This was the first encounter between two British teams in the knockout
stages of a major tournament.
Last time Wales reached the quarterfinal
stage of a major tournament was back in 1958 world cup where they lost to eventual winners Brazil with Pele scoring the only goal in the game.
Carvalho played all 90 minutes in the victory over Ghana and 45 minutes in the 2 - 2 draw with the USA as Portugal crashed out at the group
stages of a major tournament for the first time since 2002.
Not exact matches
Dzeko played for his national team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, leading the line for Bosnia & Herzegovina, but he was unable to help them make it out
of the group
stage in their first ever
major international
tournament.
The Three Lions should be relieved to sidestep Portugal, who have knocked them out in the quarter - finals
of two
major tournaments since 2004, and also beat them in the group
stage of Euro 2000.
I've always been a bit
of a hopeless romantic when it comes to England and
major tournaments, constantly looking for any reason to be optimistic when a little voice in the back
of my head is telling me not to bet on us qualifying from the group
stages.
All good things must come to an end, though, and Spain's last two
major tournaments have ended prematurely, with their golden generation
of stars finally coming unstuck on the international
stage.
Giroud arrives with a wealth
of experience and a proven pedigree at the highest level having scored goals regularly in the Premier League, in Europe and on the international
stage, where he has represented France at three
major tournaments.
Started From humble beginnings In ChinaTownFair arcade, to winning
Major Tournaments on grand
stages playing his favorite Fighting game
of all time, Marvel vs Capcom 2!