Portugal v Slovenia LIVE: Result as Diogo Costa saves Cristiano Ronaldo’s blushes in Euro 2024 penalty shootout
Cristiano Ronaldo and his talented Portugal team booked a quarter-final place at Euro 2024
Bernardo Silva struck the winning spot kick and Diogo Costa made three saves as Portugal won a penalty shootout 3-0 against battling Slovenia to reach the quarter-finals at Euro 2024 where they will meet France.
After a scoreless 90 minutes, Cristiano Ronaldo had a chance to put Portugal ahead from the penalty spot in the first half of extra time, but Jan Oblak saved brilliantly to leave the Portuguese captain in tears.
Neither side could fashion a goal and the game went to penalties, with Josep Ilicic having the first kick saved for the Slovenians before Ronaldo put his side ahead, and when Jure Balkovec’s spot kick was saved the writing was on the wall.
Costa then saved from Benjamin Verbic, setting Silva up to confidently slot home the winner to put Portugal through to the last eight and a meeting with the French in Hamburg on Friday.
Follow all the reaction from Portugal v Slovenia in Frankfurt below.
The night Cristiano Ronaldo’s ego almost sent Portugal crashing out of Euro 2024
The Cristiano Ronaldo show rumbled into Frankfurt, and it didn’t disappoint. Well, unless you are a selfie-hunting, “siuuuu” screaming fanboy that is.
Portugal progressing via penalty shootout success over Slovenia to book a quarter-final date with France will be billed as a Ronaldo redemption story, but after a night where he did his utmost to make an entire match about himself, the veteran superstar frankly doesn’t deserve it.
Instead, Diogo Costa must embrace all the acclaim that should be coming his way, after three other-worldly saves in the shootout to send a below-par Portugal through.
The night Cristiano Ronaldo’s ego almost sent Portugal crashing out of Euro 2024
Portugal 0-0 Slovenia (3-0 pens): Diogo Costa was the hero of the night, making three saves in the penalty shootout after a self-absorbed Cristiano Ronaldo missed a spot-kick in extra time
Portugal set up quarter-final against France
To confirm, Portugal will face France on Friday evening in Hamburg (8pm BST kick off).
PORTUGAL PIP SLOVENIA ON PENALTIES TO REACH THE LAST EIGHT!
Dejection and devastation for Slovenia, who battled so hard, so smartly, so valiantly - but leave beaten and bruised. They had their chances, both in the shootout and beforehand, but they just couldn’t beat Diogo Costa, the first goalkeeper to save three penalties in a European Championship shootout.
PORTUGAL PIP SLOVENIA ON PENALTIES TO REACH THE LAST EIGHT!
Cristiano Ronaldo’s tears of despair have been swapped for tears of joy. Diogo Costa is mobbed by his teammates, the Portugal goalkeeper saving all three Slovenia spot-kicks to take his side through to a quarter-final with France.
FULL TIME! Portugal 0-0 Slovenia (a.e.t - Portugal win 3-0 on penalties)
PORTUGAL ARE THROUGH!
BERNARDO SILVA SENDS JAN OBLAK THE WRONG WAY AND PORTUGAL HAVE DONE IT!
ANOTHER SAVE! (Portugal* 2-0 Slovenia)
BENJAMIN VERBIC’S PENALTY IS SAVED!
Portugal are one more conversion from 12 yards away from the quarter-finals...
BRUNO FERNANDES SCORES! (Portugal 2-0 Slovenia*)
Rolled home with boastful ease! Slovenia have a mountain to climb.
SAVED AGAIN! (Portugal* 1-0 Slovenia)
Diogo Costa has kept another out! Balkovec places it to the goalkeeper’s right but Costa is equal to it!
CRISTIANO RONALDO SCORES! (Portugal 1-0 Slovenia*)
Never in doubt? Cristiano Ronaldo swaps sides and buries it.
Over to Jure Balkovec.
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