Portugal face a must win game if they are to guarantee their Euro 2016 progress as Group F reaches its climax on Wednesday. 

The Portuguese have flattered to deceive in the tournament thus far as they were frustratingly held to two consecutive draws as superstar forward Cristiano Ronaldo has failed to fire. Hungary, meanwhile, currently sit top of the group with four points and need just a draw to progress.

Portugal could be without Andre Gomes and Raphael Guerreiro for the vital encounter as both players have thigh complaints. Hungary, for their part, will be without defender Attila Fiola for the clash, while the fitness of attacker Daniel Bode remains uncertain.

Portugal have beaten Hungary each of the five times the sides have gone head-to-head in the past, with the sides’ most recent meeting coming back in 2010 World Cup qualifying.

Portugal coach Fernando Santos maintains his belief in the squad he selected.

‘I believe in my players. Why would I start being a pessimist all of a sudden? Everyone believed in our team until a couple of days ago. We played a really good game [against Austria] and now everyone questions us – that baffles me. We’ve been exemplary.’ said Santos.

Bernd Storck played down talk that Hungary will need to combat Ronaldo in order to claim something from the clash.  ‘Everyone’s always asking about Cristiano Ronaldo. There are other world-class players in this team, who’ve won the Champions League and contributed a lot. Everyone will need to fight together. We need to be brave.’ said Storck.

The game will be played at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon. Kick-off is at 18:00.

The other game in Group F sees minnows Iceland take on Austria. Iceland have done well to claim two draws from their opening two games but know they will have to pick up a win if they harbour hopes of progressing.

Austria, meanwhile, also desperately require a win to stand any chance of qualifying.

Iceland’s Aron Gunnarsson faces a fitness test to be ready for the tie, while Zlatko Junuzovic is an injury concern for the Austrians, having suffered an ankle problem.

It was all square between the sides last time they faced-off, with that 1-1 draw coming in a friendly fixture back in 2014. Austria have historically had the better of Iceland, however, having never lost to the side in four previous meetings.

‘We have two points and are in a great position. Our fate is in our own hands and a win would guarantee us a place in the knockout stage. If you had offered us this situation to us prior to the tournament, we would have gladly taken it.’ said Iceland joint-coach Heimir Hallgrimsson.

Austria coach Marcel Koller is bracing himself for an intense game. ‘It will be an intense game; both teams need a win. We will need to battle against Iceland; that’s their speciality. They’re compact, they have real desire, but they can also play football.’ added Koller.

The match will be played at the Stade de France, Paris. The action gets underway at 18:00.