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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.
42 matches played: [1]
Colour (with score) | Meaning |
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Defeat | |
Draw | |
Win |
18 December 1921Friendly | Spain ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 (UTC+0:00) | Meana ![]() Alcántara ![]() | Report | Alberto Augusto ![]() | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: ![]() |
17 December 1922Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() |
14:30 (UTC+0:00) | Gonçalves ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: ![]() |
16 December 1923Friendly | Spain ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 (UTC+0:00) | Zabala ![]() | Report | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
17 May 1925Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() |
16:30 (UTC+0:00) | Report | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 17,000 Referee: ![]() |
18 June 1925Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
18:30 (UTC+0:00) | João Francisco ![]() | Report | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: ![]() |
24 January 1926Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 (UTC+0:00) | João Santos ![]() | Report | ![]() | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: ![]() |
18 April 1926Friendly | France ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Salvano ![]() Brunel ![]() Bonello ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 16,000 Referee: ![]() |
26 December 1926Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 3 – 3 | ![]() | ![]() |
João Santos ![]() Severo Tiago ![]() José Martins ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() | |
Note: João dos Santos set the goal scoring record for Portugal (3 goals) |
16 March 1927Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
16:30 (UTC+0:00) | Pepe ![]() José Martins ![]() | Report | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: ![]() |
17 April 1927Friendly | Italy ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Levratto ![]() Baloncieri ![]() | Report | ![]() | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
29 May 1927Friendly [lower-alpha 1] | Spain ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
17:30 (UTC+1:00) | Moraleda ![]() Valderrama ![]() | [2] [3] [4] | Attendance: 30,000 Referee: ![]() |
8 January 1928Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() |
14:30 (UTC+0:00) | José Martins ![]() João Santos ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 30,000 Referee: ![]() |
1 April 1928Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
14:30 (UTC+0:00) | Report | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: ![]() |
15 April 1928Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:30 (UTC) | Mota ![]() Silva ![]() | Report | ![]() | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: ![]() |
29 April 1928Friendly | France ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Nicolas ![]() | Report | ![]() | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: ![]() |
27 May 1928 ![]() | Portugal ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 (UTC+1:20) | Vítor Silva ![]() Pepe ![]() Mota ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,309 Referee: ![]() |
29 May 1928 ![]() | Portugal ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
16:00 (+1:20) | Vítor Silva ![]() Augusto Silva ![]() | Report | ![]() | Attendance: 1,226 Referee: ![]() |
4 June 1928 ![]() | Egypt ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
19:00 (UTC+1:20) | Mahmoud Mokhtar ![]() Riadh ![]() | Report | ![]() | Attendance: 3,448 Referee: ![]() |
17 March 1929Friendly | Spain ![]() | 5 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
16:00 (UTC+0:00) | Rubio ![]() Padrón ![]() | Report | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: ![]() |
24 March 1929Friendly | France ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 (UTC+0:00) | Nicolas ![]() Galey ![]() | Report | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: ![]() |
1 December 1929Friendly | Italy ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
14:30 (UTC+1:00) | Mihalic ![]() Orsi ![]() Baloncieri ![]() Sallustro ![]() | Report | ![]() | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: ![]() |
Note: Vítor Silva set the goal scoring record for Portugal (5 goals) |
12 January 1930Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
14:00 (UTC) | Pepe ![]() | Report | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: ![]() |
23 February 1930Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:15 (UTC) | Pepe ![]() | Report | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: ![]() | |
Note: Pepe set the goal scoring record for Portugal (7 goals) |
8 June 1930Friendly | Belgium ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Vanderbauwhede ![]() Bastin ![]() | Report | ![]() | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: ![]() |
30 November 1930Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 (UTC) | Report | ![]() | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: ![]() |
12 April 1931Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() |
16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: ![]() |
31 May 1931Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:30 (UTC+1:00) | Armando Martins ![]() Vítor Silva ![]() Pinga ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: ![]() |
3 May 1932Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() |
17:30 (UTC+1:00) | Pinga ![]() Valadas ![]() Soeiro ![]() | Report | ![]() | Attendance: 30,000 Referee: ![]() |
29 January 1933Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 (UTC) | Pinga ![]() | Report | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: ![]() |
2 April 1933Friendly | Spain ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
16:30 (UTC) | Larrínaga ![]() Elícegui ![]() | Report | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: ![]() |
11 Mar 1934 ![]() | Spain ![]() | 9 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
16:00 (UTC) | Chacho ![]() Lángara ![]() Regueiro ![]() Ventolrà ![]() | Report | Attendance: 50,000 Referee: ![]() | |
Note: Heaviest defeat of the Portugal football team at the time |
18 March 1934 ![]() | Portugal ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() |
16:00 (UTC) | Vítor Silva ![]() | Report | ![]() | Attendance: 35,000 Referee: ![]() |
5 May 1935Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 3 – 3 | ![]() | ![]() |
16:45 (UTC+1:00) | Soeiro ![]() Pinga ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 50,000 Referee: ![]() |
26 January 1936Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 (UTC) | Nunes ![]() Soeiro ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 23,000 Referee: ![]() |
27 February 1936Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() | ![]() |
16:30 (UTC) | Vítor Silva ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: ![]() |
Note: Vítor Silva set the goal scoring record for Portugal (8 goals) |
28 November 1937Friendly [lower-alpha 2] | [lower-alpha 2] Spain Nationalist ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 (UTC+0:00) | Gallart ![]() | [25] [26] | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 50,000 Referee: ![]() |
9 January 1938Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 (UTC) | Cruz ![]() Espírito Santo ![]() Soeiro ![]() | Report | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
30 January 1938Friendly [lower-alpha 2] | Portugal ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 (UTC) | Pinga ![]() | [27] [28] [24] | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: ![]() |
24 April 1938Friendly | Germany ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Siffling ![]() | Report | ![]() | Attendance: 54,000 Referee: ![]() |
1 May 1938 ![]() | Switzerland ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | ![]() |
16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Aeby ![]() Lajo ![]() | Report | ![]() | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: ![]() |
6 November 1938Friendly | Switzerland ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Aeby ![]() | Report | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: ![]() |
12 February 1939Friendly | Portugal ![]() | 2 – 4 | ![]() | ![]() |
15:00 (UTC) | Cruz ![]() Soeiro ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 28,000 Referee: ![]() |
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