Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portugal vs France, European Championship 2016 FINAL

European Championship · 2016
Portugal
1 – 0
Full Time
France
Sun 10 Jul 2016 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Cedric 34' Y
Joao Mario 62' Y
Y 81' Samuel Umtiti
Raphael Guerreiro 95' Y
Y 97' Blaise Matuidi
William Carvalho 98' Y
Y 107' Laurent Koscielny
Y 115' Paul Pogba
Jose Fonte 119' Y
Rui Patricio 120' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portugal vs France — European Championship .

  • Portugal 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • France 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Simon Beck
  • Referee Andre Marriner
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Viktor Kassai
  • Referee Mark Clattenburg
  • Referee Jake Collin

Head-to-Head

1
1
1
Portugal 3 games · Avg 4.3 goals France
Last 5 meetings
2016-07-10 Portugal 1–0 France

Recent Form

Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jul France H 1–0 W
06 Jul Wales H 2–0 W
30 Jun Poland A 1–1 D
25 Jun Croatia A 1–0 W
22 Jun Hungary A 3–3 D
18 Jun Austria H 0–0 D
France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jul Portugal A 0–1 L
07 Jul Germany A 2–0 W
03 Jul Iceland H 5–2 W
26 Jun Ireland H 2–1 W
19 Jun Switzerland A 0–0 D
15 Jun Albania H 2–0 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season
50% Clean Sheets
France this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portugal
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
France
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portugal
Francisco Conceicao 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Portugal have kicked off against France. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Portugal currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' France looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' The 35-year-old Antoine Griezmann has been sensational this season — 5 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ricardo Quaresma is hanging Cristiano Ronaldo on the field on 25 minute.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Cedric.
  • 39' France has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 49' Portugal are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined France backline.
  • 54' It looks like no one’s ball. Portugal is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 58' France ring the changes. Dimitri Payet has done his job and it is now time for Kingsley Coman to step up.
  • 62' Portugal player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 66' The Portugal manager makes a substitution. Adrien Silva departs to be replaced by Joao Moutinho.
  • 71' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 76' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Fernando Santos will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 78' The France manager makes a substitution. Olivier Giroud departs to be replaced by Andre-Pierre Gignac.
  • 79' Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eder is hanging Renato Sanches on the field on 79 minute.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Samuel Umtiti on 81 minutes.
  • 86' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for France.

Lineups

Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Santos

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.1 Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 France xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portugal47% Draw32% France21%
Actual: Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 52%
48%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Portugal or Draw
79%
Draw or France
53%
Portugal or France
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portugal29% Draw58% France13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.3%
2 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.6%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
2.6%
2 – 2
2.3%
4 – 0
1%

Asian Handicap — Portugal

Handicap Portugal covers Push France covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 26% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 14% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Portugal keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
France keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.