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Hernandez wins it for France! Perfect penalties from the Blues!

Mendes keeps Portugal in it!

Barcola scores to send France 4-2 ahead!

Felix hits the post!

Kounde finds the top corner to make it 3-2 to France!

Bernardo makes it 2-2 with a brilliant effort!

Fofana down the middle to send France ahead!

Ronaldo levels the scores here, what a relief for him!

Dembele sends France 1-0 ahead!

Which one will be the hero?

Penalty shootout!

Is Ronaldo going to score?

As I mentioned earlier, Spain will not be concerned by anything that they have seen tonight, and they will be the favourites in the semi-final for me.

I did predict this, without going on about it. It had a 0-0 written all over it.

Both managers are in deep conversation with their assistants, potentially discussing which players will take penalties.

Or will there be late drama here?

Good work to find the space, but the shot was disappointing.

Penalties will seemingly be needed to separate the two sides.

Both sets of fans are nervous, you can sense it.

A mistake now would be so costly, and both teams are sitting in their shapes.

PORTUGAL SUB: Felix enters the field for Leao.

No risks are being taken at the moment, which is not a shock.

Conceicao delivers into the penalty box, but Ronaldo fires over!

But he will be feeling his legs at this stage of proceedings.

Ronaldo is involved in a team talk with Martinez.

Which side will advance to the semi-finals of the competition?

We go on here. Another 30 minutes at least.

Extra time it will be.

Mbappe has just curled one over the crossbar.

Little over two minutes of normal time remaining, and there will not be too much added time here. I predicted extra-time, and we are almost there.

France are not overly concerned.

This is the pattern at the moment.

Portugal are sitting in their shape.

I had a feeling this match would be a 0-0 and go all the way to penalties, and that is happening at the moment, but there is still plenty of football left to play.

A goal at this stage could be a winner.

Little under 15 minutes of normal time remaining here, and we are still 0-0.

"Echoing his unforgettable miss in the World Cup final, Kolo Muani is again denied by a last-gasp intervention. This time by Ruben Dias. Will his luck change today, or perhaps he'll have to make way for the aerial threat of Giroud?"

Kolo Muani finds himself free inside the Portugal box and strikes towards goal, but Dias is across with a brilliant block, and it deflects behind!

This is more like it.

Leao has just broken into the France box, but Camavinga is across to make an excellent challenge.

"Neither team has taken a shot from inside their opponents' box, with Portugal's xG standing at 0.07 to 0.08 for France. Below par so far, both Ronaldo and Mbappe must improve their movement, if they are to break the deadlock in Hamburg."

I'm going 3-3. Maybe not.

And he isn't wrong.

Nothing from Ronaldo in the opening half, while Mbappe has also been quiet.

The only shot on target came from Hernandez, but it was comfortable for Costa.

It cannot be comfortable.

Anyway, that first period did not produce a major chance - there is a lot at stake, and you can feel that nervous energy inside the stadium tonight.

There has not been any serious chances for either side, just half-chances at absolute best. It is the match that I thought it would be. Nothing to choose between them.

He was probably the best centre-back in the Premier League last season.

Leao is the one causing France problems - he just delivered another low cross into the France box, but Maignan is on hand to collect.

Still goalless with little over 15 minutes of the first period remaining here.

Leao, though, has been very impressive for Portugal down the other end, with the forward just having a low cross cleared behind for another corner.

He is down the left and delivers into the Portugal box, Costa palms it clear, and Portugal manage to clear their lines. First sign of Mbappe here.

No real chances for either side in the opening 22 minutes, but Portugal have been the superior outfit. Nothing from Mbappe yet tonight, famous last words.

La Roja beat the hosts Germany 2-1 earlier this evening...

Cancelo against Mbappe is a very interesting battle in this match. Cancelo has just got the better of the France captain. Both players are absolutely lightening it must be said.

Comfortable claim for the France goalkeeper.

I gave this one the big build-up, but it is yet to produce.

Ronaldo has shown some nice touches, though, with the 39-year-old combining with teammates in dangerous positions. Portugal have just had a corner courtesy of a deflected Fernandes free kick, but France deal with the danger.

Yet to really take off this game.

Portugal are the team dominating the ball at this moment in time.

Martinez's side will be looking to settle into this contest. Ronaldo has an early touch and zips a pass into the feet of Mendes, who advances down the left. It is worked into the France box, but the Blues stand strong and manage to force Portugal back.

Let's hope for an absolute cracker here.

"It's the admiration I've always had for Cristiano, for the player. Over time, I've had the chance to get to know him and talk to him many times. We're still in touch," Mbappe told reporters.

"He's always trying to give me advice and keep up to date with what's going on. Playing against him is an honour for everything he's done in football.

"No matter what happened before or what happens after, he'll always be a legend of the game. But of course we hope to win and reach the semi-finals."

Portugal will need to be better then they were against Slovenia if they are to advance to the semi-finals of the competition. Diogo Costa was brilliant for Martinez's side during the penalty shootout, and Ronaldo also scored after missing during extra-time. Diogo Jota was mentioned as a possible replacement, but Ronaldo keep his spot.

"One of the reasons [for sticking with the same XI] is that we want to give continuity. Keeping the partnerships is important. We are refreshed. After the four games, we've been very focused, the feeling in training has been very good. We want to play a good game in this quarter-final and be the best version of what we can be. We can improve what we've done, but we need to carry on the good things that we did," he told reporter Carlos Machado.

Spain vs. France.

Both sound excellent to be fair.

Spain will take some beating, but they will be without some key players for the semi-final, including Dani Carvajal, who was sent off late on against Germany.

We'll have reaction from that contest on the site, but for now, let's focus on this titanic battle, as kickoff is now under 20 minutes away!

La Roja beat tournament hosts Germany 2-1 to progress to the semi-finals. Portugal or France will tackle Luis de la Fuente's side in the final four. Incredible scenes.

As for France, head coach Didier Deschamps has made two changes to the side that started the last-16 game with Belgium. Adrien Rabiot is suspended, which has opened the door for Eduardo Camavinga to start, while Randal Kolo Muani has replaced Marcus Thuram in the final third of the field. There is also a spot in the XI for a certain Kylian Mbappe.

SUBS: Samba, Areola, Pavard, Mendy, Giroud, Dembele, Thuram, Zaire-Emery, Fofana, Coman, Clauss, Konate, Barcola

SUBS: Patricio, Sa, Semedo, Dalot, Ramos, Felix, Danilo, Inacio, J Neves, Nunes, R Neves, Jota, A Silva, Neto, Conceicao