France defeat Portugal on penalties to reach Euro 2024 semi-finals

Two-time European champions France are in the Euro 2024 semi-finals after defeating Portugal 5-3 on penalties following a goalless draw on Friday in Hamburg.

João Félix missed the only spot-kick and paved the way for France's win, which was complete with Theo Hernández's decisive effort.

France will on Tuesday face Spain, who defeated hosts Germany 2-1 with a late goal in extra time.

Portugal had the best chances to take the win during regular time, forcing goalkeeper Mike Maignan into two big saves to deny Bruno Fernandes in the 61st minute and then Vitinha in the 63rd.

But the 0-0 stalemate persisted after extra time and the Portuguese side were faced with a second consecutive shoot-out, following a 3-0 win on penalties against Slovenia in the last 16.

This time, however, the 2016 Euro winners weren't so lucky and said goodbye to the competition, while super star Cristiano Ronaldo failed to score and become the oldest goal scorer in tournament history.

Ronaldo was successful in both penalty shoot-outs but these goals are not part of the official statistics.