(sabasports report)Portugal and Slovenia face off in Frankfurt in the Euro 2024 quarterfinals. Both sides failed to find the net in 90 minutes of regular time, ending 0-0. Diogo Jota set up a penalty in the first half of extra time, but Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty was saved by Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak. After the end of extra time, the two sides still could not draw the winner, the game went to penalty shootout.
In the penalty shoot-out, Portugal’s three players, including Ronaldo, all hit. Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa was brilliant, saving all three of Slovenia’s penalties. Portugal beat Slovenia in a penalty shoot-out to advance to the last eight and face France in the quarter-finals.
In the group stage, Portugal ranked first in the group with two wins and one loss and six points; Slovenia, on the other hand, advanced to the round of 16 as one of the four best-performing third-place teams with three points on three straight draws.