Tallest: 3 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 4 · Minute
Portugal's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 28.6% |
| Without them | 146 | 86 | 34 | 26 | 276 | 116 | 58.9% |
| Abdullah Otayf | Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri | Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Adam Matuszczyk | Poland | 1 |
| Admir Teli | Albania | 1 |
| Adnan Januzaj | Belgium | 1 |
| Adrian Mierzejewski | Poland | 1 |
| Aghvan Mkrtchyan | Armenia | 1 |
| Ahmed Akaïchi | Tunisia | 1 |
| Aiden McGeady | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| Alejandro Bedoya | United States | 1 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 2 |
| Denmark | 2 | 2 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 10 Nov 2017 | v Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | 32′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 3 Sep 2010 | v Cyprus | 4–4 | 60′ | — | Go-ahead goal | 4–3 | UEFA Euro qualification 2010 |
| 26 Mar 2005 | v Canada | 4–1 | 8′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 29 Oct 1986 | v Switzerland | 1–1 | 85′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | UEFA Euro qualification 1986 |
| 18 Nov 1981 | v Scotland | 2–1 | 56′ | — | Winning goal | 2–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1981 |
| 18 Nov 1981 | v Scotland | 2–1 | 33′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1981 |
| 16 Nov 1977 | v Cyprus | 4–0 | 71′ | — | Extended lead | 4–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1977 |
| 29 Oct 1977 | v Poland | 1–1 | 61′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1977 |
| 9 Oct 1977 | v Denmark | 4–2 | 61′ | — | Winning goal | 3–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1977 |
| 17 Nov 1976 | v Denmark | 1–0 | 69′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 1976 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 30 Jun 2018 | v Uruguay | 1–2 | came on 84′ | 6 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2018 · Round of 16 |
| 2 Jun 2018 | v Belgium | 0–0 | came on 72′ | 18 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 May 2018 | v Tunisia | 2–2 | came on 63′ | 27 | — | — | Friendly |
| 26 Mar 2018 | v Netherlands | 0–3 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 14 Nov 2017 | v United States | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Nov 2017 | v Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | started, off 56′ | 56 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 29 Feb 2012 | v Poland | 0–0 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 17 Nov 2010 | v Spain | 4–0 | came on 63′ | 27 | — | — | Friendly |
| 7 Sep 2010 | v Norway | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | UEFA Euro qualification 2010 |
| 3 Sep 2010 | v Cyprus | 4–4 | started, off 78′ | 78 | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 2010 |
| 15 Oct 2008 | v Albania | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 20 Aug 2008 | v Faroe Islands | 5–0 | came on 55′ | 35 | — | Yellow | Friendly |
| 17 Nov 2007 | v Armenia | 1–0 | came on 61′ | 29 | — | — | UEFA Euro qualification 2007 |
| 26 Mar 2005 | v Canada | 4–1 | — | — | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 9 Feb 2005 | v Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | came on 70′ | 20 | — | — | Friendly |
| 29 Oct 1986 | v Switzerland | 1–1 | — | — | 1 | — | UEFA Euro qualification 1986 |
| 18 Nov 1981 | v Scotland | 2–1 | — | — | 2 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1981 |
| 16 Nov 1977 | v Cyprus | 4–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1977 |
| 29 Oct 1977 | v Poland | 1–1 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1977 |
| 9 Oct 1977 | v Denmark | 4–2 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1977 |
| 17 Nov 1976 | v Denmark | 1–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 1976 |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.