In the early hours of July 2nd, the European Cup Round of 16 saw Portugal and Slovenia locked in a tense battle that went into extra time. After 120 minutes, the score remained 0-0, forcing the teams into a penalty shootout.
C. Ronaldo, who missed a penalty during extra time, stepped up first for Portugal and scored. Slovenia’s Iličič missed his penalty.
Portugal’s Fernandez and Silva followed suit with successful penalties, while Slovenia missed two more penalties. In the end, Portugal emerged victorious with a 3-0 win in the penalty shootout, securing a place in the quarter-finals.
According to data, Portugal has participated in 5 penalty shootouts in national team competitions, winning 3 of them.
Slovenia has only participated in one penalty shootout in its history, which was at the Hong Kong Lunar New Year Cup in 2002.
In the third-place playoff, Slovenia faced off against China. The game ended 0-0 after 90 minutes, and in the penalty shootout, China’s Su Maozhen and Shen Si both missed their penalties, resulting in a 3-4 loss to Slovenia. This placed China last among the four participating teams in the Lunar New Year Cup.
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