In the early morning of July 2, Beijing time, on the third match day of the 1/8 finals of the European Cup, France eliminated Belgium 1-0, and Portugal eliminated Slovenia 3-0 in a penalty shootout. In this way, France and Portugal successfully met in the quarter-finals, which means that one of the two superstars of Ronaldo and Mbappe must go home early.
France VS Belgium
France are two-time champions and Belgium's best finish is runners-up, making it the second time the two sides have met at the European Championships. In the end, France relied on Muani's shot to create Vertonghen's own goal and send Belgium out.
Portugal vs Slovenia
Portugal are the winners of the previous tournament and Slovenia have qualified for the knockout stages of the European Championship for the first time and the two sides have met for the first time at the European Championships. In the end, Portugal relied on goalkeeper Costa's three saves in the penalty shootout to knock out Slovenia in a thrilling way.
In this night, the top 8 of the European Championship gave birth to two more advancing teams, they are France and Portugal.
At present, all 3 1/4 finals have been released, that is, Germany vs Spain in the first half, Portugal vs France, and England vs Switzerland in the second half.
Let's take a look at the highlights of the Portugal vs France match.
1. The head-to-head record is one-sided: France has faced Portugal 13 times with 11 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, and the only defeat was in the 2016 European Championship final, when it lost 0-1 in extra time to see Portugal win the championship.
2. Record in the European Cup: Portugal won 1 win and 3 losses, and it was also the first time to face France in the 1/8 finals of the tournament.
3. Impact on the top 4: Whoever advances will be able to return to the semifinals after 8 years, and the last session was stopped in the 1/8 finals.
The last 2 1/8 finals matchups: Austria vs Turkey, Romania vs Netherlands
Austria and Turkey are dark horses, in a friendly match in March this year, Austria beat Turkey 6-1, when Austria will advance to the last eight for the first time, the last time Turkey did it was in 2008. In addition, the traditional giants Netherlands have a clear advantage over Romania, and the Netherlands have won all of the last four meetings between the two sides.