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Portugal
Portugal must overcome their reputation as underachievers if they are to mount a serious challenge at Euro 2000. Despite scoring a staggering 15 goals in two games against Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein, they qualified as best runners-up in the group stage. Three quarter-finals and a semi-final in 1984 say less about them than six failed qualification campaigns.
Recent European Championship record:
Euro 96: quarter-final
Euro 92: did not qualify
Euro 88: did not qualify
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| Group 7 Results |
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| | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Romania | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 24 |
| Portugal | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 23 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 17 |
| Hungary | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 12 |
| Azerbaijan | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 4 |
| Liechtenstein | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 4 |
| San Marino | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
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| Road to the finals |
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| Date | Home | Result | Away | Venue |
| 06.09.1998 | Hungary | 1 – 3 | Portugal | Budapest |
| 10.10.1998 | Portugal | 0 – 1 | Romania | Porto |
| 14.10.1998 | Slovakia | 0 – 3 | Portugal | Bratislava |
| 26.03.1999 | Portugal | 7 – 0 | Azerbaijan | Guimaraes |
| 31.03.1999 | Liechtenstein | 0 – 5 | Portugal | Vaduz |
| 05.06.1999 | Portugal | 1 – 0 | Slovakia | Lisbon |
| 09.06.1999 | Portugal | 8 – 0 | Liechtenstein | Coimbra |
| 04.09.1999 | Azerbaijan | 1 – 1 | Portugal | Baku |
| 08.09.1999 | Romania | 1 – 1 | Portugal | Bucharest |
| 09.10.1999 | Portugal | 3 – 0 | Hungary | Lisbon |
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