Croatia To Face Portugal In 1/8 Finals of Euro

Cristiano Ronaldo has answered his critics again and will embark on a goalscoring run that can lead Portugal to the European Championship final, according to his global strike partner Nani.

But his double in a 3-3 draw with Hungary secured Portugal a round of 16 game with Croatia and got Ronaldo off the mark in the tournament.

Portugal’s campaign so far has been anything but efficient – 49 shots at goal (as measured by Opta) have yielded just one goal.

In the heat and humidity of Lyon, France, the pent-up frustration simmering inside Ronaldo after two goalless games was visible to one and all. “Three times we were going home and we had to chase down the scoreboard”.

Those goals should now relax both Ronaldo and his team-mates, so I recommend buying total goals at 2.2 with Sporting Index when they come up against Croatia in the last-16. “I am happy because the team was in dire straits”. Of course he can. He is a fantastic player.

“I’m really proud. It’s an unbelievable moment to play with my good friends, I have played alongside them for many years, at Under-17s and Under-19s and now this, it’s unreal”. He showed it again against Hungary when everyone was talking about him.

England’s opponents were to change one final time following Iceland substitute Arnor Ingvi Traustason’s 94th minute winning goal edging them into second place in the group and back ahead of Ronaldo’s Portugal.

The 37-year-old midfielder became the second oldest player ever to score at a European Championship. The whole team has been.

“We have a great opportunity in the next game so must keep believing”.

The draw saw Portugal qualify in third place and set up a round-of-16 meeting with Croatia, whose 2-1 win over reigning champions Spain on Tuesday saw them top Group D.

“We wanted to rest him and spare him for the knockout stage but we needed his presence because his alternatives could not recover from injuries”, he said.

“Not every team manages to beat Spain but we know our worth and we will look them in the eyes when we face them”. It will be hard against Croatia.

“We’re going to go into the game fully focused, we’re going in to get a result”.

“I think we didn’t allow Portugal too many chances but when Ronaldo has the ball, he can score”. “All credit to Roy Hodgson, they are a good passing team with a lot of movement and many creative players”. “I’ve never seen a player with such a strong mentality as his”. That’s how it is.