Bernardo Silva scored the winning spot-kick as Portugal beat Slovenia 3-0 in the Euro 2024 last-16 penalty shootout on Monday. Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty in the first round of extra time and was seen crying while his teammates consoled him. Earlier, Benjamin Šeško missed a great chance to score and failed to score in the penalty shootout. Diogo Costa saved Slovenia’s first three penalties in the shootout. Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, and Silva converted all of Portugal’s attempts. With this win, Portugal has made it to the quarterfinals.

Euro 2024: Ronaldo Misses the Penalty, Portugal Wins Shootout

Portugal has reached the quarterfinals of the UEFA Football Championship in France. Portugal defeated Slovenia 3-0 in a penalty shootout in the pre-quarterfinal played in Frankfurt, Germany, last night. Both teams were in the stipulated time so the match had to be decided by a penalty shootout. Captain Cristiano Ronaldo, along with Fernandes and Silva, scored goals. While goalkeeper Costa foiled all three attempts by Slovenia. In another pre-quarterfinal, France defeated Belgium. Now France will face Portugal in the quarterfinal on Saturday.

Costa Shines After Ronaldo’s Early Setback

The knockout stage games have started in the Euro Cup 2024. A thrilling match was played between Portugal and Slovenia on Tuesday late at night. In which Portugal defeated Slovenia 3-0 in the penalty shootout. However, both teams played a great game on the field and till the end of the match, no team could score a single goal and by the time the time was over, it was a 0-0 draw. Earlier, the legendary player of the match, Ronaldo, had missed a penalty, and as soon as he missed it, he started crying bitterly. Now this video of his is going viral on social media.

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The group-stage matches of the Euro Cup are over. Now the round of 16 matches is going on. On Tuesday, a great match was played between Portugal and Slovenia. During the match, Portugal’s legendary player Ronaldo missed a penalty goal. As soon as he missed, Ronaldo started crying in the middle of the field. However, Portugal’s fellow players tried a lot to calm Ronaldo down but Ronaldo was not ready to keep quiet. Ronaldo’s mother also got emotional seeing her son cry like this and tears started flowing from her eyes. Due to this mistake of Ronaldo, Portugal could not score a single goal.