The Portuguese national soccer team has secured qualification for their 6th World Cup appearance. The World Cup is the most prestigious football tournament and was 1st played in 1930. It is held every 4 years and this summer's tournament will be the 20th hosting.

The team that wears the Portugal soccer jersey recorded their best ever finish of 3rd place in 1966. They will be looking to better that this summer in Brazil.

The traditional colors of the Portugal soccer jersey are dark red and green. American sportswear company, Nike, manufactures the team's current kit. The new kit that the team will wear for the 2014 World Cup is yet to be launched, however, reports are that it will be a stunning kit commemorating 100 years of the Portuguese Football Federation. Bookmark Soccer Box and get your World Cup Portugal football shirt as soon as they become available!

In order to qualify for the World Cup finals that will be held in Brazil this summer, each team had to play a series of qualifying matches. As a European team, Portugal was part of the UEFA qualifying rounds. 53 teams competed for the 13 available places. Securing a place and being eligible to wear a 2014 FIFA World Cup Soccer Jersey is a huge honor for all teams and players.

The team that wears the Portugal soccer jersey was placed in Group F alongside Russia, Israel, Azerbaijan, Northern Ireland and Luxembourg. Only the top finishing team in each group was guaranteed automatic qualification. Portugal finished 2nd with 21 points, 1 point behind group leaders Russia. This meant they had to endure the play-off round where the 4 out of 8 best runners up would advance to the final stage in Brazil.

The play-off round is a 2-legged match. The teams are drawn against each other and the 4 wining teams secure qualification. Portugal was the highest ranked runner up and was drawn against Sweden. The 1st game was played in Portugal and the home team won 1-0. The 2nd leg played in Sweden was also won by the Portuguese team 3-2, giving an aggregate score of 4-2. Meaning, we will see the Portugal 2014 FIFA World Cup Soccer Jersey in the final stages of the tournament.

The 32 finalists are split into 8 groups for the 1st round of the finals that will begin on 12th June 2014. The team that wears the Portugal soccer jersey has been drawn into Group G, along with Germany, Ghana and USA. Each team plays every other team in the group once. After all the matches have been played, the top 2 teams will advance to the next stage.

Group G is a tough draw for the Portuguese team. Germany is ranked as the 2nd best team in the world, according to the FIFA ranking system, and is a popular choice for likely winner of the entire tournament. A team wearing the Portugal soccer jersey has not beaten the Germans since June 2000, and they have only beaten them 3 times in their entire history. Germany is the favorite for taking the top spot in the group.

Portugal is ranked above both Ghana and USA. Ghana is one of the best African teams and has a strong side. They won 5 out of their 6 qualifying matches and finished as the top African goal scoring team and is sure to be a formidable opponent for Portugal. The USA team has been consistently strengthening and has won a record 16 games this international season. The team wearing the Portugal soccer jersey will need to be at their best during every game if they are to advance to the Round of 16.

One of the best football players to be starring in a 2014 FIFA World Cup Soccer Jersey will be Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo moved to top Spanish team Real Madrid from Manchester United in 2009 for a record transfer fee of £80m. He is undoubtedly one of the best players in the world and his national team is Portugal. He is seen as their key player and has, to date, made 107 appearances and scored 47 goals in international games.

Portugal is ranked as the 5th best team in the world, according to FIFA. It would be foolish to completely rule them out of the competition. However, Group G will be challenging and it seems that the fortunes of the team rely on the fitness and performance of their star player Cristiano Ronaldo in his number 7 Portugal soccer jersey. Join fans around the world and get ready for Brazil 2014 with a football shirt from Soccer Box!

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