France talisman Kylian Mbappe. (Clive Mason/Getty Images)
France and Portugal renew their European Championship rivalry on Friday in a quarter-final showdown in which almost all of the focus will be on the two captains, Kylian Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The last-eight encounter in Hamburg brings together two of the most-fancied nations coming into Euro 2024, but two teams who have not completely convinced so far in Germany.
France have reached a sixth quarter-final in the last seven major tournaments despite not one of their players scoring a goal in open play.
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