On Thursday, Portugal scraped yet another gritty win in these Euros, knocking out Poland on penalties.

It set the tone for what should be a good series of games in these championships. 

Wales v Belgium, Friday 7pm, Lille

Wales’ clash with Belgium on Friday boasts a number of the stars of the tournament so far. Gareth Bale has led from the front for Chris Coleman’s side, rising to the expectations of a nation, while both Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard have shone as the tournament has progressed. 

Live commentary will be on Joy 99.7FM with George Addo, Jnr, Gary Al-Smith and Kow Sackey.

Germany v Italy, Saturday 7pm, Bordeaux

Italy’s reward for a superb performance against holders Spain is a glamorous quarter-final with world champions Germany. The Azzurri have defied the odds and critics by making it this far. Perhaps the injuries that ruled out star midfielders Claudio Marchisio and Marco Verratti galvanised a squad that lacks exceptional quality beyond their sensational defence.

Germany are gaining pace and have improved markedly since Mario Gómez was brought into the starting XI. The Besiktas striker has offered a different route to goal, and comparisons have been drawn with Jogi Löw’s decision mid-tournament to bring Miroslav Klose back into the line-up at the World Cup two years ago. The striker has now scored in each of his last four international starts, while Joshua Kimmich’s introduction at right-back has also paid dividends.

Live commentary will be on Joy 99.7FM with Benedict Owusu, Gary Al-Smith and Edward Aikins.

France v Iceland, Sunday 7pm, Saint-Denis

Hosts France have been re-established as favourites to win the tournament given their favourable draw, but they must not fall into the same trap as England. Iceland’s last-16 victory will go down as one of the greatest upsets in European Championship history, though that game proved that this Iceland side have made it this far on merit.

Iceland’s match against England was arguably their most comfortable of the tournament to date – they ended the game with more shots on target than Roy Hodgson’s side (five to four). Lars Lagerback came into the job with the aim of organising the team into a unit and the win over England was a masterclass in that sense. While Iceland are yet to keep a clean sheet at Euro 2016, they have conceded just once in all four of their games. They have beaten Turkey, the Czech Republic, Holland, Austria and England in recent competitive outings and should not be underestimated.

Live commentary will be on Joy 99.7FM with Gary Al-Smith, Benedict Owusu and Kow Sackey.

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