The Portuguese star became the first player in history to play in six editions of the main competition at the national team level of the old continent.
June 18, 2024, 7:54 p.m.
Cristiano Ronaldo shouted the goal in the rival goalkeeper’s face. (Photo: AP)
Portugal beat the Czech Republic 2-1 in the debut for Group F of the Euro Cup and Cristiano Ronaldo He became the first footballer in history to play in six editions of this competition.
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However, a big stain overshadowed the agonizing victory: when Francisco Conceição pushed the ball to give his team the victory, the Portuguese captain shouted the goal in his face rival goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek.
Ronaldo played the entire match, but failed to score. However, he experienced the tension of the match firsthand and unloaded it at the end, when the three points were no longer going to escape him.
With this victory in the debut, Portugal heads its classification to the next stage of the Euro Cup: on Saturday it will face Turkey from 1:00 p.m. and on Wednesday it will close the group against Georgia.
It should be noted that the first two teams from each zone and the four best third parties from the six groups qualify.
Portugal won on the hour and let off steam in the celebration. (Photo: Reuters)By: REUTERS
