England vs. Portugal: Date, Time, TV Schedule and Live Stream for 2016 Friendly

England will host Portugal on Thursday in their last international friendly ahead of the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament starting on June 10.

The Three Lions enter the contest having won their last two friendlies, but the victories over Turkey and Australia were anything but convincing. Portugal dominated Norway in their last outing, and the 2004 finalists should hand England a sterner test.

Here’s everything you need to know about Thursday’s clash:

 

Date: Thursday, June 2

Time: 7:45 p.m. BST/2:45 p.m. ET

Venue: Wembley Stadium, London

TV Info: The match will be broadcast by Fox Sports 1 (for U.S. viewers) and ITV 1 (for UK viewers).

Live Stream: Fox Soccer 2Go, ITV Live

 

Preview

After a perfect Euro 2016 qualifying campaign and two friendly wins in a row, the England squad have every right to be optimistic heading into this summer’s tournament.

The Premier League’s top stars were all on point against Turkey and Australia, with Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane, Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy and Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney and Marcus Rashford all finding the net.

But Turkey and Australia are hardly world-class opponents, and both teams still found it quite easy to breach England’s defence. Portugal are of a different caliber, and they showed it against Norway.

Fernando Santos’ side smashed the Scandinavians …

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