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🇵🇹 Portugal FIFA Men's World Ranking
2000 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 6th
2001 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 4th
2002 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 7th
2003 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 8th
2004 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 7th
2005 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 10th
2006 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 8th
2007 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 8th
2008 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 11th
2009 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 5th
2010 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 8th
2011 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 7th
2012 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 7th
2013 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 5th
2014 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 7th
2015 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 7th
2016 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 8th
2017 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 3rd
2018 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 6th
2019 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 7th
2020 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 5th
2021 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 8th
2022 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 9th
2023 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 7th
2024 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 6th
2025 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 6th
2026 ➜ 🇵🇹 FIFA Ranking: 5th
📊 Source: FIFA
Portugal have established themselves as one of football's most consistent powers, spending every year of the 21st century inside FIFA's top 11.
Their peak came during the Cristiano Ronaldo era, highlighted by UEFA Euro 2016 and a rise to 3rd in the world rankings.