Germany vs Portugal: Can Portugal end 25-year winless run?
Germany face Portugal in the semi-finals of the UEFA Nations League this evening.
The Allianz Arena in Munich hosts the clash, with Germany boasting home advantage in the first of the semi-final clashes. Home territory might not be the only advantage for the Germans, however, who enter the contest with superb record in this fixture.
Germany have not lost to Portugal since a 3-0 defeat in the group stage of the 2000 European Championship. A Sérgio Conceição hat-trick earned a largely rotated Portugal team an emphatic win, as holders Germany exited the competition without a win and bottom of the group.
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Since then, it's been a one-sided rivalry. Germany have won each of the last five encounters, each of which have come in major tournaments. The most recent came at Euro 2020 (held in 2021), as Germany came from behind to thrash the Portuguese 4-2 in the group stage.
Such has been Germany's record in this fixture, no current Portugal player has ever beaten the Germans in an international fixture. That includes Cristiano Ronaldo, whose debut for the national team came 22 years ago.
Tonight's tie is the first meeting outside a major tournament for 29 years. The winners will face either France or Spain in the final. That semi-final between the two previous winners of the Nations League takes place on Thursday.
Germany vs Portugal head-to-head record since Euro 2000
Germany 3-1 Portugal (2006 FIFA World Cup)
Germany 3-2 Portugal (2008 European Championship)
Germany 1-0 Portugal (2012 European Championship)
Germany 4-0 Portugal (2014 FIFA World Cup)
Portugal 2-4 Germany (2020 European Championship).
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