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Euro 2016: Portugal Beat Poland On Penalties To Reach The Semi-Finals

July 01, 2016 03:32

Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal defeated Poland 5-3 via penalty shootout to advance to the semi-finals of Euro 2016.

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Poland and Portugal clashed in the first quarter-final of Euro 2016. While Portugal have reached the semi-finals of the European Championships thrice, Poland were aiming for their first major last-four appearance since 1982. (Images Credit: AFP)
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Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring in the second minute to give Poland 1-0 lead.
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Poland continued the attack and one could feel that another goal was around the corner.
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But out of nowhere, Renato Sanches (R) smashed an equaliser in the 33rd minute and became the third youngest ever to score in a Euro game.
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In the second half, both teams tried hard to score but could not make the most of the opportunities they got.
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It all went down the to the penalty shootouts and Portugal skipper Cristiano Ronaldo set the tone for his team by scoring the first penalty.
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When Portugal were leading 4-3, Jakub Blaszczykowski missed a crucial shot on target and that all but ended Poland's hopes.
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Ricardo Quaresma scored the final penalty as Portugal qualified for the semi-finals for the fourth time in the European Championships.
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They'll now face the winner of Wales vs Belgium clash on July 7.
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Standings

groups A B C D E F G H

No	Team	GP	W	D	L	PTS
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	7
2	Senegal	3	2	0	1	6
3	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	4
4	Qatar	3	0	0	3	0

No	Team	GP	W	D	L	PTS
1	England	3	2	1	0	7
2	USA	3	1	2	0	5
3	IR Iran	3	1	0	2	3
4	Wales	3	0	1	2	1

No	Team	GP	W	D	L	PTS
1	Argentina	3	2	0	1	6
2	Poland	3	1	1	1	4
3	Mexico	3	1	1	1	4
4	Saudi Arabia	3	1	0	2	3

No	Team	GP	W	D	L	PTS
1	France	3	2	0	1	6
2	Australia	3	2	0	1	6
3	Tunisia	3	1	1	1	4
4	Denmark	3	0	1	2	1

No	Team	GP	W	D	L	PTS
1	Japan	3	2	0	1	6
2	Spain	3	1	1	1	4
3	Germany	3	1	1	1	4
4	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	3

No	Team	GP	W	D	L	PTS
1	Morocco	3	2	1	0	7
2	Croatia	3	1	2	0	5
3	Belgium	3	1	1	1	4
4	Canada	3	0	0	3	0

No	Team	GP	W	D	L	PTS
1	Brazil	3	2	0	1	6
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	6
3	Cameroon	3	1	1	1	4
4	Serbia	3	0	1	2	1

No	Team	GP	W	D	L	PTS
1	Portugal	3	2	0	1	6
2	Korea Republic	3	1	1	1	4
3	Uruguay	3	1	1	1	4
4	Ghana	3	1	0	2	3

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