Portugal take on France in a clash of heavyweights in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals. Either Spain or Germany await the winner of this game in the semi-finals.
Portugal advanced to the quarters after defeating Slovenia on penalties in a fairly poor display by the Portuguese.
A heroic display by goalkeeper Diogo Costa in the penalty shoot-out helped Portugal advance into the quarters.
France benefitted by another own goal in Euro 2024 which helped them get past the Belgian test.
With the forward line stacked up, France surprisingly haven’t scored from open play in Euro 2024.
The last time these two sides met was in Euro 2020, the game ended in a draw.
Anfield Home brings you all the information about this match, including kick-off time, where to watch, team news, lineups, and predictions.
What Time Does Portugal vs. France Kick Off?
Portugal will take on France at the Volksparkstadion scheduled to kick off on July 5th at 9:00 pm local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Region | Kick-off Date | Kick-off Time |
| USA | Friday, July 5 | 3:00 pm ET |
| UK | Friday, July 5 | 8:00 pm BST |
| India | Saturday, July 6 | 12:30 am IST |
Portugal vs. France Live Stream, TV Channel
Here are all the details about where you can watch Portugal vs. France in major regions across the world:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | Fox Sports 1 | Vix, FOX Sports app |
| Canada | TVA Sports, CTV, TSN1 | CTV App |
| UK | BBC One, BBC Two | BBC Sport |
| Australia | – | Optus Sport |
| India | SONY TEN 2, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 2 HD, SONY TEN 3 HD | JioTV, Sony LIV |
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Portugal vs. France Predicted Lineups, Team News
Portugal
No major fitness issues for Portugal after that game against Slovenia in which several players played for 120 minutes.
Roberto Martinez is set to put out an unchanged XI against France.
Rafael Leao has cemented that right-wing spot which means Liverpool forward Diogo Jota will start on the bench again.
Vitinha and Palinha will start in the midfield in a double pivot, with Bruno Fernandez playing as a number 10.
Portugal Predicted Lineup:
Costa; Cancelo, Dias, Pepe, Mendes; Palhinha, Vitinha; Silva, Fernandes, Leao; Ronaldo.
France
Adrien Rabiot is suspended for this match, any one of Camavinga, Fofana or Zaire Emery is set to take his spot in midfield.
Kingsley Coman will not be available for this match after he left the France camp for the birth of his child.
Saliba will most probably start ahead of Liverpool defender Konate after he fell down the pecking order.
Marcus Thuram is at the risk of losing the starting spot to Kolo Muani after his performance against Belgium.
After that game against Belgium, Deschamps will want to see a response.
France Predicted Lineup:
Maignan; Kounde, Saliba, Upamecano, Hernandez; Kante, Tchouameni; Dembele, Griezmann, Mbappe; Kolo Muani.
Portugal vs. France Prediction
Even though both sides are stacked up with a lot of attacking options, both teams are struggling to score goals.
With the Semi-final spot in place, we can expect a tight and possibly entertaining game from these two sides.
Prediction: Portugal 1-2 France.
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