France bring in Kolo Muani and Camavinga, Portugal unchanged

HAMBURG, Germany : France brought Champions League winner Eduardo Camavinga and striker Randal Kolo Muani into their starting line-up for Friday’s Euro 2024 quarter-final clash against Portugal in two changes from the team that beat Belgium on Monday.

Camavinga replaces the suspended Adrien Rabiot in midfield while Kolo Muani comes in for Marcus Thuram in attack as France look to solve their scoring woes at the tournament.

Portugal coach Roberto Martinez kept faith with the line-up that edged Slovenia in a penalty shootout in the last-16.

His captain Cristiano Ronaldo could become the oldest Euros scorer at 39, while centre back Pepe continues to set a new mark as the oldest player in the tournament's history at 41.

Teams:

France: Mike Maignan; Jules Kounde, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano, Theo Hernandez; N'Golo Kante, Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga; Antoine Griezmann, Randal Kolo Muani, Kylian Mbappe (c)

Portugal: Diogo Costa; Joao Cancelo, Pepe, Ruben Dias, Nuno Mendes; Joao Palhinha, Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha; Bernardo Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo (c), Rafael Leao