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
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