 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Munguva iyi, Portugal yakanga isiri chikamu cheboka rezvikwata zvaive mukwikwidzi wekuhwina mazita, asi kubva muna 2000 kusvika nhasi, timu yakashanduka, ichiwanikwa mumatanho ese ekupedzisira emitambo mikuru. Izvi zvakakonzerwa zvikuru nekubudiswa kwevatambi venyika dzakawanda nePortugal, vakadai saLuís Figo, Rui Costa, Ricardo Carvalho, naCristiano Ronaldo uyo anoonekwa semumwe wevatambi vakanyanya kutamba mutambo uyu. Chizvarwa chegoridhe ichi chakabatsira Portugal kusvika kuma semi-fainari eEuro 2000, ichirasikirwa ne21 mushure mekuwedzera nguva kune vakundi vekupedzisira France, vachiwana nzvimbo yechipiri paEuro 2004 Finalmushure mekurasikirwa neGreece pamusha, pamwe nekusvika kuma semi-fainari e2006 World Cup, achipedza ari pachinzvimbo chechina mushure mekurasikirwa ne31 kune vanogamuchira Germany, nekudaro ichive chakanakisa mhedzisiro yenyika muWorld Cup kubvira 1966. Pasinei nokurasikirwa nevatambi vakawanda vechizvarwa chegoridhe, vatambi vatsva vakaita saFábio Coentrão, João Moutinho, Nani naPepe vakabatsira maPortuguese kusvika kuma semi-fainari eEuro 2012, vachirasikirwa neSpain muzvipingamupinyi, naCristiano Ronaldo achipedzisa semubatanidzwa wepamusoro wevatambi vemakwikwi nematatu. 