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Euro 2024’s second quarter-final is another blockbuster tie which pits 2018 World Cup winners France against 2016 European Champions Portugal.
Didier Deschamps’ men have managed to reach the last-eight without scoring a goal from open play. Two own goals and a Kylian Mbappe penalty have been enough to get them through testing matches against Austria, the Netherlands, Poland and Belgium. Their narrow win over Belgium in the last-16 lacked quality and excitement though the French will take heart from several missed opportunities and the fact Mbappe is due to rediscover his form since sustaining a broken nose.
In comparison, Portugal needed to come through a penalty shootout to defeat Slovenia in the round of 16. Roberto Martinez’s team struggled to create openings in their first knockout match with Cristiano Ronaldo in particular squandering good opportunities, including missing a penalty in extra-time.
The match will be a battle of generations with Mbappe taking on Ronaldo yet both sides will know improvements are needed if they hope to get the job done tonight.
Follow all the action from Portugal v France with our live blog below:
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
Fernandes’ delivery is wasteful, but it comes back to Costa before long.
Leao does brilliantly to flick a back-heeled pass through the legs of Kounde and into the path of Mendes, but the latter’s cross is too much for Ronaldo to get on the end of.
Chris Wilson5 July 2024 20:13
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
Fernandes wins the first dangerous free-kick off Saliba, and – for once – Ronaldo isn’t taking! He must have read the news.
Fernandes delivers the ball in, and it comes off Kounde for a corner.
Chris Wilson5 July 2024 20:10
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
Plenty of possession for Portugal here, but they’re not progressing it very quickly. Mendes overlaps Leao, but his cross in is blocked.
More possession for the Selecao, but they’re not bothering to probe just yet.
Chris Wilson5 July 2024 20:09
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
Leao gets the better of Thuram down the left but it comes to nothing.
France try to mount a counter but Joao Palhinha – who’s close to a move to Bayern, according to reports – is there to intercept.
Chris Wilson5 July 2024 20:06
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
France look the sharper of the two sides so far, but no chances of note yet.
Chris Wilson5 July 2024 20:04
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
It’s France with all the early possession, and they make the first foray into the box, but Kolo Muani is wasteful with the ball into the middle.
Chris Wilson5 July 2024 20:02
KICK-OFF! Portugal 0-0 France
KICK-OFF! And we’re underway in Hamburg.
Chris Wilson5 July 2024 20:01
Portugal v France LIVE
Ronaldo and Mbappe exchange the pennants and do the coin toss. Mbappe is trying to hide his excitement, and he’s doing it well.
Moments from kick-off now.
Chris Wilson5 July 2024 20:00
Portugal v France LIVE
The teams are out of the tunnel and the national anthems are underway in Hamburg.
Just minutes until kick-off in the second quarter-final at Euro 2024.
You can find the reaction to the first quarter-final below, as the hosts have gone crashing out.
Chris Wilson5 July 2024 19:55
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