With France eliminating Belgium 1-0 and Portugal eliminating Slovenia 3-0 on penalties, six places have been decided in the quarterfinals of this European Championship, namely Germany, Spain, France, Portugal, England and Switzerland. The three groups of 1/4 are in the top half: France vs Portugal, Spain vs Germany, and the bottom half: England vs Switzerland.
Portugal 3:0 Slovenia (Penalty Shootout 3:0)
It was a very anxious game, with Slovenia drawing three times in a row in the group stage, proving their defensive prowess, even England could not find the back of the net, and of course their lack of sharp knives in the attack, so it was difficult to find a win. Portugal in the face of Slovenia's defense, it is also difficult to find a good opportunity to score, the middle penetration can not penetrate, two wings break through the cross, it is difficult to grab the first point in the middle, several set-piece opportunities, Ronaldo is high, Portugal has 72% possession in regular time, but has never been able to score a goal, can only enter extra time.
In extra time, Jota sent a straight stopper, Ronaldo shot from a small angle in the penalty area, the ball was confiscated by Oblak, Verbic stole Cancelo, a shot was blocked from the bottom line, in the 104th minute, Jota burst into the penalty area to make a point, Ronaldo took the penalty and was saved by Oblak.
Pepe made a mistake, and Seshko formed a one-on-one chance after a steal, but unfortunately faced Costa's shot too straight and missed a good chance to kill. In the end, the two teams entered a penalty shootout, Costa saved Slovenia's first three penalties in succession, Ronaldo bravely hit the first penalty, and Portugal won 3-0 in the penalty shootout to advance to the quarterfinals.
France 1:0 Belgium
The French team dominated the game throughout the game, but the team did not seem to have shooting boots in this European Cup, and many shots in the penalty area were not grasped, and the French team only scored two goals in the entire group stage, and there were no goals in the sports battle. In this game, the French team's two wings were active in attacking, Mbappe broke through the left side many times to cut inside the goal, and Kounde was also active in assisting on the right side, but the last kick was not accurate, but the two shooting opportunities that Belgium was waiting for forced Maignan to make a wonderful save. It wasn't until the 86th minute that substitute Muani turned and shot in the penalty area, causing Vertonghen to own the goal, and France finally scored 1:0.