PUBLISHED : 6 Jul 2024 at 07: 00 France’s Mike Maignan commemorates with colleagues after winning the charge shootout. (Reuters picture) HAMBURG: France transformed all their kicks in a shootout to edge Portugal 5-3 on charges after a goalless stalemate in their European Championship quarter-final on Friday, mostlikely taking the drape down on Cristiano Ronaldo’s worldwide profession. Theo Hernandez rubbed home the winning kick for a ideal series after Joao Felix’s effort, the 3rd for Portugal, hit the post. France will now play Spain in the semi-finals on Tuesday in Munich. Defeat for Portugal is set to spell the end of the 21-year global profession of 39-year-old Ronaldo, who transformed their veryfirst kick in the shootout however was likewise accountable for one of the night’s lotsof glaring missesouton. Success for France makes up for shootout heartbreak at the last Euros, when they were removed by Switzerland in the round of 16, and in the 2022 World Cup last versus Argentina. Ousmane Dembele, Youssouf Fofana, Jules Kounde and Bradley Barcola all netted their area kicks for triumphant France. A videogame that was sluggish in shooting up ended with a myriad of missedouton chances at either end, with clear opportunities for both sides in 90 minutes as well as the half hour of additional time. France now discover themselves in the semis without scoring in open play at the tourna
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