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

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984 Group 2

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
Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
Attendance: 44,707
Referee: Romualdas Juška (Soviet Union)
Portugal 1–1 Spain
  • Sousa 52'
 Report
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 24,364
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
Portugal 1–0 Romania
 Report
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 24,464
Referee: Heinz Fahnler (Austria)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984 knockout stage
Semi-finals
France 3–2 (a.e.t.) Portugal
 Report
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 54,848
Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Italy)

UEFA Euro 1996

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group D
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
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 34,993
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Portugal 1–0 Turkey
 Report
City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 22,670
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Croatia 0–3 Portugal
Report
City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 20,484
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Czech Republic 1–0 Portugal
 Report
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 26,832[2]
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2000

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group A

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
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Romania 0–1 Portugal
Report
GelreDome, Arnhem
Attendance: 28,400
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
Portugal 3–0 Germany
 Report
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Portugal 2–0 Turkey
 Report
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
Semi-finals
France 2–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
 Report
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

UEFA Euro 2004

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group A

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[a]
3  Spain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[a]
4  Russia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 48,761
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Russia 0–2 Portugal
Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 59,273
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Spain 0–1 Portugal
Report
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 47,491
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Portugal 2–2 (a.e.t.) England
 Report
Penalties
 6–5
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 62,564
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Semi-finals
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
 Report
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 46,679
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 final
Portugal 0–1 Greece
Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 62,865
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2008

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6[a] Advance to knockout phase
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6[a]
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3[b]
4   Switzerland (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3[b]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.
Portugal 2–0 Turkey
 Report
Stade de Genève, Geneva
Attendance: 29,106[3]
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Czech Republic 1–3 Portugal
 Report
Stade de Genève, Geneva
Attendance: 29,016[4]
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Switzerland 2–0 Portugal
 Report
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 39,730[5]
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Knockout phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Portugal 2–3 Germany
 Report
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 39,374[6]
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

UEFA Euro 2012

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group B

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
Arena Lviv, Lviv
Attendance: 32,990[7]
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Denmark 2–3 Portugal
 Report
Arena Lviv, Lviv
Attendance: 31,840[8]
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
 Report
Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
Attendance: 37,445[9]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Knockout phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Czech Republic 0–1 Portugal
Report
National Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 55,590[10]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Semi-finals
Portugal 0–0 (a.e.t.) Spain
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Donbass Arena, Donetsk
Attendance: 48,000[11]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

UEFA Euro 2016

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5[a] Advance to knockout phase
2  Iceland 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5[a]
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. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Iceland 1–1 Hungary). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Portugal 1–1 Iceland
 Report
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 38,742[12]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Portugal 0–0 Austria
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 44,291[13]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Hungary 3–3 Portugal
 Report
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 55,514[14]
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
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

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase
Round of 16
Croatia 0–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
Report
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
Attendance: 33,523[15]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Quarter-finals
Poland 1–1 (a.e.t.) Portugal
 Report
Penalties
 3–5
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 62,940[16]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Semi-finals
Portugal 2–0 Wales
 Report
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 55,679[17]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 final
Portugal 1–0 (a.e.t.) France
 Report
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 75,868[18]
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

UEFA Euro 2020

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group F

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[a]
3  Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4[a]
4  Hungary (H) 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–4 Germany.
Hungary 0–3 Portugal
Report
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
Attendance: 55,662[19]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Portugal 2–4 Germany
 Report
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 12,926[20]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Portugal 2–2 France
 Report
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
Attendance: 54,886[21]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
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

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase
Round of 16
Belgium 1–0 Portugal
 Report
La Cartuja, Seville
Attendance: 11,504[22]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2024

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group F

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  Georgia 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
Leipzig Stadium, Leipzig
Turkey Match 23 Portugal
Report
BVB Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund
Georgia Match 35 Portugal
Report
Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen

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 1984 Semi-finals 3rd 4 1 2 1 4 4
Germany 1988 Did not qualify
Sweden 1992
England 1996 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 5 2
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 0 1 10 4
Portugal 2004 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 1* 2 8 6
Austria Switzerland 2008 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 7 6
Poland Ukraine 2012 Semi-finals 3rd[23] 5 3 1* 1 6 4
France 2016 Champions 1st 7 3 4* 0 9 5
Europe 2020 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 7 7
Germany 2024 Qualified
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total 1 Title 9/17 39 19 10 10 56 38
*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

Year Round Opponent Score Portugal scorers
1984 Group stage  West Germany 0–0
 Spain 1–1 Sousa
 Romania 1–0 Nené
Semi-final  France 2–3 (a.e.t.) Jordão (2)
1996 Group stage  Denmark 1–1 Sá Pinto
 Turkey 1–0 Couto
 Croatia 3–0 Figo, João Pinto, Domingos
Quarter-final  Czech Republic 0–1
2000 Group stage  England 3–2 Figo, João Pinto, Nuno Gomes
 Romania 1–0 Costinha
 Germany 3–0 Conceição (3)
Quarter-final  Turkey 2–0 Nuno Gomes (2)
Semi-final  France 1–2 (a.s.d.e.t.) Nuno Gomes
2004 Group stage  Greece 1–2 Ronaldo
 Russia 2–0 Maniche, Rui Costa
 Spain 1–0 Nuno Gomes
Quarter-final  England 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 Postiga, Rui Costa
Semi-final  Netherlands 2–1 Ronaldo, Maniche
Final  Greece 0–1
2008 Group stage  Turkey 2–0 Pepe, Meireles
 Czech Republic 3–1 Deco, Ronaldo, Quaresma
  Switzerland 0–2
Quarter-final  Germany 2–3 Nuno Gomes, Postiga
2012 Group stage  Germany 0–1
 Denmark 3–2 Pepe, Postiga, Varela
 Netherlands 2–1 Ronaldo (2)
Quarter-final  Czech Republic 1–0 Ronaldo
Semi-final  Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
2016 Group stage  Iceland 1–1 Nani
 Austria 0–0
 Hungary 3–3 Nani, Ronaldo (2)
Round of 16  Croatia 1–0 (a.e.t.) Quaresma
Quarter-final  Poland 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Sanches
Semi-final  Wales 2–0 Ronaldo, Nani
Final  France 1–0 (a.e.t.) Eder
2020 Group stage  Hungary 3–0 Guerreiro, Ronaldo (2)
 Germany 2–4 Ronaldo, Jota
 France 2–2 Ronaldo (2)
Round of 16  Belgium 0–1
2024 Group stage  Czech Republic
 Turkey
 Georgia

See also

References

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