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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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
12 mins
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.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
10 mins
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.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
8 mins
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.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
5 mins
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.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
3 mins
France look the sharper of the two sides so far, but no chances of note yet.
Euro 2024: Portugal 0-0 France
2 mins
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.
KICK-OFF! Portugal 0-0 France
KICK-OFF! And we’re underway in Hamburg.
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.
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.
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