FINAL
Arena Frankfurt
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SilvaBernardo Silva 
FernandesBruno Fernandes 
RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo 
105' + 1'
KekMatjaz Kek
D. Orsatowhistle
Arena Frankfurt
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Portugal are through !

Ronaldo gains redemption in a penalty shootout where Dioga Costa made three saves to deny Slovenia and send Portugal through to a last eight meeting against France! We will have a repeat of the 2016 final in Hamburg on Friday.
Full-time

Bernardo Silva

GOAL!

3:0
Penalty
Bernardo Silva
Benjamin Verbic

Penalty missed!

Taker:
Benjamin Verbic

Bruno Fernandes

GOAL!

2:0
Penalty
Bruno Fernandes
Jure Balkovec

Penalty missed!

Taker:
Jure Balkovec

Cristiano Ronaldo

GOAL!

1:0
Penalty
Cristiano Ronaldo
Josip Ilicic

Penalty missed!

Taker:
Josip Ilicic
120'
+ 2

We go to penalties

No goals in 90 minutes or extra-time, so we head to penalty kicks in Frankfurt.
117'

Substitution

115'

Šeško's moment

Šeško pounces on a Pepe error and suddenly the Leipzig man is one-v-one against Diogo Costa. Šeško's side-footed finish looks a tired one and Portugal's goalkeeper can save.
111'

Yellow card

111'

Iličić chance

Verbič is upended on the edge of the Portugal box and Slovenia's moment might have arrived. Josip Iličić shoots straight into the wall.
108'

Oblak commanding

João Palhinha heads at the target and Oblak is content to push the ball over the bar.
108'

Balkovec yellow

Balkovec barrels into Cancelo and becomes the latest Slovenia player to see yellow.
107'

Yellow card

107'

Yellow card

107'

Bijol booked

Bijol flattens Jota out in the touchline and goes into the referee's notebook. That also means a suspension for the Slovenian player should his side make the quarters.
106'

Yellow card

105'
+ 1

Substitution

105'
+ 1

Red card

105'
+ 1

Ronaldo in tears

The Portugal captain can't contain his emotions as the players gather to start the second half of extra time.
105'
+ 1

Oblak saves it!

The Atlético Madrid goalkeeper makes a stunning left-handed stop to deny Ronaldo from the penalty spot.
105'
Cristiano Ronaldo

Penalty missed!

Taker:
Cristiano Ronaldo
103'

Penalty Portugal

Jota slaloms his way into the Portugal box and goes down under the challenge from Drkušić. The referee takes his time before pointing to the spot.
101'

Stanković sees yellow

Stanković pulls back João Palhinha and that's a booking all day for the Slovenia player.
101'

Yellow card

95'

Verbič opportunity

Benjamin Verbič takes advantage of a Cancelo lapse in possession before taking the ball forward and seeing his shot take a deflection wide.
91'

Back underway

The ball is rolling in extra-time.
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Full-time: Slovenia 0-0 Portugal

No goals in the regulation 90 minutes means we're headed for extra time in Frankfurt.
90'

Time added on

We're four minutes away from extra time.
89'

Golden chance

Jota sprints forward and picks out Ronaldo, whose shot is low but perfect for Oblak, who smothers the ball.
76'

Changes on both sides

Fatigue is setting in here as both coaches mix things up with changes. Are we headed for extra time in Frankfurt or can someone produce a moment of magic?
75'

Substitution

70'

Over the top

Ronaldo places the ball for another Portugal set piece. This one is quite far out but Portugal's talisman is going to have a go anyway. He steps up and spanks one more effort over the bar.
65'

Portugal change

Diogo Jota is on for Portugal; Vitinha makes way.
65'

Substitution

61'

Šeško pace

Suddenly Šeško bursts clear and he pretty much has the beating of Pepe. The Leipzig forward can only hack at the ball, however, and it rolls harmlessly away from the target.
55'

Ronaldo chance

One more set piece from the Portugal captain but Oblak is equal to it, the keeper making a fisted save to keep this game scoreless.
51'

No go Slovenia

Slovenia mount an attack and Benjamin Šeško heads wide. There was an offside in the build-up.
47'

Cancelo on the run

João Cancelo twists and turns inside the Slovenia box but then sees his square pass cleared to the feet of Bernardo Silva, who hoiks high and wide.
46'

Away we go again

Slovenia kick off the second half.
Kick-off!
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Half-time: Portugal 0-0 Slovenia

It's been tight in Frankfurt, with Portugal doing plenty of huffing and puffing but ultimately failing to trouble Slovenia.
45'
+ 3

Portugal hit the post

Leão lays one back for João Palhinha, who pokes a low shot from the edge of the area against the outside of the woodwork and wide.
Half-time
45'

Time added on

There will be two minutes tacked onto the end of the first half.
42'

Šeško's moment

Benjamin Šeško bounds forward, controls the ball between his feet and spanks a low drive at goal. Diogo Costa saves handily enough.
39'

Slovenia break

Petar Stojanović bursts upfield and he has options in the centre. The subsequent cut-back is just snuffed out as Šporar was about to pull the trigger.
38'

Karničnik booked

Žan Karničnik deliberately handballs with Leão causing the Slovenia defender a major headache.
37'

Yellow card

34'

Over and out

Ronaldo smashes his free kick narrowly over the crossbar.
32'

Drkusic booked

Drkusic scissor tackles Leão on the edge of the Slovenia area and Portugal have a free kick in Ronaldo territory.
32'

Yellow card

31'

Ronaldo header

The Portugal forward nods weakly at goal and Oblak gathers easily.
26'

Tense affair

Still just the one attempt on goal in this Round of 16 encounter. It's been tense in Frankfurt.
21'

No big chances

We await the first significant chance in this game, which will please Slovenia no end. Matjaž Kek's side have ridden their luck slightly with Portugal overhitting a few passes but goalkeeper Jan Oblak has yet to be really tested.
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Seleção dominating

It's been mostly Portugal up until this point, Roberto Martinez's team with nine attacks to Slovenia's one.
12'

Getting closer

Bernardo Silva's flighted centre is inches away from landing on Ronaldo's head and even closer to Bruno Fernandes's outstretched boot. Slovenia escape.
7'

Ronaldo slips

Portugal burst forward and Leão pokes through for Ronaldo, who loses his footing at a crucial moment.
5'

Portugal off target

Rúben Dias slams a shot from the right into the side-netting.
3'

Karničnik on point

Bruno Fernandes's cross from the right is just too high for Ronaldo while Leão is denied by some solid defending from Karničnik at the far post.
1'

Game on!

The ball is rolling in the first half.
Kick-off!

All set

A loud rendition of Portugal's anthem out of the way and we're ready to go in Frankfurt Am Main.

Anthems time

A superb reception for Slovenia and Portugal inside a packed stadium and now we're all set for the anthems. Slovenia first ....

Teams in tunnel

Both sets of players are gathering inside the Deutsche Bank Park tunnel. We're getting ever closer to kick off!
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More on those teams

No surprises that RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Šeško will lead the Slovenia attack alongside Andraž Šporar while elsewhere in the team, Jure Balkovec replaces the suspended Erik Janža. Portugal are back to a full-strength line-up following their defeat to Georgia, with veteran defender Pepe one of those in from the start.

Portugal starting XI

Costa - Cancelo, Dias, Pepe, Mendes - Fernandes, Palhinha, Vitinha - B. Silva, Ronaldo (c), Leão

Slovenia starting XI

Oblak (c) - Karničnik, Drkušić, Bijol, Balkovec - Stojanović, Čerin, Elšnik, Mlakar - Šporar, Šeško
1:27
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Šeško time?

He lit up the Bundesliga with RB Leipzig, scoring 14 goals and providing two assists in 2023/24. Will today mark the day when Benjamin Šeško opens his account at these Euros? The 21-year-old has yet to hit the mark after three games in the tournament.
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Portugal look to bounce back

The 2016 winners suffered a surprise reverse against Georgia in their final group game and although they were guaranteed to advance as section winners regardless of the outcome of that encounter, they will want to put in an improved showing against Slovenia today.
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Tale of the tape

There has been just one meeting between these sides and it came last March in a friendly in Ljubljana. Slovenia were the victors on that occasion, Adam Gnezda Čerin and Timi Elšnik on the scoresheet.
2:20
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Hello Frankfurt!

Get a taste of the venue and host city for tonight's mouthwatering encounter as we count down to kick-off.

Welcome!

Welcome along to our coverage of Portugal against Slovenia in the Euro 2024 Round of 16!