Football national side

Portugal U21

National team · Portugal

«Esperanças»

50 Matches

40 wins

4 draws

6 losses

153–24 Goals

+129 Difference

3.1 Scored per game

Form D W W W L W

Every couple of summers the same three names come up when Portugal's under-21s go deep: Italy, Spain, and now Germany. The Esperanças have finished as runners-up three times at the European Under-21 Championship, and each defeat carries its own shape — a 0–1 loss after extra time to Italy in 1994, a penalty shootout lost to Sweden in 2015 after a goalless draw, and a 0–1 defeat to Germany in 2021, a final they reached by beating Italy 5–3 after extra time in the quarters and Spain 1–0 in the semis. A third-place finish came in 2004, when they beat Sweden 3–2 after extra time in the play-off.

The squad plays out of the Estádio Nacional in Jamor, in red shirts and white shorts that echo the senior team.

The scoring record belongs to Hugo Almeida, with 16 goals.

Latest results

Fixtures and results

6 Oct	UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification	Czech Republic U21 H
30 Sep	UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification	Gibraltar U21 H	4:0	W
25 Sep	UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification	Bulgaria U21 A	1:2	L
3 Jun	Friendlies	Northern Ireland U21 H	4:0	W
31 Mar	UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification	Scotland U21 H	3:0	W
27 Mar	UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification	Azerbaijan U21 A	4:0	W