Portugal vs France, 2024 European Championship, Quarterfinals

· France advance 5-3 on penalties

FT - Penalties
0 - 0
France advance 5-3 on penalties

Euro 2024: France beat Portugal on penalties to reach semis

France defender Theo Hernández struck the winning penalty in a 5-3 shootout win against Portugal to reach the Euro 2024 semifinals, where France will meet Spain.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
9': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Foul by William Saliba (France).
10': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
15': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
16': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
16': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by William Saliba.
17': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
17': Théo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
20': Attempt saved. Théo Hernández (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga.
24': Delay in match because of an injury Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24': Eduardo Camavinga (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Pepe (Portugal).
26': Offside, France. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
27': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
28': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
28': Attempt missed. Eduardo Camavinga (France) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
31': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
34': Corner, France. Conceded by Bruno Fernandes.
41': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
41': Vitinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
45'+1': First Half ends, Portugal 0, France 0.
45': Second Half begins Portugal 0, France 0.
46': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
46': João Palhinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (France).
47': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
50': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
50': Randal Kolo Muani (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
54': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Eduardo Camavinga.
54': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
55': Delay in match because of an injury Kylian Mbappé (France).
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Offside, France. Randal Kolo Muani is caught offside.
59': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Eduardo Camavinga.
60': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
60': Vitinha (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Cancelo with a through ball.
61': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
63': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by William Saliba.
63': Attempt saved. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
63': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
63': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
66': Attempt blocked. Randal Kolo Muani (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a through ball.
66': Corner, France. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
67': Substitution, France. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Antoine Griezmann.
67': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
70': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
70': Eduardo Camavinga (France) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
74': Ousmane Dembélé (France) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
74': Substitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces João Cancelo.
75': Substitution, Portugal. Francisco Conceição replaces Bruno Fernandes.
78': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (France).
78': Vitinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Eduardo Camavinga.
79': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
79': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': João Palhinha (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Foul by William Saliba (France).
84': Francisco Conceição (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': William Saliba (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Francisco Conceição (Portugal).
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
86': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
86': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Eduardo Camavinga.
86': Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
88': Attempt saved. N'Golo Kanté (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
89': Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
89': Attempt saved. N'Golo Kanté (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
90': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
90'+1': Corner, France. Conceded by Pepe.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces João Palhinha.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Portugal 0, France 0.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Portugal 0, France 0.
90': Substitution, France. Youssouf Fofana replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
93': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Francisco Conceição.
96': Hand ball by Youssouf Fofana (France).
97': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
97': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
101': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
101': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (France).
102': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a headed pass.
105': Attempt missed. Francisco Conceição (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
105'+1': First Half Extra Time ends, Portugal 0, France 0.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Portugal 0, France 0.
105': Substitution, France. Bradley Barcola replaces Kylian Mbappé because of an injury.
105': Substitution, Portugal. João Félix replaces Rafael Leão.
108': Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Francisco Conceição with a cross.
109': Foul by Francisco Conceição (Portugal).
109': Marcus Thuram (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
110': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
110': Théo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
112': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
113': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (France).
113': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
113': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
113': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
114': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (France) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
116': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Théo Hernández.
117': Dayot Upamecano (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
117': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
118': Corner, France. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
118': Attempt missed. Dayot Upamecano (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
118': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
118': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
119': Substitution, Portugal. Matheus Nunes replaces Vitinha.
120': Attempt saved. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
120'+1': Second Half Extra Time ends, Portugal 0, France 0.
120': Penalty Shootout begins Portugal 0, France 0.
120': Goal! Portugal 0, France 0(1). Ousmane Dembélé (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120': Goal! Portugal 0(1), France 0(1). Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! Portugal 0(1), France 0(2). Youssouf Fofana (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
120': Goal! Portugal 0(2), France 0(2). Bernardo Silva (Portugal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
120': Goal! Portugal 0(2), France 0(3). Jules Koundé (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
120': Penalty missed! Still Portugal 0(2), France 0(3). João Félix (Portugal) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
120': Goal! Portugal 0(2), France 0(4). Bradley Barcola (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! Portugal 0(3), France 0(4). Nuno Mendes (Portugal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
120': Goal! Portugal 0(3), France 0(5). Théo Hernández (France) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Penalty Shootout ends, Portugal 0(3), France 0(5).
0': Match ends, Portugal 0(3), France 0(5).

Statistics

FRA		POR
13	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	11
4	Saves	5
40	Possession	60
20	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
537	Accurate Passes	814
586	Passes	869
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	3
16	Crosses	34
0.2	Cross %	0.1
45	Long Balls	38
35	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.8	Long Balls %	0.7
6	Blocked Shots	6
13	Effective Tackles	11
22	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	8
35	Effective Clearances	19
35	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship

Venue: Volksparkstadion
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Attendance: 47,789

Line-Ups

Portugal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Diogo Costa (GK)
3	Pepe
4	Rúben Dias
19	Nuno Mendes
20	João Cancelo
8	Bruno Fernandes
6	João Palhinha
23	Vitinha
7	Cristiano Ronaldo
17	Rafael Leão
10	Bernardo Silva

Portugal Substitutes:

Diogo Dalot, Gonçalo Inacio, Nélson Semedo, Rui Patrício, Gonçalo Ramos, José Sá, António Silva, Diogo Jota, Pedro Neto, Rúben Neves, Danilo Pereira, Matheus Nunes, João Neves, Francisco Conceição, João Félix.

France (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
16	Mike Maignan (GK)
17	William Saliba
4	Dayot Upamecano
22	Theo Hernández
5	Jules Koundé
10	Kylian Mbappé
8	Aurélien Tchouaméni
7	Antoine Griezmann
6	Eduardo Camavinga
13	N'Golo Kanté
12	Randal Kolo Muani

France Substitutes:

Brice Samba, Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembélé, Ibrahima Konaté, Marcus Thuram, Kingsley Coman, Olivier Giroud, Jonathan Clauss, Youssouf Fofana, Alphonse Areola, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Benjamin Pavard, Ferland Mendy.

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