UEFA EURO 2024 QUARTERFINALS: Result PORTUGAL 0 (3) – (5) 0 FRANCE, Friday 5 July 2024

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Friday 5 Jul 2024 ‧ UEFA European Championship – Quarterfinals

              Portugal – France

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France won the UEFA EURO 2024 Quarterfinals defeating Portugal on Friday 5 July 2024 at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany. France beat Portugal 5-3 in a penalty shootout to reach the European Championship semifinals ending Cristiano Ronaldo’s chance to win the title in his last appearance at the tournament. Iconic Cristiano Ronaldo and 41-years old Pepe salute the Euros.

The game ended with a goalless draw, then, we went to extra time and still 0-0. The game had to be decided with penalty shootouts where Joao Felix hit a post with a penalty in the shootout and AC Milan player Theo Hernández converted the winner penalty. The battle between key figures Kylian Mbappe captaining the French and Cristiano Ronaldo bringing record-breaking to Portugal came to an end.

France reaches the semi-final for the fourth time in the last five editions of the European Championships and World Cups: at EURO 2016, at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. All four national teams that eliminated Les Bleus in the quarterfinals in these tournaments then went on to won the trophy (Italy in the 1938 World Cup, Greece at EURO 2004, Spain at EURO 2012 and Germany in the 2014 World Cup).

Portugal and France also met in the group phase at Euro 2020, drawing 2-2 in Budapest in a match in which three of the four goals came from the penalty spot.

🇵🇹  Serie A Players with Portugal’s EURO 2024 squad

Head Coach:  🇪🇸  Roberto Martínez

  • Goalkeeper Rui Patrício (Roma) listed among substitutes
  • Forward Rafael Leão (AC Milan) played 105 minutes and was replaced by João Félix.

🇫🇷  Serie A Players with France’s EURO 2024 squad

Head Coach:  🇫🇷 Didier Deschamps

  • Goalkeeper Mike Maignan (AC Milan) played all game
  • Defender Theo Hernández (AC Milan) converted the winner penalty, played all game
  • Defender Benjamin Pavard (Inter) listed among substitutes
  • Midfielder Adrien Rabiot (Juventus)
  • Forward Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) listed among substitutes
  • Forward Marcus Thuram (Inter) played from the 85th minute after replacing Randal Kolo Muani.
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AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan and defender Theo Hernández celebrating their qualification


✅ Stats before the game: This will be the fifth meeting between Portugal and France at the European Championships; the Portuguese have remained unbeaten in their last two matches (1-0 success in the 2016 final and 2-2 draw in the 2020 group stage). The French had instead won the first two matches, lifting the trophy at the end of the tournament both times (3-2 in 1984 and 2-1 in 2000). France have lost just one of their last 14 matches against Portugal (W11, D2), although their only defeat came in the EURO 2016 final at the Stade de France (0-1). Portugal will be playing in the quarter-finals of the European Championships for the seventh time, more than any other country since the round was introduced in 1996. The Portuguese have reached the quarter-finals in four of these six matches, losing to the Czech Republic in 1996 and against Germany in 2008. France could reach the semi-final for the fourth time in the last five editions of the European Championships and World Cups: at EURO 2016, at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. All four national teams that eliminated Les Bleus in the quarter-finals in these tournaments then went on to won the trophy (Italy in the 1938 World Cup, Greece at EURO 2004, Spain at EURO 2012 and Germany in the 2014 World Cup). France players have not scored any goals from open play in their last five matches. The three scores so far at EURO 2024 have been two own goals and a penalty by Kylian Mbappé. Indeed, since the period between March and September 2013, France had not found a goal from open play in so many games in a row (five).

Head to head shows 26 games: France 16 wins, Portugal 6 wins, and 3 draws.
PORTUGAL VS FRANCE PREVIOUS FIVE GAMES
  • 23 Jun 2021: Portugal 2-2 France (UEFA European Championship)
  • 14 Nov 2020: Portugal 0-1 France (UEFA Nations League)
  • 11 Oct 2020: France 0-0 Portugal (UEFA Nations League)
  • 10 Jul 2016: Portugal 1-0 France (UEFA European Championship)
  • 04 Sep 2015: Portugal 0-1 France (International Friendly)

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 UEFA EURO 2024
Quarterfinals

🇵🇹 Portugal – France
Friday 5 July 2024
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg, Germany

21:00

Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Assistant Referees: Stuart Burt (England) and Dan Cook (England)
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant Video Assistant Referees: David Coote (England) and Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Fourth official: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

⚽️ Goals:

🟨 Booked:

✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:

Lineup PORTUGAL (4-2-3-1): Diogo Costa; Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Pepe, Mendes; Vitinha, Palhinha; Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Leao; Cristiano Ronaldo.

Coach: Martinez.

Lineup FRANCE (4-3-3): Maignan; Koundé, Upamecano, Saliba, Theo Hernandez; Kanté, Tchouameni, Camavinga; Kolo Muani, Mbappé, Griezmann.

Coach: Didier Deschamps.

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