<P> Egypt was the team that followed in the quarter - finals . Here the Portuguese adventure ended after a 2--1 defeat . In the following games, the Egyptians lost against Argentina (6--0) in the semi-final and Italy (11--3) for the bronze medal match, which embittered the players . Nevertheless, it was a bright start in international tournaments for the team . </P> <P> Portugal was not invited to the 1930 World Cup, which only featured a final stage and no qualification round . The team took part in the 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification, but failed to eliminate their Spanish opponents, aggregating two defeats in the two - legged round, with a 9--0 loss in Madrid and 2--1 loss in Lisbon for an aggregate score of 11--1 . </P> <P> In the 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification, the Seleção played one game against Switzerland in a neutral ground, held in Milan, losing 2--1 against the Swiss, ending qualification prospects . Because of the international conflict due to the World War II, there was no World Cup held until the 1950 competition and subsequently, the national team made very few games against other teams . A 10--0 away friendly defeat against England, two years after the war, was the proof of how the irregularity of the games had taken its effects on the squad . </P> <P> On the restart of games, the team was to play a two - legged round against Spain, just like in the 1934 qualification . After a 5--1 defeat in Madrid, they managed to draw in the second game 2--2 and so the qualification ended with a 7--3 aggregate score . </P>

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