Portugal star, Cristiano Ronaldo, felt bitter when he played at Euro 2024. He couldn’t score a goal and stopped in the quarter-finals. Ronaldo and Portugal were unable to continue their journey at Euro 2024 after being knocked out by France on penalties.
The Portugal vs France match in the Euro 2024 schedule will take place at the Volkspark Stadium on Friday (5/7/2024). Portugal drew 0-0 against France for 120 minutes. The match was resolved through a penalty shootout. As a result, Ronaldo and Portugal lost to France in the penalty shootout with a score of 3-5.
Ousmane Dembele became the first French kicker to successfully put the ball into the left side of the goal net. Cristiano Ronaldo stepped forward as Portugal’s first executor. Maignan could actually read the direction of the ball, but CR7’s shot went harder into the goal.
The second kicker for each team, namely Bernardo Silva and Youssouf Fofana, also succeeded in executing a kick from the spot. Jules Kounde, who was Les Bleus’ third kicker, added a goal for his team. However, Joao Felix failed to bring Portugal to equalize the score after his shot hit the post.
Each of the subsequent executors, namely Bradley Barcola and Nuno Mendes, successfully scored a penalty and made the scoreboard 4-3 in favor of France. Theo Hernandez’s penalty kick which Diogo Costa failed to block ensured France advanced to the semifinals of Euro 2024.
For Ronaldo, participation in Euro 2024 feels bittersweet as CR7 was unable to score a goal. This was the first time in Ronaldo’s professional career that he was unable to score a single goal in a major international tournament. Throughout Euro 2024, Ronaldo was only able to record one assist when defending Portugal in the duel against Turkiye in the group phase.
Moreover, Euro 2024 will be his last participation in the event between European countries. Previously, Ronaldo had revealed that he would not return to play for Portugal at the Euros in the next four years. “Of course, this will be my last European championship,” said Ronaldo. “However, I don’t feel emotional, I feel emotional about everything involving football,” he said.
Meanwhile, the victory over Portugal means France will meet Spain in the semifinals of Euro 2024. The Spain vs France match is scheduled to take place at the Munich Football Arena Stadium on Tuesday (9/7/2024).
