Euro 2024 awaits latest instalment in memorable Portugal v France showdowns

Hamburg 2024. Will it be added to the annuls of Portuguese football history and spoken about in the same exalted tones as a series of great matches of the past? A repeat of the Euro 1984 semi-final and the seesaw 3-2 victory for the French will keep the neutrals happy. The epic battle in Marseille is considered one of the greatest international matches ever played.

On the evidence of this tournament so far, it is likelier we will witness a tighter affair, perhaps similar to the Euro 2000 or World Cup 2006 semi-finals...