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Portugal vs Albania UEFA Euros Tournament Record
When they have qualified for the UEFA European Championships, Portugal have never not managed to get through to the knockout phase, which is a sign of their consistency in the competition.
In 1984, the first time they secured a path to the finals, they did well to qualify from a group phase ahead of West Germany and then were unfortunate to lose to hosts France after a thrilling 3-2 Semi-Final, with Michel Platini scoring an extra-time winner.
16 years later, at Euro 2000, France once again dealt Portugal a hammer blow, Zinedine Zidane, this time being the scorer of the extra-time winner.
Euro 2004 took place in Portugal, and the host nation started poorly, losing to Greece in their opening game. Nonetheless, they battled back superbly to secure a route to the final, where they once again faced Greece, with many expecting Ronaldo and his illustrious teammates to ease to victory, but they somehow contrived to lose to a solitary goal from Angelos Charisteas in Lisbon.
Euro 2008 and Euro 2012 saw Portugal do well to reach the Quarter-Finals and Semi Finals, respectively, and in Euro 2016, they finally won the tournament.
This time it was Portugal who defeated France, who were the hosts, to clinch the title. Substitute Eder scored the all-important goal from far out in Paris.
Albania have largely failed to impress at the international level. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup, and their one and only appearance at the finals of the UEFA European Championship came in 2016.
They lost their first two games, against Switzerland and France, before securing a worthy win over Romania, therefore avoiding the ignominy of finishing bottom of the pile.
Portugal vs Albania Head-to-Head
These two teams have never met in a UEFA European Championship finals game but were drawn in the same qualifying group ahead of the Euro 2016 finals.
In the first of their two matches, Albania surprisingly won in Aveiro, with Bekim Balaj scoring the game’s only goal. A year later, the two teams met in Elbasan, and a Miguel Veloso goal gave Portugal a 1-0 victory in Albania.
