There are eight teams left in the 2024 European Championship, and all the possibilities are open for this year’s champions. France will take on Portugal in an exciting quarter-final matchup on Friday, which is a rematch of the 2016 Euro final where the Portuguese won their first-ever football major trophy.
France vs Portugal (Euro 2024, Quarter Finals): Key Info
POR vs FRA: Time, Date & Venue
The top half of the Euro 2024 draw has four of the top five favorites to win the championship, as Portugal, France, Germany, and Spain will clash with each other for one spot in the final. Can Les Bleus get revenge for the 2016 Euro final loss to the Portuguese?
| ℹ️ Tournament: |
UEFA Euro Championship 2024, Quarterfinal |
| ⚽️ Venue: |
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany |
| 🗓️ Date: |
5 July 2024 |
| ⏰ Time: |
7 p.m. GMT on Friday |
France vs Portugal Odds
According to the best football bookies in Europe, France are the slight favorites at 2.40 (7/5). A draw is offered at 3.0 (2/1), while Portugal will be the underdogs at 3.40 (12/5) to beat Les Bleus inside the 90 minutes.
FRA – POR: H2H
Les Bleus have a huge historical advantage over the Portuguese team, as in the last 10 head-to-head games, France won seven, drew twice, and Portugal won once. Their encounters have been quiet in terms of goals lately, as only one of their last five matches has had more than a single goal.
- Portugal 2-2 France (23 June 2021)
- Portugal 0-1 France (14 November 2020)
- France 0-0 Portugal (11 October 2020)
- Portugal 1-0 France (10 July 2016)
- Portugal 0-1 France (4 September 2015)
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Portugal are coming off a crucial win over Slovenia in a penalty shootout, which is the first and only game so far to reach the penalties in the Euro this year. They had a chance to finish the match earlier, but Cristiano Ronaldo couldn’t convert the penalty to give them the win in extra time. The Portuguese have scored five goals in this tournament, and they had the same amount of goals at this stage when they won the event in 2016.
It doesn’t feel right for Cristiano Ronaldo to be scoreless in the Euro so far, as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last five editions. Bruno Fernandes has been brilliant for the team, and they have won all 17 games in which he scored for Portugal. Bernardo Silva has been good as well, scoring one goal over Turkey in the group stage.
France continued their slow playing style to get a late goal for a 1-0 win over Belgium in the round of 16. Les Bleus are yet to score from open play in this tournament, as their three goals came from two own goals and a penalty, but on the bright side, they have conceded only one goal in four games. The football Euro 24 bookmakers have reduced their odds of winning the title after their poor performance, as they are now the 4th favorites.
Les Bleus have been lacking creativity in the offense, despite having some great attacking players like Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann. They will miss Adrien Rabiot due to suspension, so Eduardo Camavinga is expected to get into the starting lineup in this game.
Betting Predictions for France vs Portugal
Game Result – Draw @ 3.10 (21/10)
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Neither of those two teams have been impressive in the Euros this year. They have both been struggling and could have easily lost their round of 16 matchups. The lack of goals and solid defense from France can make this game end 0-0 or 1-1, especially since Portugal are coming off an over-time match and won’t take big risks.
Those Euro 2024 odds for betting on the draw here are worthy of playing. Two of the last three encounters between France and Portugal ended in draws, so we wouldn’t be surprised if this is another draw, given how out of form those two teams have been throughout the tournament.
Pepe to be Booked @ 3.10 (21/10)
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The 41-year-old Pepe had to play 120 minutes in a physical battle with Slovenia on Monday. The Portuguese defender is known for being a card magnet with his aggressive playing style, but he has yet to receive a card in the tournament, so he is due for one. Five defenders have received a card against Les Bleus in the tournament so far, as they have a lot of speed in the offense, which will definitely get to Pepe in this game.
Total Corners – Over 9.5 @ 2.0 (Evs)
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Portugal’s corner record in the tournament is looking as follows: 13, 1, 11,11, so they have gone over this total of corners in three of their four games in this tournament, even without the help of the other teams. Les Bleus had at least five corners in three consecutive games, so the over looks good here with both of them getting a lot of corners lately.
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This looks like an evenly matched quarterfinal game, so we will go with it to end level after 90 minutes with those enticing odds. Make sure you use our 2024 Portugal vs France betting predictions and bet them at the legal bookies in Europe to have more fun watching the game.
