In their third meeting in as many Euro championships, the teams square off in the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, this time vying for a semifinal spot against Germany or Spain in Munich the following week.

Portugal has not scored in either of its last two Euro 2024 games, and France has not scored in open play in its last five international matches. Both teams required the heart-wrenching drama of a penalty shootout to advance to the final eight.

With Cristiano Ronaldo leading Portugal to unprecedented success and Kylian Mbappe leading the French, there is no denying the caliber of both teams.

The Portuguese team that defeated France in the Euro 2016 final in Paris still has Ronaldo and 41-year-old center-back Pepe, while the French had Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud in their lineup and Kingsley Coman and N’Golo Kante on the bench.