Turkey v Portugal LIVE: Result and reaction as Cristiano Ronaldo’s side win Group F at Euro 2024
Turkey 0-3 Portugal: Ronaldo set up Bruno Fernandes to seal the win with an unselfish square ball as the Selecao won Group F with a game to spare
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Your support makes all the difference.Portugal cruised to a 3-0 win against Turkey and booked their spot in the Euro 2024 last 16 as Group F winners thanks to a Bernardo Silva strike, an own-goal by Samet Akaydin and a Bruno Fernandes tap-in.
Silva scored his first goal in a major international tournament in the 21st minute when a cross from Nuno Mendes deflected off a Turkish defender to find the Manchester City forward ghosting alone in the area, who then smashed it past the goalkeeper to put the Portuguese ahead.
Seven minutes later, Turkish defender Akaydin made a comical mistake as he tried to play the ball back to his goalkeeper who was out of position and there was nothing he could to stop it from rolling into the net despite their desperate attempts to keep it out.
Portugal kept dominating and extended their lead after substitute Ruben Neves set Cristiano Ronaldo free with a long ball to beat the offside line and, after drawing in the goalkeeper, squared the ball for Fernandes who only had to tap it into an empty goal.
The win lifts Portugal to a guaranteed first place in Group F on six points, three ahead Turkey in second and five ahead of Georgia and Czech Republic with one game to go.
Follow the reaction from Turkey v Portugal below - plus the reaction to Georgia v Czech Republic and updates from Belgium v Romania in the day’s late game:
Belgium vs Romania
Next up, Belgium take on Romania following their 1-0 loss to Slovakia. The Red Devils suffered a shock loss in their Group E opener and now have to perform against Romania to keep themselves in contention to reach the next round.
Defeat to Romania in Cologne would not eliminate Belgium, but it would be a huge blow to their chances of progressing to the last 16.
For their part, Romania can secure their spot in the knockouts having hammered Ukraine in their opener. It was their first win at the Euros for 24 years. Can they follow up with another one?
Group F standings
This how Group F looks after the second round of games. Portugal are through, with the second place up for grabs in a pivotal encounter between Turkey and the Czech Republic.
1 - (Q) Portugal - 6 points, GD +4
2 - Turkey - 3 points, GD -1
3 - Czech Republic - 1 point, GD -1
4 - Georgia - 1 point, GD -2
Next matches
Portugal will face Georgia in their final game of the group stages, looking to make it three wins from three. The two sides meet in Gelsenkirchen on Wednesday, 26 June, with kick-off at 8pm BST.
Turkey face the Czech Republic in a battle to take second place in the group, knowing that a point will likely be enough for them to go through in second place. Those two play on the same day, at the same time, in Hamburg.
FULL-TIME! Turkey 0-3 Portugal
Turkey v Portugal player ratings as Bernardo Silva and Cristiano Ronaldo thrive in confident display
Portugal secured qualification for the round of 16 at Euro 2024 with a confident and dominant display against a frazzled and frustrated Turkey.
The Turks should have taken the lead early on following a fine run down the wing from Zeki Celik. A cross curled over to the back post where Kerem Akturkoglu edged ahead of Joao Cancelo only to fluff his shot. It was a great chance missed and Roberto Martinez’s team then took command.
Turkey v Portugal player ratings as Bernardo Silva thrives in confident display
Turkey 0-3 Portugal: Roberto Martinez’s men met expectations, secured top spot in Group F and breezed into the last-16.
Belgium vs Romania
Still to come is the final match of the day which sees Belgium, who need to win, taking on Romania. Here’s how the teams line-up:
Belgium XI: Casteels; Castagne, Faes, Vertonghen; Doku, Tielemans, Onana, Theate; De Bruyne, Lukaku, Lukebakio
Romania XI: Nita; Ratiu, Dragusin, Burca, Bancu; M. Marin; Man, R. Marin, Stanciu, Mihaila; Dragus
FULL-TIME! Turkey 0-3 Portugal
The final whistle blows in Dortmund, and Portugal have qualified for the next round and finished top of Group F!
A hectic start made way to a well-worked Portugal goal, and once that own goal went in it was all over.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-3 Portugal
95 mins
Ruben Neves opts to shoot from distance, and we know he can, but that one’s never troubling Bayindir.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-3 Portugal
94 mins
Celik wins a corner in the last couple of minutes, and we have another break for a pitch invader.
It’s made an embarrassment of the stadium security, and unsurprisingly Ronaldo looks quite irritated.
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