EnglandvsPortugal

England vs Portugal: head-to-head stats

Since 1947

England

wins

draws

23 meetings

Portugal

wins

England and Portugal have met 23 times since 1947: England won 10, Portugal 3, and 10 matches were drawn. England lead the head-to-head by 7 wins. Goals: England 46, Portugal 25. Last meeting: England 1–0 Portugal (Friendly, Jun 2, 2016).

First meeting: England 10–0 Portugal; May 25, 1947 · Friendly
Last meeting: England 1–0 Portugal; Jun 2, 2016 · Friendly
Biggest England win: England 10–0 Portugal; May 25, 1947 · Friendly
Biggest Portugal win: England 1–3 Portugal; May 22, 1955 · Friendly

The rivalry, match by match

23 meetings since 1947. Hover or tap a match for the details.

England win
Draw
Portugal win
World Cup or continental finals
Bigger = wider margin

↑ England win↓ Portugal win

ENG=POR

1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010

All-time balanceWins difference after every meeting

ENG +71947 · ENG ahead

Goals per decade

↑ ENGPOR ↓

1940s: England 10 goals, Portugal 0 goals
1950s: England 13 goals, Portugal 9 goals
1960s: England 11 goals, Portugal 6 goals
1970s: England 1 goal, Portugal 1 goal
1980s: England 0 goals, Portugal 1 goal
1990s: England 4 goals, Portugal 1 goal
2000s: England 6 goals, Portugal 7 goals
2010s: England 1 goal, Portugal 0 goals

By competition

Competition	P	ENG W	D	POR W
Friendly	13	8	4	1
FIFA World Cup	3	1	1	1
FIFA World Cup qualification	2	1	1	0
UEFA Euro	2	0	1	1
UEFA Euro qualification	2	0	2	0
Taça das Nações	1	0	1	0

All meetings

23 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.

WJun 2, 20161–0HFriendly
Friendly
DJul 1, 20060–0NFIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
DJun 24, 20042–2AUEFA Euro
UEFA Euro
England: Michael Owen 3', Frank Lampard 115'
Portugal: Hélder Postiga 83', Rui Costa 110'
DFeb 18, 20041–1AFriendly
Friendly
DSep 7, 20021–1HFriendly
Friendly
LJun 12, 20002–3NUEFA Euro
UEFA Euro
England: Paul Scholes 3', Steve McManaman 18'
Portugal: Luís Figo 22', João Vieira Pinto 37', Nuno Gomes 59'
WApr 22, 19983–0HFriendly
Friendly
DDec 12, 19951–1HFriendly
Friendly
LJun 3, 19860–1NFIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
England: —
Portugal: Carlos Manuel 75'
DNov 19, 19751–1AUEFA Euro qualification
UEFA Euro qualification
England: Mick Channon 42'
Portugal: Rui Rodrigues 16'

Show all 23 meetings

DNov 20, 19740–0HUEFA Euro qualification
UEFA Euro qualification
DApr 3, 19740–0AFriendly
Friendly
WDec 10, 19691–0HFriendly
Friendly
WJul 26, 19662–1HFIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
England: Bobby Charlton 30', Bobby Charlton 80'
Portugal: Eusébio 82' (pen.)
DJun 4, 19641–1NTaça das Nações
Taça das Nações
WMay 17, 19644–3AFriendly
Friendly
WOct 25, 19612–0HFIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
England: John Connelly 5', Ray Pointer 10'
Portugal: —
DMay 21, 19611–1AFIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
England: Ron Flowers 83'
Portugal: José Águas 59'
WMay 7, 19582–1HFriendly
Friendly
LMay 22, 19551–3AFriendly
Friendly
WMay 19, 19515–2HFriendly
Friendly
WMay 14, 19505–3AFriendly
Friendly
WMay 25, 194710–0AFriendly
Friendly

Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).