On Monday there were two matches of the European Football Championship in Germany. The Portuguese team beat the Slovenian team in a penalty shootout.
Regular and extra time ended in a 0:0 draw. In the last minute of the first extra period, Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty that was saved by Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak.
In the penalty shootout, Ronaldo scored the first goal for the Portuguese. Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa stopped all three Slovenian shots, securing a 3-0 victory for his team. Costa became the first goalkeeper in Euro history not to miss a penalty in the penalty shootout.
In another match of the 1/8 finals, the French team beat the Belgian team with a score of 1:0. Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen scored an own goal in the 85th minute.
The French will play against Portugal in the quarterfinals. The meeting will be held on July 5 in Hamburg and will begin at 23:50 Ashgabat time.
The European Championship will end on July 14. The current champion, the Italian national team, dropped out of the tournament at the 1/8 final stage, losing to Switzerland with a score of 0:2.
Euro 2024 match schedule for today:
1/8 finals, July 2:
21:00. Romania Netherlands
23:55. Austria Türkiye