Early morning on July 2nd, the Slovenian men’s national football team lost to Portugal in a penalty shootout in the Round of 16 of the European Championship, stopping at the top 16. After the match, Slovenian coach Kok talked about his views on the match.
Kok said after the match: “Usually, you don’t celebrate after losing a match. The result today is painful, but at the same time we are happy. I hope this tournament can be the starting point for the future of Slovenian football.”
“I also want to congratulate Portugal. For us, you need to know how to win a penalty shootout. I’m sorry to go home, we all hoped to stay in this tournament.”
“The game was in their control, but we gave it our all throughout the game. I want to apologize to the enthusiastic fans, but unfortunately Portugal deserved today’s victory.”
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