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:
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
63 mins
CLOSE!
Another good save! The ball comes to Leao on the right and instead of taking Kounde on, he slips a concealed pass square to the onrushing Vitinha. The PSG midfielder can only blast his shot against the chest of Maignan, and it also goes in off Upamecano from the rebound, but Portugal get the corner.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
62 mins
CLOSE!
Vitinha tries to clip the ball in to Fernandes, but Maignan collects, before Vitinha wins a quick foul.
Portugal have possession again, and Cancelo plays the pass with the outside of his foot into the path of the overlapping Fernandes. He’s unmarked in the box and fires his shot on target, but Maignan does well to get low and parry it.
Moments later, Cancelo curls a shot narrowly wide from inside the box.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
60 mins
The second half has started exactly how the first half did. Little urgency so far, with the front men too isolated on both sides.
France are happy to sit back and absorb the Portuguese pressure, and they almost pay the price as Leao drives into the box past Kounde, but Camavinga does so well to dive in and divert the ball in for a corner.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
57 mins
Play resumes and it looks like Mbappe is okay. Portugal are on the edge of the French box again, but Leao’s cross in is wayward.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
54 mins
Ronaldo comes wide and this time he wins a corner. Fernandes swings it in, but France clear and Griezmann charges forward before being dispossessed. Mbappe is down on the other side of the pitch, so there’s a break in play. Looks like a blow to the face again for the Frenchman.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
52 mins
CLOSE! Brilliant from France as Kante threads a ball through past Cancelo and into the path of Hernandez, but his ball across goal is too far away from Kolo Muani.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
51 mins
Oh that was close! Mendes gets past the first challenge from Kounde and surges into the box, and he pokes it past Upamecano before going down. But it was a blatant dive, and he’s lucky to escape without a card.
Ronaldo draws an ‘oooh’ after a nice touch past Camavinga and Fernandes goes long to Leao, but it was wild.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
49 mins
Cancelo does well again to slide in and dispossess Hernandez, but he gives it away. Luckily Palhinha is there to clear up.
France come again, led once more by Camavinga, and Mbappe rifles a shot from distance straight at Costa.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
47 mins
Vitinha sweeps it wide to Cancelo, but Portugal are forced to recycle possession back to Pepe. Silva scoops in a cross, but Hernandez chests it back to Maignan.
Ronaldo beginning to look a little frustrated out there – the crossing has been subpar so far.
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