Cuthbert Ottaway lost the delayed replay 0–2. Although the precise nature of Ottaway's ankle injury remains unknown, there is no evidence that he never played senior football again after the 1875 Cup Final. His biographer, Michael Southwick, suggests that "the damage sustained to his ankle... signalled the end of his footballing career." As an international, Ottaway was selected to lead the England team travelling to Partick to meet Scotland on 30 November 1872 in what is now recognised as the first international match to be played. (England had met a "Scotland" team in five earlier friendlies, but these matches are not regarded
History of the Portugal national football team History of the Portugal national football team The history of the Portugal national football team dates back to its first match on 18 December 1921. The Portuguese Football Federation was formed in 1914 with the name União Portuguesa de Futebol, but due to World War I, the team didn't play its first international match until 1921. The Portugal national football team has played in the FIFA World Cup, where their best finish was third, the Euros, which they've won, and other tournaments throughout its history. The Portuguese Football Federation was formed in 1914 with the name União Portuguesa de Futebol