Portugal's record against Group F opponents
Monday, January 18, 2016
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Portugal have won all of their previous competitive meetings with Group F opponents Iceland and Hungary, but once lost 9-1 in Vienna to their other rivals, Austria.
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Qualifying: Group I winners
Top scorer: Cristiano Ronaldo (5 goals)
Qualifying record: P8 W7 D0 L1 F11 A5 Pts21
EURO best: runners-up 2004
Last EURO: 2012 (semi-finals)
EURO appearances: 6 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
Portugal v Iceland (21.00CET, 14 June, St-Etienne)
EURO P2 W2 D0 L0 F8 A4
World Cup P0 W0 D0 L0 F0 A0
Friendlies P0 W0 D0 L0 F0 A0
- Iceland and Portugal had never met until they were drawn together in qualifying for UEFA EURO 2012.
- Portugal won both matches, Cristiano Ronaldo leading the way in a 3-1 victory in Reykjavik and Nani scoring twice in a 5-3 triumph in the Porto return.
- Portugal striker Éder and Iceland midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson are team-mates at Swansea City.
Portugal v Austria (21.00CET, 18 June, St-Denis)
EURO P4 W2 D1 L1 F5 A4
World Cup P2 W0 D1 L1 F1 A9
Friendlies P4 W0 D3 L1 F5 A6
- The nations have not met for 21 years – since qualifying for EURO '96.
- Then, Portugal's Luís Figo scored the only goal in Lisbon. The return fixture in Vienna ended 1-1, full-back Paulinho Santos's spectacular equaliser effectively securing Portugal's place at the finals in England and ending a ten-year absence from major tournaments.
- In qualifying for the 1954 FIFA World Cup, Austria defeated Portugal 9-1 in Vienna. Erich Probst marked his competitive international debut by scoring five of the goals.
Portugal v Hungary (18.00CET, 22 June, Lyon)
EURO P2 W2 D0 L0 F6 A1
World Cup P3 W3 D0 L0 F7 A1
Friendlies P5 W2 D3 L0 F10 A5
- Portugal boast a formidable record against Hungary. They have not lost to them in ten meetings and have won all five of the nations' competitive fixtures.
- The only final tournament encounter came at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, Portugal defeating Hungary 3-1 at Old Trafford in their opening game. Both teams qualified from the group, a Eusébio-inspired Portugal taking third place.
- Portugal breached the Hungary defence three times in both qualifiers for UEFA EURO 2000, the second victory taking them into the finals as the best runners-up. A decade later a Pepe goal gave the Iberians a 1-0 victory in Budapest, with Simão Sabrosa scoring twice in the Lisbon return (3-0) as Portugal qualified for the World Cup in South Africa.
- The teams have been drawn together in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.