The "Volksparkstadion" in Hamburg will host a high-stakes match between Portugal and France this Friday evening in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Euro 2024. The international referee Michael Oliver (39 years old) is set to signal the start of the match at 20:00 GMT.
France enters this encounter with the banner of "revenge" against Portugal after losing to them in the Euro 2016 final, aiming to reach the semi-finals for the fourth time in the last five major tournaments, including the Euro 2016 and World Cups in 2018 and 2022.
This tournament serves as the last opportunity for veteran Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo (39 years old), who is looking to win the title for the second time in his career, having previously won it in 2016 against France in the final on their home soil.
On the other hand, French captain Kylian Mbappé aims to secure a third Euro title for the French team, who previously won in 1984 and 2000.
France and Portugal have faced each other 28 times across all competitions, with France winning 19 matches compared to Portugal's 6 victories, while 3 matches ended in draws. France has scored 52 goals against Portugal, while the latter has netted 31 goals.
Portuguese coach Roberto Martínez is expected to field the following starting lineup:
- Goalkeeper: Diogo Costa
- Defense: Nuno Mendes – Rúben Dias – Pepe – João Cancelo
- Midfield: Vitinha – João Palhinha – Bruno Fernandes
- Attack: Rafael Leão – Cristiano Ronaldo – Bernardo Silva
Meanwhile, Slovenian coach Matjaž Kek (62 years old) is likely to choose the following starting lineup for France:
- Goalkeeper: Mike Maignan
- Defense: Theo Hernandez – Dayot Upamecano – William Saliba – Jules Koundé
- Midfield: N'Golo Kanté – Camavinga – Tchouaméni
- Attack: Antoine Griezmann – Kylian Mbappé – Ousmane Dembélé
The winner of the Portugal vs. France match will advance to the semi-finals of Euro 2024 to face Germany, who eliminated Spain with a 1-0 victory earlier today at MHPArena in Stuttgart.
**Broadcasting Channels for the Portugal vs. France Match:**
In Russia, this match can be watched on the open sports channel "Match! TV". Meanwhile, beIN Sports holds exclusive broadcasting rights for Euro 2024 in the Middle East and North Africa and will air the match on the following channels:
- beIN Sports HD 3 Max
- beIN Sports HD 2 Max
- beIN Sports HD 1 Max
- beIN Sports HD 4 Max
Additionally, the match can be followed on the following channels worldwide:
- Sport TV1 Portugal
- NRK 1
- YLE TV 2
- SuperSport Maximo 1
- RUV Iceland
- QazSport
- TVP 1 HD
- SRF zwei HD
- RSI LA 2 HD
- ServusTV HD
- VP Sport HD
- SuperSport Premier League
- SPOTV.
