That's it for us on this football news live text.

Our live coverage of the first of tonight's two Euro 2024 qualifiers between Spain and hosts Germany is here and you can follow it live by clicking here.

We will also have live coverage of tonight's second quarter-final straight after Spain v Germany, with Portugal taking on France.

Our news live text will be back up and running from 12pm tomorrow as we look ahead to the other quarter-finals, including England's clash with Switzerland.

What a game Turkey's last-16 win win over Austria was.

I loved the way Turkey fought to get over the line against Austria - and they did it without their captain, Hakan Calhanoglu, who was suspended for that game but will be back for this one.

The Netherlands have to be favourites here, though. With players like Nathan Ake and Virgil van Dijk at the back and Cody Gakpo and Xavi Simons going forward, they have quality all over the pitch.

Sutton's prediction: Netherlands 2-1 Turkey

Who does Chris think will progress through to the semi-finals? Find out here.

Switzerland are another well-balanced team. They have belief in the way they play, and they seem to be getting stronger as the tournament goes on, as we saw when they beat Italy in the last 16.

There are still plenty of areas where England need to get better. At the moment, there is not much point dwelling on that. It is all about getting through this game, and England can do it.

Sutton's prediction: England 1-0 Switzerland

Check out Sutton's other quarter-final predictions on the BBC Sport website

I picked France to win Euro 2024 before a ball was kicked and I am not going to change my mind now. They were not exactly exciting against Belgium in the last 16, but there were signs that they are coming to life, and they look so solid defensively.

We know what a great player Ronaldo has been in the past, and he can still influence games, but you have got to draw the line when it is clear he is having a negative impact on the team.

Sutton's prediction: Portugal 0-2 France

You can see Sutton's full predictions here on the BBC Sport website

Spain are the best team in the competition.

Germany were jubilant when Niclas Fullkrug scored their stoppage-time equaliser in their final group game against Switzerland, but they will be gutted that it meant they ended up in this side of the draw. They would rather be playing England, I'm sure.

Spain are going to be difficult to stop. If there is a criticism of them at these Euros, it is that they have not been ruthless enough, but, in terms of performance levels, they have been head and shoulders above everyone else.

Sutton's prediction: Spain 2-1 Germany

Check out Sutton's predictions in more detail here.

In the lead up to their quarter-final tonight, the French football Federation have released a brilliant group photo of the squad wearing the shirts from their first ever football clubs.

It must be an amazing feeling for some of the volunteers, coaches and young players from these mostly amateur sides across the country, being put on display by huge stars like Kylian Mbappe, William Saliba and N'Golo Kante.

The strength of youth football, particularly in the Paris area, is one of the big reasons why France are always challenging for trophies.

In fact, at the last World Cup, there were 30 players originally from the Paris area taking part in the tournament.

Many were in the France squad but there were also Parisian players in the squads of eight other national teams.

Earlier this year, we made an audio documentary to find out why Paris seems to be football's greatest talent factory. You can listen here.

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Kylian Mbappe says it is "an honour" to play against Cristiano Ronaldo as France prepare to take on Portugal in their Euro 2024 quarter-final.

France and Portugal face-off in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.

While world-class players will be in action all over the pitch for both sides, it is hard not to focus on this match being a gladiatorial duel between two particular stars, Ronaldo and Mbappe.

So, the stage is set at the Volksparkstadion stadium in Hamburg tonight. A former Real Madrid legend against someone who hopes to achieve that status. Let's take a look at how they compare.

• By 2010, Ronaldo had won three Premier League trophies, a Champions League and his first of five Ballons D’Or.

• Mbappe in comparison has seven Ligue 1 titles, albeit six of them in a PSG side with vastly greater resources than their competitors in France, and no Champions League trophy yet.

• Ronaldo scored 33 goals in 35 games during his first season at Madrid - a tally Mbappe surpassed in five of his seven campaigns at PSG, and which seems eminently reachable in 2024-25.

• Mbappe has scored 287 goals in his club career to this point, while Ronaldo netted just 118 before joining Madrid.

This match is being shown live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 19:20 BST on Friday evening.

There is live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live with build-up from Kelly Cates kicking off at 19:30 BST.

You can also follow live text coverage on the BBC Sport website and app.

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Former Portugal winger Nani says he has not been too impressed with his national side's performance so far at Euro 2024 but hopes tonight's quarter-final against France will spark their tournament into life.

"I am happy we are here, we always want to be with the main teams in the tournament - we want to entertain, we want to be the team who are favourites, but at this moment we didn’t feel that," he said. "

"Maybe tonight we have the opportunity to change all this mentality. It will be a great match, difficult for both teams - they will lose a lot of energy, there is a lot of talent and power to put on the field, and both teams until today have not shown the best they can produce."

Nani knows Cristiano Ronaldo well, having played with him at Manchester United as well as his country, and they were part of the same team that won Euro 2016. He says the 39-year-old will use tonight's match to silence any talk about whether he warrants a place in the side.

"He is a special player, a player who can create a lot of emotions," said Nani. "So it is normal when things are not going so well from his side - everyone is expecting him to score goals, that’s his job, he is a striker, so it can make him down a little bit.

"But I believe he is more confident for the next matches and tonight he can change all this energy."

Nani also says Ronaldo won't linger on his penalty miss against Slovenia in the last round.

"I believe he is strong enough with all his experience," he added. "I would not say it didn’t take him a little bit down - yeah, for sure, he was thinking for two days - but for tonight he is already over it, that situation has passed so he is already excited for the match.

"We footballers are like that, he is just waiting for an opportunity to score or win the game and change the sensations, the feelings, the thoughts. When you lose a penalty, such an important penalty in that game, it will hurt you a little bit but it will not stay forever because we have another game to play. I believe tonight will change all the thoughts about Ronaldo."

This will be Portugal's seventh appearance in the quarter-finals of the Euros - the most of any since the round was introduced in 1996.

Portugal haven't scored in their last two games. They've never failed to hit the net in three consecutive matches at a major tournament.

Here are their results so far.

Portugal 2-1 Czech Republic (Group stage)

Turkey 0-1 Portugal (Group stage)

Georgia 2-0 Portugal (Group stage)

Portugal 0-0 Slovenia - Portugal won 3-0 on penalties (Round of 16)

• This match is being shown live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 19:20 BST on Friday evening.

• There is live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live with build-up from Kelly Cates kicking off at 19:30 BST.

• You can also follow live text coverage on the BBC Sport website and app.

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Today's second quarter-final will be Portugal against France. Which means we get to rewind the clock back to the Euro 2016 final between these sides.

Portugal won the game 1-0, thanks to a cracking Eder strike.

Spend some time with fans in the build up to games and you never know what - or who - you will see.

The Spain supporters were the winners in the colourful attire stakes in Stuttgart city centre this afternoon...

... while I also spotted former Spain midfielder, and current Villarreal player, Dani Parejo mixing with supporters from both sides and posing for selfies.

Hosts Germany head into today's first quarter-final with Spain having not lost any of their four matches.

They started off their group campaign with a 5-1 victory over Scotland and a 2-0 win over Hungary, clinching top spot with a 1-1 draw against Switzerland.

In the round of 16, Germany were 2-0 winners over Denmark, setting up a quarter-final clash with Spain.

Here are their results so far.

• Germany 2-0 Hungary (group stage)
• Germany 1-1 Switzerland (group stage)

• Germany 5-1 Scotland (group stage)
• Germany 2-0 Denmark (round of 16)

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Spain are the only side at Euro 2024 to have won all four of their matches so far.

In four matches, they have scored nine goals, conceding just once

Here are their results so far.

• Spain 3-0 Croatia (Group stage)

• Spain 1-0 Italy (Group stage)
• Albania 0-1 Spain (Group stage)

• Spain 4-1 Georgia (Round of 16)

Tonight's quarter-final sees Spain and Germany face off in a repeat of the 2008 semi-final between the two nations.

Spain came out on top 16 years ago with a 1-0 victory, all thanks to Fernando Torres' goal, and went on to win their first European title.

It was the start of a golden era for the Spain national team that included three consecutive tournament wins, with the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and 2012 Euros in Poland and Ukraine to follow.

Anon

German football is different now too, however, and in a good way.

That Spain team was actually kind of the role model for how we play now because we want to have possession and, when we lose the ball, we want to win it back.

So, rather than two teams with very different playing styles as it was in my day, Germany and Spain are now quite similar.

Individually, player by player, Spain are possibly a little further along the road than we are, but then Luis de la Fuente has been in charge since December 2022 while for Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann it is only around nine months.

Just because Spain are a little bit of us ahead like that, it does not mean they will automatically go on and win this game, and I don't think our recent record against them is relevant either.

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Peter

Whenever Germany play Spain it feels like a meeting of two footballing superpowers but Friday’s Euro 2024 quarter-final is especially exciting because of how well both teams are playing.

A lot of talk here in Germany has been about this being an early final, between the two best sides in the tournament, and I would agree with that from what I've seen.

There is a real belief that we can beat them, too. There is a lot of respect for this Spanish team from our fans and even the Germany players realise they are excellent, but that is balanced by us being the hosts and also by our own performances so far.

In terms of mentality and quality, it feels quite a level contest. I don't feel either side will fear one another, and it is going to be fascinating to see how the tie plays out.

Read Thomas Hitzlsperger's full column ahead of today's quarter-final in full here.

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Here is a reminder of the details for all four quarter-finals and how you can follow them:

Friday, 5 July

Germany v Spain (17:00) - ITV

Portugal v France (20:00) - BBC

Saturday, 6 July

England v Switzerland (17:00) - BBC

Netherlands v Turkey (20:00) - ITV

You can watch all BBC games on BBC One or iPlayer, while BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds have commentary on every game at the Euros, and you can follow live text updates on the BBC Sport website.