The former have pedigree but have also failed to qualify for tournaments too.
Portugal are not a 'historically successful nation by any measure.
Even Spain and France have only started winning regularly in the modern era.
The Spain that we played in 1996 had (at the time) a best World Cup performance of 4th in 1950. They were regularly awful in major comps.
Posted By: norwaay, Jul 7, 16:08:39
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