France now battles against Portugal for their quarterfinals meeting, with both squads aiming to book their tickets in the semi-finals. Coming into this match, considering these two squad’s power, it is expected that an absorbing affair is on its way. France qualified in the Quarterfinals due to their narrow 1-0 win against Belgium. During the group stage, France‘s campaign is underwhelming, but are looking to improve here. Meanwhile, Portugal almost have the same campaign during their group stage, which is a surprise, considering their squad. In the knockout stage, Portugal are fortunate to win against Slovenia through penalties. The meeting between these two teams is on July 6, 2024, at 3:00 AM (GMT+8).
France FC
France are the quarter-finalists of the European Championships, having defeated Belgium in a match involving a blend of youthful talent and the ‘golden generation’. France’s underwhelming group-stage display saw only Austria defender Maximilian Wober and Kylian Mbappe scoring. The match was decided by a member of the ‘golden generation’, who deflection off Jan Vertonghen’s effort led to Belgium’s defeat. France maintained their third clean sheet in four Euro 2024 matches, with Robert Lewandowski’s penalty for Poland the only goal conceded in Les Bleus’ last six matches. Portugal’s Eder scored the solitary goal in their historic Euro 2016 final triumph over France, but this is the Selecao’s only win from their last 13 against Les Bleus.
France XI will need to change due to Adrien Rabiot’s suspension due to his second yellow card in the tournament. Ousmane Dembele, Eduardo Camavinga, Youssouf Fofana, or Warren Zaire-Emery could replace Rabiot, with Kingsley Coman potentially absent due to his childbirth. Rabiot was part of a diamond midfield for Les Bleus.
Portugal FC
Portugal’s victory over Slovenia in the Deutsche Bank Park match was both tragic and triumphant for Selecao superstar Ronaldo. Ronaldo’s attempts to score a goal at Euro 2024 were unsuccessful, thanks to Jan Oblak’s heroic extra-time penalty save. Slovenia kept the scoresheet off for the final 15 minutes of the 120 minutes, but Diogo Costa replaced Ronaldo as Portugal’s hero, becoming the first male goalkeeper to save three penalties in a European Championship shootout. Portugal will face an equally daunting semi-final against either Spain or Germany if they conquer the French in Hamburg. However, their shooting boots have been abandoned at the most inopportune time. They have gone scoreless in their last two Euro 2024 ties and were shocked 2-0 by Georgia in their final Group F encounter.
Portugal physios will conduct checks on their players who completed 120 minutes on Monday, but there are no serious fitness concerns. Ronaldo will receive his 212th cap, and Diego Jota and Francisco Conceicao are in line for promotion from the bench. Silva, Rafael Leao, Vitinha, and Joao Palhinha are also in good form.
Prediction:
France
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