Your team not going to the 2018 World Cup? You want to become a fan of another team? You know your friends, but you want to get to know your enemies? Learn to love them? Euronews can help with our basic toolkit for the Portuguese national team.
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Full name: Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol
Nickname: Equipa das Quinas (Quinas’ Team)
Emblem: Shield of Portugal above the cross with Christ’s five crucifixion wounds in the center
Supporters nickname: Lusitanos
HQ during the 2018 World Cup: Kratovo, Moscow
Chanting:
Portuguese Anthem (strong chorus saying “to the guns, to the guns, against the cannons marching on marching on”)
“Pouco importa Pouco importa Se jogamos bem ou mal Queremos é levar a taça Para o nosso PORTUGAL” (It doesn’t matter if we play good or bad. What we want is to take the Cup to our dear Portugal”)
“Cristiano ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo (on the rhythm of Seven Nation Army)
Key Supporters’ language
Goal: golo
Offside: fora de jogo
Game: jogo/partida
Foul: falta
Free Kick: livre direto
Goal kick: pontapé de baliza
Corner kick: pontapé de canto
Throw-in: lançamento lateral
Penalty kick: grande penalidade/penalty
ADVERTISEMENTThe referee is blind: o árbitro está comprado (referee is bought)
Cheat: batota/ manha/ teatro (when a player fakes an injury)
Can we play you every week? Pezudos (Bigfoot – when they play badly)
Superfan: Nuno Gonçalves, musician. He plans to go to every Portugal's match.
Worst moment in World Cup history
Semifinal of the 1966 when Portugal lost to hosts England 1-2 and Eusébio left the field in tears after an extraordinary tournament.
ADVERTISEMENTBest moment in World Cup history:
Quarter finals in 1966: Portugal are losing 0-3 but 4 Eusébio goals turn it around before José Augusto made it 5-3 for the “magriços” who went on to the semis. It was an epic comeback!
Players to follow: Cristiano Ronaldo. Gelson Martins, Bernardo Silva, William Carvalho, Bruno Fernandes and Rui Patrício.
On social media:
Hashtags:
Portuguese players are very active on Twitter/ Facebook/ Instagram
Ronaldo:@Cristiano
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Beto Pimparel:
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Rui Patricio:@Rui_Patricio1
facebook.com/Rui-Patricio-379050318848791
Cedric Soares: @OficialCedric
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José Fonte:
ADVERTISEMENTMário Rui:
Pepe: @officialpepe
ADVERTISEMENTRaphael Guerreiro: @RaphGuerreiro
instagram.com/raphaelguerreiro14
Ricardo Pereira: @ricbpereira
facebook.com/ricardopereiraofficial
ADVERTISEMENTRúben Dias:
Adrien Silva: @adrien_silva23
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Bruno Fernandes:
facebook.com/BrunoFernandesOfficial
instagram.com/brunofernandes.10
ADVERTISEMENTJoão Mário: @joaome17
facebook.com/JoaoMarioOfficial
João Moutinho: @JoaoMoutinho
facebook.com/JoaoMoutinhoOficial
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facebook.com/ManuelFernandesOficial
William Carvalho: @wllmcarvalho14
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André Silva: @andrevsilva19
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facebook.com/BernardoSilvaOficial
instagram.com/bernardocarvalhosilva
Gelson Martins : @GelsonMartins_
facebook.com/GelsonMartinsOfficial77
ADVERTISEMENTGonçalo Guedes: @gguedesoficial
Ricardo Quaresma:
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During games
ADVERTISEMENTNani: @luisnani
Eder:
instagram.com/ederlopesoficial
ADVERTISEMENTNelson Semedo: @_nelsonsemedo_
facebook.com/OficialNelsonSemedo
André Gomes: @aftgomes
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