Denmark vs Portugal: Home Pressure and Possession Range
Denmark and Portugal meet in the UEFA Nations League League A Group A4 at Parken, Copenhagen, with kickoff scheduled for 2026-10-01T18:45:00Z (…)
Portugal’s national team blends a proud national identity with an established place in elite international football. Its profile is shaped by expressive technical play, demanding qualification routes and a deep connection between the senior selection and the country’s development system. The team’s modern story includes major tournament success, while its rotating home programme brings supporters together across Portugal. This overview presents the recognised squad, coaching chronology, competition record and enduring football culture surrounding Portugal’s senior side.
Xtra rating
1935
Conservative: 1276
Rank national
5
Updated: 4 October 2026
Portugal Upcoming matches by league
UEFA Nations League
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- 5
PortugalNo H2HDenmark
-
- 6
WalesNo H2HPortugal
Portugal Last matches by league
UEFA Nations League
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- League A - 4
Portugal2 - 1Norway
Estádio Do Dragão -
- League A - 3
Denmark2 - 4Portugal
Parken
World Cup
Friendlies
World Cup - Qualification Europe
Euro Championship
Portugal Team Roster
Portugal’s recorded 26-player squad comprises three goalkeepers, eight defenders, twelve midfielders and three attackers. Diogo Costa, José Sá and Rui Silva form the goalkeeper unit, while the defence includes Rúben Dias, João Cancelo, Nuno Mendes, Diogo Dalot and Gonçalo Inácio. Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha, João Neves, Rúben Neves and Matheus Nunes are among the midfield options. The three listed attackers are Cristiano Ronaldo, Gonçalo Ramos and Gonçalo Guedes, with João Félix and Francisco Conceição also included in the selection. The recorded group uses every shirt number from 1 through 26.
position Goalkeeper
1
Diogo Meireles da Costa
GK
Portugal
12
Rui Tiago Dantas da Silva
GK
Portugal
22
Samuel Jumpe Soares
GK
Portugal
position Defender
3
Rúben dos Santos Gato Alves Dias
DEF
Portugal
4
Tomás Lemos Araújo
DEF
Portugal
5
José Diogo Dalot Teixeira
DEF
Portugal
5
Nuno Albertino Varela Tavares
DEF
Portugal
13
Renato da Palma Veiga
DEF
Portugal
14
Gonçalo Bernardo Inácio
DEF
Portugal
19
Nuno Alexandre Tavares Mendes
DEF
Portugal
20
João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo
DEF
Portugal
position Midfielder
6
João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves
MID
Portugal
7
Rafael Alexandre da Conceição Leão
MID
Portugal
8
Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes
MID
Portugal
10
Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva
MID
Portugal
14
Francisco Fernandes da Conceição
MID
Portugal
15
João Pedro Gonçalves Neves
MID
Portugal
17
Pedro Lomba Neto
MID
Portugal
21
Rúben Diogo da Silva Neves
MID
Portugal
23
Vítor Machado Ferreira
MID
Portugal
position Attacker
7
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
FWD
Portugal
9
Gonçalo Matias Ramos
FWD
Portugal
11
João Félix Sequeira
FWD
Portugal
16
Francisco António Machado Mota de Castro Trincão
FWD
Portugal
Last Portugal Coachs
The recorded coaching timeline lists Julian Nagelsmann as Portugal’s latest appointment, beginning on 1 November 2025, but it does not establish a current holder. Roberto Martínez is recorded from January 2023, following Fernando Santos’s period from September 2014 to December 2022. Earlier entries cover Paulo Bento from September 2010 to September 2014 and Carlos Queiroz from July 2008 to August 2010. Together, these dated entries outline the senior team’s recent coaching succession.
Roberto Martínez Montoliú
Spain
Coach since
1 January 2023
Coach until
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Martínez Montoliú | Spain | 1 January 2023 | |
| Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos | Portugal | 1 September 2014 | 1 December 2022 |
| Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento | Portugal | 1 September 2010 | 1 September 2014 |
| Carlos Manuel Brito Leal de Queiroz | Mozambique | 1 July 2008 | 1 August 2010 |
| Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari | Brazil | 1 November 2002 | 1 June 2008 |
| Eduardo Manuel Martinho Vingada | Portugal | 1 January 1994 | 1 April 1994 |
| Carlos Manuel Brito Leal de Queiroz | Mozambique | 1 August 1990 | 1 November 1993 |
| 1 September 1982 | 1 June 1983 | ||
| 1 November 1964 | 1 November 1966 |
Portugal Transfers
Portugal has no club-market arrivals because a national team does not sign, buy, loan or receive players through the transfer system. Additions to the senior selection occur through eligibility, federation call-ups, recalls and returns from international absence. The latest recorded group contains 26 players, but it does not identify a particular incoming call-up or individual change. Accordingly, no player, club, fee, transfer date or arrival total is assigned to this section. The movement described here is selection-based and separate from each player’s club career.
No transfers in
Portugal has no club-market departures to report because national-team selection does not involve sales, loans or releases to another club. Players leave a squad through non-selection, withdrawals or a return to their club environment, while their registration remains a separate matter. The latest recorded 26-player group does not specify any individual omission or withdrawal. No named departure, destination, fee, transfer date or overall outgoing total is therefore stated. This distinction keeps selection changes separate from the club careers of Portugal internationals.
No transfers out
Transfers Synthesis
Portugal’s selection cycle is built around eligibility and sporting choice. Between international windows, the federation can add eligible players through call-ups, recalls or returns to the senior group, while club registrations remain unchanged. Conversely, omissions, withdrawals and returns to club duty are normal selection outcomes. The recorded 26-player group represents a snapshot of the senior pool at that point, not a complete account of changes across the season. It includes established internationals such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes and Rúben Dias alongside players from several generations of the national setup. Without individual movement entries, no precise intake or omission sequence can be established. The meaningful pattern is continuity through recurring selection decisions, eligibility checks and periodic squad renewal within Portugal’s international calendar.
Leagues Portugal has participated in
Portugal’s recorded competition history spans the World Cup, Euro Championship, UEFA Nations League, qualifying pathways, friendlies and the Confederations Cup. World Cup participation is recorded from 2010 through 2026 and is the latest active competition cycle. Euro Championship entries run through 2024, while Nations League and friendly entries are recorded through 2024. European World Cup qualifying is listed from 2018 to 2024, and Euro qualifying from 2023. The Confederations Cup entry is historical, covering 2017. These records capture both finals tournaments and the routes used to reach them.
More about Portugal
Portugal is the senior national football team representing Portugal in international competition. The team was founded in 1914 and played its first official international in 1921. It is governed by the Portuguese Football Federation, known in English as the FPF, and operates within UEFA while representing Portugal in FIFA’s global competitions.
The team’s visual identity is closely tied to the national flag and to Portuguese maritime history. Its crest combines the national shield, five-shield symbolism and an armillary sphere, while traditional home colours use deep red shirts with green shorts and red and green socks. The team is commonly known as the Selection of the Quinas, with the Navigators also used as a nickname. These symbols connect the modern side with the country’s Age of Discovery and its historic seafaring identity.
Portugal has built several defining eras. Eusébio led the pioneering 1960s generation to third place at the 1966 World Cup. The Golden Generation of the late 1990s and early 2000s featured Luís Figo and Rui Costa. The senior side later reached a landmark period by winning Euro 2016 and the inaugural UEFA Nations League in 2018–19. Its traditional rivalry with Spain, known as the Iberian War, adds a distinctive regional dimension to the international calendar.
The national team has no single permanent home. Matches rotate among major venues including Estádio da Luz and Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon, Estádio do Dragão in Porto, and stadiums in Braga, Coimbra and Aveiro. Support is often expressed through sea-of-red displays, rhythmic national chants and the emotional influence of Portuguese fado. Behind the senior side, the FPF maintains a pathway from under-15 to under-21 football, centred heavily at Cidade do Futebol in Oeiras, helping connect youth development with senior selection.
Last matches statistics for Portugal
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Portugal
2 - 1
Nigeria
|
6 / 13 |
|
91 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
|
Portugal
1 - 1
Congo DR
|
1 / 7 |
|
92 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
|
Portugal
5 - 0
Uzbekistan
|
9 / 17 |
|
90 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
|
Colombia
0 - 0
Portugal
|
2 / 13 |
|
91 | 6 | - | 6 |
|
Portugal
2 - 1
Croatia
|
3 / 15 |
|
91 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
|
Portugal
0 - 1
Spain
|
2 / 10 |
|
84 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
|
Portugal
1 - 0
Wales
|
5 / 23 |
|
0% | 12 | - | 0 |
|
Norway
1 - 2
Portugal
|
4 / 12 |
|
0% | 12 | 6 | 5 |
|
Denmark
2 - 4
Portugal
|
10 / 19 |
|
0% | 12 | 1 | 1 |
|
Portugal
2 - 1
Norway
|
7 / 20 |
|
0% | 8 | 2 1 | 2 |
Detailed statistics Portugal
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
shots Portugal
Warnings Portugal
Passes Portugal
Goalkeeper saves Portugal
Latest start lineups Portugal (XI)
Portugal vs Norway
UEFA Nations League 2026 - 1528941
Denmark vs Portugal
UEFA Nations League 2026 - 1528919
Norway vs Portugal
UEFA Nations League 2026 - 1528900
Portugal vs Wales
UEFA Nations League 2026 - 1528864
Portugal vs Croatia
World Cup 2026 - 1567309
Colombia vs Portugal
World Cup 2026 - 1489419
2026-2027
1st shirt
2026
1st shirt
2026
2nd shirt
2021
1st shirt
2021
2nd shirt
2018-2019
1st shirt
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