Munich, Germany (My Sportsbook) - With memories of the 1998 World Cup championship, France will try to move one step closer to reclaiming its tournament glory on Wednesday when the team faces Portugal in the final semifinal match.

With an unbeaten record in the group stages to work from, France has continued to improve in this tournament. The team found a win in its Round of 16 match, 3-1 over Spain and beat the odds with an exciting 1-0 victory over tournament favorite Brazil in the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinal match, France appeared to dominate throughout the 90 minute window, scoring the only goal of the match in the 57th minute courtesy of Thierry Henry.

Overall, France out shot Brazil five to one in shots on goal to hand the 2002 champion an exit from the World Cup.

France enters Wednesday's match with an overall healthy lineup available. Head coach Raymond Domenech is expected to use similar lineups that were used against Spain and Brazil. The team is expected to use a 4-5-1 formation, which has been used in its past matches.

The French lineup has continued to benefit from the playing of Zinedine Zidane, who is expected to retire after the World Cup. Zidane is facing his final two World Cup matches, as France could earn a trip to the finals with a win, or a trip to the tournament's third place match with a loss.

However, a win could be difficult for the French, who will face a difficult Portugal squad that made it past England to get to the semifinal match.

After strong group stage results that saw Portugal win all three of its matches, the team made it past the quarterfinals stage with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands to earn a trip to the next round.

In the semifinal match, Portugal and England failed to find a goal in 120 minutes, leading to a penalty shootout, which Portugal won, 3-1 to make it to the semifinals.

The team has benefited from a strong defensive line that has conceded only one goal in the tournament thus far.

Costinha and Deco will be available to the team after serving suspensions in the quarterfinal match. Portugal, however, will be without Petit, who is forced to the sideline due to a suspension.

Wednesday marks the 22nd meeting between the two teams, with France holding the overall advantage with 15 wins.

This is the second time Portugal has reached the semifinals, its first time in 40 years. The team is unbeaten in 17 overall matches. For France, Wednesday marks the team's 50th World Cup match.

The winner of Wednesday's match moves onto the tournament's final match on Sunday in Berlin. The loser of the match will play in the third place match set for Saturday in Stuttgart.