Neither Portugal nor France has sprung any surprises for the final of Euro 2016. Both teams have stuck with the squads that got them here, despite the fact that they’re facing much different foes in this game than they did in the semifinal.
France vs. Portugal: Lineups for the Euro 2016 final
There are no big changes for either team.
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France got off to a slow start against Germany and arguably looked better once N’Golo Kante entered the match, but they’ve decided to stick with a two-man center of Blaise Matuidi and Paul Pogba. Portugal will be highly dependent on 18-year-old Renato Sanches, who has to do just as much defending as he does creating for Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani in front of him.
France starting XI (4-2-3-1): Hugo Lloris; Bacary Sagna, Laurent Koscielny, Samuel Umtiti, Patrice Evra; Blaise Matuidi, Paul Pogba; Moussa Sissoko, Antoine Griezmann, Dimitri Payet; Olivier Giroud
Portugal starting XI (4-4-2): Rui Patricio; Cedric, Pepe, Jose Fonte, Raphael Guerreiro; William Carvalho, Andre Silva, Renato Sanches, Joao Mario; Nani, Cristiano Ronaldo
The match kicks off at 3 p.m. ET, 9 p.m. local time from the Stade de France. You can catch the game on ESPN or online at WatchESPN in the United States.
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