Another Zidane penalty in the first half in Munich took the French through to a final they eventually lost in a shoot-out against Italy. Cristiano Ronaldo consoled by fellow Portuguese MourinhoFor Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal the Euro 2016 final on Sunday offers a golden opportunity to end a miserable record in meetings with France. The first of those came at the 1984 European Championship in France, when the hosts triumphed 3-2 after extra time in a dramatic semi-final in Marseille. France have won their last 10 meetings with the Portuguese since going down 2-0 in a friendly back in 1975, and their head-to-head record includes victories in all three clashes at major competitions. Again France went on to win the continental crown while Portugal were left to rue the officials' decision to penalise Abel Xavier for a handball in the box as a shoot-out again loomed.

Source: Standard Digital July 09, 2016 07:07 UTC