National Football Teams
  • Old website
  • English English
    Deutsch (beta) Deutsch (beta)
  • News
  • Teams
    • Europe
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • North America
  • Matches
    • African Nations Cup
    • Asian Cup
    • Copa América
    • European Championship
    • Gold Cup
    • Oceania Cup
    • World Cup
    • Other Tournaments
    • Friendlies
  • Clubs
  • Statistics
  • Contact
  • Forums
  • Home
  • Teams
  • Countries of Europe
  • Portugal (2008)

Portugal

  • General
  • Players
  • Matches
  • Match Progress
  • Favorite Opponents
  • World Cup Stats
You are using an old browser which is not compatible with our new design. Please update your browser or use our old website.

General Information for Portugal

Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
Founded
1914
FIFA entry
1923
Average height in 2008
1.8m
Average age in 2008
27
Confederation
UEFA
Infos provided by
The-Sports.org
Emblem
Jersey in 2008
No jersey in 2008

Coaches in 2008

Queiroz, Carlos (Coach)

Queiroz Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza
Queiroz Kindly provided by Icad Parama
Add Picture

Queiroz, Carlos (Coach)

Day of Birth
1953-03-01
Place of Birth
Nampula (Mozambique)
Matches
6 (4 / 2)
Goto coach Carlos Queiroz

Scolari, Luiz Felipe (Coach)

Scolari Kindly provided by Nicholas
Scolari Kindly provided by Nicholas
Add Picture

Scolari, Luiz Felipe (Coach)

Day of Birth
1948-11-09
Place of Birth
Passo Fundo (RS) (Brazil)
Height
1.82m
Matches
7 (4 / 3)
Goto coach Luiz Felipe Scolari

Players of Portugal in 2008

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Pereira, Ricardo 1976-02-11 Goalkeeper Spain Real Betis Sevilla 6 0 0 1 0 0
Silva, Quim 1975-11-13 Goalkeeper Portugal Benfica Lisboa 6 0 0 0 1 0
Pepe 1983-02-26 Centre Back Spain Real Madrid 11 0 1 1 0 0
Bosingwa, José 1982-08-24 Right Back England Chelsea FC 9 0 0 1 0 0
Ferreira, Paulo 1979-01-18 Right Back England Chelsea FC 8 1 0 1 0 0
Carvalho, Ricardo 1978-05-18 Centre Back England Chelsea FC 8 0 0 1 0 0
Alves, Bruno 1981-11-27 Centre Back Portugal FC Porto 5 2 1 0 1 0
Meira, Fernando 1978-06-05 Centre Back Turkey Galatasaray SK 3 4 0 0 1 0
Miguel 1980-01-04 Right Back Spain Valencia CF 2 2 0 0 1 0
Antunes, Vitorino 1987-04-01 Left Back Italy US Lecce 2 0 0 0 0 0
Caneira, Marco 1979-02-09 Centre Back Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ribeiro, Jorge 1981-11-09 Left Back Portugal Benfica Lisboa 0 3 0 0 0 0
Peixoto, César 1980-05-12 Left Back Portugal Sporting Braga 0 1 0 0 0 0
Deco 1977-08-27 Attacking Midfielder England Chelsea FC 8 0 2 1 0 0
Meireles, Raul 1983-03-17 Centre Midfielder Portugal FC Porto 6 5 1 0 1 0
Moutinho, João 1986-09-08 Centre Midfielder Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 5 5 0 1 0 1
Petit 1976-09-25 Defensive Midfielder Germany 1.FC Köln 4 0 0 1 0 0
Maniche 1978-11-11 Centre Midfielder Spain Atlético Madrid 3 1 0 0 0 0
Martins, Carlos 1982-04-29 Centre Midfielder Portugal Benfica Lisboa 3 0 1 0 0 0
Veloso, Miguel 1986-05-11 Defensive Midfielder Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 2 0 0 0 1 0
Fernandes, Manuel 1986-02-05 Centre Midfielder Spain Valencia CF 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mendes, Tiago 1981-05-02 Centre Midfielder Italy Juventus Torino 1 0 0 0 0 0
Duda 1980-06-27 Left Midfielder Spain Málaga CF 0 1 1 0 0 0
Sabrosa, Simão 1979-10-31 Left Winger Spain Atlético Madrid 8 0 3 1 0 1
Cristiano Ronaldo 1985-02-05 Left Winger England Manchester United 7 0 1 1 0 0
Nani 1986-11-17 Right Winger England Manchester United 5 5 3 0 1 0
Almeida, Hugo 1984-05-23 Centre Forward Germany Werder Bremen 5 5 1 0 1 0
Nuno Gomes 1976-07-05 Centre Forward Portugal Benfica Lisboa 4 3 2 1 0 0
Quaresma, Ricardo 1983-09-26 Right Winger England Chelsea FC 3 3 2 0 1 0
Danny 1983-08-07 Left Winger Russia Zenit Sankt-Peterburg 2 3 1 0 0 0
Postiga, Hélder 1982-08-02 Centre Forward Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 1 1 1 0 1 0
Makukula, Ariza 1981-03-04 Centre Forward England Bolton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0

Matches of Portugal in 2008

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2008-02-06
Italy
Italy
Portugal
Portugal
3:1 c
Italy vs. Portugal
Friendly
Letzigrund
2008-03-26
Portugal
Portugal
Greece
Greece
1:2 c
Portugal vs. Greece
Friendly
Merkur Spiel-Arena
2008-05-31
Portugal
Portugal
Georgia
Georgia
2:0 c
Portugal vs. Georgia
Friendly
Estádio do Fontelo
2008-06-07
Portugal
Portugal
Turkey
Turkey
2:0 c
Portugal vs. Turkey
Euro 2008 - Group A
Stade de Genève
2008-06-11
Czechia
Czechia
Portugal
Portugal
1:3 c
Czechia vs. Portugal
Euro 2008 - Group A
Stade de Genève
2008-06-15
Switzerland
Switzerland
Portugal
Portugal
2:0 c
Switzerland vs. Portugal
Euro 2008 - Group A
St. Jakob Park
2008-06-19
Portugal
Portugal
Germany
Germany
2:3 c
Portugal vs. Germany
Euro 2008 - Quarter Final
St. Jakob Park
2008-08-20
Portugal
Portugal
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5:0 c
Portugal vs. Faroe Islands
Friendly
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
2008-09-06
Malta
Malta
Portugal
Portugal
0:4 c
Malta vs. Portugal
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Ta' Qali National Stadium
2008-09-10
Portugal
Portugal
Denmark
Denmark
2:3 c
Portugal vs. Denmark
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Estádio José Alvalade
2008-10-11
Sweden
Sweden
Portugal
Portugal
0:0 c
Sweden vs. Portugal
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Råsunda Stadium
2008-10-15
Portugal
Portugal
Albania
Albania
0:0 c
Portugal vs. Albania
World Cup 2010 - Group 1
Estádio Municipal de Braga
2008-11-19
Brazil
Brazil
Portugal
Portugal
6:2 c
Brazil vs. Portugal
Friendly
Bezerrão
13 Matches

Match Progress for Portugal in 2008

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
France
France
14 1 2 11 12
Greece
Greece
14 4 5 5 16
Netherlands
Netherlands
14 8 4 2 16
Ireland
Ireland
13 6 3 4 17
Poland
Poland
13 8 3 2 30
Hungary
Hungary
12 9 3 0 28
Denmark
Denmark
12 6 2 4 22
England
England
12 4 4 4 20
Finland
Finland
11 6 4 1 18
Croatia
Croatia
10 7 2 1 19
Malta
Malta
10 9 1 0 28
Brazil
Brazil
10 3 2 5 12
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
9 3 5 1 11
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
9 8 1 0 41
Belgium
Belgium
9 4 3 2 11
Estonia
Estonia
8 7 1 0 25
Armenia
Armenia
8 6 2 0 23
Romania
Romania
8 3 2 3 8
Serbia
Serbia
8 3 4 1 14
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 1 0 22
Russia
Russia
7 4 1 2 11
Albania
Albania
7 5 1 1 13
Austria
Austria
7 1 5 1 5
Czechia
Czechia
6 5 0 1 12
Scotland
Scotland
6 4 2 0 12
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
USA
USA
5 1 2 2 6
Cyprus
Cyprus
5 4 1 0 21
Iceland
Iceland
5 4 1 0 12
Mexico
Mexico
4 3 1 0 7
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
4 2 0 2 7
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
511 283 114 114 996

All Time World Cup Stats for Portugal

0
0
0
0/ 0/ 0
0
0

Top Players

0

Cristiano Ronaldo

0

Cristiano Ronaldo

0

Cristiano Ronaldo

0

João Pinto

Info

Unauthorized publishing and copying of this website's content and images strictly prohibited!

Last update : 12/6/25, 12:50 AM

Installed version: 3.0.0

Useful links

  • Links to other relevant pages
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Access the NFT forums
  • Credits and thanks
  • Want to share a player picture?
  • Datenschutzerklärung
  • Data Privacy Statement

Latest player pix

Ali_Mtuli Ali Mtuli Dec 5, 2025
Edgar_Macal Edgar Macal Dec 5, 2025
Abebayehu_Hajiso Abebayehu Hajiso Dec 5, 2025
Assoko_Bokian Assoko Bokian Dec 3, 2025

© 2004-2025 by National Football Teams all rights reserved.