CNN —Cristiano Ronaldo made history by becoming the first player to feature in six European Championships as Portugal came from behind to beat Czech Republic 2-1 in Leipzig at Euro 2024 on Tuesday.
The 39-year-old made his tournament debut back in 2004, when host Portugal was beaten by Greece in the final.
Despite Portugal dominating proceedings, it was Czech Republic which scored first, courtesy of Lukáš Provod’s fantastic long-range effort in the 62nd minute.
Czech Republic goalkeeper Jindřich Staněk failed to deal with a simple cross and parried it against his own defender, with the ball bouncing off Robin Hranáč into the goal.
At 41 and 113 days, defender Pepe became the oldest player to feature at a European Championships.
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CNN — Cristiano Ronaldo, Nassr – Ronaldo, Roberto Martinez, Diogo Jota, Ronaldo, Francisco Conceição, Lukáš, Jindřich Staněk, Robin Hranáč, he’s, Ronaldo wasn’t, Pepe
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CNN, Czech, Saudi, European, Georgia
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Portugal, Czech Republic, Leipzig, Greece, Europe’s, Saudi Arabian, Germany, Turkey