Culture of Portugal FC Porto, and Sporting CP. Portugal hosted and nearly won EURO 2004, getting defeated in the final by surprise winner Greece. The Portuguese national team also reached the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup twice, in 1966, when Eusébio was the top scorer, with 9 goals, and also in 2006. The year 2006 was the year that Portugal nearly won the FIFA World Cup tournament, ranking 4th overall, being defeated by France and Germany. This was the first time since 1966, that the Portuguese football team had advanced to such a high qualifying round in a World Cup tournament. The
João Mário (Portuguese footballer) João Mário (Portuguese footballer) João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo (; born 19 January 1993), known as João Mário, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Italian club Inter Milan and the Portugal national team as a midfielder. He started out at Sporting CP in whose youth system he developed, being loaned to Vitória de Setúbal in 2014 and subsequently returning to be an important part of the squads that won major trophies, including the 2015 Portuguese Cup. João Mário made his senior debut for Portugal in 2014. He was chosen for the 2018 World Cup and appeared at