France vs Portugal Head to Head in FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar
The 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup is less than a week away from its kick-off. Qatar, who are the host nation, will take on Ecuador in a Group A fixture in the opening match of the tournament.
France and Portugal are among the favourites to lift the coveted World Cup trophy at the end of the tournament. France head into the World Cup as the defending champions, having lifted the title in 2018. They defeated Croatia 4-2 in the final to win the 2018 World Cup title.
France are in Group D at the 2022 World Cup, alongside Australia, Denmark, and Tunisia. Portugal are also seen as a contender for the World Cup. They are in Group H at Qatar 2022, alongside Uruguay, Ghana, and South Korea.
Portugal have not won the FIFA World Cup yet and will be aiming to secure the coveted title that has eluded them so far.
France have defeated Portugal on 19 of those 28 occasions. Portugal, meanwhile, got the better of France on six occasions. Three matches between these two European countries ended in a draw.
Portugal and France played out a 2-2 draw when they most recently met. That match came at UEFA Euro 2020. Both Portugal and France were in the same group, and they shared points at the end of a gripping match.
France and Portugal met in the semi-finals of the 2006 World Cup. France emerged victorious on that occasion and booked their place in the final. They beat Portugal 1-0 in that game.
For France, Zinedine Zidane scored a penalty in the 33rd minute of the match. Portugal failed to find an equalizer as France knocked them out of the competition.
France have faced Portugal only once in a World Cup match. That match came in the 2006 FIFA World Cup when the two European nations met in the semi-finals. France registered a 1-0 win over Portugal in that game to progress to the final of FIFA’s flagship event.
France were part of 15 of the 21 World Cups that have taken place so far. The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be the 16th World Cup that they will be part of. France did not qualify for World Cup on six occasions so far. They did not qualify for the 1950, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1990, and 1994 World Cups.
Yes. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is the 8th World Cup that Portugal have qualified for. They have missed more World Cups than they have qualified for. Portugal’s first appearance at the World Cup came in 1966. Portugal, however, have qualified for every World Cup since 2002.
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