France and Portugal face each other on Friday 5 July 2024 in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Euro 2024 in Hamburg. After beating Belgium in the round of 16, the Blues will be looking to qualify for the semi-finals against either Spain or Germany, who also play their qualifiers for the next round this evening. As our chart shows, the historical record (since 1926) of all meetings between France and Portugal is clearly in the Blues' favour, with 19 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats in a total of 28 matches (friendly and Spanish competitions). But the current form of the two teams is relatively close, as evidenced by the FIFA rankings which place both teams among the top ten in the world (France in second place, Portugal in sixth place).
In detail, it is interesting to note that of France's six defeats to Portugal, five have come in friendly matches. The Selecao's only victory over the Blues in international competition dates back to the painful memory of the Euro 2016 final, when they lost 1-0 in extra time. The last meeting between France and Portugal was at Euro 2020 (played in 2021), during the group stage, and resulted in a 2-2 draw. In total, the two teams have met only four times at the European Championship, three times in the final stage (1984, 2000 and 2016) and once in the group stage (2021). Each time, these matches ended in a draw after 90 minutes, with the result being decided in extra time during the final stages.
