Iceland stunned England 2-1, Wales beat Belgium 3-1 in a classic quarter-final and Portugal will long celebrate their win in a stadium that was invaded by swarms of moths. His passionate screaming and encouragement were heard by his team mates who became motivated by it and battled as they stayed resilient throughout and finally winning the match by an unsuspecting goal from an unexpected player named Eder.
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Up against a French team with a whole nation behind them, Portugal healed their own football wound from a shock they suffered twelve years ago.
Cristiano Ronaldo was a rollercoaster of emotions during the Euro 2016 championship game on Sunday.
Team of the tournament:
Goalkeeper: Rui Patricio (Portugal).
Ronaldo didn’t have a say in the outcome of the final against France as he was stretchered off tears after just 25 minutes, but he has taken centre stage in the team’s celebrations.
“I even told him ‘Mr, don’t worry, France has played a very good game”.
For several years now, Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid and Lionel Messi of Barcelona have been pitted against each other as they are regarded as the world’s two greatest players of their generation.
Portugal captain Ronaldo scored three goals and supplied three assists to help Fernando Santos’ side claim their country’s first major global trophy. In beating France without Ronaldo, Portugal shrugged off the one-man-team tag once and for all. “He always has confidence and is positive and that’s what he gave us”, the winger added. I asked God to give me another chance.Unfortunately, things didn’t go well for me.
President Rebelo de Sousa had said after the match at the Stade de France: “I had already said that we are the best in Europe”.
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A tearful Ronaldo held the trophy in the Correio da Manha newspaper, which trumpeted: “The Euro is ours, we are the champions”.
