Athletistic / Football. The Portuguese national team reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 in Germany with great difficulty. The day before, on July 1, the Portuguese had beaten the Slovenian national team only on penalties (0:0, 3:0 on penalties).
Portugal had the chance to end the game early, but in the 105th minute Cristiano Ronaldo failed to convert his shot from the penalty spot – his shot was saved by Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak.
It is worth noting that Ronaldo became the first European in the 21st century to miss 3 penalties in major international tournaments. For the first time, Cristiano missed the match against Austria (0:0) in the group stage of Euro 2016 in France, and then failed to score from the penalty spot in the 2018 World Cup match in Russia against Iran (1:1).
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In the quarter-finals of Euro 2024, the Portuguese national team will meet France. The remake of the 2016 European Championship final will take place on July 5 and will start at 22:00 Moscow time.
Source: Sport
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