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Portugal is ranked in the top 10 in the world and has been consistent. In the past 20 years, there have been many talents, which can be called the golden generation, from Figo, Costa, Ronaldo, to the rise of Ramos and Leao, Portugal has never lacked talents and stars, but why did Portugal not win the World Cup?
This article analyzes in depth from three aspects, why Portugal has not won the World Cup so far!
Portugal has only participated in 8 World Cups so far and has missed 14 of them, which is not the performance of a strong team!
The World Cup has been held 22 times so far, but the Portuguese team has only participated in 8 times, missed as many as 14 times, and nearly 2/3 of the games have not participated, which has to be said to be a pity, and it is not the performance that a strong team should have!
In 1966, the Black Panther Eusebio led the team to participate in the World Cup for the first time, and after reaching the top 4, Portugal actually entered a chaotic period, missing the World Cup for 5 consecutive times, and did not return to the World Cup stage until 1986!
So Portugal is because they missed too many games, they were not a strong team before 1966 and did not participate. Counting down to less than Asia, Japan and South Korea, we always feel that Portugal is very strong, but it is only in the last 20 years, and the previous strength is not enough to win the championship, so Portugal is not a world powerhouse in history, and it is normal to have no championship!
Portugal's golden generation has never been able to break out of the cocoon into a butterfly, and perhaps it still needs the right time, place and people!
In 1966, Eusebio, the first generation star of Portugal, scored 9 goals and advanced to the top 4, but lost to England, which won the championship, which can be described as unlucky. In the 2006 World Cup, Figo and Ronaldo's new Portuguese golden generation passed all the way and finally lost to the French team in the semifinals, and the French team also broke into the final, only losing to Italy on penalties. With the retirement of Figo, Ronaldo has shouldered the historical mission of Portugal to win the championship and has been persistent!
In the 2010 World Cup, Ronaldo led the team and had no choice but to lose to Spain in the 1/8 finals. Ronaldo's aging has left Portugal leaderless, and in the 2018 World Cup, he lost to Uruguay in the 1/8 finals and stopped in the round of 16. And in the 2022 World Cup, Portugal lost to the dark horse Morocco in the quarterfinals, and it seems that luck is always so lacking!
Now that Ronaldo is in the Saudi league, a new golden generation has emerged, Felix, Leao, and Ramos, can they lead Portugal to win the 2026 World Cup?
The Portuguese team lacks the strong team temperament it deserves, Germany is tough, Italy is tenacious, and Spain is technically flowing!
Portugal rose after Figo and Rui Costa took the lead, reached its peak after Ronaldo's birth, and now the new generation has risen again, but this team has always lacked the temperament that a strong team should have! For example, the German team relies on tenacity, Italy relies on defense, Spain relies on technology, Argentina relies on unity, but Portugal seems to lack everything, as if it lacks everything, everyone thinks
Winning Euro 2016 is considered to make up for the lack of a championship in the major tournament, but the absence of the World Cup has always been a big regret for the Portuguese team, when will the dream come true?
Can Portugal's new golden generation make a breakthrough in the 2026 World Cup?
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