Portugal vs. France: preview and betting tips

The most attractive match of the regular season is finally here. World champions versus European champions, this is what the duel between Portugal and France offers. Thanks to the developments in the group, there is still a lot to play for, so it could be a very interesting spectacle.

Small details in the final make a big difference. The Portuguese know that very well now. Against Hungary, they opened the scoring in the 84th minute, and many would have tried to hold on to the result. But the Portuguese kept playing and scored two more goals in the 87th and 92nd minutes.

Against Germany they were already down 1: 4, again many teams would find it hard to turn the game around. However, the Portuguese at least reduced it to 2: 4 and without knowing it at the time, it helped them tremendously to advance to the eight finals.

At the moment, thanks to the results of Ukraine and Finland, they only need to lose to France by 2 goals and thanks to a great score they would still move on from third place.

France, on the other hand, lead the group of death with four points. They would like to win it to avoid a tough opponent, because England could be waiting for them from second place.

But at the same time, the French do not go headlong against tough opponents. Deschamps relies on solid, assured defending and quick counters when facing the best teams. Just like in the first game against Germany.

A draw moves both teams on with confidence, the Portuguese can afford to lose by two goals. It can be expected that, at least at the beginning, there will be no frantic attacking, instead the teams will wait for the opponent’s mistake.