Recent results would appear to deem Wales the heavy favorite in Wednesday’s opening semifinal of the European Championships. The intrepid Welshmen have won four games in regulation at this tournament, including a sensational 3-1 quarterfinal victory over second-ranked Belgium on Friday. Only France has scored more goals (11) than Wales (10), and that’s mainly on the strength of Sunday’s 5-2 rout over Iceland.
Portugal, meanwhile, has yet to win a game in 90 minutes. The star-studded Iberians escaped the group stage with three draws, then took 115 minutes to even release a shot on goal against Croatia. Portugal then needed a penalty shootout to edge Poland on Thursday.