Poland vs Portugal 2016 (Poland-Portugal BELOW)
Final score and result:- Poland vs Portugal 1-1 (Lewandowski/Sanches)- Portugal win 5-3 on penalties
Stade Velodrome, Marseille- 30 June, 2016- Quarterfinal- Thursday- 20.00 UK KO
Portugal book their spot in the semis of Euro 2016 as Poland bow out on penalties in Marseille
The first of the Euro 2016 quarterfinals saw Portugal beat Poland on penalties in front of a 62,940 strong crowd in Marseille to book their spot in the last four. The Selecao may have their critics- they qualified third in their group and have not won a single game in 90 minutes of football at the Championships (five draws), but they find themselves as semi-finalists and their record of reaching five semifinals at major tourmaments since 2000 is second to no European nation bar Germany.
Portugal will face either Wales or Belgium for a spot in the final. Let’s take a look at the other last eight ties left to be played.
Brazil have officially named their squad for the 2016 Rio Olympics, with Barcelona’s Neymar, Bayern’s Douglas Costa and Palmeiras’ Fernando Prass the three over-age players in the squad. Neymar missed Brazil’s Copa America campaign as part of an agreement with Barca, who were not prepared for him to participate in both competitions.
Other Europe based players in the squad named are PSG’s Marquinhos, Lazio’s Felipe Anderson and Shakhtar Donetsk’s Fred