120 mins	The Portuguese surround the referee. There might have been another red card - nobody seems to know. What we do know is France are in another final Portugal 1-2 France.
117 mins	It used to be said that football was a game played for 90 minutes and in the end the Germans won. Maybe that should read France now...
117 mins	GOAL! France are through to the final on the Golden Goal
117 mins	It looks like Xavier has been sent off, but it will not matter if France can put away the penalty. Zidane steps up...
115 mins	Wiltord follows up with the shot, handball by Xavier. PENALTY TO FRANCE.
114 mins	Now France come again and Trezeguet skips through the Portuguese defence. He shoots. It's half saved by Baia.
113 mins	Portugal shoot wide.
112 mins	It's opening up now and France come with Zidane, but he's lost it and Portugal break...
111 mins	...just wide. Closest yet in extra-time.
110 mins	Now the Portuguese attack with Pinto. The French defence opens up for him. He shoots...
109 mins	Flags up it won't count.
108 mins	Now the French attack with Zidane the ball comes through to Wiltord who shoots...
108 mins	...but offside. France breathe a sigh of relief.
108 mins	POrtugal on the ball, a long ball played through the middle for Figo, who is free...
107 mins	Both teams look tired, cagey, desperate to win the game, but fearful of the consequences of losing.
107 mins	Pinto gets a yellow card a bit harshly for a challenge on Thuram.
106 mins	Portugal kick-off the second period of extra-time. Nothing in it.
106 mins	Half time in extra time.
106 mins	Trezeguet comes on for Henry. Could he be the man. Wiltord goes clear. But forced wide.
104 mins	Barthez goes on safari out of his box. Luckily for him he's fouled. What must Alex Ferguson think?
103 mins	Vieira gives it Zidane. He can't quite release Wiltord.
102 mins	Pires sets off on a run. But now it's Portugal to break. Concecaio concedes a throw-in.
101 mins	France with the pressure. Portugal are holding on though.
100 mins	Swung in. Headed over by Joao Pinto. Then from the corner the ball is played back in. Four offside.
99 mins	No. Ball goes to Lizarazu. He's fouled. Zidane to take a free kick....
99 mins	Pires wins a corner. Can France convert?.....
98 mins	Lizarazu caught Concecaio. He's carried off. The resulting throw-in is cleared.
97 mins	Concecaio gets clear of Lizarazu. His cross is hacked clear by Vieira.
96 mins	Headed over and wide by Blanc. France have had a few opportunities from corners and they've missed them all.
95 mins	Free kick. It's with Figo. Wasted. Henry sets off on a run. He's forced wide. Corner.....
94 mins	It's very cagey. Who can change it?
93 mins	He'll be OK. Both defences getting back in droves. No-one can give anything away.
92 mins	Figo goes down injured. he looks hurt. Portugal have made all their substitutions. Rui Jorge replaced Dimas.
91 mins	Pires breaks. Gets in the cross. Zidane can't reach it.
91 mins	Who can be a hero? France kick off.
91 mins	Extra time. For the first time in Euro 2000.
92 mins	Full Time. Bring on the Golden Goal. Or thirty minutes of over cautious football. Soccernet can envisage penalties.
90 mins	Time added on. Henry breaks through. He gets past the defence but no-one there to knock it in.
89 mins	We nearly had one. From a man with golden hair. Abel Xavier headed a free kick from Figo and Barthez had to tip it over.
88 mins	Time ticks on. Whither the Golden Goal?
87 mins	Corner to France....headed over by Vieira.
86 mins	Thuram put through. He seemed to run out of ideas though and fell over the ball. And Pires replaces Petit.
85 mins	Then Figo gets it back and plays a great ball which Gomes heads back. Barthez gets it. Just.
84 mins	Barthez catches a long ball. Then Figo releases Concecaio.
83 mins	Moves are breaking down now. The teams are tired. Would they last extra-time?
82 mins	Jorge Costa fouled. To see him you'd have thought he'd been shot.
81 mins	Peteit fouls Pinto. Xavier has it. He tries to get Gomes clear. France stroke it around. Then Henry is set on a run. Baia wins out.
80 mins	Deschamps tackles Concecaio. Throw in. Wasted.
79 mins	Last ten minutes. Can anybody steal it? France try. Deschamps tries one. Well wide.
78 mins	A strange choice? back to the game. Nuno Gomes released. He plays it to Figo. But Petit tracks back well.
78 mins	Rui Costa goes off. Joao Pinto replaces him.
75 mins	Which Baia punches clear. Then the ball's played in and Petit strikes. Baia forces it wide.
74 mins	Free kick taken quickly. Then Vieira goes wide and his cross is knocked off for a corner.
73 mins	Concecaio goes on a run. Crowded out. Then Dimas fouls Zidane.
72 mins	Desailly again wins a header and again can't direct it at goal.
71 mins	France camped in the Portugese half. Wiltord wins a corner....
70 mins	Anelka comes off for Wiltord. Anelka has been disappointing.
69 mins	Zidane controls it beautifully. Then crosses it. Anelka slips and can't reach it.
68 mins	Zidane intercepts. Anelka released. He can't complete his cross. Hacked clear.
67 mins	France have lost some of their momentum. Figo is released but then fouls Blanc.
66 mins	Zidane shows his skills. But he's still surrounded by markers.
64 mins	Hopeful ball finds its way to Petit. Henry goes down injured.
64 mins	Free kick wasted. Portugal are starting to put some moves together.
63 mins	Headed clear by Zidane. Then Couto's shot is blocked. Vieira comes away with it only to be fouled.
62 mins	Then Costinha wins a corner....
61 mins	Figo turns on the skill. Rui Costa tries to find a way through...
61 mins	Zidane will take it. Petit penalised for a push.
59 mins	The Portugese are the team huffing and puffing now. Viera gives it away though. But then Henry goes clear and is fouled by Dimas. Free-kick....
58 mins	The Portugese make a change. Vidigal is replaced by Paulo Bento.
58 mins	Corner won by Desailly whose header fades wide.
57 mins	Anelka wins a corner. He needed his pace to win it.
56 mins	Rui Costa tries to build. But the French win it back.
54 mins	Petit hits it. Straight into the wall. Figo breaks. He skins Deschamps. And then Lizarazu cleared with Gomes waiting to head it in.
52 mins	Figo goes on a mazy run. He's stopped. France have got their swagger back. Anelka played through. He's fouled by Jorge Costa. He's booked. Free kick....
51 mins	Game on. Portugal may have to change their game plan. Can they pick up the pace?
51 mins	France have stolen a goal without playing well. The mark of a great team?
51 mins	GOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLL!!! Anelka plays in Henry. He turns. He shoots. He scores. Baia completely unsighted.
49 mins	Henry denied by Xavier. Then Figo brings down Viera. Lizarazu dribbles. Costinha clears.
48 mins	Thuram plays a ball in headed back by Couto to Baia.
48 mins	Another long ball is shepherded out by Jorge Costa. Frustration for France.
47 mins	Now Viera' s frustrated. Then Gomes breaks. The Portugese are continuing their first-half gameplan.
46 mins	Deschamps battles in midfield. Zidane turns but he's being shadowed all the way.
45 mins	France kick-off. Anelka's cross headed away. Then Couto clears.
45 mins	France have a mountain to climb. They've been prevented from playing their normal game and have it all to do.
47 mins	...it's wasted though and Didier Deschamps clears as the referee blows for half-time. 1-0 Portugal.
47 mins	Just two mninutes of added on time to play and Portugal have a free-kick on the right of the French box...
46 mins	...oooh, just whistles past Baia's upright. unlucky.
46 mins	...the French midfield star shoots..
45 mins	France get the ball back again, Petit plays it inside to Zidane...
44 mins	...he shoots, but it is just over.
44 mins	Now Vieira has some space outside the Portugal box...
43 mins	.. alittle bit too long and Barthez collects.
43 mins	No sign of Portugal holding on until half-time as Conceicao cuts inside on the right and clips the ball forward for Gomes...
43 mins	...a tricky moment but he does well.
42 mins	...the French keeper is forced to head the ball outside his area...
42 mins	Portugal hike the ball long and Conceicao chases Barthez down...
41 mins	...well charged down by Zidane and France clear.
41 mins	null
41 mins	Conceicao has a belt at the ball from 30 yards...
40 mins	Desailly joins Vieira in the book after going over the top in the middle against Couto.
39 mins	Portugal continue to harrass the French, but can they keep up this high octane challenge to the French throne.
37 mins	No foul, maybe the referee has lost his whistle..
37 mins	Portugal come again and Costa is brought down when clear in the left..
36 mins	Well claimed by Barthez.
36 mins	Maybe it's not their day for a change. Here come Portugal again. Figo crosses it...
36 mins	No corner given the French look distraught, but there's nothijng they can do about it.
35 mins	..he gets it back from Zidane and shoots. Deflected over the bar...
34 mins	...nice interlinking play with Zidane..
34 mins	France come again with Anelka...
34 mins	Portugal come again Figo feeds Costa on the left, he gets a cross in, but it is covered by Barthez.
31 mins	..Barthez recovers well and makes the save.
31 mins	...he shoots and there's a deflection of Blanc...
31 mins	Portugal are on the break with Figo on the edge of the French box...
30 mins	...straight at Baia who collects well.
30 mins	...he scuttles across the box and gets a shot in...
30 mins	France, though, come again with Anelka...
29 mins	...but it's tactically fascinating. The Portuguese have a plan and it is rattling the French.
29 mins	Neither team is playing particularly well, we haven't seen the spectacular football of the past three weeks..
28 mins	Now Portugal come again, they have harried the French off the ball at every opportunity and are beginning to believe in themselves.
27 mins	...deflected and easy for Baia.
27 mins	Petit plays it into Blanc in the area, he turns and has a dig...
26 mins	Vieira is fouled by Costinha, free-kick...
25 mins	...safe for Baia, who collects the ball comfortably.
24 mins	Henry chases a lost looking cause down the right, he gets a foot to the ball before it goes out and crosses...
23 mins	But Vieira's competitive spirit gets the better of him and he scythes down Figo. Yellow card.
21 mins	Now we have a game on as France look to maintain the pace of the game they had built up before the goal
20 mins	A shellshocked France kick-off.
19 mins	GOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLL!!! Barthez has no chance as the ball nestles in the bottom right-hand corner. Portugal have a surprise lead.
19 mins	Gomes turns and hits it with his left...
19 mins	...he gets it back, feeds Nuno Gomes on the edge of the area...
19 mins	Conceicao pickes the ball up in the French half, he looks to have lost under pressure from Deschamps...
19 mins	..too long Portugal clear long.
19 mins	France come again and Anelka makes a break down the right. He's clear on the byline, the cross comes in...
19 mins	..but Portugal clear easily.
18 mins	Now Thuram on the right. He's surrounded but he tries to clip the ball ahead...
17 mins	Petit whips another ball into the area, but it is cleared by Xavier - making amends for his foul.
17 mins	...he's fouled by Xavier right on the edge of the box, free-kick in a dangerous area for France.
17 mins	France, though are beginning to look strong and Anelka hits the byline from another long ball..
16 mins	...he deliberately drops the ball as he steps outside the area, but he can clear with his boot.
15 mins	..he makes it but he's running out of space in the box and gaining in momentum...
15 mins	Henry chases a long ball down the channels. Baia comes to collect...
14 mins	...just speculative and easily smothered by Baia. First opening of the match to France.
14 mins	...he tries a long shot...
13 mins	Sloppy play but Zidane looks to create something. He's got the ball 30 yards out...
13 mins	...again the passing is poor and Petit can clear long to Anelka.
13 mins	Now it's Figo's turn to have a run...
12 mins	...his pass is poor though and the attack breaks down.
12 mins	Now Portugal look for some space on the right with Abel Xavier...
11 mins	France as World Champions built on a strong defence, Portugal because the last goal they conceded was in the first 20 minutes of their first match against England.
10 mins	It is as if both teams are frightened of each other. Both have gained themselves a reputation for defensive qualities in this competition.
9 mins	Vieira intercepts in middle but inturn his pass is wayward and Portugal have the ball. Sorry to say this, but so far this is scrappy.
9 mins	Costinha challenges Laurent Blanc a little too stiffly and France have a free-kick to clear their lines.
8 mins	Portugal try to set up their first attack of the match, on the left of the penalty area...
7 mins	...but no-one is there to challenge keeper, Vitor Baia, who comes to claim the ball one-handed.
7 mins	Henry finds some space on the left and whips in a deep cross to the back post...
6 mins	Petit clips the ball into the area, but there is an infringement and the Austrian referee, Guenter Banko, blows for a Portugal free-kick in the area.
6 mins	Jorge Costa brings Henry down. Free-kick. Petit to take.
5 mins	Thuram picks up a Portuguese clearance and feeds Anelka. He feeds Henry on the right, inside the Portugal half...
5 mins	Very quiet start to the match as, like prizefighters, both sides eye each other up.
4 mins	...but pre-match nerves maybe, he fails to control.
4 mins	Now Gomes has the ball on the left...
3 mins	...but it is wayward and Portugal clear.
2 mins	Deschamps bring the ball away in midfield, cuts it wide to Lizarazu who tries to test the pace of the Portuguese defence with a long ball to Anelka...
2 mins	France start off the way they mean to go on, by dictating the pace of the game.
1 min	Figo has started on the left, as he always does, but expect him to move inside once they have whethered a likely early French storm.
0 mins	Portugal kick-off this first Euro 2000 semi-final.
0 mins	Zidane starts, Petit replaces Dugarry in the midfield for France, while Portugal will look to Figo, Costa, Conceicao and Costinha to break down the World Champions.
0 mins	A full King Bedouin Stadium, two teams that have graced this tournament and a wonderful bright, warm and clear evening in Brussels.
0 mins	As both teams line up for the national anthems, Europe gears itself for a match that could be one of the greats...
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