Cristiano Ronaldo aimed to bring his illustrious club success to the international stage in the 2016 final with Portugal. As a star player for Real Madrid, he scored three goals to help his country reach the final against France. However, he had to leave the match after only 25 minutes due to an injury.
This seemed to dash Portugal’s hopes against a strong French team, which would go on to win the World Cup two years later.
Despite the presence of Paul Pogba, Antoine Griezmann, and Olivier Giroud, France was left disappointed after Eder’s goal in the 109th minute. Although France dominated in most statistics, it was Portugal who secured their first Euro title, avenging their loss in the 2004 final to Greece.