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

Germany fans sing You'll Never Walk Alone before Euro 2024 match

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.

Euro 2024: Portugal v Slovenia

• PORTUGAL PROGRESS! Diogo Costa saves three Slovenia penalties to set up quarter-final with France
• PENALTIES! Portugal 0-0 Slovenia (a.e.t.)
• PENALTY SAVED! Cristiano Ronaldo denied from 12 yards by Jan Oblak (Portugal 0-0 Slovenia)
• EXTRA TIME: Portugal 0-0 Slovenia after 90 minutes as Cristiano Ronaldo frustrated
• Miss! Benjamin Sesko squanders huge opportunity (Portugal 0-0 Slovenia, 61 minutes)
• HT: Portugal 0-0 Slovenia
• Close! Cristiano Ronaldo whistles a free kick over the crossbar (Portugal 0-0 Slovenia, 34 mins)
• KICK OFF!

[1 July 2024 17:24 · Mike Jones]

Portugal v Slovenia TV channel, start time and how to watch Euro 2024 fixture online tonight

Portugal and Slovenia battle for a place in the last eight as the two sides meet in Frankfurt at Euro 2024.

With wins over the Czech Republic and Turkey already enough to secure progression to the Round of 16, Roberto Martinez rested a number of his key players against Georgia.

A shock defeat in their final group game has threatened to stall Portugal’s momentum, though, and Slovenia will look to take advantage.

Three draws were enough for Matjaz Kek’s side to advance out of a nip-and-tuck Group C and progress to the knockout rounds of a major tournament for the first time.

[1 July 2024 17:18 · Mike Jones]

Portugal v Slovenia team news and predicted line-ups

Team news

Roberto Martinez is likely to bring back those rested against Georgia, with Rafael Leao back available after serving a one-match suspension.

Slovenia have used the same line-up in every match so far, but that run will end here with Erik Janza having picked up a second yellow card of the tournament against England. The left-back is thus banned, with Jure Balkovec likely to deputise.

Predicted line-ups

Portugal XI: Costa; Cancelo, Pepe, Dias, Mendes; Vitinha, Palhinha; Silva, Fernandes, Leao; Ronaldo.

Slovenia XI: Oblak; Karnicnik, Drkusic, Bijol, Balkovec; Stojanovic, Elsnik, Gnezda Cerin, Mlakar; Sesko, Sporar.

[1 July 2024 17:11 · Mike Jones]

The Cristiano Ronaldo circus provokes a serious question over Portugal’s Euro 2024 hopes

As one man took centre stage in a circus, a properly serious team got on with the business of convincingly winning football matches around him. Is this to be the story of Portugal at Euro 2024?

Perhaps it really is the sign of a new team that, as a goal stood at Cristiano Ronaldo’s mercy, he shockingly passed for another player to score. It wasn’t the only moment where he threw back the years. There was also the moment when he beat a defender with a step-over to cross, something he hasn’t actually done in maybe a decade.

For all that, such contributions were largely at the fringes of a game, which was already won by the Selecao’s more influential modern players, though there is no doubting the main event of Roberto Martinez’s side.

[1 July 2024 15:20 · Mike Jones]

Portugal v Slovenia

Good evening and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s Euro 2024 action as the round of 16 continues.

England pulled off the great escape on Sunday beating Slovakia 2-1 after extra time thanks to late goal heroics from Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane. In Sunday’s late kick off Spain recovered from going behind versus Georgia to eventually run out 4-1 winners and join Germany, Switzerland and the Three Lions in the last eight.

Today in the last-16, France are vying with Belgium with that match just kicking off now before Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal see if they can overcome Slovenia.

We’ll have all the team news, build-up and more ahead of the 8pm kick off so stick with us.