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(l-r) Portuguese Football Federation President Fernando Santos, Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales and Ukraine Football Federation President Andriy Pavelko

Ukraine joins Spain and Portugal's 2030 World Cup bid

Ukraine has joined Spain and Portugal in their bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) hailing it as an act of European solidarity.

Soccer • 05 Oct 22

Cristiano Ronaldo suffered an injury in a clash with the Czech goalkeeper

Nations League wrap: Portugal rampant, Swiss down Spain

Portugal win away, Spain lose at home, whilst Israel confirm promotion to League A.

Soccer • 24 Sep 22

Players of Spain and Portugal promote their 2030 FIFA World Cup bid

2030 World Cup will be in Spain and Portugal - Ceferin

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin claims that he 'is sure' Spain and Portugal will host the 2030 World Cup.

Soccer • 05 Sep 22

Sweden will find out their last eight opponent tomorrow

Goal-hungry Swedes top Group C after beating Portugal

A brace from Manchester City's Filippa Angeldahl helped Sweden ease into the Euro 2022 quarter-finals with a 5-0 thrashing of Portugal in their final Group C encounter.

Soccer • 17 Jul 22

Netherlands' midfielder Danielle van de Donk (L) celebrates scoring her team's third goal

Netherlands come out on top in five-goal thriller

Danielle van de Donk's superb strike gave the Netherlands a 3-2 win over Portugal on Wednesday to move the defending champions top of the Women's Euro 2022 Group C table.

Soccer • 13 Jul 22

Euro 2022: Netherlands 3-2 Portugal recap

Defending champions Netherlands had to dig deep to get the better of a battling Portuguese side in a five-goal classic. Here's how it happened.

Soccer • 13 Jul 22

Carlos Soler opened the scoring for Spain

Nations League wrap: Win for Spain, Swiss foil Portugal

Spain beat Czech Republic and Portugal were defeated by Switzerland in the UEFA Nations League.

Soccer • 12 Jun 22

Messi scored all of Argentina's goals in Pamplona

Messi nets five, Nations League brace for Ronaldo

Argentina striker Lionel Messi scored five goals in a 5-0 friendly win over Estonia, a result which helped him overtake Hungary's great Ferenc Puskas among the all-time international top scorers.

Soccer • 05 Jun 22

Nations League wrap: Spain and Portugal share spoils

Goals by strikers Alvaro Morata and Ricardo Horta led to a 1-1 draw between Spain and Portugal in their Nations League opener at Estadio Benito Villamarin.

Soccer • 02 Jun 22

The Man United player's goal got the hosts past the stern resistance of the North Macedonians

Fernandes brace seals Portugal's World Cup spot

Portugal's Bruno Fernandes scored twice as they beat stubborn visitors North Macedonia 2-0 to qualify for the World Cup finals in Qatar after a tense European play-off tie.

Soccer • 29 Mar 22

The veteran defender will be a notable absentee for the Portuguese

Covid rules Pepe out of World Cup play-off first leg

Portugal defender Pepe will miss their World Cup play-off semi-final against Turkey on Thursday after testing positive for Covid-19, the Portuguese Federation have confirmed.

Soccer • 22 Mar 22

Cristiano Ronaldo has work to do with Portugal if they're to make it to the World Cup

Portugal & Italy on WC play-off collision course

Portugal and Italy will meet each other in a World Cup play-off final if they win their respective semi-finals.

Soccer • 26 Nov 21

Stephen Kenny's side continue to develop

RTÉ Soccer Podcast: Green shoots continue to sprout

On this week's podcast James O'Toole, Graham Gartland and Johnny McDonnell cast their eye over the Republic of Ireland's World Cup qualifiers against Portugal and Luxembourg.

Soccer • 15 Nov 21

Mtrovic's late winner sparked wild scenes at the Estadio da Luz

Serbia win in Lisbon to seal World Cup place

Serbia clinched an automatic berth at the 2022 World Cup finals after a 90th-minute header by half-time substitute Aleksandar Mitrovic gave them a comeback 2-1 win over Portugal in their Group A qualifier on Sunday.

Soccer • 14 Nov 21

Stevens started in the draw against Portugal on Thursday

Stevens eyes chance to prove point against Luxembourg

Enda Stevens is determined to right the wrongs of March's hugely disappointing night against Luxembourg when Ireland face the same opponents away from home in the final 2022 World Cup qualifier of the campaign on Sunday.

Soccer • 13 Nov 21

Enda Stevens of Republic of Ireland is tackled by Goncalo Guedes and Nélson Semedo

Santos: We struggled to deal with 'aggressive' Ireland

Portugal head coach Fernando Santos has said that his side struggled to deal with an "aggressive" Republic of Ireland side in their 0-0 World Cup qualifier.

Soccer • 12 Nov 21

Robinson gets a shot away despite attention from Pepe

Robinson happy with draw but not ruled-out goal

Player of the match Callum Robinson tells RTÉ Sport that the 0-0 draw with Portugal was proof of Ireland's progress of late as they held the eighth best team in the world in Dublin.

Soccer • 12 Nov 21

Will Keane was penalised for a foul on Rui Patrício a the death

Ireland hold Portugal in entertaining stalemate

Ireland were denied a historic victory against Portugal when Matt Doherty's strike was disallowed by Spanish referee Jesús Gil Manzano in injury-time as an entertaining World Cup qualifier ended scoreless at the Aviva Stadium.

Soccer • 11 Nov 21

Ogbene starts and Coleman returns for Ireland

Chiedozie Ogbene starts for the Republic of Ireland against Portugal at a sold-out Aviva Stadium, as captain Seamus Coleman steps in to fill the void left by the injured Andrew Omobamidele in a back three.

Soccer • 11 Nov 21

Chiedozie Ogbene in action at the Aviva Stadium

Player ratings: Ogbene & Robinson shine in green

The Republic of Ireland drew 0-0 against Portugal in their final home game in the 2022 World Cup qualification campaign. Here's how we rated the Boys in Green.

Soccer • 12 Nov 21

The Ireland team are coming into the contest full of confidence

Preview: Reality check for Ireland in Ronaldo rematch

As the momentum has continued to build for Stephen Kenny's Ireland side since that dramatic night in Faro, there remains the strong possibility that the rematch with Portugal in Dublin tonight could do it some damage.

Soccer • 11 Nov 21

Not your normal big-match press conference at the Aviva

Ireland must play with intelligence to punish Portugal

There was a notable lack of nervous energy in the room as Stephen Kenny engaged in the obligatory pre-match press conference in the bowels of the Aviva Stadium.

Soccer • 10 Nov 21