In a full stadium survey as the Blues finished their match against Belgium, the Portuguese watched the final moments of the game and the goal that sent France into the quarter-finals.
It will therefore be a repeat of the Euro 2016 final, on Monday 1 July, where the French and Portuguese won the ticket to the quarter-finals and will face each other again in official competition, three years after the group draw (2-2). Euro 2021 stages.
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One of the questions of this encounter will certainly be the aspect of “recovery”, as the Blues faced Belgium at 6pm and dominated the “Red Devils” for 90 minutes, while the Portuguese played at 9pm and beat the Slovenians late in the evening after penalties.
In a video published by Optus Sport in recent days, it is possible to see that the Portuguese Roberto Martinez had the opportunity to watch the end of the Blues' match on one of the giant screens in the Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt.
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At the time of Jan Vertonghen's late own goal (following a shot from Randal Kolo Muani), Portugal's Pedro Neto looked very upset by the result. The idea of seeing the last-16 between France and Belgium go into extra time would have clearly pleased the Euro 2016 champions.
