1993 (April 28) Portugal 5-Scotland 0 (World Cup Qualifier).avi 

Iirc Gough and Roxborough had to be held apart at the airport, after almost coming to blows.

To be fair this line up from Portugal was as good as any team in the world back then. Paulo Sousa, Rui Costa became to world class players. Fernando Couto and Jorge Costa world class center backs. Vitor Baia was a World Class goal keeper. Rui Barros was a top player who made it to Juventus in the 90s. And then Paulo Futre was in his prime before injuries removed it from this super team. Futre was one of the best players in the world and to me the 3d best Portuguese ever. The bench of this Portugal squad had Luis Figo. Let that sink in.

@@gabkoost Futre was such a great player(as were the others you mentioned)such a shame injuries ruined his career.

we did it this year mate!! ;)

AutomobileFunk the 00's one

We've had loads of wars with portugal

@AutomobileFunk no it wasnt, not even close. And when you say we play awful you are clearly a casual fan. From a coaches point of view Portugal played perfect football

should HAVE* won euro 2004? They played the greeks twice and deservedly lost on both occasions. Easily won euro 2000?? They were nowhere near the levels of France, Italy or even the dutch.

@@Sunshine1999-b9j Bulgaria qualified at the expense of France and went on to the semj finals. A real suprise package.

The amount of Talent in this Portuguese national team was astronomical. Paulo Futre was a world class superstar. Luis Figo was benched. Paulo Sousa and Rui Costa made a superb world class midfield. Jorge Costa and Fernando Couto became a classic center back duo. Vitor Baia was one of the greats of his generation. João Pinto and Rui Barros were excellent players too. Cadete and Domingos were reliable strikers. Sadly, Portuguese Federation was amateurish at best. This generation was the start of the revolution and professionalization of our national team structure. The lack of planning and structure made turned it into a shit show and players were left to rely on their individual talents to solve games. Carlos Queirós, ex United and Real Madrid, was the coach who started this revolution. Much of the later success of Portugal (sometimes with teams of inferior talent) can be traced to this era.

In fairness, you had a really strong Switzerland team in that group, maybe their best-ever and an Italy that would eventually make the world cup final in 1994. No disgrace in not qualifying from that group although they had some brilliant players.

@@gabkoost You were in a tough group with Italy and Switzerland who were very good and you only missed out by a point. I do agree with you in principle however that Portugal often produce very talented players but don't win enough trophies. Your latest squad is packed with talent but sadly, Ronaldo is holding you back I feel.

Hello! I went to the stadium to. I´m portuguese and i had 15 at the time. It was a great game for us.You guys we´re beeing smashed, but never stopped singing. Great athmosphere. Take care! good luck for france 2016!

Talent level of this Portuguese team was astronomical. You had Paulo Futre, Rui Costa, Paulo Sousa, Luis Figo and many others... Not many teams would be able to face this straight up.

He was Scottish and played for Rangers, which basically guaranteed automatic selection for the Scotland team, regardless of talent.

Not many teams could defend a prime Paulo Futre injury free backed up by Rui Costa and Paulo Sousa. Luis Figo was benched.

Absolutamente de acordo, por isso ando recentemente a fazer vídeos de jogadores desta era. Podes encontrar aí um que deixei em relação a este jogo do Fernando Couto onde o mais impressionante é verificares que ele tinha 23 anos e ele é que dava ordens ao Oceano em campo para se posicionar. Jogador incrível, seria titular de caretas na atual selecção, ele e muitos dos que estavam em campo nessa noite. Acho que foi mesmo a partir daqui que se percebeu que Portugal estava a construir uma grande equipa, o problema foi aquela derrota em casa com uma grande Itália.

I guess people weren't aware of the talent present in this Portuguese generation just yet. Paulo Futre was a world class superstar. Maradona only could rival his on ball skills. He was in his late prime when this Golden Generation was rising after 2 consecutive U20 World Cup wins. If only injuries would have let him join his monstrous talent and experience to this young bunch... Then you can see a young Paolo Sousa who became a Juve star player and also had his career cut short due to injuries. Nevertheless he had a 5 years stint has one of the best holding mids in the planet. Won 2 consecutive Champions Leagues. Juve and then Dortmund next season before injuries started to pile on. Rui Costa doesn't need any introduction. One of the last great PURE nº10 of European football. Rui Barros made it as a starting player in the 1990s Juventus. This speaks enough of his quality. Jorge Costa and Fernando Couto in the back were world class level all their careers. A classic duo on international competitions during the late 90s and early 00s. Vítor Baia was a world class Goal Keeper. And you know you are LOADED when Luis Figo is on the bench and doesn't even play or Joao Pinto, another legendary player for Portugal wasn't even called up. I am sure that all those young players being new names and Portugal being an obscure league at the time (despite Porto and Benfica doing very well on the european stage during the 80s) made it harder for coaches to assess the level of opposition.

@@gabkoost Indeed Scotland underestimating the quality of this Portugal side definitely seemed to be a factor. Pity you couldn't nick another couple of points off Italy/Switzerland, or you would have qualified. Fair play to Switzerland, with Chapuisat and co, but Portugal definitely had the more exciting and talented team. But at least you started qualifying and going deep into tournaments regularly from 2000 onwards, capped off in 2016 of course!

@@thesnickeringhound2549 Yeah. Portuguese federation was a circus show and still unprofessional in many ways. It took this generation to rise and superstars to develop for the entire organization to take things seriously. Since the World Cup 98 that we missed in part due to an atrocious Rui Costa send off when we were beating Germany in their own stadium (ref decided that Rui Costa was walking too slowly when being subbed out), we never missed another international competition. I am just sad that Paulo Futre was born between generations just like Ronaldo had an underwhelming for most of his prime (although miracle happened din 2016).

Que parvoíce de comentário. Futre era o super craqué da equipa e foi o melhor em campo nesta partida. Nem Figo jogou neste jogo e vem para aqui pedir falar do João Pinto. Enfim. Não esconde a cor.