Portugal v France LIVE: Result and reaction as France end penalty shootout hoodoo
France 0-0 Portugal (5-3 on penalties): Didier Deschamps men advance and will face Spain in semi-finals
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Your support makes all the difference.France will take on Spain the semi-finals of Euro 2024 after clinching a penalty shootout victory over Portugal in their quarter-final clash in Hamburg.
That match was bereft of any attacking quality in the final third with both sides missing a plethora of chances as goalkeepers Mike Maignan and Diogo Costa proved their worth between the sticks. Maignan denying Bruno Fernandes and Vitinha from close range with Costa helping nullify the threat of Kylian Mbappe.
The teams could not be separated after 120 minutes and the match went down to a penalty shootout. Cristiano Ronaldo sank his first up for Portugal but the French were flawless. Joao Felix’s effort (third in the Portuguese line-up) struck the post to hand Les Bleus the advantage and a fabulous finish form Theo Hernandez sent them through as 5-3 winners.
Relive the action from Portugal v France with our live blog below:
EXTRA-TIME: Portugal 0-0 France
118 mins
Dembele with the turn of pace and cross in to win the corner. He swings the ball in, but there’s a foul in the box for a Portugal free-kick. Good defensive work from Ronaldo there.
Matheus Nunes comes on for Vitinha.
EXTRA-TIME: Portugal 0-0 France
116 mins
Roberto Martinez is in deep conversation with his assistants. He looks like a manager who knows he might be on the brink of wasting another nation’s golden generation.
Portugal are still trying for the winner though, and they earn a corner down the right.
Vitinha to deliver – and Ronaldo drags down Upamecano, so France win a free-kick.
EXTRA-TIME: Portugal 0-0 France
113 mins
This game fizzled out a long time ago, but there are some hints that both sides are trying to make it spark.
Barcola skips past both of Semedo and Conceicao and into the box, but he scuffs his shot wide.
EXTRA-TIME: Portugal 0-0 France
110 mins
Ronaldo concedes a cheap foul when he’d otherwise have won a corner. France try and counter, and it ends up at the feet of Dembele down the right, but he lashes an effort from distance over the bar.
EXTRA-TIME: Portugal 0-0 France
108 mins
Conceicao cuts in and clips a brilliant ball to the back post and Vitinha is flying in unmarked, but he crashes his header against the side-netting!
EXTRA-TIME: Portugal 0-0 France
107 mins
Kounde does well to make a last-ditch challenge on Mendes. Plenty more Portugal possession, but no chances to show for it early on.
EXTRA-TIME: Portugal 0-0 France
That substitution has been confirmed, and Leao is also coming off for Joao Felix.
We’re back underway.
EXTRA-TIME: Portugal 0-0 France
It’s difficult to convey the feeling and the atmosphere, but it really feels like this is heading to penalties.
It looks like Mbappe is coming off for Bradley Barcola. Maybe that is the best way to convey the above.
EXTRA-TIME: Portugal 0-0 France
105 mins
Brilliant from Mendes to break through a couple of challenges and sweep it wide to Conceicao. He cuts in and tries to curl an effort on target, but to no avail.
Michael Oliver blows his whistle to bring the first period of extra time to a close.
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