	5	16	18	−2
Hungary	16	11	5	0	38	14	+24
Iceland	5	4	1	0	12	5	+7
Iran	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5
Israel	7	4	2	1	16	9	+7
Italy	28	6	4	18	23	51	−28
Ivory Coast	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Kazakhstan	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5
Kuwait	2	1	1	0	9	1	+8
Latvia	6	6	0	0	18	4	+14
Liechtenstein	9	8	1	0	41	3	+38
Lithuania	4	4	0	0	20	3	+17
Luxembourg	21	19	1	1	74	8	+66
Macedonia	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3
Malta	10	9	1	0	28	5	+23
Mexico	5	3	2	0	7	4	+3
Moldova	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Morocco	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2
Mozambique	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4
Netherlands	14	8	4	2	16	10	+6
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4
Nigeria	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4
North Korea	2	2	0	0	12	3	+9
Northern Ireland	13	4	7	2	14	13	+1
Norway	11	8	2	1	18	5	+16
Panama	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Poland	15	7	5	3	26	15	+11
Qatar	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5
Republic of Ireland	17	10	3	4	26	11	+15
Romania	11	5	2	4	11	9	+2
Russia	7	4	1	2	11	3	+8
Saudi Arabia	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6
Scotland	17	9	4	4	23	15	+8
Serbia	9	3	4	2	14	11	+3
Slovakia	6	5	1	0	10	3	+7
Slovenia	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2
South Africa	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4
South Korea	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2
Spain	41	6	18	17	47	79	−32
Sweden	21	8	6	7	30	31	−1
Switzerland	26	10	5	11	40	35	+5
Tunisia	2	0	2	0	3	3	0
Turkey	10	8	0	2	22	9	+13
Ukraine	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1
United States	7	2	3	2	8	8	0
Uruguay	4	2	1	1	7	3	+4
Wales	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5
Former teams
Czechoslovakia	9	3	3	3	7	10	−3
East Germany	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1
Soviet Union	4	3	0	1	4	6	−2
Yugoslavia	5	3	0	2	10	12	−2

Notes

1. Though there was no third place play-off, UEFA decided in the 2012 edition to award the semi-final losers (Germany and Portugal) bronze medals for the first time. ^[12]

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