Euro 2020: Portugal vs France Stats Preview: Ronaldo hopes to break the duck against Les Bleus
The match kicks off at 12.30 IST on Thursday (June 24) and the Indian audience can catch all the action live on Sony Sports Network with live streaming available on SonyLIV and Jio.
A record-breaking defeat to Germany on matchday two leaves Portugal with work to do against France in a repeat of the previous European Championship final.
Top spot in Group F could still be theirs if they beat France ans with OPTA inputs, myKhel.com looks at the past history between the teams.
● Portugal have won only one of their last 13 matches against France (D1 L11), that was the UEFA European Championship final in 2016, played at the Stade de France.
● This is the fifth match between Portugal and France at a major tournament, but it’s the first time they’ve met in the group stages; all four previous encounters took place in the semis (Euro 1984, Euro 2000, World Cup 2006) or final (Euro 2016). France won the first three whilst Portugal came out victors in the Euro 2016 showpiece match.
● The last four matches between Portugal and France have only produced three goals (2 for France, 1 for Portugal).
