In the football history of the Portuguese team the first participation in a world cup and the best result have been in the same edition: England 1966. In this year, the Selecção das Quinas has in its squad the player who, before Cristiano Ronaldo began to collect trophies, was the most important in the Portuguese history: Eusebio da Silva Ferreira. The Pearl of Mozambique won the Golden Ball in 1965, becoming the first African player in history to win this title. In the third match of the World Cup los Lusos won 3-1 against Pele and Garrincha’s Brazil, thanks to a double of the Black Panther. In the quarters against North Korea, Portugal are losing 3-0 until the Eusebio Show begins: he scores 4 goals and the Portuguese National Team wins 5-3. In the semi-final against the host England, Portugal lost 2-1, but in the final for third place scoring a penalty, Eusebio becomes the best score of the competition with 9 goals scored. To relive the legend of the Black Panther you can find the retro shirt of the Portugal of the 60s in the Retrofootball catalog.

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