Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Muna 1996, Gilberto Madaíl akasarudzwa semutungamiri wechi30 wePortugal federation, zvisinei nenzwi raida kudiwa kwekugadzirisazve federation, iyo yaisanganisira vatungamiri vayo vanhu vakasiyana-siyana vakanga vabata hofisi kubva panguva yeSaltillo Affair. Pana 12 October 1999, muAachen, Germany, Portugal yakaziviswa seyakagamuchira UEFA Euro 2004
, ichikunda Spain nechipo chakabatanidzwa cheAustria neHungary. Musi wa 5 Chikunguru 2004, FPF yakaitwa Nhengo yeKukudzwa yeOrder yeInfante D. Henrique. Musi wa12 Gumiguru 2004, FPF yakashandura dzimbahwe rayo kwenguva yechisere kuenda kuchivako chiri muAlexandre Herculano avenue, icho parizvino chiripo nhasi.