France beat Portugal to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024.
France tied Portugal 0-0 in the quarterfinals of Euro 2024 in Hamburg, Germany on the afternoon of the 5th (local time). They reached the semifinals with a 5-3 victory in the shootout.
Portugal came out with a 4-3-3 model. Costa defended the goal. Cancelo, Pepe, Díaz and Mendes built a four-back. Beatigna, Palligna, and Bruno came out at the waist. Bernardu, Ronaldo and Leão came out as three-top players.
France were 4-3-1-2. Mbappe and Colomouani came out as two-top players. Griezmann stepped up to the second line of attack. Camavinga, Chouameni, and Kante stood at the waist. Four Bags were built by Hernandez, Saliba, Upamecano and Kounde. Meyang played as a goalkeeper.
The game was boring. Both teams have been careful in their game management. In the 16th minute of the first half, Bruno's shot hit Saliba and moved away. In the 20th minute of the first half, France's Hernandez hit a powerful left-footed mid-range shot. Costa's goalkeeper hit it. Kante passed in the 22nd minute of the first half. Mbappe crossed. Costa hit it out. In the 28th minute of the first half, Mbappe attempted a counterattack. But it was blocked by Portugal's defense. In the 42nd minute of the first half, Portugal Bruno attempted a free kick. He moved away from the left goal.
In the second half, there was a little more spark. In the fifth minute of the second half, Mbappe, who received Hernandez's pass, hit Kante after a 2-1 pass and hit a half-beat fast shot. It was in front of goalkeeper Costa. In the 11th minute of the second half, Bruno hit a threatening shot. The goalkeeper blocked it. Leanne's dribble was caught by the opponent in the 14th minute of the second half. In the 16th minute of the second half, Bruno connected Cancelo's pass with a shot. I was blocked by a cat. In the 18th minute of the second half, Vitinha's shot was blocked by Meyang. Ronaldo shot the ball that flowed backward, but it did not lead to a goal.
In the 21st minute of the second half, French Cune roving passed and Colomouani hit a volley. Díaz cleared it. France put Dembele out of the lackluster Griezmann. In the 25th minute of the second half, Dembele's cross came to Camavinga. Camavinga shot but missed. In the 29th minute of the second half, Dembele's left-footed shot went out of the way.
Portugal scored Concei Sang, Semedu and Neves in the second half, but failed to score a goal.
The extra-time Portugal continued to drive with the Consei award. However, he failed to make a goal. Ronaldo shot Consei-sang's pass in front of an empty net in the third minute of extra time. But it was blown into the sky. Other than that, there was no significant chance.
France's concentration shone in the shootout. All five players scored in France. However, Portugal's third kicker Felix's shot hit the post. In the end, France won the penalty shootout 5–3, reaching the semifinals.
