On the early morning of July 6, in the quarterfinals of the European Championship, France triumphed over Portugal in a penalty shootout, 5-3. After this match, France continues its remarkable record of progressing through the tournament solely on own goals and penalties.
So far in this Euro Cup, France’s official goal tally stands at three, with two credited as own goals by their opponents and the remaining one a penalty scored by Mbappé during the group stage. Remarkably, France has yet to score a goal from open play.
On the defensive end, however, France has adhered faithfully to the principle that “defence wins championships.” In their five matches, they have kept clean sheets against Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Portugal, conceding only a penalty to Poland’s star player, Lewandowski.