Portugal and France are taking the Euro 2024 quarterfinals stage, with their match in Hamburg being a do-or-die affair. Both teams have star-studded sides but have struggled to score in recent games.
The clash between great powers
During five games now, France has not scored open play while Portugal has also failed to score during their last two matches in Euro respectively. Yet the talent on both sides cannot be discounted. Kylian Mbappé leads Les Bleus whereas Portuguese side is captained by Cristiano Ronaldo who is arguably one of the best footballers of all time.
Old tales always come back
For the third time in a row at European Championship, these two teams will be meeting each other. Remarkably, Portugal upset France in the Euro 2016 final match. They drew against each other 2-2 during Euro 2020 group stage.
Key Stats and Figures
- Goals: On goals, Germany are leading with five goals and France are bottom among quarterfinalists with only three goals.
- Open Play Goals: As per this moment, no French goal from open play has been recorded in the course of Euro 2024.
- Possession: Yes they do – Portugal dominates ball possession (65.3%) as compared to France’s figure (53.8%).
- Attempts: While there were some attempts made by all teams participating in UEFA Euro championship so far; none of them was more than that done by these two countries taken together: thusly we can see that Portugal is second with seventy-four and France fourth (69).
- Goals Conceded: Only once has France allowed her opponents to find a way past their defense while for Portugal it has happened three times already.
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Individual Performances
- Portugal: One goal apiece have been scored by Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva and Francisco Conceicao.
- France: Mbappé is the only Frenchman to have found the back of the net up to now.
- Cristiano Ronaldo: In terms of expected goals (xG), Ronaldo is the second-highest in this competition, yet he has not been able to score in Euro 2024 so far.
The stage has been set for an exciting meeting. Will France finally break their silence regarding open play goals? Can Ronaldo find his goal scoring form again? Maybe just a moment of brilliance will decide it all. Let us know who makes it through to a semifinal clash with either Germany or Spain by watching live.