At 0:00 a.m. Beijing time on July 2, the 1/8 finals of the 2024 Euro Cup will be contested, with Portugal and France, the three champions of the tournament, playing together, and the two teams are currently the most difficult teams on the way to qualify. Portugal, which has already won the European Championship once, played a 0-0 draw in 120 minutes, and won 3-0 on penalties; France and Belgium, who have won the European Championship twice, played hard for 90 minutes, and at the last moment, Lady Luck won an own goal to beat Belgium 1-0. As the rights-holding broadcaster of the 2024 Euro Cup, Migu Video conducted a high-definition live broadcast of the two games, leading fans and friends to enjoy the fierce and exciting matches of the European Cup more intuitively, and also providing fans and friends with professional event data analysis to achieve easy viewing of the game.
【France beat Belgium 1-0】
France vs. Belgium. The two teams are close to the world rankings, France is ranked second in the world, Belgium is ranked third in the world, they are the favorites to win the championship, this round of fierce collisions was staged in advance, but the two teams played this game without shock, and did not score for a long time, although France put a lot of pressure on Belgium throughout the game, but only 2 shots on target from 19 shots, and Belgium's tactics were very successful, although there were few shots, but 5 shots on goal and 2 shots on target, which also created a lot of trouble for the French team. In this way, France was lucky to beat Belgium with a score of 1-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals with difficulty!
The first half was a bit dull, with both sides having a number of inverted feet, but neither side had too many dangerous shots on goal. In the first half, France led with 59% possession and a 9-1 lead in shots, but Belgium, who had always been defensive, did not give France a chance to score, and France had only one shot on target. The Belgian team even had one shot on goal in the first half, setting an embarrassing record. In the first half, France received three yellow cards, Tchouameni, Griezmann and Rabiot each received one, Rabiot also turned two yellows and one red, and if France advanced to the next round, Rabiot will be suspended.
In the second half, France's strong attack still did not work, until the 85th minute of the game, Muani turned and shot on the right side of the penalty area, creating Vertonghen's own goal, so that France beat Belgium 1-0 and successfully advanced to the last four.
France had 55% possession and Belgium had 19-5 shots on goal and 2-2 shots on target, before winning 1-0.
【Portugal 3-0 Slovenia】
Portugal takes on Slovenia. In normal time, Cristiano Ronaldo took a number of free-kicks but missed the crosshairs, and Palhinha hit the neutral post. At the end of 90 minutes, the two teams were tied 0-0 and the game went to extra time. In extra-time, Jota made a penalty, but Ronaldo's penalty was saved by Oblak, and Ronaldo burst into tears after missing the penalty. At the end of extra time, the score of the two sides was still 0-0, and the game went to a penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a penalty, and Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa saved three penalties in a row, and Portugal eliminated Slovenia 3-0 in the penalty shootout to advance to the quarterfinals of the European Championship and will face France in the quarterfinals.
Slovenia's tactical set-up was well prepared, with a solid formation that did not expose obvious flaws and limited the tacit coordination of the opponent's midfield. Portugal has an absolute advantage in possession, and the delay in playing an efficient offensive coordination is slightly urgent, Ronaldo's high-quality free kicks are a fraction of a millimeter, and the B fee has made more mistakes and performed poorly, and the situation is still very exciting, but both sides have not been able to break the deadlock for the time being.
In the second half, the Portuguese team still took the initiative to suppress the opponent, and the Slovenian team only relied on sporadic opportunities to counterattack. The 90 minutes ended in a scorching tussle between the two teams, with the two sides tied 0-0 and the game went to extra time. In the 95th minute, substitute Welbic broke the ball in front of the penalty area and pushed it with his right foot, but the ball was blocked by Dias. In the 103rd minute, Jota advanced with the ball, was tripped after passing into the penalty area, and the referee hesitated before awarding a penalty. The penalty was taken by Cristiano Ronaldo, who fired a half-high shot from the right side of the goal with his right foot, and Oblak flew to save the ball! Veteran Cristiano Ronaldo burst into tears on the sidelines.
The game dragged into a penalty shootout, Portugal played the advantage of the star, the ability to resist pressure is stronger, Ronaldo seized the opportunity to shoot a penalty this time, B Fei and B seat also hit the penalty, Portugal goalkeeper Costa saved penalties in three consecutive rounds, and tried to ensure Portugal eliminated Slovenia 3-0.
Through the two focus battles broadcast by Migu Video, it can be seen that whether it is the French team's lucky oolong promotion, or Portugal's hard fight against the dark horse of the European Cup to advance to the quarterfinals, it is a vivid elaboration of the deep meaning of the football game, and the victory of every game is hard-won, and it also makes every goal more precious, let us continue to follow the "double match" live broadcast platform, Migu Video, the first sports content platform in China, and pay attention to the strong showdown between France and Portugal in the next quarterfinals.