The Blues have the chance to get revenge. Eight years after the brutal Euro 2016 final (0-1) won by Portugal at the Stade de France, the two teams meet again on Friday in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024. This will be the third meeting in a row between France and Portugal after a (2-2) draw in the group stage of Euro 2021.
After a difficult group stage, the French national team achieved victory in the last minutes of the round of 16 against Belgium, thanks to an own goal scored by Jan Vertonghen.
The Portuguese also faced the greatest difficulties in qualifying for the quarter-finals, after a penalty shootout against Slovenia (0-0, 3 penalties to 0) where goalkeeper Diogo Costa saved all three attempts by the opponents’ shooters.
Seven players present at the European Championship were already in the squad for the 2016 final: Antoine Griezmann, Olivier Giroud, N’Golo Kante and Kingsley Coman for France, and Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe and Rui Patricio for Portugal. But even eight years on, the Blues will be keen to stave off the worst of the worst to reach the semi-finals.
The UEFA Euro 2024 quarter-final match between Portugal and France kicks off on Friday, July 5 at 9pm. The match will be followed on M6 and BeIN Sports 1 channels, in addition to the live broadcast with commentary. leparisien.fr.