{"id":36,"date":"2022-10-19T23:30:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T23:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minutovip.com\/?p=36"},"modified":"2022-11-17T19:44:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T19:44:10","slug":"geracao-de-ouro-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minutovip.com\/en\/geracao-de-ouro-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal&#039;s Golden Generation: Has your time come?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h2><strong>After winning the unprecedented Euro, Portugal seeks the unprecedented World Cup title<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"px-5 sm:px-0 sm:w-[800px] sm:ml-[50%] sm:-translate-x-2\/4 rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-5 text-center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_295148199_Editorial_Use_Only-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Logo da Sele\u00e7\u00e3o Portuguesa de Futebol e sua gera\u00e7\u00e3o de ouro\" class=\"w-full object-cover object-center border mx-auto wp-image-38\" srcset=\"https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_295148199_Editorial_Use_Only-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_295148199_Editorial_Use_Only-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_295148199_Editorial_Use_Only-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_295148199_Editorial_Use_Only-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_295148199_Editorial_Use_Only-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"mt-5 text-xs text-center border-b pb-4\" >Logo of the Portuguese Football Team and its golden generation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is about to start and the discussion about the favorites and underdogs brings into discussion one of the issues that permeate national team football.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>Would this generation in Portugal be the golden generation?<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>As soon as this topic arrives at the bar table, at the sports program tables, there are arguments for and against this title attributed to this generation of Cristiano Ronaldo and company.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>To reach the conclusion of this question, or not, let&#039;s remember previous generations and the points in favor and against this definition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>Come and follow the Portuguese team at the biggest football event in the world at Futemax, with all the comfort and anywhere.<\/p>\n<\/div><!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h2><strong>History of Portugal&#039;s generations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>Portuguese football, with a few exceptions, was not considered a source of talent within the European continent. So much so that his performance was average in the world championships.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>The team is new, with just 100 years of life, completed in 2021 and with only seven participations in World Cups, counting in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>In European championships, he participated in half of the 16 editions held since 1960.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>After this information necessary to understand the status of Portugal, we will now focus on the generations that arose before the current Portuguese generation.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-lazyblock-cta lazyblock-cta-Vk9iR\">\n  <section class=\"cta mx-5 sm:mx-0 text-gray-600 body-font my-10 border-gray-200 border-b border-l border-r sm:border-0\">\n    <div class=\"h-1 bg-gray-200 rounded overflow-hidden\">\n      <div class=\"w-24 h-full\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"container px-5 pt-6 pb-6 mx-auto flex flex-wrap\" data-anchor-target=\"lazyBlock\">    \n    \n              <a class=\"flex flex-wrap content-center w-full mb-4 md:hidden\" href=\"https:\/\/minutovip.com\/en\/messi-ou-cr7-mundial-catar\/\"  data-analytics-label=\"ctaImage\" data-action=\"analytics#trackCTA\" aria-label=\"Who of them can win the World Cup?\">\n          <div class=\"m-auto float-none\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_456032166_Editorial_Use_Only-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\">\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n            <h2 class=\"w-full sm:text-3xl text-2xl text-gray-900 font-medium title-font mb-2 text-center md:text-left md:w-2\/5\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/minutovip.com\/en\/messi-ou-cr7-mundial-catar\/\" data-analytics-label=\"ctaTitle\" data-action=\"analytics#trackCTA\" aria-label=\"Who of them can win the World Cup?\">\n            Who of them can win the World Cup? 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In the dispute for 3rd place, the Soviet Union wins and is only behind the English and Germans.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>However, the initial success did not last and the team fell into oblivion until the 1980s.<\/p>\n<\/div><!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h3><strong>The 1980s generation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>After 1966, the Portuguese went into decline, with a lengthy renewal process that did not result in classification for the World Cup and Euros.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>At the beginning of the 1980s, new players emerged and gave the Portuguese new hope for better days.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>They are called up and begin to highlight players such as:<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose text-left mb-5\">\n<ul><li>Jordan;<\/li><li>Fernando Chalana;<\/li><li>Jaime Pacheco;<\/li><li>Fernando Gomes.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>The first result is the historic classification for the European national team championship, in 1984, in France. And the surprise was positive.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>With a team that positively surprised Europe, it had five victories in the first phase, passing Finland, the Soviet Union and Poland, third place in the 1982 World Cup.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>In the second phase, they qualified from the group that included Spain, Romania and West Germany, with two draws and a very important 1-0 victory against the Romanians.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>In his first participation, a semi-final. And a game to go down in the history of the Portugal team.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>Against France, a draw in normal time with clear chances of victory. In extra time, after taking the lead, they conceded two goals from the French in the last five minutes and were left out of the final.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>Two years after their historic European Championship campaign and after two decades, the Portuguese returned to the World Cup after qualifying dramatically against the East Germans.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>However, on Mexican soil, disappointment gripped the Portuguese people after losing two of the three games in their group and stopping in the first phase.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>Soon after their elimination, the players fought against the Portuguese Football Federation, in what was called the Saltillo scandal, which forced Portuguese football to rebuild itself.<\/p>\n<\/div><!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h3><strong>Portugal&#039;s Golden Generation: first phase<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>After a process of renewing the national team, the Portuguese passion for football is reborn with strength and reinforces the feeling of homeland.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>With talents such as Luis Figo, Rui Costa, Pauleta and Jo\u00e3o Vieira Pinto, two-time FIFA World Cup champions between the 1980s and 90s, they provided a new opportunity to participate in the main events of world football.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>After 12 years of absence, this generation qualified Portugal for the European Championship, where they ended up in the quarter-finals against the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>Despite their hopes, this generation failed to qualify for the French Cup in 1998. Their return would be in style at Euro 2000.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>In the edition played in Belgium and the Netherlands, they qualified first in the group containing Romania, Germany and England, with a historic 3-2 victory.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>After eliminating the Turks in the quarter-finals, fate wanted the semi-final to be again against France, in a game defined once again in extra time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>In a very controversial penalty and whistled after consulting the flag, Zidane converted from the spot and eliminated the Portuguese with the golden goal by 2-1.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>Two years later, Portugal did not perform well in the Korea and Japan Cup, being eliminated in the first phase, which paved the way for a historic change in Portuguese football.<\/p>\n<\/div><!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h3><strong>School era<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>In an attempt to seek greater recognition and remain relevant, the Portuguese Federation signed Luis Felipe Scolari, five-time world champion with the Brazilian team in the 2002 World Cup.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>Focused on bringing the love for the national team and the consolidation of great local talents, added to the rise of Luis Figo, a new phase begins in local football, a work that would bring results in the next competition.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>In Euro 2004, played at home, the Portuguese had the fans behind them and overcame their opponents. If it wasn&#039;t talent, it was race and overcoming until reaching the grand final.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>Even with the Est\u00e1dio da Luz full and the fans playing in their favor, the Portuguese were overtaken by the underdog, Greece, and finished runners-up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>The Euro was the gateway for a new talent coming from Madeira Island who was in his debut season at multi-champion Manchester United, a certain Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"px-5 sm:px-0 sm:w-[800px] sm:ml-[50%] sm:-translate-x-2\/4 rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-5 text-center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_453350240_Editorial_Use_Only-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Camisa do principal representante da gera\u00e7\u00e3o de ouro de Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo.\" class=\"w-full object-cover object-center border mx-auto wp-image-39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_453350240_Editorial_Use_Only-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_453350240_Editorial_Use_Only-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_453350240_Editorial_Use_Only-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_453350240_Editorial_Use_Only-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_453350240_Editorial_Use_Only-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"mt-5 text-xs text-center border-b pb-4\" >Shirt of the main representative of Portugal&#039;s golden generation, Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>In the 2006 World Cup, the Portuguese already had Cristiano as their protagonist and went past their opponents and reached the semi-final, after winning on penalties against England.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>The semi-final marked another reunion against France, just like in 1984 and 1996. Just like the other times, they ended up 1-0, with a goal from Zidane. They finish the competition in fourth place.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>Since then, Portugal has participated in all editions of the World Cup and the European Championship, with campaigns considered average for what was expected, with only CR7 as a big star.<\/p>\n<\/div><!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h3><strong>Portugal&#039;s Golden Generation 2: Euro 2016<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>After going through embarrassments, such as Germany&#039;s 4-0 victory in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and the arrival of Fernando Santos, a coach of little expression with a game idea based on the defensive part, things change a lot.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>Not exciting the critics, the new golden generation reached the grand final of Euro 2016, held in France, against the home team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>Without CR7 on the field, injured and as a technical assistant, Eder&#039;s unlikely goal in extra time makes these players go down in history. This was the first title in history and the consecration of a work begun in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>In the following edition, the World Cup in Russia, expectations fell by the wayside with the elimination in the round of 16 for Su\u00e1rez and Cavani&#039;s Uruguay.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>The following year, Portugal had an excellent Nations League and won the first edition of the new competition organized by UEFA.<\/p>\n<\/div><!--advertisement--><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 sm:text-3xl text-2xl font-medium title-font mb-4 text-gray-900 text-left\">\n<h2 id=\"h-quais-delas-e-a-geracao-de-ouro-de-portugal\"><strong>Which of them is Portugal&#039;s Golden Generation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>This question is difficult to answer, as each phase has its importance for the country&#039;s history.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>The generation of the early 2000s helped to consolidate national team football in Portugal. And the 2004 Euro and 2006 World Cup campaign provided the basis for what would come in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>The main players of that time were:<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose text-left mb-5\">\n<ul><li>Luis Figo;<\/li><li>Pauleta;<\/li><li>Domingos Patience;<\/li><li>Jo\u00e3o Moutinho;<\/li><li>Fernando Couto.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>The current generation, with many more companions for Cristiano Ronaldo, brought the missing titles to the team. In this generation, we have as references:<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose text-left mb-5\">\n<ul><li>Cristiano Ronaldo;<\/li><li>Bernardo Silva;<\/li><li>Nuno Mendes;<\/li><li>Pepe;<\/li><li>Andr\u00e9 Silva.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>The discussion remains, but what we cannot forget is that Portuguese football was no longer the same after the arrival of Portugal&#039;s Golden Generation, whether in the 2000s or the current one.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"mx-5 sm:mx-0 prose leading-relaxed text-lg mb-5 text-left wp-paragraph\">\n<p>Can Portugal go far in the Qatar edition? <\/p>\n<\/div><!--image--><div class=\"px-5 sm:px-0 sm:w-[800px] sm:ml-[50%] sm:-translate-x-2\/4 rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-5 text-center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_323736621_Editorial_Use_Only-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Est\u00e1tua do s\u00edmbolo da gera\u00e7\u00e3o de ouro de Portugal - Cristiano Ronaldo\" class=\"w-full object-cover object-center border mx-auto wp-image-40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_323736621_Editorial_Use_Only-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_323736621_Editorial_Use_Only-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_323736621_Editorial_Use_Only-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_323736621_Editorial_Use_Only-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/minutovip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdobeStock_323736621_Editorial_Use_Only-2048x1367.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"mt-5 text-xs text-center border-b pb-4\" >Statue of the symbol of Portugal&#039;s golden generation \u2013 Cristiano Ronaldo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><!--image-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How surprising the year 2022 could be for Portugal. 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