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Ronaldo, Portugal out after shootout loss to France in Euro Quarters
Cristiano Ronaldo is out of the European Championship as Portugal were beaten on penalties by France in their quarter-final clash on Friday night.
After a goalless 120 minutes, both sides had to settle their differences in a shootout, with France coming out tops.
Ronaldo converted his own kick but Joao Felix missed the third kick for his team as the countenance of Portuguese fans dropped.
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Theo Hernandez scored the winning penalty as France went on to win 5-3 in the shootout.
Before the match, all eyes had been on a showdown between Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo but both failed to have an impact.
France will now face Spain in the semi-finals in Munich next Tuesday.
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