Euro 2024 Betting Preview: France vs Portugal Tips

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Written by: Bradley Walker

The first day of EURO 2024 quarter-final action concludes with a blockbuster clash between Portugal and France in Hamburg.

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France vs Portugal Betting Odds

Match Winner

Portugal 27/11

Draw 11/5

France 16/11

Both Teams to Score

No 13/16

Yes 11/10

First Goalscorer

Kylian Mbappe 21/4

Cristiano Ronaldo 11/2

Olivier Giroud 7/1

No Goalscorer 15/2

Matias Goncalo Ramos 17/2

*Best UK prices as of 2PM 02/07/2024

Above: Kolo Muani's deflected shot secured a 1-0 win for France in the last 16 against Belgium. (Photo Credit: Alamy Images)

France vs Portugal Team News

France will be without central midfielder Adrien Rabiot, who is suspended after receiving his second yellow card of the tournament against Belgium on Monday. Real Madrid's Eduardo Camavinga will likely deputise as a result. 

Portugal are not blighted by any injury concerns at the time of writing. 

Above: Cristiano Ronaldo smiles after his Portugal side beat Slovenia in a penalty shootout on Monday evening.  (Photo Credit: Alamy Images)

France vs Portugal Analysis and Predictions

Neither side were particularly convincing in their last 16 matches. France relied on an 85th-minute own goal by Jan Vertonghen to secure a 1-0 win over Belgium, while Portugal were taken to penalties by an unfancied Slovenia side before eventually coming out on top. 

The winner of Spain vs Germany lies in wait for one of these two after finding themselves on the fiercely competitive side of the draw. Nevertheless, both sides are buoyed by a dearth of attacking talent and will look to dump a fellow big-hitter out of the competition with victory here. 

Though both have underwhelmed, France no doubt possess more experience at the back-end of tournaments in recent years. Since defeating France in the EURO 2016 final, Portugal have not gone past the quarter-final stage once. 

France, meanwhile, have reached the final in three of the last four major tournaments, most recently suffering an agonising defeat to Argentina via penalties in Qatar. While both possess enough quality to come out on top, we expect the French's added know-how to get them over the line here. 

France vs Portugal - OddsNow's Best Bets

France to win @ 6/4 (Betfair)