Portugal U20s march on, 2030 World Cup confirmed for home soil

Portugal U20s edge Romania, head for 9th-place playoff

Your U20s are still fighting. Portugal beat Romania on Thursday to reach the 9th-place match at the European U20 Championship (1). The scoreline is not public, but the result keeps the young squad alive with one more game to play before heading home.

2030 World Cup will land on Portuguese soil

Portugal will co-host the 2030 World Cup alongside Spain and Morocco, with Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay also staging matches (2). The centenary tournament opens in South America before shifting to the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa. For your national team, it means a home World Cup in four years, automatic qualification and matches on familiar ground.