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England men · International friendly

Portugal
v England⁠

1–1

Full time

Portugal v England finished 1–1.

England
King 47'
Portugal
Pauleta 70'
Date
Wednesday 18 February 2004 · England in 2004
Kick-off
21:20 UK
Venue
Estádio Algarve, Faro
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XI

Substitutes

Portugal

Starting XI

  • Ricardo GK
  • No. 9, Pedro Miguel Pauleta FW Off in the 78'
  • Sousa Rui Jorge D
  • Costinha M Off in the 46'
  • Petit M Off in the 83'
  • Simão M Off in the 46'
  • No. 5, Fernando Couto D Off in the 83'
  • No. 10, Luis Figo M Off in the 66'
  • No. 10, Manuel Rui Costa M Off in the 61'
  • No. 14, João Paulo D Off in the 75'
  • No. 20, Paulo Ferreira D Off in the 46'

Substitutes

  • Miguel On in the 46'
  • Nuno Valente On in the 46' Off in the 46'
  • No. 7, Cristiano Ronaldo On in the 46'
  • No. 20, Deco On in the 46'
  • No. 30, Tiago On in the 61'
  • No. 11, Luis Boa Morte On in the 66'
  • No. 6, Ricardo Carvalho On in the 75'
  • Hugo Almeida On in the 78'
  • Beto On in the 83'
  • No. 12, Hugo Miguel Ferreira Viana On in the 83'
  • Quim (not used)

Referee: Viktor Kassai.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1986 – 2002

02 12 Jun 2000
UEFA European Championship · Group A PSV Stadion, Eindhoven

Portugal 3–2 England England lost

England: Scholes 3', McManaman 17'

Portugal: Figo 22', Pinto 37', Nuno Gomes 59'

Match page: Portugal v England, 12 June 2000

Official meetings since 1947

England v Portugal stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings23In our results database
England wins10England perspective
Draws10Level at full time
Portugal wins3Portugal victories

England have scored 46 goals to Portugal's 25 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

6

Finney

6 goals against Portugal in matches we hold scorer data for.

Portugal · Fixture leader

3

Águas

Portugal's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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