Portugal are now impressively growing in world football, as it is known their best generation with immense talent in every position. The Portuguese footballers are ready to inspire the nation in the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Before the FIFA World Cup 2026, let’s check out some crucial FIFA World Cup records and stats for Portugal.
Note: All the records are till FIFA World Cup 2022
(Team Records)
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Brief records
Hosts
Best Result
Final place in every edition
Last records
Match records (Top 3)
> Biggest winning margin
> Biggest losing margin
Portugal’s brief records in FIFA World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
8/22 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 48.57 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: Never
Best Result: Third Place (1966)
Portugal’s final place in every FIFA World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1930 | Uruguay | Did not enter |
1934 | Italy | Did not qualify |
1938 | France | Did not qualify |
1950 | Brazil | Did not qualify |
1954 | Switzerland | Did not qualify |
1958 | Sweden | Did not qualify |
1962 | Chile | Did not qualify |
1966 | England | Third Place |
1970 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1974 | West Germany | Did not qualify |
1978 | Argentina | Did not qualify |
1982 | Spain | Did not qualify |
1986 | Mexico | Group Stage |
1990 | Italy | Did not qualify |
1994 | USA | Did not qualify |
1998 | France | Did not qualify |
2002 | South Korea & Japan | Group Stage |
2006 | Germany | Fourth Place |
2010 | South Africa | Round of 16 |
2014 | Brazil | Group Stage |
2018 | Russia | Round of 16 |
2022 | Qatar | Quarter-finals |
Last time in FIFA World Cup for Portugal:
Last Third Place: 1966
Last Fourth Place: 2006
Last Semi-finals exit: 2006
Last Quarter-finals exit: 2022
Last Round of 16 exit: 2018
Last Group Stage exit: 2014
Last Failed to Qualify: 1998
Portugal’s match records in FIFA World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
7-0 vs North Korea in 2010 | 4-0 vs Portugal in 2014 |
6-1 vs Switzerland in 2022 | 3-1 vs Morocco in 1986 |
4-0 vs Poland in 2002 | 3-1 vs Germany in 2006 |
Also Read | FIFA World Cup 2022: Morocco - World Cup Records and Stats and FIFA World Cup 2022: Croatia - World Cup Records and Stats
(Players’ Records)
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Most FIFA World Cup editions
Top 5 most appearances
Top 5 most goals
World Record
Most FIFA World Cup editions for Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo has already played four editions of FIFA World Cup (2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018)
Top 5 most appearances for Portugal in FIFA World Cup
Player | Appearances |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 22 |
Simão | 11 |
Pepe | 11 |
Luís Figo | 10 |
Ricardo Carvalho | 10 |
William Carvalho | 10 |
Top 5 most goals for Portugal in FIFA World Cup
Player | Goals |
Eusébio | 9 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 8 |
Pauleta | 4 |
José Augusto | 3 |
José Torres | 3 |
World Record from Portugal
Oldest to a hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup match: Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the oldest hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup match. At the age of 33 years and 130 days, he scored a match-saving hat-trick against Spain in 2018 (3-3).
Scoring in most editions of FIFA World Cup: In 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo became first player to score at least one goal in five different FIFA World Cup tournaments.
