Tearful Ronaldo admits he 'failed' Portugal against Slovenia

Cristiano Ronaldo conceded he let Portugal down during their Euro 2024 last 16 bind with Slovenia. The Selecao just barely progressed to the quarter-finals after they were held to a 0-0 draw more than 120 minutes of football, eventually winning 3-0 following a punishment shootout. Goalkeeper Diogo Costa was the legend for Portugal, saving each of the three of Slovenia's spot kicks. Ronaldo, in any case, got the opportunity to kill the tie in extra-time when Portugal were granted a punishment, however his work was tipped onto the post by Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak, which decreased the forward to tears. The 39-year-old set things right by scoring Portugal's most memorable punishment in the shootout, with Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva additionally opening home to send Roberto Martinez's side through. Addressing correspondents post-match, a close to home Ronaldo, who burst out crying after Oblak saved his work, opened up on a hurricane evening in Frankfurt. "At first I was miserable, presently I'm excited," he said. "This is football. This is the very thing football gives you. "You can't make sense of this. It goes from eight to 80. We got the opportunity to go for it. I fizzled. Oblak guarded it. I want to see it once more, I couldn't say whether I hit it right or not. "I feel miserable however cheerful too. It's vital to appreciate advancing. We're working really hard, we're here as far as possible. "We had more possibilities, we merited this." Portugal will confront France in the quarter-finals on Friday night. Les Bleus beat Belgium 1-0 in their keep going 16 tie prior on Monday, with a late Jan Vertonghen own objective all that isolated the different sides. This will be the third progressive European Title in which Portugal and France have met. The Selecao won the 2016 last, because of Eder's extra-time objective, while they played out a 2-2 draw at the deferred Euro 2020.