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Turkey v Portugal LIVE: Result and reaction after Ronaldo punishes sloppy mistake
Portugal cruised to a 3-0 win against Turkey and booked their spot in the Euro 2024 last 16 as Group F winners thanks to a Bernardo Silva strike, an own-goal by Samet Akaydin and a Bruno Fernandes tap-in.
Silva scored his first goal in a major international tournament in the 21st minute when a cross from Nuno Mendes deflected off a Turkish defender to find the Manchester City forward ghosting alone in the area, who then smashed it past the goalkeeper to put the Portuguese ahead.
Seven minutes later, Turkish defender Akaydin made a comical mistake as he tried to play the ball back to his goalkeeper who was out of position and there was nothing he could to stop it from rolling into the net despite their desperate attempts to keep it out.
Portugal kept dominating and extended their lead after substitute Ruben Neves set Cristiano Ronaldo free with a long ball to beat the offside line and, after drawing in the goalkeeper, squared the ball for Fernandes who only had to tap it into an empty goal.
The win lifts Portugal to a guaranteed first place in Group F on six points, three ahead Turkey in second and five ahead of Georgia and Czech Republic with one game to go.
Follow the reaction from Turkey v Portugal below – plus the reaction to Georgia v Czech Republic and updates from Belgium v Romania in the day’s late game:
Belgium vs Romania
Kevin De Bruyne has the armband for Belgium and knows that defeat tonight will put his team on the verge of an early exit. The Red Devils were well off it in their opener against Slovakia and are the only team yet to score in the tournament.
Can they get the job done tonight?
Mike Jones22 June 2024 19:55
Belgium vs Romania
Both sides have won five of their 12 encounters with the other two matches ending in draws. Although they haven’t met since 2012.
Which way will this one go tonight?
Mike Jones22 June 2024 19:50
Belgium vs Romania
Edward Iordanescu could lead Romania to victory in their opening two games of a major tournament for just the second time in their history, after his father Anghel achieved the same at the 1998 World Cup.
Mike Jones22 June 2024 19:45
Belgium vs Romania
Romania have exited the group stage in four of their five European Championship appearances.
Mike Jones22 June 2024 19:40
Belgium vs Romania
Romelu Lukaku has six goals in 11 games at the European Championships – no other Belgium player has more than two goals at the Euro finals.
Mike Jones22 June 2024 19:35
Belgium vs Romania
Belgium haven’t lost the opening two group games of a major tournament since the inaugural World Cup in 1930.
Mike Jones22 June 2024 19:30
Belgium vs Romania
The Red Devils’ defeat against Slovakia was their first under head coach Domenico Tedesco.
Mike Jones22 June 2024 19:25
The Cristiano Ronaldo circus provokes a serious question over Portugal’s Euro 2024 hopes
As one man took centre stage in a circus, a properly serious team got on with the business of convincingly winning football matches around him. Is this to be the story of Portugal at Euro 2024?
Perhaps it really is the sign of a new team that, as a goal stood at Cristiano Ronaldo’s mercy, he shockingly passed for another player to score. It wasn’t the only moment where he threw back the years. There was also the moment when he beat a defender with a step-over to cross, something he hasn’t actually done in maybe a decade.
For all that such contributions were largely at the fringes of a game, which was already won by the Selecao’s more influential modern players, there is no doubting the main event of Roberto Martinez’s side.
Mike Jones22 June 2024 19:20
Belgium vs Romania
Next up, Belgium take on Romania following their 1-0 loss to Slovakia. The Red Devils suffered a shock loss in their Group E opener and now have to perform against Romania to keep themselves in contention to reach the next round.
Defeat to Romania in Cologne would not eliminate Belgium, but it would be a huge blow to their chances of progressing to the last 16.
For their part, Romania can secure their spot in the knockouts having hammered Ukraine in their opener. It was their first win at the Euros for 24 years. Can they follow up with another one?
Mike Jones22 June 2024 19:15
Group F standings
This how Group F looks after the second round of games. Portugal are through, with the second place up for grabs in a pivotal encounter between Turkey and the Czech Republic.
1 – (Q) Portugal – 6 points, GD +4
2 – Turkey – 3 points, GD -1
3 – Czech Republic – 1 point, GD -1
4 – Georgia – 1 point, GD -2
Chris Wilson22 June 2024 19:10