Portugal vs France will play at Euro 2020, Group F, in Budapest, Hungary, on Puskás Aréna, Wednesday, 23 June 2021 at 20:00 (GMT+1). Tonight’s match is a re-run of the 2016 European Championship final, when Portugal won in extra time.
Portugal vs France Match Preview
Portugal vs France is played for the first time in groups at the European Championship. The other two clashes from 1984 and 2000 took place in the semifinals, while the Euro 2016 clash took place in the final. What is interesting is that all the confrontations needed extra time to decide the winning team.
Portugal:
Portugal lost 4-2 to Germany in the second match of Group F, this match being a very spectacular one. In the first match of the group, the Portuguese defeated Hungary 3-0, but all three goals were scored in the last 20 minutes of the match.
France:
On the other hand, Hungary was defeated in the first match of Euro 2020 by Portugal with 3-0, and in the second match it managed a surprise, 1-1 with France. Last in Group F, Hungary has little chance of qualifying further.
Portugal vs France statistics and possible teams
France also started this European championship shyly. In the first match he managed an important victory against Germany, score 1-0, but in the second match in the group, he failed to beat Hungary, recording only a draw, score 1-1.
Portugal squad for Euro 2020
Goalkeepers: Anthony Lopes (Lyon), Rui Patrício (Wolves), Rui Silva (Granada)
Defenders: Rúben Dias (Manchester City), José Fonte (LOSC Lille), Raphael Guerreiro (Dortmund), Nuno Mendes (Sporting CP), Pepe (Porto), Nélson Semedo (Wolves), Diogo Dalot (AC Milan)
Midfielders: William Carvalho (Real Betis), Danilo (Paris), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), João Moutinho (Wolves), Rúben Neves (Wolves), Sérgio Oliveira (Porto), João Palhinha (Sporting CP), Pote (Sporting CP), Renato Sanches (LOSC Lille), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
Forwards: João Félix (Atlético Madrid), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), André Silva (Eintracht Frankfurt), Rafa Silva (Benfica)
France squad for Euro 2020
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Mike Maignan (Milan), Steve Mandanda (Marseille)
Defenders: Lucas Digne (Everton), Léo Dubois (Lyon), Lucas Hernández (Bayern), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris), Jules Koundé (Sevilla), Clément Lenglet (Barcelona), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern), Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid), Kurt Zouma (Chelsea)
Midfielders: Kingsley Coman (Bayern), N’Golo Kanté (Chelsea), Thomas Lemar (Atlético Madrid), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham), Corentin Tolisso (Bayern)
Forwards: Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), Kylian Mbappé (Paris), Marcus Thuram (Mönchengladbach)
* Possible prediction: BTS / YES
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