France is the second semi-finalist at Euro 2024. On Friday night, France defeated Portugal in the quarter-finals.
The match was decided by penalties. Joao Felix was the only one to miss from the penalty spot. He hit the post in the third penalty shootout.
Ousmane Dembele scored first for France, while Cristiano Ronaldo replied for Portugal. Youssouf Fofana of France and Bernardo Silva of Portugal scored in the second series. Then Jules Kounde scored, while Felix's shot ended up on the post. The series of penalties continued with the scores of Bradley Barcola and Nuno Mendes.
In the fifth series, Theo Hernandez scored and thus the victory with 5:3 in the penalty went to France.
The French meet Spain in the semi-finals on Tuesday. That match takes place in Munich.
The goalkeepers of both representatives did not stop any penalty. The Portuguese goalkeeper, Diogo Costa, stopped the first three penalties in the last match against Slovenia. But there was no chance against France.
The match in regular time and after two continuations of 15 minutes ended 0:0. It was one of the lackluster European matches in Germany.
In fact, there have been no shortage of cases. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a golden chance in the follow-up for Portugal, while in France, Ousmane Dembele stood out, as far as the chances created are concerned. Mike Maignan, the France goalkeeper, also had some crucial saves.
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The captain and leader of France, Kylian Mbappe, left the field after the end of the first overtime. He appeared to be in trouble with a broken nose. But Mbappe has shown little against the Portuguese.
Most likely this is Cristiano Ronaldo's last game in Europe, while it remains to be seen if it will be the last with Portugal. He played 120 minutes, tried several times but did not succeed. He ended the European Championship without scoring a goal.
