Portugal
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Portugal are already in the 2030 World Cup as co-hosts. It will be their tenth World Cup and their first at home. Their best finish is third place in 1966.
Road to 2030
Qualified as co-host
FIFA gave all six 2030 hosts an automatic place when it announced the hosting plan in October 2023.
- World Cups
- 9
- First
- 1966
- Titles
- 0
- Best finish
- Third, 1966
- Last time
- Round of 16, 2026
Figures up to and including the 2026 World Cup.
History
Key moments
1966
First World Cup, in England, and third place. Eusébio is the tournament's top scorer with nine goals, four of them in the 5–3 quarter-final win over North Korea.
2006
Fourth place in Germany, Portugal's second-best finish. They lose the semi-final 1–0 to France.
2022
Quarter-final in Qatar, lost 1–0 to Morocco, a fellow 2030 host.
2026
Round of 16 in North America, lost 1–0 to Spain, another 2030 host. Cristiano Ronaldo scores at his sixth World Cup.
2030
First World Cup at home, with matches planned in Lisbon and Porto.
Players
Legends
Forward, 1966
Eusébio
Top scorer at the 1966 World Cup with nine goals. Still Portugal's second-highest World Cup scorer.
Forward, 2006–2026
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal's record World Cup scorer with 11 goals, and their most-capped World Cup player with 27 matches. He has scored at six World Cups.
Travel
Following the team
Good
As a host, Portugal have a guaranteed place, so you can start planning before qualifying ends for everyone else.
Watch out
Where Portugal play depends on the draw and FIFA's match schedule, and neither is published yet. Until then, book only what you can cancel for free.
