On July 6th, in the European Cup quarter-finals, Portugal lost to France 3-5 on penalties and were eliminated in the quarter-finals. In this match, Portuguese goalkeeper Costa failed to repeat his magic and failed to save any of the penalties.
In the European Cup round of 16, Portugal drew 0-0 with Slovenia after 120 minutes and the game went to penalties. In the penalty shootout, Portuguese goalkeeper Costa was in amazing form, saving 3 penalties in a row, becoming the biggest hero in helping Portugal advance to the quarter-finals.
In the quarter-finals, Portugal drew 0-0 with France after 120 minutes, and the game went to penalties again. But this time, Costa couldn’t replicate his heroics. France’s 5 penalties all found the back of the net, and he couldn’t make a single save, which led to Portugal’s inability to recover.
In the two consecutive knockout rounds, Portugal both experienced penalty shootouts. Against Slovenia, Costa was an impenetrable wall for the opponent, but against France he was helpless.
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