List of international goals scored by Eusébio explained

Eusébio (1942–2014) scored 41 goals in 64 matches for the Portugal national football team between 1961 and 1973.[1]

He remained the national team's top scorer of all time until his record was broken by Pauleta in 2005;[2] he is now third with the record being held by Cristiano Ronaldo.[3]

Eusébio was the top scorer at the 1966 FIFA World Cup with nine goals, including four in the quarter-final against North Korea. He scored two international hat-tricks: his haul against North Korea, and three goals in a victory over Turkey in qualification for the tournament.

Goals

DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 October 1961Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg4–14–21962 World Cup Qualification
2.17 May 1962Estádio José Alvalade (1956), Lisbon, Portugal Belgium1–21–2Friendly
3.7 November 1962Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria0–13–1Euro 1964 Preliminary round
4.3 May 1964King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Belgium0–11–2Friendly
5.17 May 1964Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal England3–23–4
6.15 November 1964Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal Spain1–12–1
7.2–1
8.24 January 1965Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal Turkey2–05–11966 World Cup Qualification
9.4–1
10.5–1
11.19 April 1965Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara, Turkey Turkey0–10–1
12.25 April 1965Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia0–10–1
13.13 June 1965Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal Romania1–02–1
14.2–0
15.12 June 1966 Norway1–04–0Friendly
16.3–0
17.21 June 1966Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark0–11–3
18.16 July 1966Old Trafford, Manchester, England Bulgaria2–03–01966 FIFA World Cup
19.19 July 1966Goodison Park, Liverpool, England Brazil2–03–1
20.3–1
21.23 July 1966 North Korea1–35–3
22.2–3
23.3–3
24.4–3
25.26 July 1966Wembley Stadium (1923), London, England England2–12–1
26.28 July 1966 Soviet Union1–02–1
27.27 March 1967Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy Italy0–11–1Friendly
28.8 June 1967Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Norway0–11–2Euro 1968 Qualifying
29.1–2
30.11 December 1968Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens, Greece Greece4–24–21970 World Cup Qualification
31.4 May 1969Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal Greece1–22–2
32.2 November 1969Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland Switzerland0–11–1
33.21 April 1971Estádio da Luz (1954), Lisbon, Portugal Scotland2–02–0Euro 1972 Qualifying
34.12 May 1971Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal Denmark2–05–0
35.11 June 1972Machadão, Natal, Brazil Ecuador0–10–3Brazilian Independence Cup
36.14 June 1972Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil Iran0–10–3
37.18 June 1972 Chile1–41–4
38.29 June 1972Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Argentina1–21–3
39.3 March 1973Parc des Princes, Paris, France France1–11–2Friendly
40.1–2
41.28 March 1973Highfield Road, Coventry, England Northern Ireland1–11–11974 World Cup Qualification

Hat-tricks

OpponentGoalsScoreVenueCompetitionDate
1data-sort-value="Turkey" data-sort-value="1" 3 – (2–0', 4–1', 5–1')5–1Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal1966 FIFA World Cup qualification24 January 1965
2data-sort-value="North Korea" data-sort-value="2" 4 – (1–3', 2–3', 3–3', 4–3')5–3Goodison Park, Liverpool, England1966 FIFA World Cup23 July 1966

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Eusébio Ferreira da Silva – Goals in International Matches. RSSSF.
  2. News: Pauleta beats Eusebio's Portugal goal record. 23 July 2015. Reuters. ESPN. 12 October 2015.
  3. News: Records come naturally to me, says Ronaldo . 5 March 2014 . 16 May 2014 . ESPN.

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