Template:ImportReviewTemplate:Inter-club-stub Template:Infobox National football team The Portuguese national team is governed by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), finishing 4th at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The first appearance in the 1966 FIFA World Cup saw them reach the semifinal, losing 2-1 at Wembley to the eventual world champions England. Portugal finished in third place and Eusébio was considered the best player of the tournament. The next two times Portugal qualified for the World Cup were 1986 and 2002, with Portugal going out in the first round both times. In the 1986 tournament, players went on strike over prize-money and refused to train between their first and second games.
In 2003, the Portuguese Football Federation decided to hire Luiz Felipe Scolari, the Brazilian who had led the Brazil national football team to win the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Scolari led Portugal to the final of UEFA Euro 2004, where they lost to the Greek national team, and to their second World Cup semi-final in the 2006 World Cup. Scolari left after the Euro 2008 championships to manage Chelsea. Carlos Queiroz was appointed the new manager of Portugal in 2008.
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| Football in Portugal
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| Liga de Honra | (U-21) (U-20) (U-19) | Taça da Liga |
| Second Division | (U-18) (U-17) (U-16) | Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira |
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| (by capacity) List of leagues |
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| AFC | Asian Cup |
| CAF | Africa Cup of Nations |
| CONCACAF | Gold Cup |
| CONMEBOL | Copa América |
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