Portugal had to sweat to take down the Czech Republic in their UEFA Euro 2024 debut. Cristiano Ronaldo and company were shockingly trailing as Provod opened the scoring with a fantastic goal, but an own goal by Hranac and a late winner by Conceicao let Roberto Martinez’s side turn things around.
With this result, Portugal are second in Group F behind Turkey, who beat Georgia 3-1 earlier today. On Bolavip we brought you every single moment of the game, so you can watch the highlights and goals here!
Portugal beat Czechia 2-1
That's all for today! Portugal claimed a hard-fought win against Czechia to start their UEFA Euro 2024 campaign with a victory and you lived every moment of the game with us, here on Bolavip. We hope you enjoyed it!
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FULL TIME
Portugal beat Czechia with a stoppage-time goal from substitute Conceicao in their UEFA Euro 2024 debut!
91' - PORTUGAL SCORE (2-1)
Conceicao's first touch gives Portugal the lead!
Ronaldo's offside
Portugal were this close from tying the game.
89' - Substitutions in Portugal (1-1)
Semedo, Conceicao and Neto come on for Vitinha, Cancelo and Nuno.
87' - VAR disallows Portugal goal! (1-1)
Diogo Jota found the net but the goal was disallowed as VAR determined Ronaldo was offside during that play.
81' - Soucek almost scores! (1-1)
The Czech midfielder's shot went just wide and the game remains level.
78' - Substitutions in Czechia (1-1)
Sulc and Provod leave the field to make room for Antonin Barak and Sevcik.
77' - Another save by Stanek (1-1)
Vitinha tried long range but the keeper deflected the shot to the corner.
VIDEO: Portugal's equalizer
Here's the video of the goal that makes things level in Leipzig.
69' - PORTUGAL EQUALIZE (1-1)
A Hranac own goal sees Portugal tie the game in Leipzig.
Video: Ronaldo's reaction to Czechia's goal
Here's Ronaldo's reaction to Czechia taking the lead.
62' - VIDEO: CZECHIA SCORE! (0-1)
Provod puts Czechia in front with a wonderful shot from outside the box!
58' - Stanek denies Ronaldo again (0-0)
The Czech keeper saves the free-kick attempt from CR7.
56' - Yellow card in Czechia (0-0)
Shick gets booked for a strong challenge on Cancelo.
51' - Bernardo Silva tries long range (0-0)
The Man City midfielder's effort goes way off target.
46' - Dalot tries from outside the box (0-0)
The Portuguese defender cuts in to shoot with his weak foot, but it goes to the stands.
SECOND HALF UNDERWAY! (0-0)
Portugal and Czechia are back on the field for the second half.
HALFTIME (0-0)
The game is still goalless in Leipzig as Czechia are holding Portugal.
45' - Stanek saves again! (0-0)
The Czech goalkeeper once again prevented Ronaldo from scoring the opener.
41' - Portugal struggling to break the deadlock (0-0)
Portugal's rythm has slowed down as Czechia don't leave any spaces at the back.
38' - First yellow card for Portugal (0-0)
Leao gets booked for diving.
37' - Still level (0-0)
Soucek lies on the field as he looks in pain, but fans whistle him as they believe this is a time-wasting strategy.
31' - Ronaldo almost scores! (0-0)
Bruno Fernandes left Ronaldo on a great one-on-one situation, but Stanek saved his effort.
25' - Leao misses the opener! (0-0)
Bruno Fernandes delivered a perfect pass for Rafael Leao, but the AC Milan star couldn't get to shoot and the ball went off bounds.
23' - Czechia holding Portugal (0-0)
All the Czech Republic players are committed with the defense as Portugal look for the opener.
19' - Still goalless despite Portugal's aggressiveness (0-0)
Portugal are dominating possession of the ball, with Czechia dropping back as they wait for an opportunity to counter.
The rain is another factor in this game!
16' - Portugal continue to look for the net (0-0)
Nuno tries long range but his shot goes way off target.
12' - Portugal looking for the opener (0-0)
Rafael Leao once again creates danger on the left but Portugal couldn't finish off.
7' - Ronaldo attempts a header! (0-0)
Rafael Leao with a great play tries to find Cristiano on the box, but the striker's header goes wide.
Pepe also sets a record
At 41 years and 113 days old, Portuguese defender Pepe becomes the oldest player to appear at a European Championship.
Ronaldo breaks record!
With his start against the Czech Republic today, Cristiano Ronaldo officially becomes the first player to take part in six different editions of the European Championship (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024).
Impressive!
0' - GAME ON! (0-0)
The game is underway at Leipzig Stadium.
Teams walk out to the field!
The teams walk out to the field to prepare for the national anthems before kick-off.
Cristiano Ronaldo leads Portugal with the captain's armband.
Warmup done!
Both teams are already in the locker rooms to prepare for kick-off.
The game gets underway in 20'!
Kick-off drawing nearer!
Both Portugal and the Czech Republic are finishing warm-up drills at Leipzig Stadium.
Kick-off in almost 20 minutes!
Portugal vs Czechia: Head-to-head
Portugal have the upper hand in the all-time series, with four victories and only one loss to the Czech Republic.
Will Ronaldo help his country continue this trend today?
Ronaldo set to break yet another record!
This will be Cristiano Ronaldo's sixth participation at a European Championship, an unprecedented feat in tournament history.
Since his first call up to Euro 2004, the Portuguese made consecutive appearances in 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, and now in 2024.
Who will be the referee of Portugal vs Czech Republic?
Italian referee Marco Guida will officiate today's game between Portugal and Czech Republic, joined by fellow countrymen Filippo Meli and Giorgio Peretti with Rade Obrenovic of Slovenia as the fourth referee.
Italian Massimiliano Irrati will be in charge of VAR, assisted by countryman Paolo Valeri and Swiss ref Fedayi San.
