It would also reunite Pepe with referee Mark Clattenburg after their memorable meeting at the Champions League final in May.
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“The way he jumps and hangs in the air is the same as Jordan and he has got the ability to stay up there, assess the situation and then put the ball where he wants to, with power”. “There’s been no dissent, no mobbing of the referee”.
With six goals – three more than any other player – the 25-year-old is in line for both the Golden Boot and the UEFA player of the tournament prize. France have made it to the final of two occasions and Sunday’s clash will be their final in the history of the tournament.
One France fan quickly went to the French end of the stadium and began waving a giant red, white and blue tricolor flag as ground staff turned on sprinklers to wet the pitch after a day of hot temperatures in and around Paris.
Santos and the veteran Pepe, who declared himself fit after missing the semi with a thigh muscle problem, said Portugal wanted finally to lift a major trophy after cruelly missing out in the 2004 final against Greece when they were hosts. In fact, they seemed to be heading towards an early exit after failing to win a game in the group stages.
Griezmann is the clearest danger to Portugal, with his six-goal tally at Euro 2016 double that of any player, including Cristiano Ronaldo, who has three.
Portugal now has 17.5 million euros ($19.3 million).
“I’ve played against Griezmann several times in Spain”, he continued.
“France are at home and in the final”. And Fernando Santos, the team manager, who began his reign 21 months ago with a loss to France in the Stade de France, has seen his team win only once inside 90 minutes at Euro 2016 – against Wales in the semifinals. France faces Portugal in a Euro 2016 Soccer Championship final soccer match on Sunday, …
This European Championship has been the lowest scoring for 20 years with just 107 goals in 50 games so far.
“The opening match [a 2-1 win over Romania] was like a final, even though it wasn’t a final – this is a real final”.
“Playing a second final at 31, Ronaldo won’t get a better chance at worldwide glory”.
It’s thanks to Ronaldo that Portugal has now triumphed in a semifinal for only the second time. That’s not to say Portugal’s history is meritless, however.
The predicted figure for the France vs. Portugal game is an industry-standard audit for in-home viewers averaged throughout the match.
Didier Deschamps is confident his France team is ready to deal with a phenomenal weight of expectation when they host Portugal in Sunday’s Euro 2016 final.
As well as reaching that Euro 2004 final, they also lost out in the World Cup semi-final in 2006, the quarter-finals at Euro 2008 and the semi-finals at Euro 2012.
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“France are playing at home but they haven’t shown their spectacular football”, he said at a pre-match press conference. Like us, they were criticized at the start of the tournament.
