Turkey v Portugal LIVE: Result and reaction as Cristiano Ronaldo’s side win Group F at Euro 2024
Turkey 0-3 Portugal: Ronaldo set up Bruno Fernandes to seal the win with an unselfish square ball as the Selecao won Group F with a game to spare
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Your support makes all the difference.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:
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-2 Portugal
34 mins
Turkey haven’t given up hope yet, but their attacks are lacking a little bit of quality in the last phase.
Portugal attack and Silva slips it through to the onrushing Fernandes, who skews a shot well wide from distance.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-2 Portugal
31 mins
Turkey try and get one back almost immediately but Kokcu’s shot is kept out by Costa at the near post.
GOAL! Turkey 0-2 Portugal
28 mins
GOAL! Oh my word, what has happened there!?!
A disaster of an own goal for Turkey. Portugal attack and it’s ruined at the last after Cancelo’s through ball to Ronaldo is cut out. It runs to Akaydin, and he slips a pass back to Bayindir. But he hasn’t looked to place his pass properly, and it goes straight past Bayindir before rolling into the back of the net!
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-1 Portugal
27 mins
Roberto Martinez is urging his side to keep possession a little better. He looks a little frustrated despite the lead.
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-1 Portugal
24 mins
Bardakci is the first player in the book after he goes into a sliding challenge with his studs up.
GOAL! Turkey 0-1 Portugal
22 mins
GOAL! Right after almost conceding a great chance, Portugal lead!
They attack with Leao down the left, and he slides a ball through to the overlapping Nuno Mendes. Mendes cuts it back looking for Ronaldo in the box, but it gets a deflection off Kokcu and runs straight into the path of Bernardo Silva, who rifles it in at the near post!
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-0 Portugal
20 mins
Almost a brilliant chance for Turkey as they play out from the back and the ball runs into the path of Kokcu. He almost gets to it to poke it into the path of Yilmaz, but Pepe slides in at the last to prevent the chance!
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-0 Portugal
18 mins
Portugal are starting to impose themselves on this game, with Turkey not seeing a lot of the ball (and losing it quickly when they do).
Euro 2024: Turkey 0-0 Portugal
15 mins
Ronaldo skips past Bardakci and clips in a cross, but again Leao can’t make anything of the header.
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