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Nickname(s) | Selecção das Quinas | ||
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Association | Federação Portuguesa de Futebol | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Mário Narciso | ||
Most caps | Madjer (584) | ||
Top scorer | Madjer (1090) | ||
FIFA code | POR | ||
BSWW ranking | 3 (8 April 2024)[1] | ||
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Biggest win | |||
Portugal 15–0 Moldova (Jesolo, Italy; 2 September 2016) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 11–2 Portugal (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 26 March 2000) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 19 | ||
Best result | Champions 2015, 2019) |
The Portugal national beach soccer team represents Portugal in international beach soccer competitions, and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the governing body for Portuguese football. The team has participated in 19 of the 22 editions of the Beach Soccer World Cup (organised by FIFA since 2005), and its best results are two victories in 2015 (Espinho, Portugal), and 2019 (Luque, Paraguay). Alongside Brazil, Portugal is the only team to have won the world title before and after FIFA assumed the government of beach soccer worldwide. In European competitions, Portugal is record holder of titles.