The Twelve of England twelve, with a more nationalist tone, apparently inspired by his research into Camões and Garrett, but also possibly motivated by the 1890 British Ultimatum, which had provoked a strong anti-British feeling in republican-nationalist circles in Portugal at that time. The legend took a new life when the Portugal national football team made their debut at the 1966 FIFA World Cup hosted in England. Led by eventual top-scorer Eusébio, they reached third place in the tournament. The Portuguese newspaper press gave the fabled team the nickname "Os Magriços", in reference to the "Twelve of England". Although the legend was familiar to
Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup Youngest try scorer in a World Cup game Oldest try scorer in a World Cup game Oldest player to appear in a World Cup match Oldest player to appear in a World Cup Final Oldest player to win a World Cup Final Youngest player to appear in a World Cup match Youngest player to appear in a World Cup Final Youngest player to win a World Cup Final Note: * denotes a record across all tournaments A foreign coach has never managed a World Cup winning team. In the case of England,