Portugal have participated in eight editions of the UEFA European Championship, with an upcoming ninth appearance in 2024. Their first tournament was in 1984, and the side have advanced past the group stage in every edition they've participated in so far. Portugal have reached the semi-finals on five occasions, and reached the final as hosts in 2004, however losing to tournament underdogs Greece. They captured their first major tournament win after defeating hosts France 1–0 in the final of Euro 2016.[1]

UEFA Euro 1984

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Portugal 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
3  West Germany 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
4  Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
West Germany 0–0 Portugal
Report

Portugal 1–1 Spain
  • Sousa 52'
Report
Attendance: 24,364

Portugal 1–0 Romania
Report
Attendance: 24,464

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
France 3–2 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Report
Attendance: 54,848
Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Italy)

UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 0 5 5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Denmark 1–1 Portugal
Report

Portugal 1–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 22,670

Croatia 0–3 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 20,484

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Czech Republic 1–0 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 26,832[2]

UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Romania 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  England 3 1 0 2 5 6 1 3
4  Germany 3 0 1 2 1 5 4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Portugal 3–2 England
Report
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Romania 0–1 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 28,400

Portugal 3–0 Germany
Report
Attendance: 44,000

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Portugal 2–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 42,000
Semi-finals
France 2–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Report

UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal (H) 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Greece 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Spain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Russia 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Greece 1–1 Spain) and overall goal difference (0). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
Portugal 1–2 Greece
Report
Attendance: 48,761

Russia 0–2 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 59,273
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Spain 0–1 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 47,491
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 46,679
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Final
Portugal 0–1 Greece
Report
Attendance: 62,865
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout phase
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 3[lower-alpha 2]
4   Switzerland (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3[lower-alpha 2]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.
Portugal 2–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 29,106[3]

Czech Republic 1–3 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 29,016[4]

Switzerland 2–0 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 39,730[5]

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals
Portugal 2–3 Germany
Report
Attendance: 39,374[6]

UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 3
4  Netherlands 3 0 0 3 2 5 3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany 1–0 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 32,990[7]

Denmark 2–3 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 31,840[8]

Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 37,445[9]

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals
Czech Republic 0–1 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 55,590[10]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Semi-finals

UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout phase
2  Iceland 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5[lower-alpha 1]
3  Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4  Austria 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Iceland 1–1 Hungary). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Portugal 1–1 Iceland
Report

Portugal 0–0 Austria
Report
Attendance: 44,291[13]

Hungary 3–3 Portugal
Report
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Advance to knockout phase
2 E  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 4
3 F  Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4 C  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
5 D  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 3
6 A  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Croatia 0–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Report
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Portugal 2–0 Wales
Report
Final
Portugal 1–0 (a.e.t.) France
Report

UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to knockout phase
2  Germany (H) 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Hungary (H) 3 0 2 1 3 6 3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–4 Germany.
Hungary 0–3 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 55,662[19]

Portugal 2–4 Germany
Report
Attendance: 12,926[20]

Portugal 2–2 France
Report
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F  Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4 Advance to knockout phase
2 D  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 A   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 4
4 C  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 3
5 B  Finland 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 3
6 E  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 7 5 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking.

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Belgium 1–0 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 11,504[22]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Play-off winner C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 18 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Portugal Match 12 Czech Republic
Report

Turkey Match 23 Portugal
Report

Overall record

Line-ups for the Euro 2016 final, in which Portugal (in red) defeated hosts France 1–0 after extra time
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not qualify
Spain 1964
Italy 1968
Belgium 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976
Italy 1980
France 1984Semi-finals3rd412144
Germany 1988 Did not qualify
Sweden 1992
England 1996Quarter-finals5th421152
Belgium Netherlands 2000Semi-finals3rd5401104
Portugal 2004Runners-up2nd631*286
Austria Switzerland 2008Quarter-finals7th420276
Poland Ukraine 2012Semi-finals3rd[23]531*164
France 2016Champions1st734*095
Europe 2020Round of 1613th411277
Germany 2024Qualified
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total1 Title9/17391910105638
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

Matches

YearRoundOpponentScorePortugal scorers
1984 Group stage West Germany0–0
 Spain1–1Sousa
 Romania1–0Nené
Semi-final France2–3 (a.e.t.)Jordão (2)
1996 Group stage Denmark1–1Sá Pinto
 Turkey1–0Couto
 Croatia3–0Figo, João Pinto, Domingos
Quarter-final Czech Republic0–1
2000 Group stage England3–2Figo, João Pinto, Nuno Gomes
 Romania1–0Costinha
 Germany3–0Conceição (3)
Quarter-final Turkey2–0Nuno Gomes (2)
Semi-final France1–2 (a.s.d.e.t.)Nuno Gomes
2004 Group stage Greece1–2Ronaldo
 Russia2–0Maniche, Rui Costa
 Spain1–0Nuno Gomes
Quarter-final England2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Postiga, Rui Costa
Semi-final Netherlands2–1Ronaldo, Maniche
Final Greece0–1
2008 Group stage Turkey2–0Pepe, Meireles
 Czech Republic3–1Deco, Ronaldo, Quaresma
  Switzerland0–2
Quarter-final Germany2–3Nuno Gomes, Postiga
2012 Group stage Germany0–1
 Denmark3–2Pepe, Postiga, Varela
 Netherlands2–1Ronaldo (2)
Quarter-final Czech Republic1–0Ronaldo
Semi-final Spain0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
2016 Group stage Iceland1–1Nani
 Austria0–0
 Hungary3–3Nani, Ronaldo (2)
Round of 16 Croatia1–0 (a.e.t.)Quaresma
Quarter-final Poland1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Sanches
Semi-final Wales2–0Ronaldo, Nani
Final France1–0 (a.e.t.)Eder
2020 Group stage Hungary3–0Guerreiro, Ronaldo (2)
 Germany2–4Ronaldo, Jota
 France2–2Ronaldo (2)
Round of 16 Belgium0–1
2024 Group stage Czech Republic
 Turkey
Play-off winner C

See also

References

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  2. Culley, Jon (24 June 1996). "Poborsky piques Portugal". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
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  4. "Full-time report Czech Republic-Portugal" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. "Full-time report Switzerland-Portugal" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. "Full-time report Portugal-Germany" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
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  8. "Full-time report Denmark-Portugal" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  9. "Full-time report Portugal-Netherlands" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  10. "Full-time report Czech Republic-Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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  12. "Full Time Summary – Portugal v Iceland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  13. "Full Time Summary – Portugal v Austria" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  14. "Full Time Summary – Hungary v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  15. "Full Time Summary – Croatia v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  16. "Full Time Summary – Poland v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  17. "Full Time Summary – Portugal v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  18. "Full Time Summary – Portugal v France" (PDF). UEFA. 10 July 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  19. "Full Time Summary – Hungary v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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  21. "Full Time Summary – Portugal v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  22. "Full Time Summary – Belgium v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  23. "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship" (PDF). 3.08: UEFA. p. 10. Retrieved 4 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
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