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  • 1 Jul 2024 - 22:13
     (22:13 GMT)

    Goodbye for now

    That’s it for our live coverage of Portugal vs Slovenia at Euro 2024.

    Roberto Martinez’s men made hard work of booking a spot in the last Eight, but they join France, Germany, Spain, England and Switzerland in the quarters.

    Just two spots remain and we’ll find out who fills them tomorrow, as Romania take on the Netherlands and Austria face Turkey.

    For now, from me Adam Hancock, it’s goodbye.

  • 1 Jul 2024 - 22:09
     (22:09 GMT)

    A return to the quarterfinals

    Friday’s last Eight match will be Portugal’s first appearance in the quarterfinals of the Euros since 2016.

    They beat France in the final that year and will now be looking to inflict more misery on Les Bleus.

  • 1 Jul 2024 - 22:03
     (22:03 GMT)

    France next up for Portugal

    After a dramatic evening in Frankfurt, Portugal will need to gather their thoughts and refocus on a huge quarterfinal tie in Hamburg.

    World Cup runners-up France await them in the last Eight, after they secured a 1-0 win over Belgium earlier today.

    The pair last met in Euro 2020 drawing 2-2 in a group game in Hungary.

    The quarterfinal will kick off at 9pm local time on Friday – that’s 19:00 GMT.

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  • 1 Jul 2024 - 21:57
     (21:57 GMT)

    Redemption for Ronaldo

    It’s hard to look past the story of Cristiano Ronaldo this evening.

    His search for a goal continues but he was the centre of attention for most of the night.

    The Portugal captain attempted numerous free kicks throughout the game, but the big talking point came late on.

    Firstly, he stepped up to take a penalty in extra time. It seemed that the fairytale was written but Jan Oblak had other ideas, with the Slovenia captain saving the spot kick.

    It left Ronaldo in tears at the change of ends. But he composed himself and returned in the shootout, stepping up to take the first penalty.

    This time he made no mistake. What a night!

  • 1 Jul 2024 - 21:51
     (21:51 GMT)

    Slovenia bow out

    Plenty of focus will be on Ronaldo and Diego Costa after this match but there needs to be a lot of credit for Slovenia.

    This was unchartered territory for them and they more than held their own.

    They didn’t just sit back and frustrate Portugal, they created a number of opportunities, including that huge chance for Sesko towards the end of extra time.

    Their performance in the shootout perhaps points to a lack of knockout stage experience, but it shouldn’t deflect from a terrific tournament for them.

    Slovenia’s Benjamin Sesko looks dejected after the match [Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters]
  • 1 Jul 2024 - 21:47
     (21:47 GMT)

    Penalty perfection for Portugal

    Three successful spot kicks for Ronaldo, Fernandes and Bernardo Silva.

    But more incredibly, a hat-trick of saves from Diego Costa.

    Slovenia fluffed their lines with some terrible penalties but full credit to the Portugal keeper.

    There’s plenty of emotion from the Portugal players including Pepe and Ronaldo. What a dramatic evening in Frankfurt.

  • 1 Jul 2024 - 21:44
     (21:44 GMT)

    Silva wins it for Portugal!

    How easy was that?!

    Bernardo Silva slams his penalty home and Portugal are in the quarterfinals. Diego Costa is the hero!

    Portugal: O O O

    Slovenia: X X X

    Bernardo Silva celebrates after scoring the winning penalty [Heiko Becker/Reuters]
  • 1 Jul 2024 - 21:42
     (21:42 GMT)

    Diego Costa saves another!

    Three in a row! Again, it’s a comfortable save to his right at a good height.

    Portugal: O O

    Slovenia: X X X

  • 1 Jul 2024 - 21:42
     (21:42 GMT)

    Fernandes scores

    Calmly taken penalty, stroked in the bottom left corner.

    Portugal: O O

    Slovenia: X X

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  • 1 Jul 2024 - 21:41
     (21:41 GMT)

    Diego Costa saves again!

    This time, Balkovec has his effort saved – it’s a poor pen at a good height for the keeper.

    Portugal: O

    Slovenia: X X

  • 1 Jul 2024 - 21:40
     (21:40 GMT)

    Redemption for Ronaldo!

    This time he makes no mistake, firing a penalty low to the left.

    Portugal: O

    Slovenia: X

  • 1 Jul 2024 - 21:39
     (21:39 GMT)

    Josip Ilicic misses

    Diego Costa guesses the right way.

    Portugal: 

    Slovenia: X

  • 1 Jul 2024 - 21:38
     (21:38 GMT)

    History in the making

    Slovenia’s first knockout game also means their first ever tournament shootout.

    The penalties will be taken in front of the Portugal fans.

  • 1 Jul 2024 - 21:37
     (21:37 GMT)

    The first penalty shootout of the tournament

    Expect drama, emotion and some tears.

    Slovenia are looking to upset the odds in their first knockout match in any tournament.

  • 1 Jul 2024 - 21:34
     (21:34 GMT)

    End of extra time

    That’s it. On a night of high drama in Frankfurt, we have more to come.

    End of extra time: Portugal 0-0 Slovenia

  • 1 Jul 2024 - 21:34
     (21:34 GMT)

    One minute added on

    Portugal waste the corner.

    One minute to go.

    120 mins: Portugal 0-0 Slovenia

  • 1 Jul 2024 - 21:33
     (21:33 GMT)

    Late corner for Portugal

    Both coaches are no doubt thinking about penalties now. We are moments away from a shootout.

    Although, Portugal do have a corner…

    119 mins: Portugal 0-0 Slovenia

  • 1 Jul 2024 - 21:31
     (21:31 GMT)

    Pepe departs

    Off: Joao Cancelo, Pepe

    On: Nelson Semedo, Ruben Neves

    118 mins: Portugal 0-0 Slovenia

  • 1 Jul 2024 - 21:29
     (21:29 GMT)

    Huge chance for Slovenia

    That was the moment for Slovenia!

    Pepe makes a howler, losing the ball in his own half.

    It leaves Sesko in, one-on-one with the keeper. He tries to curl the ball into the bottom left corner but Diego Costa pulls off a superb save to keep his country in the game.

    116 mins: Portugal 0-0 Slovenia

    Sesko has his shot saved by Costa [Angelika Warmuth/Reuters]
  • 1 Jul 2024 - 21:27
     (21:27 GMT)

    Just over five minutes to go

    Slovenia look increasingly dangerous as this game goes deeper into extra time.

    They just can’t quite find the killer final ball.

    In the last few minutes, they have seen a lot more of the ball than Portugal.

    113 mins: Portugal 0-0 Slovenia

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