Portugal vs France | UEFA Euros 2024| Quarter- Final | Pre Match
Portugal vs France
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
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This will be the fifth meeting between Portugal and France at the UEFA European Championship, with Portugal unbeaten in the last two (1-0 in the 2016 final, 2-2 in the 2020 group stage). France won the first two such meetings, going on to lift the trophy both times (3-2 in 1984, 2-1 in 2000).
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France have only lost one of their last 14 games against Portugal (W11 D2), although that lone defeat came in the EURO 2016 final at the Stade de France (0-1).
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This will be Portugal’s seventh appearance in the quarter-final of the UEFA European Championship, the most of any side since the round was introduced in 1996. They’ve progressed from four of their previous six, failing against Czechia in 1996 and Germany in 2008.
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France are looking to reach the semi-finals for the fourth time in the last five major tournaments, doing so at EURO 2016, and the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups. All four teams to eliminate Les Bleus at the quarter final stage of a major tournament has gone on to win the trophy (Italy 1938 World Cup, Greece EURO 2004, Spain EURO 2012 and Germany 2014 World Cup).
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France players have failed to score a single goal from open play in their last five matches, with their three goals at EURO 2024 so far coming as two own goals and a penalty from Kylian Mbappé. Not since a run of five internationals between March and September 2013 have France seen their players fail to score from open play in as many matches.
