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Bernardo Paçó and Pauleta acknowledged on Monday that they are enjoying the best moments personally within Portugal's futsal squad, which will play in the semi-finals of the European Championship being held in Slovenia.
The Portuguese futsal team, two-time European champions, qualified today for the semi-finals of the 2026 European Championship by routing Belgium 8-2 in the quarter-finals, in Ljubljana.
Portugal must overcome France to secure a place in the final of the European Futsal Championship.
Portugal were already leading 3-1 at half-time and maintained a perfect record of wins in the 13th edition of the European Championship.
Portugal's next match in the competition will be on Wednesday against France.
Portuguese right back Francisco Costa, 20, was today voted the best young player at the 2026 European Handball Championship, while his Sporting team-mate Salvador Salvador was named best defender.
Portugal's futsal head coach, Jorge Braz, said today that the fine line between success and failure hinges on the encounter with Belgium in the European Championship quarter-finals.
Winger Lúcio said today that the Portuguese futsal team are at a high level and, despite keeping ‘both feet firmly on the ground’, are capable of once again competing for the European Championship title.
Portugal beat Sweden to claim a historic fifth-place finish at the European Handball Championship, marking the nation's best result in the tournament's history.
Portugal will try today to achieve its best-ever placing in the final stages of the European Handball Championship, but must beat Sweden, the competition's most successful team in terms of trophies, in the match for fifth place.
Portugal, two-time European futsal champions, will face Belgium, runners-up in Group C, in the European Championship quarter-finals, after the Portuguese had already secured top spot in Group D.
Portugal will compete for fifth place at the European Handball Championship after Norway's defeat to Denmark in the Main Round, with Germany's victory over France also affecting Group I standings. The result secures Portugal a spot at the next World Championship and gives the national team an opportunity to better its best-ever finish, a target the coach says he is determined to pursue as he seeks further progress at the tournament.
The Portuguese futsal coach, Jorge Braz, said he didn't know what to expect from the already-eliminated Poland on Thursday, in a third-round Group D clash at the European Championship for which Portugal has already qualified.
In the European Handball Championship, Portugal defeated Spain to temporarily move into a podium position in the main round standings.
Portugal can secure a fifth-place finish at the European Handball Championship this Wednesday. That depends on a win against Spain and on other results.
After one rout, another: Portugal were always superior to Hungary, deserved an even bigger rout and are through to the European Championship quarter-finals with one group-stage match still to play (1–5).
Portugal and Norway drew 35-35 in the third and penultimate matchday of Group I in the Main Round of the European Handball Championship.
Portugal and Norway drew 35-35 today in the third and penultimate matchday of Group I of the Main Round of the European Handball Championship, leaving both teams effectively out of the semi-finals.
Handball player Rui Silva rejected the idea of abandoning the fight for fifth place at the European Championship, saying that “everything is possible” for Portugal, since “there are four points at stake for all national teams” in the Main Round.
At 17:00, Portugal secured a victory at the European Futsal Championship.
The national team were unable to respond to the dominant French side. Also in this paper, Pedro Duarte says the country will be in good hands if António José Seguro is elected President of the Republic.
A brace apiece from Kutchy and Diogo Santos, plus goals from Rúben Góis and Bruno Coelho, settled a match that started nervously for the European champions.
Braz's side began the European Championship nervously, but managed to equalise in the first half and sealed the game with three goals in three minutes. Portugal had never beaten Italy at a final tournament before (2-6).
Portugal will face France, the reigning champions, in the second matchday of Group I of the Main Round of the European Handball Championship, a game that could prove decisive for the Portuguese to keep their hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive.