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France 2–1 Portugal: EURO 2000, 28 June 2000

France and Portugal finished 2–1 in the EURO 2000 on 28 June 2000. The match was played in the semi-finals in Brussels.

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2000-06-28 · Brussels

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The match

France and Portugal finished 2–1 in the EURO 2000 on 28 June 2000. The match was played in the semi-finals in Brussels.

France won the match by 1 goal. The score after regular time was 1–1; the match then continued into extra time.

Goals and key incidents

Nuno Gomes scored in minute 19 (Portugal). Thierry Henry scored in minute 51 (France). Zinédine Zidane scored a penalty in minute 117 (France).

Competition and tie context

This fixture was part of the semi-finals of the EURO 2000. France and Portugal were the two participating sides in this national-team competition match.

Venue and attendance

The UEFA match record identifies the venue as King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels.

The recorded attendance was 48,000 spectators.

The teams’ wider campaign

France came into this fixture after a Spain 1–2 France result on 25 June 2000 in the same competition campaign. Their next match in that campaign was France 2–1 Italy on 2 July 2000.

Portugal came into this fixture after a Türki̇ye 0–2 Portugal result on 24 June 2000 in the same competition campaign.

Sources

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