France’s William Saliba and Ousmane Dembele have a good time after successful the penalty shootout.
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France downed Portugal on penalties within the Euro 2024 quarter-finals following a goalless draw on Friday to arrange a last-four assembly with Spain.
A largely boring 120 minutes noticed either side wrestle to create clear possibilities in Hamburg, earlier than Joao Felix was the one participant to overlook within the shoot-out and Theo Hernandez netted the successful spot-kick.
Cristiano Ronaldo made no mistake along with his penalty, however that is the primary time the 39-year-old has failed to attain a objective at a serious match.
After a turgid first half, France goalkeeper Mike Maignan was pressured into good saves to disclaim each Bruno Fernandes and Vitinha.
Eduardo Camavinga shot huge with France’s finest alternative of the match.
Kylian Mbappe was withdrawn at half-time in additional time, nonetheless showing to wrestle with the masks he has been carrying since struggling a damaged nostril in France’s opening sport in opposition to Austria.
Spain beat Germany in Friday’s first quarter-final as Mikel Merino’s 119th-minute header snatched a dramatic 2-1 win.
