The European Championship, also known as Euro 2024, has reached the quarterfinals. Here's what to know about the tournament:

Where are the games being played?

Kylian Mbappé described Cristiano Ronaldo as a "footballing legend" and "one of a kind" as the superstars prepare to meet in the European Championship quarterfinals.

For many, the major subplot of the Portugal vs. France match in Hamburg on Friday is the head to head between their captains.

Spain plays host nation Germany on Friday in the quarterfinals of the European Championship in an eagerly-anticipated matchup between two of the best performing sides at the tournament. There is also a potential record on the line as Spain and Germany have each won three European Championships, better than any other nation. Two of the most exciting talents will be on show in Spain teenager Lamine Yamal and 21-year-old Germany forward Jamal Musiala. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) in Stuttgart. Here's what to know about the match:

Match facts

Lebanon's national basketball team beat Angola 74-70 on Thursday to clinch a semifinal spot in the Olympic qualifying tournament that will be held in Valencia, Spain.

Omari Spellman scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Karim Zeinoun meanwhile added 15, including a personal 7-0 run early in the fourth quarter when he turned a game that was tied at 49 into one in which Lebanon led 56-49 — and it wouldn't trail again.

After advancing further than ever in World Cup qualifying, the Palestinian soccer team is determined to host a game for a change.

The football association has proposed playing games in the third stage of its Asian qualification campaign in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and already has support from a number of its opponents, starting against Jordan on Sept. 10.

Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Kylian Mbappé.

A clash of soccer icons. A clash of generations.

The Netherlands could be peaking at just the right time.

The Dutch team reached its first European Championship quarterfinal in 16 years with a 3-0 win over Romania on Tuesday after its best performance by far at Euro 2024.

Police in the German city of Frankfurt are investigating a video that appears to show a fan being punched and kicked while being detained by a group of Euro 2024 security personnel at Portugal's game with Slovenia.

Lionel Messi won't be in Argentina's squad at the Olympics starting later this month in Paris.

Coach Javier Mascherano included four World Cup winners in the squad he announced Tuesday, including striker Julián Álvarez and defender Nicolás Otamendi.

Brazil will celebrate a national "King Pelé Day" on Nov. 19 every year, marking the date the football great scored what he considered to be the 1,000th goal of his career in 1969.

The Brazilian government's official publication said Tuesday that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had passed a law sanctioning the national tribute to the three-time World Cup winner. The Brazilian football great died on Dec. 29, 2022, at the age of 82.