On the third match day of the 1/8 finals of the European Cup, all the teams in the upper half of the region were born, and Portugal and France, the three champions of the tournament, both advanced, and the two teams are currently the most difficult teams on the way to qualify. Portugal, which has already won the European Championship once, played a 0-0 draw in 120 minutes, and won 3-0 on penalties; France and Belgium, who have won the European Championship twice, played hard for 90 minutes, and had good luck in the last minute to win an own goal and beat Belgium 1-0.
Belgium are currently ranked third in the world, but this core group of players is past their prime, and the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku are looking a little weak. The French team is not only ranked No. 2 in the world, but also in the ascendant stage, with Mbappe, Tchouameni, Kounde and others leading the team, and the overall strength and state far exceed Belgium. French coach Didier Deschamps implemented a 433 formation in this campaign, and Belgian coach Tedesco used 442, and the scene was one-sided, and the French team clearly had an advantage.
In the first half, the French team frequently attacked with high pressure, but unfortunately it was not efficient, allowing Belgium to maintain the 0-0 score. In the second half, France's strong attack still did not work, until the 85th minute of the game, Muani turned and shot on the right side of the penalty area, creating Vertonghen's own goal, so that France beat Belgium 1-0 and successfully advanced to the last four. Throughout the game, France had 55% possession, 19-5 shots on goal and 2-2 shots on target compared to Belgium, and finally turned into a narrow 1-0 victory.
After the win, the French team set two major histories, first, the team has scored 5 own goals in the European Cup, which is the team with the most own goals in the history of the European Cup; Second, the French team has won all five times in the history of the tournament against Belgium.
World No.6 Portugal played harder, failing to crush Slovenia in a well-defined match, with Slovenia ranked just 57th in the world. In this 1/8 final, Portugal's main force was exhausted, with Ronaldo, Leao, B Fee, B seat, Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Pepe and others starting. Slovenia's starting lineup was led by Oblak, Seshko and others.
In the game, Portugal attacked like a tide, but was repeatedly saved by Oblak, and missed a penalty at a crucial moment. In the 105th minute of the game, Portugal made a point, Ronaldo took the penalty and was saved by Oblak bravely, and Portugal missed the opportunity to advance 1-0. The game dragged into a penalty shootout, Portugal played the advantage of the star, the ability to resist pressure is stronger, Ronaldo did not miss a penalty this time, B Fei and B also hit the penalty, Portugal goalkeeper Costa saved penalties in three consecutive rounds, and tried to ensure that Portugal eliminated Slovenia 3-0.
At full-time, Portugal had 72% possession, 20-10 shots on goal and 6-2 shots on target compared to Slovenia, and finally turned it into a narrow 3-0 penalty victory. In this game, Ronaldo broke the all-time record and became the first player in the history of the European Championship to miss a penalty in a non-penalty tournament twice. The last time Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty in a non-penalty tournament at the European Championship was against Austria in the group stage of Euro 2016. Next, the European Championship championship situation has entered a white heat, the first half of the zone has become the death half zone, Spain, Germany, Portugal, France 4 giants gathered, 1/4 finals, Spain vs. Germany, France vs. Portugal.