France–Portugal football rivalry

Portugal–France football rivalry
	Ricardo Quaresma of Portugal performing a bicycle kick against France during the UEFA Euro 2016 Final.
Other names	The Battle of the Vineyards
Location	UEFA (Europe)
Teams	Portugal; France
First meeting	France 4–2 Portugal; (18 April 1926); Friendly
Latest meeting	France 2–2 Portugal; (23 June 2021); UEFA Euro 2020
Statistics
Meetings total	28
All-time series	France: 19; Draw: 3; Portugal: 6

The France-Portugal football rivalry (also known as The Battle of the Vineyards or Vineyard Wars) is one of the oldest^[1] football rivalries at a national level. It began on 18 April 1926,^[2] when Portugal lost 4–2 to France at Toulouse in their first ever international friendly game.

Both belong to the strongest football nations of the world, and have met a total of 28 times which resulted in 6 victories for Portugal, 3 draws and 19 victories for France.

Background[]

The rivalry between the two countries goes back to 1926 April 18th. However, much the 20th century saw a complete French domination in these encounters, as Portugal for most of it part, rarely took part in major competitions. Even in early 21st century when Portugal began to improve, France still maintained its dominance over the rival. It only begins to heat up after the results of the UEFA Euro 2016 Final with Portugal upsetting France.^[3]

Comparison of France's and Portugal's positions in major international tournaments[]

Key

Denotes which team finished better in that particular competition.
DNQ: Did not qualify.
DNP: Did not participate.
TBD: To be determined.

Tournament	France	Portugal	Notes
1930 FIFA World Cup	7th	DNP
1934 FIFA World Cup	9th	DNQ
1938 FIFA World Cup	6th
1950 FIFA World Cup	DNQ		France originally did not qualify, but was invited and later withdrew.
1954 FIFA World Cup	11th
1958 FIFA World Cup	3rd
1960 European Nations' Cup	4th
1962 FIFA World Cup	DNQ
1964 European Nations' Cup	DNQ
1966 FIFA World Cup	13th	3rd
UEFA Euro 1968	DNQ	DNQ
1970 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 1972
1974 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 1976
1978 FIFA World Cup	12th
UEFA Euro 1980	DNQ
1982 FIFA World Cup	4th
UEFA Euro 1984	1st	3rd	Tournament played in France.
1986 FIFA World Cup	3rd	17th
UEFA Euro 1988	DNQ	DNQ
1990 FIFA World Cup	DNQ
UEFA Euro 1992	6th
1994 FIFA World Cup	DNQ
UEFA Euro 1996	3rd	5th
1998 FIFA World Cup	1st	DNQ	Tournament played in France.
UEFA Euro 2000	1st	3rd
2002 FIFA World Cup	28th	21st
UEFA Euro 2004	6th	2nd	Tournament played in Portugal.
2006 FIFA World Cup	2nd	4th	In the semi-finals, France defeated Portugal 1–0
UEFA Euro 2008	15th	7th
2010 FIFA World Cup	29th	11th
UEFA Euro 2012	8th	4th
2014 FIFA World Cup	7th	18th
UEFA Euro 2016	2nd	1st	Tournament played in France. In the final, Portugal defeated France 1-0.
2018 FIFA World Cup	1st	13th
UEFA Euro 2020	11th	13th	France and Portugal were matched up in the group stage, which ended 2–2. Both the teams advanced to the next round.
2022 FIFA World Cup	TBD	TBD
UEFA Euro 2024	TBD	TBD

Major Tournaments[]

UEFA Euro 1984[]

23 June 1984

20:00

France	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Portugal
Domergue 24', 114' Platini 119'	Report	Jordão 74', 98'

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Attendance: 54,848

Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Italy)

UEFA Euro 2000[]

28 June 2000

20:45

France	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Portugal
Henry 51' Zidane 117' (pen.)	Report	Nuno Gomes 19'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

2006 FIFA World Cup[]

5 July 2006

21:00

Portugal	0–1	France
	Report	Zidane 33' (pen.)

Allianz Arena, Munich

Attendance: 66,000

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

UEFA Euro 2016[]

10 July 2016

21:00

Portugal	1–0 (a.e.t.)	France
Eder 109'	Report

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 75,868^[4]

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

2020–21 UEFA Nations League[]

11 October 2020

20:45

France	0–0	Portugal
	Report

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

14 November 2020

20:45 (19:45 UTC±0)

Portugal	0–1	France
	Report	Kanté 54'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Attendance: 0^[5]^{[note 1]}

Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2020[]

23 June 2021

21:00

Portugal	2–2	France
Ronaldo 31' (pen.), 60' (pen.)	Report	Benzema 45+2' (pen.), 47'

Puskás Aréna, Budapest

Attendance: 54,886^[6]

Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

List of matches[]

Source:^[7]

#	Date	Location	Venue	Home team	Result	Away team	Competition
1	18 April 1926	Toulouse	Stade des Ponts Jumeaux	France	4–2	Portugal	Friendly
2	16 March 1927	Lisbon	Estádio do Lumiar	Portugal	4–0	France	Friendly
3	29 April 1928	Paris	Parc des Princes	France	1–1	Portugal	Friendly
4	24 March 1929	Colombes	Stade du Matin	France	2–0	Portugal	Friendly
5	22 February 1930	Porto		Portugal	2–0	France	Friendly
6	28 January 1940	Paris	Parc des Princes	France	3–2	Portugal	Friendly
7	14 April 1946	Oeiras	Estádio Nacional	Portugal	2–1	France	Friendly
8	23 March 1947	Colombes	Stade du Matin	France	1–0	Portugal	Friendly
9	23 November 1947	Oeiras	Estádio Nacional	Portugal	2–4	France	Friendly
10	20 April 1952	Colombes	Stade du Matin	France	3–0	Portugal	Friendly
11	24 March 1957	Oeiras	Estádio Nacional	Portugal	0–1	France	Friendly
12	11 November 1959	Colombes	Stade du Matin	France	5–3	Portugal	Friendly
13	3 March 1973	Paris	Parc des Princes	France	1–2	Portugal	Friendly
14	26 April 1975	Colombes	Stade du Matin	France	0–2	Portugal	Friendly
15	8 March 1978	Paris	Parc des Princes	France	2–0	Portugal	Friendly
16	16 February 1983	Guimarães	Estádio Municipal de Guimarães	Portugal	0–3	France	Friendly
17	23 June 1984	Marseille	Stade Vélodrome	France	3–2	Portugal	UEFA Euro 1984
18	24 January 1996	Paris	Parc des Princes	France	3–2	Portugal	Friendly
19	22 January 1997	Braga	Estádio 1º de Maio	Portugal	0–2	France	Friendly
20	28 June 2000	Brussels	King Baudouin Stadium	Portugal	1–2	France	UEFA Euro 2000
21	25 April 2001	Paris	Stade de France	France	4–0	Portugal	Friendly
22	5 July 2006	Munich	Allianz Arena	Portugal	0–1	France	2006 FIFA World Cup
23	11 October 2014	Paris	Stade de France	France	2–1	Portugal	Friendly
24	4 September 2015	Lisbon	Estádio José Alvalade	Portugal	0–1	France	Friendly
25	10 July 2016	Paris	Stade de France	France	0–1	Portugal	UEFA Euro 2016
26	11 October 2020	Paris	Stade de France	France	0–0	Portugal	2020–21 UEFA Nations League
27	14 November 2020	Lisbon	Estádio da Luz	Portugal	0–1	France	2020–21 UEFA Nations League
28	23 June 2021	Budapest	Puskás Aréna	Portugal	2–2	France	UEFA Euro 2020

Statistics[]

All-time top goalscorers[]

Bold denote players who have not retired from international football

Player	Goals	Years
Fernando Peyroteo	4	1938–1949
Ernest Vaast	4	1945–1949
Just Fontaine	3	1953–1960
Karim Benzema	3	2007–

All-time most appearances[]

Bold denote players who have not retired from international football

Player	Appearances	Years	Position
Cristiano Ronaldo	7	2003–	Forward
Pepe	5	2007–	Defender
Tamanqueiro	5	1925–1930	Midfielder
Roger Marche	5	1947–1959	Defender
Zinedine Zidane	5	1994–2006	Midfielder
Raphaël Varane	5	2013–	Defender
Paul Pogba	5	2013–	Midfielder
Antoine Griezmann	5	2014–	Forward
Rui Patrício	5	2010–	Goalkeeper
João Moutinho	5	2005–	Midfielder

Notes[]

^ Behind closed doors

References[]

^ "France vs Portugal Head to Head | Sports Mirchi".
^ "France v Portugal, 18 April 1926".
^ "Portugal renew rivalry". 3 July 2006.
^ "Full Time Summary – Portugal v France" (PDF). UEFA. 10 July 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
^ "Portugal vs. France". Union of European Football Associations. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
^ "Full Time Summary – Portugal v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
^ "Portugal » Record against France". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[first-6] Behind closed doors

[1] "France vs Portugal Head to Head | Sports Mirchi".

[2] "France v Portugal, 18 April 1926".

[3] "Portugal renew rivalry". 3 July 2006.

[attendance-4] "Full Time Summary – Portugal v France" (PDF). UEFA. 10 July 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

[5] "Portugal vs. France". Union of European Football Associations. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

[7] "Full Time Summary – Portugal v France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

[8] "Portugal » Record against France". worldfootball.net. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

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France–Portugal football rivalry

Contents

Background[]

Comparison of France's and Portugal's positions in major international tournaments[]

Major Tournaments[]

UEFA Euro 1984[]

UEFA Euro 2000[]

2006 FIFA World Cup[]

UEFA Euro 2016[]

2020–21 UEFA Nations League[]

UEFA Euro 2020[]

List of matches[]

Statistics[]

All-time top goalscorers[]

All-time most appearances[]

See also[]

Notes[]

References[]