The best result in seven participations was the title five years ago. Fernando Santos’ squad triumphed at the Euro 2016, although they could not win a single group game.
Like Michel Platini, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored nine goals in European Championship finals and is likely to set the sole record. With four European Championship appearances and 21 European Championship games, the superstar is already Mr. EURO. The rest of the team has become a star in European football: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), João Félix (Atlético Madrid), André Silva (Frankfurt), Bernardo Silva, Rúben Dias and João Cancelo (all Manchester City ), Renato Sanches (Lille), Cédric (Arsenal).
Goalkeeper Ricardo got rid of his gloves on penalties in the 2004 quarter-finals against England before parrying Darius Vassell’s attempt and converting the decisive penalty himself.
Team boss Luiz Felipe Scolari asked the fans to hang flags out of the windows during the 2004 European Championship as a sign of support for the team. Emotional scenes erupted on the day of the final as thousands lined the streets to celebrate the team’s trip from Alcochete to Lisbon.
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