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Euro 2016 Final - France v Portugal: Date, kick-off time, odds, draw chart

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ByEurosport

Updated 10/07/2016 at 18:20 GMT

The Euro 2016 final is just two days away - here's all the details you need including who plays, the date, the time and the venue.

Euro 2016 final draw

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The draw for Euro 2016 is now complete! Here's how the final bracket looks, with just one detail missing - who will win the final between France and Portugal.
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Euro 2016 final draw

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Euro 2016 quarter-final results

  • Thursday, June 30 - QF 1: Poland 1-1 (3-5 on penalties) Portugal (20:00, Marseille)
  • Friday, July 1 - QF 2: Wales 3-1 Belgium (20:00, Lille)
  • Saturday, July 2 - QF 3: Germany 1-1 Italy (Germany win 6-5 on penalties in Bordeaux)
  • Sunday, July 3 - QF 4: France 5-2 Iceland (20:00, St-Denis)

Euro 2016 semi-final results

  • Wednesday, July 6 - Portugal 2-0 Wales (20:00, Lyon)
  • Thursday, July 7 - Germany 0-2 France (20:00, Marseille)

Euro 2016 final: France v Portugal, Sunday 10 July 20:00 (St-Denis)

HOW THEY QUALIFIED

France laboured a little in the group stage, relying on strokes of individual brilliance to top their group rather than cohesive team performances. And that trend has continued: they still are yet to settle on a system that works perfectly for their players, and one or two key performers have disappointed. Yet since coming from behind against Ireland in the last-16 they have played some devastating counter-attacking football, with Antoine Griezmann emerging as the player of the tournament and helping them to a thumping win over Iceland and then an emotional victory over Germany.
Even the most ardent Portugal would admit that the team have somewhat ridden their luck through the tournament so far. They've only won a single match in normal time, having drawn all three games in qualifying and beaten Croatia with a somewhat fortunate goal in the dying minutes of extra time. But after a penalty shoot-out got them to the semi-finals, they produced their best match of the tournament so far against Wales. Cristiano Ronaldo finally looked close to his menacing best, and will be desperate to make a second Euro final some 12 years after losing his first on home soil against Greece.
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Portugal's coach Luiz Felipe Scolari (R) consoles a tearful Cristiano Ronaldo (L) after their Euro 2004 final loss to Greece at the Luz stadium in Lisbon July 4, 2004.

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TEAM NEWS

Portugal are likely to welcome back key defender Pepe, who missed the semi-final with a knock, while William Carvalho is also back after being suspended for a second booking.
France are expected to field the same team that beat Germany on Thursday night in Marseille, with Antoine Griezmann now firmly-established as the man through which all their attacks will come.
The good news is that neither side has any players suspended for the final: the yellow card records were wiped out after the quarter-finals, and nobody for either team got sent off in the semis.

BOOKIES ODDS

Result in 90 minutes: France 1/1, Portugal 7/2, Draw 11/5
To be decided on a penalty shoot-out: Yes 9/2, No 1/6
To lift the trophy: France 4/9, Portugal 15/8

OUR PREDICTION

France are, rightly, favourites, and should certainly have both the quality on the field and the support off it to carry home the trophy on home soil.
But they must fear Portugal: one of the least-attractive sides to watch at this tournament, have shown almost nothing to suggest that they deserve to win the whole thing. And yet their dour, pragmatic style has consistently looked tough to beat, particularly in the knockout stages.
We've a feeling that their grim determination will neutralise France's joyous procession to the final, and the trophy will end up being decided on penalties.
Paris - Saint Denis: Stade de France

MATCH FACTS

This will be the fourth meeting between Portugal and France in a major tournament. The French have won the previous three, all in semi-finals (Euro 1984, Euro 2000, World Cup 2006).
  • France have won their last 10 games against Portugal, their best current run against any team after their 13 consecutive wins against Luxembourg.
  • Portugal’s last victory against France dates back to April 1975, in a friendly (2-0). They have only scored one goal in their last four games against the French national team, a penalty by Ricardo Quaresma in October 2014.
  • This is Portugal’s second major tournament final after Euro 2004 which they lost against Greece (0-1) – however, it’s their first final outside Portugal. In the 2004 showpiece, they conceded from Greece’s only shot on target in the whole game.
  • Portugal have played the most games in the history of the European Championships without ever winning the tournament: 34 games, 0 trophy.
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The trophy of the Euro 2016 tournament

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  • Before Portugal, the only previous cases of third-placed teams in the group stages to reach the final of a major tournament (World Cup + Euro) were Argentina in the 1990 World Cup and Italy in the same tournament four years later. None of them lifted the trophy.
  • Portugal are unbeaten in their 13 competitive fixtures under Fernando Santos (W9, D4). Eight of those nine wins were decided by a single goal.
  • In major tournaments, Portugal have only lost one of their last 13 games, that was against Germany in the group stages of the 2014 World Cup.
  • Portugal have conceded only one goal in their last five knockout games at the European Championships, it was against Poland in this year’s quarter-finals.
  • This will be France’s fifth major tournament final. They have won three of their previous four (Euro 1984 & 2000, World Cup 1998), losing the last one they were involved in (World Cup 2006).
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Didier Deschamps, (L) Robert Pires (C) and Zinedine Zidane (R) saluting the crowd after the football exhibition match between France's 1998 World Cup champions and a world selection team, on July 12, 2008

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  • France have the opportunity to win their third consecutive major tournament on home soil after Euro 1984 and World Cup 1998. They are already the first ever European nation to take part in three major tournament finals at home.
  • France are unbeaten in their last 18 major tournament games played on home soil, winning 16 and drawing two. Their last defeat dates back to July 1960 in the inaugural European Championships against Czechoslovakia (0-2).
  • Only Germany and Spain (3) have won more European Championships than France (2).
  • France are the top scorers at Euro 2016 with 13 goals in six games. They hadn’t netted that many in a major tournament since Euro 2000 (13).
  • 11 of France’s 13 goals at Euro 2016 have been scored from the 42nd minute onwards.
  • Portugal have lost their two games at the Stade de France, both against the French national team (0-4 in April 2001, 1-2 in October 2014).
  • The French national team are unbeaten at the Stade de France in major tournaments (5 wins & 1 draw at World Cup 1998/Euro 2016). They have scored 11 goals in three games at the St Denis stadium in 2016.
  • Portugal have won three of their four penalty shoot-outs at major tournaments (75%). Among European nations to have taken part in at least four shootouts, only Germany boast a better ratio (86%, 6 out of 7).
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Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (R) watches with team mates during the penalty shootout

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  • However, Portugal are to yet to score a penalty in normal time/extra time at the European Championships (34 games). Their only penalty was against Austria in this year’s group stages but it was missed by Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • Meanwhile, France have a 50% success rate in penalty shoot-outs, having won three of the six they’ve taken part in.
  • The last three Euro finals have been won by the team scoring first whilst 2000 was the last time a team won after conceding the opening goal (2-1 for France after golden goal against Italy).
  • Cristiano Ronaldo has played in more games than any other player at the European Championships (20). None of his three goals and two assists at Euro 2016 have come outside the Parc Olympique Lyonnais.
  • Ronaldo has now equalled Michel Platini’s record of nine goals in the European Championships. He has never scored against France (234 minutes of play).
  • Ronaldo has failed to score with any of his 43 direct free-kicks at major tournaments (World Cup + Euro). All nine of his goals at the European Championships have been scored from inside the box.
  • Only one of Portugal’s eight goals at Euro 2016 hasn’t seen Ronaldo or Nani involved as scorer or assist provider; it was Ricardo Quaresma’s goal against Croatia which nonetheless followed a Ronaldo shot saved by the goalkeeper.
  • Antoine Griezmann has scored/assisted more goals than any other player at Euro 2016 (6 goals, 2 assists). He has the opportunity to become the third French player to finish as sole top scorer at a major tournament after Just Fontaine (World Cup 1958) and Michel Platini (1984).
  • Griezmann’s six goals at Euro 2016 is the most by a French player in a major tournament since Michel Platini at Euro 1984 (9 goals).
  • 12 of France’s 13 goals at Euro 2016 have been scored by Antoine Griezmann (6), Olivier Giroud (3) and Dimitri Payet (3).
  • Didier Deschamps could become the second person to win the European Championships as a player and as a manager after Berti Vogts (unused sub in 1972, winning manager in 1996). Deschamps was the winning captain for France at World Cup 1998 and Euro 2000.
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