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Appearances
1966
First appearance
Kit colours
Red / Green
Portugal national football team
26 players called up for World Cup 2026.
Diogo Costa
Jose Sa
Rui Silva
Nelson Semedo
Ruben Dias
Tomas Araujo
Diogo Dalot
Renato Veiga
Goncalo Inacio
Joao Cancelo
Samu Costa
Nuno Mendes
Matheus Nunes
Bruno Fernandes
Bernardo Silva
Joao Neves
Ruben Neves
Vitinha
Cristiano Ronaldo
Goncalo Ramos
Joao Felix
Francisco Trincao
Rafael Leao
Pedro Neto
Goncalo Guedes
Francisco Conceicao
Announced: 2026-06-22
Sources: FIFA
Portugal arrive at World Cup 2026 in Group K, representing UEFA.
Roberto Martínez leads the tactical plan, with the group phase defining whether POR can build momentum into the knockout rounds.
Group rivals include DR Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia. Every result can shift the path to the round of 32.
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team has represented Portugal in men's international football competition since 1921. The national team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home stadium is the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, located next to its primary training ground and the FPF headquarters, but the team usually plays its home matches in more modern stadiums throughout the country, such as the Estádio da Luz, Estádio José Alvalade and the Estádio do Dragão. The head coach is Roberto Martínez, and the captain is Cristiano Ronaldo, who holds the team records for most caps and most goals. Portugal's first participation in a major tournament finals was at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, which saw a team featuring Ballon d'Or winner Eusébio finish in third place. Since 2000s, Portugal started an uninterrupted streak of qualification for every European Championship and World Cup finals, including a runners-up finish at Euro 2004 on home soil. They experienced much of their success in the late 2010s to mid 2020s, during the captaincy of Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, where they won their first-ever major trophy Euro 2016 and the UEFA Nations League in 2019, hosting the first finals, and a record second time in 2025. Portugal is colloquially referred to as the Seleção das Quinas and has several notable rivalries with other national teams. These include Brazil, due to their shared history and close cultural ties; Spain, due to their historical rivalry as Iberian neighbours; and France, due to several high-stake meetings between both teams at the Euro and World Cup.
See Portugal fixtures and simulate their possible path to the final.
A practical way to separate obvious contenders from teams whose bracket path can become dangerous in the expanded 48-team format.
A clear overview of how national teams reach the expanded 48-team World Cup and why qualification differs by confederation.
An explanation of group-stage ranking logic, football tiebreakers, and why goal difference can decide an entire tournament path.
How group rankings become knockout slots, why paths shift, and how the simulator advances teams round by round.