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General Information for Portugal

Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
Founded
1914
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 1997
1.79m
Average age in 1997
26.7
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Artur Jorge, (Coach)

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Artur Jorge, (Coach)

Day of Birth
1946-02-13
Day of Death
2024-02-22
Place of Birth
Porto (Portugal)
Matches
7 (5 / 2)
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Players of Portugal in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Baía, Vítor 1969-10-15 Goalkeeper Spain FC Barcelona 4 0 0 0 0 0
Silvino 1959-03-05 Goalkeeper Portugal Salgueiros Porto 2 0 0 0 0 0
Correia, Rui 1967-10-22 Goalkeeper Portugal FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
Couto, Fernando 1969-08-02 Centre Back Spain FC Barcelona 6 0 0 0 0 0
Cristóvão, Hélder 1971-03-21 Centre Back Spain Deportivo La Coruña 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dimas 1969-02-16 Left Back Italy Juventus Torino 4 1 0 0 0 0
Costa, Jorge 1971-10-14 Centre Back Portugal FC Porto 2 1 0 0 0 0
Beto 1976-05-03 Centre Back Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 1 0 0 0 0 0
Fernando Nélson 1971-11-05 Right Back England Aston Villa FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Figo, Luis 1972-11-04 Right Midfielder Spain FC Barcelona 7 0 2 0 0 0
Pinto, João 1971-08-19 Attacking Midfielder Portugal Benfica Lisboa 7 0 1 0 0 0
Santos, Paulinho 1970-11-21 Defensive Midfielder Portugal FC Porto 7 0 0 0 0 0
Conceição, Sérgio 1974-11-15 Right Midfielder Portugal FC Porto 6 1 1 0 0 0
Oceano 1962-07-29 Defensive Midfielder Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sousa, Paulo 1970-08-30 Centre Midfielder Italy Inter Milano 5 0 0 0 0 0
Costa, Rui 1972-03-29 Attacking Midfielder Italy AC Fiorentina 4 0 0 0 0 0
Barbosa, Pedro 1970-08-06 Centre Midfielder Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 2 1 2 0 0 0
Bento, Paulo 1969-06-20 Defensive Midfielder Spain Real Oviedo 2 0 0 0 0 0
Capucho 1972-02-21 Right Midfielder Portugal FC Porto 0 2 0 0 0 0
Martins, Pedro 1970-07-17 Defensive Midfielder Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 0 1 0 0 0 0
Paciência, Domingos 1969-01-02 Centre Forward Spain CD Tenerife 2 1 1 0 0 0
Cadete, Jorge 1968-08-27 Centre Forward Spain Celta Vigo 1 4 0 0 0 0
Dani 1976-11-02 Left Winger Netherlands Ajax Amsterdam 1 2 0 0 0 0
Pauleta 1973-04-28 Centre Forward Spain UD Salamanca 1 2 0 0 0 0
Sá Pinto, Ricardo 1972-10-10 Right Winger Spain Real Sociedad B 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nuno Gomes 1976-07-05 Centre Forward Portugal Benfica Lisboa 0 2 0 0 0 0

Matches of Portugal in 1997

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-02-19
Greece
Greece
Portugal
Portugal
0:0 c
Greece vs. Portugal
Friendly
Nikos Goumas Stadium
1997-02-22
Portugal
Portugal
France
France
0:2 c
Portugal vs. France
Friendly
Estádio Primeiro de Maio
1997-03-29
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Portugal
Portugal
0:0 c
Northern Ireland vs. Portugal
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
Windsor Park
1997-06-07
Portugal
Portugal
Albania
Albania
2:0 c
Portugal vs. Albania
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
Estádio das Antas
1997-08-20
Portugal
Portugal
Armenia
Armenia
3:1 c
Portugal vs. Armenia
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
Estádio do Bonfim
1997-09-06
Germany
Germany
Portugal
Portugal
1:1 c
Germany vs. Portugal
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
Olympiastadion
1997-10-11
Portugal
Portugal
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1:0 c
Portugal vs. Northern Ireland
World Cup 1998 - Group 9
Estádio da Luz
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Match Progress for Portugal in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Portugal

Opponent M W D L G
Spain
Spain
23 3 10 10 29
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
21 19 1 1 74
Switzerland
Switzerland
17 7 4 6 26
Germany
Germany
16 4 4 8 17
Italy
Italy
15 3 2 10 8
Sweden
Sweden
15 8 5 2 25
Netherlands
Netherlands
14 8 4 2 16
France
France
14 1 2 11 12
Greece
Greece
14 4 5 5 16
Poland
Poland
13 8 3 2 30
Ireland
Ireland
13 6 3 4 17
England
England
12 4 4 4 20
Hungary
Hungary
12 9 3 0 28
Denmark
Denmark
12 6 2 4 22
Finland
Finland
11 6 4 1 18
Malta
Malta
10 9 1 0 28
Brazil
Brazil
10 3 2 5 12
Croatia
Croatia
10 7 2 1 19
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
9 8 1 0 41
Belgium
Belgium
9 4 3 2 11
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
9 3 5 1 11
Serbia
Serbia
8 3 4 1 14
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 1 0 22
Estonia
Estonia
8 7 1 0 25
Armenia
Armenia
8 6 2 0 23
Romania
Romania
8 3 2 3 8
Albania
Albania
7 5 1 1 13
Austria
Austria
7 1 5 1 5
Russia
Russia
7 4 1 2 11
Latvia
Latvia
6 6 0 0 18
Turkey
Turkey
6 5 0 1 12
Slovakia
Slovakia
6 5 1 0 11
Andorra
Andorra
6 6 0 0 29
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
6 5 1 0 16
Israel
Israel
6 3 2 1 13
Norway
Norway
6 3 2 1 6
Czechia
Czechia
6 5 0 1 12
Scotland
Scotland
6 4 2 0 12
Iceland
Iceland
5 4 1 0 12
USA
USA
5 1 2 2 6
Cyprus
Cyprus
5 4 1 0 21
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
4 3 0 1 6
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 1 1 2 3
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 4 0 0 20
Ukraine
Ukraine
4 1 1 2 3
Mexico
Mexico
4 3 1 0 7
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
4 2 0 2 7
Egypt
Egypt
3 2 0 1 5
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
3 2 1 0 3
Morocco
Morocco
3 1 0 2 2
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
3 1 1 1 4
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
3 3 0 0 16
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
3 2 0 1 3
Chile
Chile
3 1 1 1 5
Angola
Angola
3 3 0 0 12
East Germany
East Germany
3 2 0 1 6
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
3 3 0 0 6
Argentina
Argentina
2 1 0 1 2
Uruguay
Uruguay
2 1 0 1 3
Georgia
Georgia
2 1 0 1 2
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 0 2 0 3
Saarland
Saarland
2 1 1 0 6
Cameroon
Cameroon
2 2 0 0 8
Iran
Iran
2 1 1 0 3
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 1 0 1 3
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 2 0 0 6
Canada
Canada
2 1 1 0 5
Ghana
Ghana
2 2 0 0 5
China
China
2 2 0 0 4
Qatar
Qatar
2 2 0 0 6
Kuwait
Kuwait
2 1 1 0 9
Mozambique
Mozambique
2 2 0 0 5
South Korea
South Korea
2 0 0 2 1
Wales
Wales
2 2 0 0 5
North Korea
North Korea
2 2 0 0 12
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 2
South Africa
South Africa
1 1 0 0 2
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 0 1 0 0
Algeria
Algeria
1 1 0 0 3
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
1 1 0 0 5
Panama
Panama
1 1 0 0 2
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 1 0 0
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 4
Moldova
Moldova
1 1 0 0 3
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 1 0 0 4
Gabon
Gabon
1 0 1 0 2
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 1 0 0 4
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