| Germany 2006: |
| PORTUGAL |
 |
|
| KEY FACTS |
| World Ranking |
| 9th |
| PORTUGAL NEWS |
| They have one of the more imposing records throughout qualifying of not only not being defeated, but also comfortably winning their group by 7 points after winning nine matches and drawing three. Their class and position as contenders for the world cup can't be denied after results including 7-1 defeats over Russia, 6-0 and 5-0 over Luxembourg and 4-0 over Estonia. Scoring an impressive 35 goals in qualifying, just short of three a match, Portugal saw their favourite son lead their goal scoring. Pauleta ended on 11 goals, taking not only the top goalscorer title for europe, but also Portugal's all time highest goal scorer too. |
| Qualifying Group Position |
| 1st |
| Group C |
| Top Scorers |
| Pauleta |
| 11 Goals |
| QUALIFYING |
| 2-2 |
| Liechtenstein |
| Drew |
| 09-Oct-04 |
| 1-1 |
| Drew |
| 2-1 |
| Liechtenstein |
| Dft |
| 08-Oct-05 |
| 6-0 |
| Luxembourg |
| Dft |
| 03-Sep-05 |
| 0-0 |
| Russia |
| Drew |
| 07-Sep-05 |
| 3-0 |
| Latvia |
| Dft |
| 12-Oct-05 |
| 4-0 |
| Estonia |
| Dft |
| 08-Sep-04 |
| 30-Mar-05 |
| 7-1 |
| Russia |
| Dft |
| 13-Oct-04 |
| 2-0 |
| Latvia |
| Dft |
| 04-Sep-04 |
| Slovakia |
| 2-0 |
| Dft |
| 04-Jun-05 |
| Slovakia |
 |
| 5-0 |
| Luxembourg |
| Dft |
| 17-Nov-04 |
| 1-0 |
| Estonia |
| Dft |
| 08-Jun-05 |
 |
| PORTUGAL'S WORLD CUP HISTORY |
| Appearances (Champions in bold) |
| 1966, 1986, 2002, 2006 |
| SQUAD (club in brackets) |
| Goalkeepers |
| Ricardo Pereira (Sporting, Portugal) |
| Quim Silva (Benfica, Portugal) |
| Bruno Vale (Estrela Amadora, Portugal) |
| Defenders |
| Marco Caneira (Sporting, Portugal) |
| Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea, England) |
| Ricardo Costa (Porto, Portugal) |
| Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea, England) |
| Fernando Meira (VfB Stuttgart, Germany) |
| Miguel Monteiro (Valencia, Spain) |
| Nuno Valente (Everton, England) |
| Midfielders |
| Costinha (Dynamo Moscow, Russia) |
| Deco (Barcelona, Spain) |
| Luis Figo (Inter Milan, Italy) |
| Tiago Mendes (Olympique Lyon, France) |
| Armendo Petit (Benfica, Portugal) |
| Maniche Ribeiro (Chelsea, England) |
| Forwards |
| Luis Boa Morte (Fulham, England) |
| Nuno Gomes (Benfica, Portugal) |
| Pauleta (Paris St. Germain, France) |
| Helder Postiga (Saint-Etienne, France) |
| Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, England) |
| Simao Sabrosa (Benfica, Portugal) |
| Hugo Viana (Valencia, Spain) |