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Portugal (POR)

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Founded	1914
Affiliated	1923
WC participations	3 (1966, 1986, 2002)
WC honours	3rd place (1966)
Continental Titles	None
Facts Portugal qualified for their first FIFA World Cup finals in 1966 and caused something of a stir on their debut appearance. Trailing 3-0 to Korea DPR in the quarter-finals, the Portuguese recovered to win 5-3, thanks in large part to four goals from Eusebio. In their 1966 semi-final Portugal fell 2-1 to the eventual world champions England. In the play-off for third place they beat the USSR by the same score. Eusebio was the top goal scorer of the tournament with nine goals to his name. In 1986 the Portuguese packed their bags after the first round despite a win against England. The same fate awaited them in 2002. They were eliminated in the first round after an unexpected 1-0 loss to Korea Republic in their final group game.

Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari Nationality : Brazilian
Date of Birth : 9 November 1948

General Information

FIFA Trigramme: POR
Country: Portugal
Country (official name): Republica Portuguesa
Continent: Europe
Capital: Lisbon
Major cities: Porto, Amadora, Setúbal, Coimbra, Braga, Barreiro, Vila Nova de Gaia, Almada, Matosinhos
Currency: Euro
Official languages: Portuguese
Motto: For the good of the nation (O bem da Nação).

Population (in millions): 10.10
GDP per inhabitant (in US dollars): 18,000
Density (inhabitants per km2): 109.34
Average age (in years): 37.6
Life expectancy at birth (in years): 76.35

Internet code: .pt
Number of internet users: 4.4 million (2002)



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