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.
- 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).
- 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).
- 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.
- 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).
