Euro 2024: France ahead on penalties, Cristiano Ronaldo out

France in semifinals

It's France the second semifinalist of Euro 2024: Portugal in fact played it out on a level playing field (and perhaps even deserved something more) until the penalty kicks where this time Diogo Costa didn't save a single one while a mistake by Joao Felix condemned Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates to elimination.

Deschamps’ team, as in previous matches, struggled to finalize what it created, also aided by the less-than-perfect condition of Mbappé, who was substituted halfway through extra time after suffering a couple of blows to his mask-protected face.

Portugal wasted several good chances to take the lead, both in regulation and extra time, and in the end è was condemned besides the post hit by Joao Felix (the only one to miss) by the perfect transformation of Milan player Theao Hernandez that started the celebrations of France, which on Tuesday will face Spain, executioner of Germany.