The clash of Portugal vs Luxembourg in International football has become a memorable moment in football history. The two countries have encountered each other in different tournaments since 1961 till date. But sadly to say that Luxembourg could not have a good result against Portugal the giant. In the European Qualifier held on 11 September 2023, Portugal sent a nightmare message to Luxembourg Fans as Portugal devastated Luxembourg by the margin of 9-0.
History created another chapter for Portugal by winning by a huge margin in the international Tournament. Since Ronaldo entered into the Nations Squad, Portugal has not been defeated by Luxembourg but in the recent match, he was suspended due to accumulated many yellow cards in the previous matches.
Portugal vs Luxembourg
Portugal vs. Luxembourg has encountered 21 matches so far in different international competitions including European Cup, FIFA world Cup, and Friendly Matches. Both the teams met 10 times in the FIFA World Cup since 1961. Luxembourg defeated Portugal once in the FIFA World Cup in 1961 with a margin of 4-2.
The International friendly match has clashed 7 times since 1984, As a result of the friendly, Luxembourg has not won a single match but it was only drawn in 1991.
Now it came into the European Cup, including qualifier competition, Both Portugal and Luxembourg met 4 times so far but Portugal destroyed Luxembourg by a huge margin. In the recent European qualifier, Portugal thrashed Luxembourg by 9-0 at home and 6-0 away. The competition between these two countries was not very competitive because Portugal dominated Luxembourg.
| 19 Mar 1961 | Portugal v Luxembourg | W | 6-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| 08 Oct 1961 | Luxembourg v Portugal | L | 4-2 | FIFA World Cup |
| 09 Jun 1984 | Luxembourg v Portugal | W | 1-2 | International Friendly |
| 05 Feb 1986 | Portugal v Luxembourg | W | 2-0 | International Friendly |
| 16 Nov 1988 | Portugal v Luxembourg | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| 11 Oct 1989 | Luxembourg v Portugal | W | 0-3 | FIFA World Cup |
| 12 Oct 1991 | Luxembourg v Portugal | D | 1-1 | International Friendly |
| 29 May 2004 | Portugal v Luxembourg | W | 3-0 | International Friendly |
| 17 Nov 2004 | Luxembourg v Portugal | W | 0-5 | FIFA World Cup |
| 03 Sep 2005 | Portugal v Luxembourg | W | 6-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| 03 Jun 2006 | Luxembourg v Portugal | W | 0-3 | International Friendly |
| 10 Aug 2011 | Portugal v Luxembourg | W | 5-0 | International Friendly |
| 07 Sep 2012 | Luxembourg v Portugal | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup |
| 15 Oct 2013 | Portugal v Luxembourg | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Luxembourg v Portugal | W | 0-2 | International Friendly |
| 11 Oct 2019 | Portugal v Luxembourg | W | 3-0 | UEFA European Championship |
| 17 Nov 2019 | Luxembourg v Portugal | W | 0-2 | UEFA European Championship |
| 30 Mar 2021 | Luxembourg v Portugal | W | 1-3 | FIFA World Cup |
| 12 Oct 2021 | Portugal v Luxembourg | W | 5-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| 26 Mar 2023 | Luxembourg v Portugal | W | 0-6 | UEFA European Championship |
| 11 Sep 2023 | Portugal v Luxembourg | W | 9-0 | UEFA European Championship |
Conclusion
Portugal vs Luxembourg has met 21 matches so far in the international competition. But based on the data shown in the table clearly, we could identify that Luxembourg was the victims of Portugal, as Portugal has won 19 matches with one draw and one loss.
Luxembourg was far beyond in the competition with Portugal. Portugal is becoming stronger if compare with the previous match. If we looking at the recent matches, Portugal has ever scored for Luxembourg with that huge Margin.
Frequency ask question on Portugal vs Luxembourg
Why was Ronaldo suspended against Luxembourg?
Ronaldo was suspended for the match Portugal vs Luxembourg as he received Yellow cards in the last two matches against Slovakia and Iceland.
How many goals are there for Portugal vs Luxembourg?
In the last, Match Portugal defeated Luxembourg by 9-0 in margin.