Portugal

"A Seleção" — a small nation with an outsized footballing heart, and one of the greatest individual talents the game has produced.

World Cups: 0 Confederation: UEFA

Portugal's footballing story is one of talented generations pushing right up to the edge of glory — from Eusébio's 1966 breakthrough to the golden generation of the 2000s. The wait for a major trophy finally ended in 2016, when a resilient, unfancied squad shocked the continent on foreign soil.