How many times has the Portugal National team beaten the France National team in competitive football?
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Portugal and France football national teams boast some of the greatest football players to have graced the football pitch and currently have some of the world’s best players gracing the football pitch.
The Portugal National team currently has football greats such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Joao Felix, and Joao Cancelo who are all amazing in their games and play for the world’s top clubs.
On the other hand, the France National team also has a lot of star power. It includes the world’s best youngster Kylian Mbappe, current Ballon D’Or rankings leader Karim Benzema, the ever-smiling N’golo Kante, and the stylish Paul Pogba.
The rivalry between the two countries goes back to April 18th, 1926. However, much of the 20th century saw complete French domination in these encounters, as Portugal for most of its part, rarely took part in major competitions.
Even in the early 21st century when Portugal began to improve, France still maintained its dominance over its rival. It only begins to heat up after the results of the UEFA Euro 2016 Final with Portugal upsetting France in a 1-0 victory for Portugal.
Portugal and France have faced off 7 times in major competitions and interestingly Cristiano Ronaldo’s side, Portugal, has only managed to defeat France on one occasion only, in the finals of Euro 2016. Meanwhile, France has won four of these seven encounters with the other two matches ending up as a draw.
What happened in the UEFA Euro 2016 Final, played between the France and Portugal National teams?
Their last important match against each other was at the UEFA Euro 2016 edition, where the Portugal National team battled past the France National team 1-0 because of a fine strike by Eder, in the extra time.
The final scorecard for that match stood at 1-0, with Ronaldo’s men winning the first-ever major tournament. Although the Portuguese icon was forced to sub off after he injured his leg in the first half of the finals, the Portuguese National team held its ground and defeated France.
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