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2018 FIFA World Cup Team Preview: Analysing Portugal's Chances at the Tournament

Two years on from Portugal's Euro 2016 win, it's still difficult to know what to think of it.

On the one hand, they won the tournament, and that's all that matters. They beat the hosts in the final, Cristiano Ronaldo finally got his hands on a major international trophy, and nobody in Portugal cares how they did it.

But Portugal were more than a little fortunate to lift the Henri Delaunay trophy. They won only one match in normal time, drew all three of their group matches despite a very favourable draw, and didn't face one of the main competitors until the final.