The legendary midfielder of Catalan Barcelona and Real Madrid Luis Figo made his debut in the shirt of the Portuguese national team exactly 20 years ago.

It happened on October 12, 1991 in a friendly match against Luxembourg. Then Luis Figo entered the field in the starting lineup and spent 45 minutes on the field, after which he was replaced by Jorge Cadet after the first half. The match itself ended in a draw - 1: 1.

In total, in the shirt of the Portuguese national team, Figo played 127 matches, in which he scored 32 goals and gave 24 assists..

The main team achievement of the 2000 Ballon d'Or winner in his international career is the silver medal at the 2004 home European Championship, when his team sensationally lost in the final to the Greek national team with a score of 0: 1.

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