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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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 1-0 Romania
48 mins: Great start to the second half for Romania. Denis Man takes a shot from range and fizzes an effort into the hands of Koen Casteels.
A couple of minutes later Man releases Valentin Mihaila who bombs forward on the break, runs into the box, moves to the left then laces a shot over the crossbar!
These are warning signs for Belgium.
Second half! Belgium 1-0 Romania
Romania get the ball rolling in Cologne for the second half. Is there a way for them to get back into this match?
HT Belgium 1-0 Romania
As things stand, all three teams in Group E have three points. Should Belgium win this game by this scoreline they’ll move up to third with everything on the line for the final group games next week.
HT Belgium 1-0 Romania
Belgium’s goal after 73 seconds is their earliest ever in a match at a major international tournament.
HT Belgium 1-0 Romania
Half-time! Belgium 1-0 Romania
45 mins: Belgium were under pressure coming into this match and they put any nerves to bed inside the opening two minutes. Youri Tielemans sent them into the lead and from there, despite some decent attacks from Romania, they’ve had control of the game.
Belgium 1-0 Romania
42 mins: Lukebakio lays the ball off to De Bruyne who storms into the box and almost finishes off a slick move from Belgium. De Bruyne falls away as he takes the shot which sofly rolls into the hands of Florin Nita.
The his best effort of the night.
Belgium 1-0 Romania
39 mins: Ratiu curls a decent ball into the box which curls away from Wout Faes and almost drops for Denis Dragus who tussles with the defender.
Koen Casteels comes off his line and smothers it as Dragus hits the deck looking for a penalty that doesn’t come.
Belgium 1-0 Romania
36 mins: Lukebakio dances into the box from the right and takes shot which is deflected wide of the target. The resultand corner is swung into the middle by De Bruyne but Denis Dragus jumps highest and heads the ball clear.
Belgium 1-0 Romania
33 mins: Andrei Ratiu is having a torrid time up against Jeremy Doku who is too quick, too skillful and too determined to get the better of the defender.
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