Coach Roberto Martinez made a significant adjustment to Portugal’s lineup compared to the win over the Czech Republic. Joao Palhinha was given a starting position, while Diogo Dalot was moved to the bench, and the formation was changed from a 3-4-3 to a 4-4-3. This alteration appeared to make Portugal’s play more fluid.

The ball was still frequently passed to superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, but his shots weren’t challenging enough to beat goalkeeper Bayindir. While CR7 had yet to make an impact, another star stepped up. In the 21st minute, Rafael Leao combined with Nuno Mendes on the left wing, with Mendes delivering a cross for Bernardo Silva to tap in from close range, opening the scoring.

Having an early lead of 2 goals, Portugal played extremely comfortably. Their stars confidently finish as soon as they have the chance. Meanwhile, Türkiye also had its own opportunities but could not defeat goalkeeper Diogo Costa. The first half ended without any more goals scored.

Entering the second half, Portugal played quite slowly as they took the lead with a safe enough gap. They waited for the opponent to make a mistake and this happened in the 56th minute. Ronaldo broke the offside trap to face Bayindir but he did not finish but instead stretched for Fernandes to cushion the ball into the Turkish net. This is Ronaldo’s first assist at EURO 2024 and also his 8th assist in the history of this tournament.

In the remaining minutes, despite his best efforts, Ronaldo could not score. Anyway, Portugal won and officially won a ticket to the 1/8 round with first place.

They have 6 points, 3 points more than the 2nd ranked team, Türkiye, but better in terms of confrontation. In the remaining match of Group F, Georgia excellently held the Czech Republic to a 1-0 draw. This result makes the Czech Republic and Georgia ranked 3rd and 4th respectively with the same point.