Portugal overcame host France in the final of the European
football championship thanks to their Guinea Bissau-born striker Eder in the
second half of extra time.
Substitute Eder broke the deadlock in the 109th minute of
the final when he cut inside from the left brushing off a challenge by french
defender Laurent Koscielny and fired a low shot into the bottom
corner from 20
metres.
Portugal fans celebrate Euro 2016 football triumph
Portugal secured their first major international title
despite losing captain Cristiano Ronaldo to injury in the first half.
Ronaldo, Portugal's all-time leading scorer, went down after
a heavy tackle from Dimitri Payet in the eighth minute but played on before
being replaced by Ricardo Quaresma in the 25th minute.
France nearly snatched a win in stoppage time at the end of
90 minutes when Andre-Pierre Gignac's shot rebounded off the post, while
Raphael Guerreiro hit the crossbar with a free kick for Portugal in extra-time.
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