Roberto Martínez returns after leading Belgium to third place in 2018, their best-ever World Cup finish.
Portugal
UEFA · 9th World Cup appearance · Group K
Featured facts
Cristiano Ronaldo is already the only player to score at five different World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022). A goal in 2026 would make him the first player in history to score at six separate World Cup tournaments.
Portugal bring four PSG Champions League winners to the World Cup: João Neves, Nuno Mendes, Vitinha and Gonçalo Ramos. No Portuguese player has ever completed the Champions League-World Cup double.
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Portugal have conceded in each of their last 3 World Cup matches, letting in 4 goals in total.
2026 Fixtures
Portugal1–1DR Congo
Wed 17 Jun · Group K
Wed 17 Jun
Group KPortugalvsDR Congo1–1→Portugal5–0Uzbekistan
Tue 23 Jun · Group K
Tue 23 Jun
Group KPortugalvsUzbekistan5–0→Colombia0–0Portugal
Sat 27 Jun · Group K
Sat 27 Jun
Group KColombiavsPortugal0–0→Portugal2–1Croatia
Thu 2 Jul · Round of 32
Thu 2 Jul
Round of 32PortugalvsCroatia2–1→Portugal0–1Spain
Mon 6 Jul · Round of 16
Mon 6 Jul
Round of 16PortugalvsSpain0–1→World Cup record
9
World Cup appearances
Best result: Third place
40
matches played
19 won · 8 drawn · 13 lost
+25
goal difference
69 scored · 44 conceded
Recent World Cups
All-time top scorers
1Cristiano Ronaldo202611goals
2José Jefferson Rodrigues de Oliveira9goals
3Gonçalo Ramos20264goals
4Pedro Pauleta4goals
5Rafael Leão20263goals
6Pinto José Augusto3goals
7José Torres3goals
8Bruno Fernandes20262goals
9Pepe2goals
10Nuno Ricardo Oliveira2goals
Team profile
Portugal's best World Cup finish is a third-place finish, reached in 2006, 1966.
Portugal have an average squad age of 27.5 at the 2026 World Cup.
Paris Saint- Germain supply 4 players to Portugal's 2026 World Cup squad, more than any other club.
2026 Squad
| # | Name | Birthdate (Age) | Club | WC Apps | WC Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diogo CostaG | 19 Sept 1999(26) | Porto | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Nélson SemedoD | 16 Nov 1993(32) | Fenerbahçe | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Rúben DiasD | 14 May 1997(29) | Manchester City | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | Tomás AraújoD | 16 May 2002(24) | Benfica | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Diogo DalotD | 18 Mar 1999(27) | Manchester United | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Matheus NunesM | 27 Aug 1998(27) | Manchester City | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Cristiano RonaldoF | 5 Feb 1985(41) | Al-Nassr | 27 | 11 |
| 8 | Bruno FernandesM | 8 Sept 1994(31) | Manchester United | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | Gonçalo RamosF | 20 Jun 2001(25) | Paris Saint- Germain | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Bernardo SilvaM | 10 Aug 1994(31) | Manchester City | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | João FélixF | 10 Nov 1999(26) | Al-Nassr | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | José SáG | 17 Jan 1993(33) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Renato VeigaD | 29 Jul 2003(22) | Villarreal | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Gonçalo InácioD | 25 Aug 2001(24) | Sporting CP | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | João NevesM | 27 Sept 2004(21) | Paris Saint- Germain | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Francisco TrincãoF | 29 Dec 1999(26) | Sporting CP | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Rafael LeãoF | 10 Jun 1999(27) | Milan | 10 | 3 |
| 18 | Pedro NetoF | 9 Mar 2000(26) | Chelsea | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Gonçalo GuedesF | 29 Nov 1996(29) | Real Sociedad | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | João CanceloD | 27 May 1994(32) | Barcelona | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | Rúben NevesM | 13 Mar 1997(29) | Al-Hilal | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | Rui SilvaG | 7 Feb 1994(32) | Sporting CP | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | VitinhaM | 13 Feb 2000(26) | Paris Saint- Germain | 8 | 0 |
| 24 | Samú CostaD | 27 Nov 2000(25) | Mallorca | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Nuno MendesD | 19 Jun 2002(24) | Paris Saint- Germain | 6 | 1 |
| 26 | Francisco ConceiçãoF | 14 Dec 2002(23) | Juventus | 4 | 0 |