© 2020 BBC. It left the Real Madrid star in clear pain and, after 17 further minutes of evident discomfort, his race was run. "My father was already living in Portugal, so I moved over with my mother.". So scoring the winning goal in Euro 2016 may well have changed Eder's fate. First of all I’d like to thank God for being with us, my wife, my mother, my grandson. To lost it on home soil, in your capital city too is hard to take but that’s the way the cookie crumbles sometimes and this young France team will be back in two years, no doubt stronger. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Portugal fans are going crazy. Portugal's threat had been sporadic, barring a few forays down the wings. Ronaldo knew what this meant; this may well have been his last chance to win a European Championship with his country. France vs Portugal Euro 2016 final live: Eder goal wins European Championship for Portugal despite Ronaldo injury. But with Portugal happy to sit back and soak up pressure, displaying little invention or ambition of their own, this final was drifting into the territory of two teams preparing to take it to penalties. We represented Portugal, a beautiful country of immigrants and we represent every one of them. Referee Mark Clattenburg will not want to look again at the eighth-minute challenge by Payet that ended Ronaldo's night. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Eder celebrates winning the European Championship for Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo left in tears after being forced off with injury, Police fire tear gas at fans near Eiffel Tower, Mick Jagger posts hilarious video from inside the Stade de France, Controlled explosion carried out on suspicious package outside French team hotel, Cristiano Ronaldo feared the worst night of his Portugal career at Euro 2016 final - but it became the best, Substitute Eder comes on to score extra-time winning goal, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. And Portugal’s tournament theme of not winning in 90 minutes happened again. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. A stunning extra-time winner from Eder, who failed to score in 15 appearances for Swansea City last season, gave an unpredictable tournament a finish nobody could have expected and sent the Stade de France, which had been preparing for a night of celebration, into a state of disbelief. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. Lloris was scrambling to get there but he’s saved by the linesman’s flag who deems Pepe offside. Then came Eder's incredible intervention and, against all odds, Portugal's finest hour had come. France’s dream had been extinguished, but Ronaldo’s and Portugal’s had just become a reality. Cristiano Ronaldo is kicking every ball down on the sidelines (not literally) and now looks like Santos’ assistant manager in the technical area. But could the feelgood factor carry Les Bleus over the line against a resilient Portugal team that, for all its inability to put opponents away, had reached this final without losing a game? On 24 minutes, Ronaldo signalled to the bench that his game was up. Andre-Pierre Gignac, on for Giroud, twisted Pepe inside out before drilling a shot from the corner of the six-yard box that smacked the inside of the near post before rolling across goal.
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