 Rambai muchinyora ndima ino - Muna 2014, Fernando Santos akagadzwa semurairidzi mukuru mutsva wechikwata chenyika. Makore maviri gare gare paEuro 2016, Santos yakaunza Portugal mukombe wayo wekutanga mukuru, ichikunda vanogamuchira France 10 mushure mekuwedzera nguva, nechinangwa chekukunda chakapihwa naEder. Nokukunda, Portugal yakakwanisa uye yakaita kuoneka kwayo bedzi muFIFA Confederations Cup yakaitwa muRussia, kwavakapedza vari panzvimbo yechitatu. Portugal yakagamuchira iyo nyowani 2018 19 UEFA Nations League pamwe nekuhwina mukombe, ichikunda Netherlands 1 0, nechinangwa chekukunda chakarohwa naGonçalo Guedes, ichichiita chechipiri chikuru makwikwi akawanikwa nemaPutukezi mumakwikwi matatu ekupedzisira. 