In the early morning of July 6, Beijing time, in a match in the quarterfinals of the European Cup, Portugal and France will face each other for semi-final places. Looking back at the history of the two teams, the French team has a clear advantage of 19 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses, with a goal difference of 52-31.
Looking back at history, what kind of wonderful scenes have been left in the clash between the two teams? What kind of unforgettable stories have you ever had? From the 5-3 of the first meeting to Zidane teaming up with Henry to PK Figo & Ronaldo, the battle between Portugal and France has never lacked highlights.
In 1959, at the Stade de France, Fontaine and his team-mates scored to make the game 3-0 in an early one-sided situation, but the tenacious Portuguese were not resting on their laurels, and they chased two goals in a row to restore suspense. At the critical moment, Fontaine scored two goals in a row, completing a hat trick and helping the team basically seal the win.
As the Golden Boot of the 1958 World Cup, Fontaine, the "Ancient God", not only set a miracle of 13 goals in a single game, but also made him shine with a hat-trick against Portugal......
Fast forward to 1975 and it was a match played at the Parc des Princes. For this match, the French team even deprived the Saint-Etienne players of rest time before the Champions League semi-final with Bayern. However, this did not bring too many positives to the team, as the anti-visiting Portugal were led by Nene and Mariño extended the score to Portugal 2-0 away to France.
In the semi-finals of the 1984 European Championship, the match between France and Portugal is considered a famous classic battle in history. Dommelge's deadlock-breaking goal tipped the scales in favour of the hosts, but Jordan's equaliser sent France into extra-time.
In extra time, Portugal was the first to score, and the scorer was Jordang. At the crucial moment, Dommelg made it 2-2, and before the end of extra time, Platini's goal ensured that France would be able to reach the final.
In the warm-up game before Euro 1996, Portugal broke the deadlock with a header from Cuto, but Djokaeau's follow-up goal quickly brought the two teams to the same page. After that, although Rui Costa gave Portugal the lead again, it was Djokaeff and Pedros who scored twice in two minutes to break the visitors' nerves.
In the semi-finals of Euro 2000, France once again met Portugal. Gomez scored with the first shot, but as World Cup '98 winners, France were no slouch and equalised through Thierry Henry.
In extra-time, Xavier's header was denied by French goalkeeper Barthez, and then he was fouled for a hidden handball in his own penalty area to give the opposition a penalty, and Zidane saved it to help France win the golden goal.
In the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup, it was Zidane's penalty kick that once again became a key factor in determining the outcome of the game. In the game, Henry was tripped by Carvalho, and Zidane scored the ball safely; However, Portugal were not without chances, but neither Figo's header nor Cristiano Ronaldo's free-kick could break Barthez's goal.
In the final of Euro 2016, France and Portugal finally met. Cristiano Ronaldo's early injury gave France a clear advantage, but when they couldn't attack for a long time, Ede helped Portugal win 1-0 and win the Delaunay Cup.
Although the historical record showed a disadvantage, the battle in the final of the European Championship brought great confidence to the Portuguese and made the French very depressed for a while.
Coming to 2024, in the upcoming 1/4 finals of the European Cup, the two teams will meet again. Or did the navigator continue to sail? See.