Euro2024 Results Roundup
Ronaldo's emotional penalty miss, Portugal advances. Mbappe struggles with mask. France progresses.
Cristiano Ronaldo was left in tears after his penalty was saved in extra time but Portugal still progressed to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 following a dramatic shootout victory over Slovenia.
Portugal’s superstar captain saw his penalty kept out by Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak and he was consoled by his team-mates, as fans chanted his name in the stands.
But he recovered to score his country’s first penalty in the shootout – where goalkeeper Diogo Costa saved all three kicks he faced – before Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva netted the winning kick.
Earlier, appearing to adjust his mask a couple of times during France’s last-16 win against Belgium, it was clear Kylian Mbappe is not yet comfortable wearing it.
But he is not the only one in France’s forward line looking uncomfortable as the side once again failed to deliver in front of goal.
Instead it was a Jan Vertonghen own goal in the 85th minute, when Randal Kolo Muani’s strike deflected off him, that was enough to send Les Bleus into the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.
That took their tally in Germany to three goals, none of which have been scored from open play.
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