Portugal, spearheaded by their captain Cristiano Ronaldo, reached the knockout stage of EURO 2024 with a splendid 3-0 victory against Turkey in the BVB Stadium, Dortmund.

Bernardo Silva and Bruno Fernandes scored the goals of the match, but Ronaldo’s on-field captaincy was instrumental in Portugal’s comfortable win. Ronaldo set up for Bruno’s goals.

Portugal occupies first place in Group F, with a clean slate and a substantial goal differential, while Turkey has three points.

In another match in the same group, the Czech Republic and Georgia had a drawn game, keeping the competition within this group wide open. Portugal had earlier won a hard-fought battle against the Czechs 2-1, and Turkey had comfortably beaten Georgia 3-1, adding to the excitement of the group stage.

The last games in the group stage are set to be nail-biters, sealing the fate of the teams still in contention. Portugal and Georgia will play in the final match of the group stage, and Turkey and the Czech Republic will face the group’s last game. Both matches promise thrilling spectacles as the teams battle for a ticket to the next round.

In other Euro 2024 match updates, Belgium proved its dominance by beating Romania 2-0 and keeping hope alive for the knockout stage.