How will 48-team 2026 World Cup work? England and France have secured their qualification, while plenty of other nations are pushing hard to join them soon. Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Austria are all looking very good in qualifying,

Surprisingly for a team with so many modern-day stars, Portugal have only played at eight World Cups. Their best result was in 1966, when they finished in third place and Eusebio was the tournament's top scorer with nine. That was one of just two tournaments at which they played from 1930 until 2002.

Roberto Martínez will be without two of the players he selected for Portugal’s upcoming World Cup qualifying double-header against the Republic of Ireland and Armenia.

Ronaldo took umbrage with O'Shea's hands to his back and threw his elbow between the Irish defender's shoulder blades.O'Shea hit the deck and Ronaldo was shown a yellow card, then pantomiming the shove to referee Glenn Nyberg and balling his fists around his eyes at the defender to mimic tears.

Thursday was a career first for Cristiano Ronaldo, but it was not the kind of career first he will be celebrating.

The US Women’s National Team kicked off a busy autumn schedule with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Portugal. The team has the opportunity to avenge this defeat as they take on the Portuguese side two days later, before finishing a three-game run of matches in Kansas against New Zealand.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Republic of Ireland vs. Portugal Fifa World Cup Qualifying - Uefa game from November 13, 2025 on ESPN.

Ireland and Portugal face off in Matchday 7 of the World Cup qualifiers.The Portuguese aim to secure a direct spot in the next tournament, while Ireland hopes to keep their chances alive for the