France–Portugal football rivalry

Portugal–France football rivalry
	File:Ricardo Quaresma performing a bicycle kick against France at Euro 2016 final.jpg Ricardo Quaresma of Portugal performing a bicycle kick against France during the UEFA Euro 2016 Final.
Locale	Europe
Teams	France; Portugal
First meeting	France 4–2 Portugal; (18 April 1926); Friendly
Latest meeting	France 2–2 Portugal; (23 June 2021); UEFA Euro 2020
Statistics
Meetings total	28
All-time series	France: 19; Draw: 3; Portugal: 6

The France-Portugal football rivalry is a national level football rivalry. Although the teams first met on the 18th of April of 1926 in a friendly match in France where Portugal lost 4-2, the rivalry only began at the UEFA Euro 2000 semi-final when France beat Portugal 2–1 after extra time in the Semi-Final round.^[1]^[2]^[3] The first time Portugal played against France in a non-friendly match was on the 23rd of June of 1984 in the 1984 Euro Semi-Final round were Portugal lost 3-2 after extra time in France.^[4] The most recent encounter between both teams happened on the 23rd of June of 2021 in a match of the Euro 2020 group stage that ended 2-2.^[1]

Both belong to the strongest football nations of the world, and have met a total of 28 times resulting in 6 victories for Portugal, 3 draws, and 19 victories for France.

Background[edit]

The rivalry began in 2000 when France eliminated Portugal from the 2000 Euro. This ignited the rivalry as the Portuguese players felt lots of frustration with the result.^[2] France has mostly dominated its encounters with Portugal even before the rivalry started.^[1]

Comparison of France's and Portugal's positions in major international tournaments[edit]

Key

Denotes which team finished better in that particular competition.
DNQ: Did not qualify.
DNP: Did not participate.
TBD: To be determined.

Tournament	France	Portugal	Notes
1930 FIFA World Cup	7th	DNP
1934 FIFA World Cup	9th	DNQ
1938 FIFA World Cup	6th
1950 FIFA World Cup	DNQ		France originally did not qualify, but was invited and later withdrew.
1954 FIFA World Cup	11th
1958 FIFA World Cup	3rd
1960 European Nations' Cup	4th
1962 FIFA World Cup	DNQ
1964 European Nations' Cup	DNQ
1966 FIFA World Cup	13th	3rd
UEFA Euro 1968	DNQ	DNQ
1970 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 1972
1974 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 1976
1978 FIFA World Cup	12th
UEFA Euro 1980	DNQ
1982 FIFA World Cup	4th
UEFA Euro 1984	1st	3rd	Tournament played in France. In the semi-finals, France defeated Portugal 3–2
1986 FIFA World Cup	3rd	17th
UEFA Euro 1988	DNQ	DNQ
1990 FIFA World Cup	DNQ
UEFA Euro 1992	6th
1994 FIFA World Cup	DNQ
UEFA Euro 1996	3rd	5th
1998 FIFA World Cup	1st	DNQ	Tournament played in France.
UEFA Euro 2000	1st	3rd	In the semi-finals, France defeated Portugal 2–1
2002 FIFA World Cup	28th	21st
UEFA Euro 2004	6th	2nd	Tournament played in Portugal.
2006 FIFA World Cup	2nd	4th	In the semi-finals, France defeated Portugal 1–0
UEFA Euro 2008	15th	7th
2010 FIFA World Cup	29th	11th
UEFA Euro 2012	8th	4th
2014 FIFA World Cup	7th	18th
UEFA Euro 2016	2nd	1st	Tournament played in France. In the final, Portugal defeated France 1-0.
2018 FIFA World Cup	1st	13th
2018–19 UEFA Nations League	6th	1st	Tournament played in Portugal.
UEFA Euro 2020	11th	13th	France and Portugal were matched up in the group stage, which ended 2–2. Both teams advanced to the next round.
2020–21 UEFA Nations League	1st	5th
2022 FIFA World Cup	2nd	8th
2022–23 UEFA Nations League	12th	6th
UEFA Euro 2024	TBD	TBD

Major Tournaments[edit]

UEFA Euro 1984[edit]

UEFA Euro 1984 knockout stage

UEFA Euro 2000[edit]

UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage

2006 FIFA World Cup[edit]

5 July 2006

21:00

Portugal	0–1	France
	Report	Zidane 33' (pen.)

Allianz Arena, Munich

Attendance: 66,000

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

UEFA Euro 2016[edit]

UEFA Euro 2016 Final

2020–21 UEFA Nations League[edit]

11 October 2020

20:45

France	0–0	Portugal
	Report

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

14 November 2020

20:45 (19:45 UTC±0)

Portugal	0–1	France
	Report	Kanté 54'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 0^[5]^{[note 1]}

Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2020[edit]

UEFA Euro 2020 Group F

List of matches[edit]

Source:^[6]

#	Date	Location	Venue	Home team	Result	Away team	Competition
1	18 April 1926	Toulouse	Stade des Ponts Jumeaux	France	4–2	Portugal	Friendly
2	16 March 1927	Lisbon	Estádio do Lumiar	Portugal	4–0	France	Friendly
3	29 April 1928	Paris	Parc des Princes	France	1–1	Portugal	Friendly
4	24 March 1929	Colombes	Stade du Matin	France	2–0	Portugal	Friendly
5	22 February 1930	Porto	Estádio do Lima	Portugal	2–0	France	Friendly
6	28 January 1940	Paris	Parc des Princes	France	3–2	Portugal	Friendly
7	14 April 1946	Oeiras	Estádio Nacional	Portugal	2–1	France	Friendly
8	23 March 1947	Colombes	Stade du Matin	France	1–0	Portugal	Friendly
9	23 November 1947	Oeiras	Estádio Nacional	Portugal	2–4	France	Friendly
10	20 April 1952	Colombes	Stade du Matin	France	3–0	Portugal	Friendly
11	24 March 1957	Oeiras	Estádio Nacional	Portugal	0–1	France	Friendly
12	11 November 1959	Colombes	Stade du Matin	France	5–3	Portugal	Friendly
13	3 March 1973	Paris	Parc des Princes	France	1–2	Portugal	Friendly
14	26 April 1975	Colombes	Stade du Matin	France	0–2	Portugal	Friendly
15	8 March 1978	Paris	Parc des Princes	France	2–0	Portugal	Friendly
16	16 February 1983	Guimarães	Estádio Municipal de Guimarães	Portugal	0–3	France	Friendly
17	23 June 1984	Marseille	Stade Vélodrome	France	3–2	Portugal	UEFA Euro 1984
18	24 January 1996	Paris	Parc des Princes	France	3–2	Portugal	Friendly
19	22 January 1997	Braga	Estádio 1º de Maio	Portugal	0–2	France	Friendly
20	28 June 2000	Brussels	King Baudouin Stadium	Portugal	1–2	France	UEFA Euro 2000
21	25 April 2001	Paris	Stade de France	France	4–0	Portugal	Friendly
22	5 July 2006	Munich	Allianz Arena	Portugal	0–1	France	2006 FIFA World Cup
23	11 October 2014	Paris	Stade de France	France	2–1	Portugal	Friendly
24	4 September 2015	Lisbon	Estádio José Alvalade	Portugal	0–1	France	Friendly
25	10 July 2016	Paris	Stade de France	France	0–1	Portugal	UEFA Euro 2016
26	11 October 2020	Paris	Stade de France	France	0–0	Portugal	2020–21 UEFA Nations League
27	14 November 2020	Lisbon	Estádio da Luz	Portugal	0–1	France	2020–21 UEFA Nations League
28	23 June 2021	Budapest	Puskás Aréna	Portugal	2–2	France	UEFA Euro 2020

Statistics[edit]

All-time top goalscorers[edit]

Player	Goals	Years
Fernando Peyroteo	4	1938–1949
Ernest Vaast	4	1945–1949
Just Fontaine	3	1953–1960
Karim Benzema	3	2007–2022

All-time most appearances[edit]

Bold denote players who have not retired from international football

Player	Appearances	Years	Position
Cristiano Ronaldo	7	2003–	Forward
Pepe	5	2007–	Defender
Tamanqueiro	5	1925–1930	Midfielder
Roger Marche	5	1947–1959	Defender
Zinedine Zidane	5	1994–2006	Midfielder
Raphaël Varane	5	2013–2022	Defender
Paul Pogba	5	2013–	Midfielder
Antoine Griezmann	5	2014–	Forward
Rui Patrício	5	2010–	Goalkeeper
João Moutinho	5	2005–	Midfielder

Notes[edit]

↑ Behind closed doors

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Seleção A - Classificação, jogos, futuros e anteriores | FPF". FPF (in português). Retrieved 15 December 2022.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Portugal renew rivalry". Eurosport. 3 July 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
↑ "Season 2000 Matches | UEFA EURO 2000". UEFA. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
↑ "Season 1984 Matches | UEFA EURO 1984". UEFA. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
↑ Script error: No such module "cite web".
↑ "Portugal » Record against France". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

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[first-6] Behind closed doors

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Seleção A - Classificação, jogos, futuros e anteriores | FPF". FPF (in português). Retrieved 15 December 2022.

[:1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Portugal renew rivalry". Eurosport. 3 July 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

[3] "Season 2000 Matches | UEFA EURO 2000". UEFA. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

[4] "Season 1984 Matches | UEFA EURO 1984". UEFA. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

[5] Script error: No such module "cite web".

[7] "Portugal » Record against France". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

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v t e Portugal national football team
General	Portuguese Football Federation History Managers Captains
Venues	Estádio do Jamor
Statistics	Results and Fixtures All-time record World Cup record European Championship record Hat-tricks
Players	25+ caps Previous squads Other categories
Goals	Cristiano Ronaldo Pauleta Eusébio
World Cup Finals	General 1966 1986 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
UEFA Euro Finals	General 1984 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Other tournaments	UEFA Nations League FIFA Confederations Cup The Olympics Taça das Nações Brazil Independence Cup U.S. Cup SkyDome Cup Lusophony Games
Rivalries	Rivalry with Brazil Rivalry with Spain
Other FPF teams	B team Olympic team U21 team U20 team U19 team U18 team U17 team U16 team U15 team Women's Futsal Beach soccer

v t e France national football team
General topics	French Football Federation History Managers Kits
Results	1904–20 1921–59 1960–79 1980–99 2000–19 2020–present
Venues	Parc des Princes Stade de France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Statistics	All-time record All-time goalscorers Hat-tricks Records
Players	Players (by caps) Captains
Goals	Thierry Henry Zinedine Zidane
FIFA World Cup tournaments	Summary 1930 1934 1938 1954 1958 1966 1978 1982 1986 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
UEFA Euro tournaments	Summary 1960 1984 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
FIFA Confederations Cup tournaments	Summary 2001 2003
Other tournaments	Olympics Tournoi de France Mediterranean Games
Culture	Rivalry with England Rivalry with Germany Rivalry with Italy Multicultural background INF Clairefontaine USFSA
Other FFF teams	Women's U-17 U-19 France B U-16 U-17 U-18 U-19 U-20 U-21 Futsal Beach soccer