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
Luís Castro (Portuguese footballer) Following Penafiel's relegation in 2006, Castro left the club, joining FC Porto's youth academy and eventually coaching the B-team. On 5 March 2014, following the resignation of Paulo Fonseca at the helm of the main squad, he was named an interim until the end of the season. Castro continued working in the Portuguese top flight after leaving Porto's reserves in November 2016, with Rio Ave FC, G.D. Chaves and Vitória de Guimarães. Luís Castro (Portuguese footballer) Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro (born 3 September 1961) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right back, and is the manager