Munich, Germany (My Sportsbook) - Zinedine Zidane scored on a penalty kick in the 33rd minute to give France a 1-0 victory over Portugal in a World Cup semifinal match at Allianz Arena.

France, which was playing in its 50th World Cup match, will move onto the final on Sunday against Italy in Berlin. France is returning to the championship match for the first time since 1998 when it defeated Brazil to hoist the trophy.

Meanwhile, Portugal will meet up with Germany in the third-place match on Saturday in Stuttgart. Portugal had an overall competitive match unbeaten streak halted at 17 games.

Zidane, who is expected to retire at the end of the tournament, found the back of the net with a hard shot down low in the left corner. Portugal goalkeeper Ricardo guessed the right way, but was only able to get a hand on it before it crossed the goal line.

France went to the spot after Ricardo Carvalho tripped Thierry Henry just inside the penalty area.

It was the first time that Portugal trailed in the tournament, and only the second goal it had surrendered.

Raymond Domenech's club extended its overall competitive win streak to 16 games. 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.

It marked the 22nd meeting between the two teams, with France holding the overall advantage with 16 wins.

There were no cards in the match until the 83rd minute when Carvalho was cautioned for a hard tackle. France's Louis Saha picked up a yellow in the 87th minute and will be forced to miss the final due to an accumulation of cards.

France improved to 17-0-1 when leading at the intermission in World Cup play. It also remained perfect on shots from the spot in this prestigious tournament. Thanks to Zidane's goal, France is eight-for-eight on penalty kicks all-time in this tournament.

France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez made four saves en route to the shutout.

Portugal committed 16 fouls compared to only 10 by France, but it won the corner kick battle, 8-3.