On July 6, Beijing time, on the stage of Euro 2024, a much-anticipated quarter-final match was passionately staged between Portugal and France. The two teams with many world-class stars had a wonderful and tense duel on the green field, providing a visual feast for the fans.
In the first half of the match, both sides showed a very high level of competitiveness, with rapid transitions between offense and defense, and an exceptionally stalemate on the field. Portugal with its delicate footwork and flexible running position, constantly trying to tear open the French team's defense, while the French team with its solid defense and sharp counterattacks to counterbalance. The goalkeepers of both teams also made many brilliant saves to keep the goal intact. Although both sides had many chances on goal, neither Crowe's overhead kick nor Mbappe's one-two punch could be converted into a goal, and the first half ended with a score of 0-0.
In the second half, the two sides still maintained a high intensity confrontation. In the 60th minute, France's goalkeeper Mignon showed world-class level, he flew to pounce on a very threatening shot of the Portuguese team, to protect the goal, this save also ignited the enthusiasm of the fans. Afterwards, France's striker Mouani got a great chance to shoot in the penalty area, but his shot went off the post, missing a good opportunity to rewrite the score.
As time went by, the physical fitness of the players on both sides gradually decreased, but the intensity of the game did not decrease at all. After entering overtime, both teams tried to change the situation through substitutions, but failed to make a breakthrough. At the end of overtime, the score was still fixed at 0-0, and the game had to enter a cruel penalty shootout.
In the penalty shootout, both players were under tremendous psychological pressure. France's Mbappe, who started the game, hit the ball firmly to open the scoring. Subsequently, Portugal's Crow was no slouch, punching the ball into the lower left corner of the goal. However, in the following rounds, two of Portugal's players had their penalties saved by the French goalkeeper, while France hit them all. In the end, with the last French player's penalty kick firmly in the net, France defeated Portugal by a total score of 5-3, successfully advancing to the quarterfinals, and will face Spain in the next match.
