Diogo Costa was the hero as Portugal reached the quarter-finals of the 2024 Euro championship after beating Slovenia on penalties.
The game ended 0-0 after extra time, and the goalkeeper saved spot kicks from Josip Ilicic, Jure Balkovec and Benjamin Verbic to send Portugal through, becoming the first goalkeeper to save three penalties in a shootout at the Euros.
Diogo Costa is the first goalkeeper to save 3 penalties in a EURO penalty shootout 👏🇵🇹#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/8nXZvXJz8y
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) July 1, 2024
Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo who had lost a penalty in extra time, converted his team’s first kick during the shootout, Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva then went ahead to convert theirs.
The victory sets up a mouthwatering quarter-final clash with Portugal who were champions in 2016 when they defeated Les Bleus in the final in Paris.
