EURO 2024 quarter-final results: Portugal eliminated; Germany choked up watching Spain enter the semi-finals

Ronaldo fails to score, Portugal eliminated

Portugal lost to France in a penalty shootout and had to say goodbye to EURO 2024 in the quarter-finals.

The second quarter-final match of EURO 2024 is the match between Portugal and France. After the opening whistle, the French team suddenly increased the speed of the match, playing emotional football. They dominated the midfield thanks to the mobility of Kante - Tchouameni - Camavinga. However, France also only relied on Mbappe's acceleration.

In the first half, France had the upper hand but they gradually lost the game to Portugal.

In the second half, the French team remained loyal to their pragmatic style of play. In the 61st minute, Cancelo advanced and made a great pass to Bruno Fernandes, the Man Utd midfielder was not sharp enough even though he faced Mike Maignan in the penalty area. After that, Cancelo continued to shoot skillfully but could not score.

In the 63rd minute, Rafael Leao made a difficult cross, Vitinha rushed in to shoot but it was still not dangerous enough to defeat Maignan. As if awakened by the opponent's warning, the French team rose up strongly.

In the remaining time, both teams could not score and the match went into extra time.

After 120 minutes of play, no goals were scored, the two teams entered a penalty shootout. Joao Felix was the only one to miss, while all 5 French players successfully took the penalty. Portugal lost the penalty shootout 3-5, watching France enter the semi-finals of EURO 2024.

Result: Portugal 0-0 France (penalty: 3-5)

Losing in extra time, Germany choked up watching Spain enter the semi-finals

Spain broke the deadlock in the second half but could not maintain the score against Germany. It took two extra periods for the "bullfighting country" team to finally win in the 119th minute of the exciting match that ended in the early morning of July 6.

Facing host Germany, Spain soon tested goalkeeper Manuel Neuer in the first minute, starting from the familiar left wing and ending with a shot from Pedri.

In the 8th minute, Pedri had to leave after a collision with Toni Kroos earlier.

It was not until the 29th minute that the home team Germany had their first notable situation when Kai Havertz headed the ball right inside the 16m50 box but it was not enough to trouble goalkeeper Unai Simon.

In the second half, Dani Olmo brought the opening goal for Spain after many efforts to besiege the home team's goal.

In the last 25 minutes of the match, Germany increased their attacking personnel, pushing up their formation to find an equalizer. After a series of opportunities, Niclas Fullkrug's shot unfortunately hit the post in the 77th minute.

Entering the final official minutes, after moments of anxiety, the German team also released the emotions of thousands of fans in the stands. Jamal Musiala crossed the ball from the left wing towards the far post, Kimmich, despite his short height, still jumped high to head it back to Florian Wirtz, who finished by hitting the post and into the net.

In the following minutes, the German team was excited but could not finish the match in the 2 regular periods. The two teams entered extra time.

In the 30 minutes of extra time, Germany controlled the game and created the most chances on the pitch when Spain no longer had key players. However, Olmo had a cross for Mikel Merino to sneak into the penalty area, jump high and head the ball beautifully into the left corner of the goal in the 119th minute.

In the end, Spain won 2-1 to advance to the semi-finals and host Germany was eliminated early.