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Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted in tears during his side’s penalty shootout win over Slovenia in the Euro 2024 on Monday (July 1). Ronaldo, playing in his sixth European championship was handed a golden opportunity to score in his sixth Euro tournament but missed a 103rd-minute penalty as Portugal were denied the chance to win the match in extra time before goalkeeper Diogo Costa’s heroics saved their day in the penalty shootout.

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Ronaldo in tears

After seeing the match move into extra time as both Portugal and Slovenia could not score in normal time, Ronaldo was presented with an opportunity to win the match. In the 103rd minute, Vanja Drkusic's challenge on Diego Jota saw Portugal awarded a penalty which was taken by Ronaldo. However, presented the opportunity, the 39-year-old missed his penalty with Slovenia captain and goalkeeper Jan Oblak guessing the right way.

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After the penalty incident, soon the half-time whistle arrived in extra time and Ronaldo was seen in tears. He was agitated by the penalty miss with teammates surrounding him and consoling. Manchester United defender, who did not play in the match and was an unused substitute came to Ronaldo and consoled him with a kiss on the head.

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Ronaldo has redemption

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While Ronaldo’s penalty miss in extra time saw him miss out on scoring in six consecutive Euro’s he did get his redemption soon. With the match heading into a penalty shootout, Ronaldo took the opportunity to score Portugal’s second penalty. This time he got the better of Oblak and converted to give Portugal a 2-0 lead in the shootout. They would eventually win the shootout 3-0 with Diogo Costa saving all three of Slovenia’s penalties.

However, despite the shootout goal, Ronaldo is not technically registered to have scored a goal at the Euro 2024 as shootout goals are not counted. Therefore, the Portugal captain will have to wait for Saturday’s clash against France where he could become the first player to score at six Euros. The penalty miss also sees him stranded at 14 goals in the competition’s history.