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1st Jul 5:48 pm
Diogo Costa proved to be the hero as Portugal beat Slovenia on penalties to set up a quarter-final date with France on Friday. After a goalless 90 minutes, Cristiano Ronaldo saw a penalty saved by Jan Oblak in extra time before Costa denied Benjamin Sesko when clean through to take the tie to a shootout. And the Portuguese keeper saved all three of Slovenia's spot-kicks with Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva successfully converting in a 3-0 success.
1st Jul 4:29 pm
Didier Deschamps insists France will not "get carried away" by their 1-0 win over Belgium but believes Les Bleus have "made lots of progress" in the tournament. Meanwhile, Adrien Rabiot was "disgusted" with himself for getting a yellow card that rules him out of the quarter-finals but has "confidence" that others can step up in his place.
1st Jul 2:15 pm
Slovenia have been forced to make one change from the side that frustrated England last time out, with Jure Balkovec replacing the suspended Erik Janza at left-back. Line-up: Oblak; Karnicnik, Drkusic, Bijol, Balkovec; Stojanovic, Cerin, Elsnik, Mlakar; Sporar, Sesko
1st Jul 2:08 pm
Cristiano Ronaldo retains his place up front for Portugal who make eight changes from the side that started the Georgia defeat to revert back to the same XI that started the 3-0 win over Turkey previously. Line-up: Costa; Joao Cancelo, Dias, Pepe, Nuno Mendes; Vitinha, Joao Palhinha, Bruno Fernandes; Bernardo Silva, Ronaldo, Leao
1st Jul 1:58 pm
France have booked their place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 after edging Belgium 1-0 in a scrappy, nervy encounter in Dusseldorf. Les Bleus won the shot count 20-5 but only two of their efforts were on target, while the decisive moment in the 85th minute went down as a Jan Vertonghen own goal, when Randal Kolo Muani's mishit shot deflected off him past a helpless Koen Casteels.
1st Jul 11:23 am
Belgium boss Domenico Tedesco makes two changes in his side to face Les Bleus. Lois Openda and Yannick Carrasco get the nod to start, with Youri Tielemans and Leandro Trossard dropping to the bench. Line-up: Casteels, Castagne, Faes, Vertonghen, Theate, De Bruyne, Onana, Doku, Openda, Carrasco, Lukaku.
1st Jul 11:18 am
Antoine Griezmann returns to the first XI as France face Belgium in Dusseldorf in the last 16. Marcus Thuram also comes in, while Kylian Mbappe starts and will once more wear a protective mask. Line-up: Maignan, Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Hernandez, Tchouameni, Kante, Rabiot, Griezmann, Thuram, Mbappe.
1st Jul 10:46 am
UEFA have announced that England's Jude Bellingham faces a disciplinary investigation over a potential breach of the "basic rules of decent conduct" for a gesture made following his dramatic late leveller in the last 16 clash with Slovakia. Bellingham could face a ban, if he is found guilty by the governing body.
1st Jul 10:37 am
Granit Xhaka will undergo scans on a muscle injury on Monday, ahead of Switzerland's Euro 2024 quarter-final with England on Saturday. Xhaka felt pain in his left adductor in training and during the win over Italy, but feels time is on his side. "Luckily we have very good doctors who gave me something for it. We'll do an MRI on Monday and see what exactly it is," said the Swiss skipper.
1st Jul 9:40 am
Youri Tielemans says there were 'many positives' from Belgium's passage through the Euro 2024 group stages, but he expects a severe test from France in this evening's last 16 clash in Dusseldorf. "[France] know what to do to win. They probably didn't play their best football in the group stage, but they got through to the next round," he said. "This match is going to be a very important one for us."
1st Jul 7:05 am
Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez has warned his players that only a top-class performance will be enough to see off Slovenia in the last-16. He said: "Slovenia are very well organised and competitive and we need to be at our best. This tournament starts now."
1st Jul 3:10 am
England midfielder Declan Rice was proud of the spirit and fight shown by his side in the 2-1 extra-time last-16 victory over Slovakia, saying: "We've got a togetherness. We'll keep going and keep fighting and what we've got as a group showed out there. We're going to give it everything."