EURO 2024 results: Ronaldo missed a penalty, Portugal struggled to eliminate Slovenia; France struggled to "overcome" Belgium
Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty but Portugal still won; France struggled to win 1-0 against Belgium. That's the information in the framework of the 1/8 round of EURO 2024.
Ronaldo missed a penalty, Portugal struggled to eliminate Slovenia
Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty but Portugal still won against Slovenia after a penalty shootout.
Portugal faced Slovenia in the round of 16 of EURO 2024. Cristiano Ronaldo missed the chance to score his first goal of the tournament from the penalty spot. However, Portugal still won the match and qualified for the quarterfinals.
After the opening whistle, Portugal quickly took control of the game on the field. Ronaldo had 2 notable plays but he missed his header and did not control the ball well.
Portugal actually played very well, with 70% of the ball possession. However, trying to pass the ball to Ronaldo made the team easy to predict.
After 120 minutes of play, the match between the two teams entered a penalty shootout. Portugal succeeded in the first 3 kicks while Slovenia missed all 3. Ronaldo and his teammates entered the quarter-finals and met France.
Mbappe is dim, France struggles to "overcome" Belgium
The Euro 2024 round of 16 clash between France and Belgium was tense from the very first minutes. Both teams showed determination but were very cautious from the start.
From the very first minutes, France was the team that took the initiative to control the match. Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe had the first chances to finish but could not get past Belgium's solid defense.
In the second half, the French team appeared more eager to find a goal. More dangerous opportunities also appeared, however, similar to the first half, France's scoring opportunities were unfortunately missed.
It seemed like the match would end in a draw, but in the 85th minute, luck called Muani's name and France took the lead thanks to Vertonghen's own goal.
There was little time left for Belgium to make something special. The 1-0 result held until the end of the match and France went straight to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.
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