Portugal vs France, picks, odds, line-up prediction, live stream: where to watch Euro 2024 online, TV channel

Portugal and France meet in the second quarter-final of UEFA Euro 2024 on Friday, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe going head-to-head for the The French superstar’s move to Real Madrid where he worshiped the Portuguese talisman. This was the final in 2016 and the Selecao came out on top in Paris, but this time it’s a last eight match with the Volkspark Stadium, the venue for what promises to be one of the toughest encounters yet this tournament. Roberto Martinez’s team defeated Slovenia on penalties to keep their hopes alive when Didier Deschamps’ men needed it a late own goal to beat Belgium in a slightly more convincing style.

Monday saw Ronaldo go from villain to hero for Portugal when he took a extra time penalty saved by Jan Oblak before scoring a crucial penalty in the penalty shootout. The 39-year-old remains goalless at this European Championship and there were tears in Frankfurt before winning 3-0 from the spot thanks to Diogo Costa’s heroics between the sticks. He is now the first male goalkeeper to save three penalties in a European Championship shootout and saves his teammates for not scoring in 120 minutes. This is the Portuguese’s seventh European Championship quarter-final, which is more than any other country since 1996. Their only elimination at this stage came against the Czech Republic that year and in 2008, when potential semi-final opponents Germany won on away to their last loss before the other possible final. four enemies: Spain. This is already one better than their round of 16 finish at the 2020 European Championship, but Martinez’s side are winless in their last two matches at this European Championship after being surprised by Georgia and then defeated by Slovenia.

However, France have yet to score a goal from open play but are still in the quarter-finals after beating Belgium, meaning this is already more successful than their 2020 outing. It was a second-place finish in Group D for Les Bleus with an own goal from Maximilian Wober and a penalty from Kylian Mbappe, supplemented by an own goal from Jan Vertonghen against the Belgians. Of greater importance to Deschamps will be the three clean sheets from four games so far, Robert Lewandowski’s penalty is the only goal they have conceded in their last six games. That said, the French haven’t fought so hard for goals since 2013, which was much earlier in the Deschamps era and much more will be expected from Mbappé against his idol Ronaldo, even if it was Eder who made the difference in 2016 made.

Here are our storylines, how to watch the match and more:

How to watch and odds

• Date: Friday July 5 | Time: 3:00 PM ET
• Place: Volksparkstadion – Hamburg, Germany
• Watch: Fox or Fubo (try for free)
• Chances: Portugal +230; Sign +200; France +140

How they got here

Portugal topped Group F ahead of surprise quarter-finalists Turkiye and then defeated Slovenia on penalties in the round of 16. France were beaten into top spot in Group D by Austria, who fell to the Turks in the round of 16 and it was a narrow victory for the French over Belgium, number two of Group E, which organized this 2016 rematch.

Team news

Portugal: Martinez has no major fitness concerns despite the fatigue of extra time and Ronaldo should earn a 212th cap in Hamburg on Friday. Diogo Jota and Francisco Conceicao will battle for a place in the XI, but Bernardo Silva and Rafael Leao will be difficult to dislodge. Vitinha and Joao Palhinha are unlikely to make way in midfield as the latter is set to make the switch from Fulham to Bayern Munich.

Possible Portugal XI: Coast; Cancelo, Dias, Pepe, Mendes; Palhinha, Vitinha; Silva, Fernandes, Leao; Ronaldo (c).

France: Adrien Rabiot is now a free agent and has been suspended here after receiving a second yellow card from the tournament against Belgium. Ousmane Dembele, Eduardo Camavinga, Youssouf Fofana or Warren Zaire-Emery could most likely get in with the Real Madrid man. Kingsley Coman was with family for the birth of his child, but it was unlikely he would perform anyway. Rabiot was part of a diamond midfield to allow Marcus Thuram to lead the attack alongside Mbappe, but Randal Kolo Muani’s impact in that position suggests he should instead team up with his former PSG teammate.

Possible France XI: Maignan; Kounde, Saliba, Upamecano, Hernandez; Kante, Tchouameni, Camavinga; Griezmann; Mbappe (c), Kolo Muani.

Prediction

This must be tight and will logically last at least 90 minutes. Don’t be surprised if France needs 120 minutes or even penalties to get past Portugal, with that scenario now even scarier thanks to the heroics of Diogo Costa. Ultimately, though, Les Bleus should get some measure of revenge here for 2016, in what could be Ronaldo’s last major international tournament outing. Choose: Portugal 1, France 1 (France wins on penalties).