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1 - Portugal were eliminated from EURO 2020 with just one victory from their four games (D1 L2), their fewest in a single tournament at the European Championships since their first appearance in 1984, when they also won one of four (D2 L1).
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Belgium have beaten Portugal for the first time since 1989.
19 of their 26-man squad for EURO2020 weren’t even born back then
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Thibaut Courtois completed a dribble against Portugal and he has now completed more dribbles at Euro2020 than:
Robin Gosens
Timo Werner
Luke Shaw
Ferran Torres
David Alaba
Thiago
Kyle Walker
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Belgium scored with their only shot on target of the game.
Portugal attempted 15 shots in the second half but were unable to find an equaliser.
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Bruno Fernandes at Euro2020 :
205 minutes played
4 shots
1 shot on target
0/3 take-ons completed
0 goals
0 assists
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Thomas Vermaelen was the rock at the heart of Belgium’s defence:
41 touches
25/28 acc. passes
7/10 duels won
5 clearances (most)
2 blocked shots (most)
3 tackles
2 interceptions
0 times dribbled past
7.6 SofaScore rating
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- Top goalscorer at Euro2020
- Tied Ali Daei for the most goals in men’s international history
Ronaldo gave it his all for Portugal 
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Portugal have failed to reach the quarter-finals of the European Championship for the first time:
1984: Semi-Finals
1996: Quarter-Finals
2000: Semi-Finals
2004: Final
2008: Quarter-Finals
2012: Semi-Finals
2016: Winners
2020: Round of 16
No back-to-back titles for Portugal
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23 - Portugal recorded 23 shots against Belgium, the highest tally for a team in a game in EURO2020 without scoring. Denied.
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We are right at the midway point of the Last 16 stage of UEFA Euro 2020, with just four more spots remaining to be sealed until each of the quarter-final fixtures are set in stone. On Monday, the first game on show will be played at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, where Croatia will take on Spain.
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Croatia vs Spain
Croatia had to take the scenic route to make it to the UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16, having raked in just one point after their first two games. However, a 3-1 win over Scotland coupled with England’s 1-0 success against Czech Republic meant the Vatreniclinched second spot in Group D behind the Three Lions.
Spain, like Croatia, were up against it after their opening two fixtures in the group stage. With each of those games ending in a stalemate, La Roja needed all three points to guarantee their place in the Round of 16. And Luis Enrique’s charges did exactly that, with a 5-0 rout of Slovakia confirming their spot at Group E runners-up.
Croatia were 3-2 victors the last time they locked horns with Spain, in a pulsating UEFA Nations League clash in 2018.
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Croatia vs Spain Team News
Borna Barisic remains the only injury concern for Croatia and his knock might rule him out of this match. Ivan Perisic has tested positive for the coronavirus this week and will be excluded from the squad.
Luis Enrique has a few decisions to make with the likes of Ferran Torres, Alvaro Morata, Gerard Moreno, Pablo Sarabia, and Dani Olmo competing for places in the forward line. Sergio Busquets was impressive against Slovakia and is likely to start ahead of Rodri for Spain.
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Monday’s encounter will be the ninth instance when Croatia will face off against Spain. The head-to-head record so far is fairly even, with Spain slightly ahead with four wins (D1 L3).
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The 3-1 win over Scotland on Matchday 3 of the group stage was only Croatia’s third victory in their last 12 outings across all competitions (D3 L6).
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Spain, in contrast, have not been on the wrong end of the result in any of their last 11 matches across all competitions (W5 D6).
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Having been eliminated by Portugal after extra time in the previous edition, the Matchday 1 loss to England is only Croatia’s second loss over 90 minutes in 17 Euro Finals matches (W10 D5).
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This is Spain’s fourth game at Parken Stadium, where their record is W1 D1 L1, all against Denmark. Spain’s record in Copenhagen overall is W2 D2 L1; their only other visit to Denmark was a 3-1 success in Aarhus in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying.
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France vs Switzerland
France came into the tournament as one of the favourites to go all the way. And the hard-fought 1-0 win over Germany in the Group F opener sounded out their intentions. But Les Bleus haven’t quite hit top gear since and were held to back-to-back draws by Hungary (1-1) and Portugal (2-2), although they ended up topping the Group of Death to secure a place in the knockout stages.
Switzerland, meanwhile, were off to an underwhelming start in Group A, playing a 1-1 draw with Wales before they were handsomely beaten by Italy 3-0, leaving them with all to do in their final game against Turkey. And, Vladimir Petkovic’s men rose to the occasion, winning 3-1 to finish third and earn a place in the Round of 16 as one of the four best third-placed teams.
This will be the first meeting in five years between France and Switzerland, with their last encounter – a group game in the UEFA Euro 2016 ending in a goalless draw.
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