France to face Spain, Ronaldo's Portugal out

(Patria) - The French national team has qualified for the semi-finals of the European Championship after eliminating Portugal 5:3 after a penalty shootout tonight, writes Faktor.

For the Tricolours, Dembele, Fofana, Kounde, Barcola, and Hernandez scored, while for Portugal, Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva, and Mendes were accurate from the spot, and Joao Felix hit the post.

It is certain that we have seen Cristiano Ronaldo in the Portuguese jersey at the European Championship for the last time, as the French sent him into history tonight.

The first third of the first half was spent testing each other. The first shot on goal was only seen in the 16th minute. Bruno Fernandes tried from about 20 meters, and Saliba deflected it with his shoulder for a corner.

Theo Hernandez responded by firing a projectile, but Diogo Costa saved his shot. A minute later, the Portuguese goalkeeper also stopped Mbappé's attempt. That was all for the first half.

The second 45 minutes offered much more excitement. After an hour of play, the first big chance for the Portuguese. Bruno Fernandes shot after a good through ball, but Mike Maignan dived and saved his attempt. The ball rebounded to Cancelo, who tried with his left foot but missed the goal entirely.

Two minutes later, another big chance for the Portuguese. Leao played a return pass to Vitinha, who shot well from about ten meters, but the Tricolours' goalkeeper saved that too.

Then followed two chances for the French, but Kolo Muani and Camavinga were not accurate. In the 74th minute, Dembele threatened, but did not hit the target.

There were no changes to the score by the end of the match, so it went into extra time.

In the additional half hour, the Portuguese had better chances, but the nets remained still, so the winner was decided after a penalty shootout in which the French were luckier.