Ricardo Quaresma says Portugal must earn the right to be considered a challenger for Euro 2016 with strong performances in their warm-up games, beginning with Norway on Sunday.
Fernando Santos side in eighth place are the fourth-highest European nation in the current FIFA rankings and have been tipped as one of the favourites to win the finals in France.
Inspired by captain Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored five goals in qualifying to guide his side to top spot in Group I, Portugal are hoping to go one better than in Euro 2012, when they lost to eventual winners Spain on penalties in the semi-finals.
Quaresma, however, has denied that they should be considered clear candidates to end their long wait for a first ever major title but is determined for them to prove t…