{"id":5894,"date":"2024-06-20T07:51:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T07:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/?p=5894"},"modified":"2024-06-20T07:51:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T07:51:06","slug":"cristiano-ronaldos-first-euro-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/cristiano-ronaldos-first-euro-games","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s Euro Journey: Reflecting on His Debut Games Through the Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With Portugal playing its first match at the 2024 Euro, let&#8217;s take a look back at all of captain Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s debut games at each tournament over the past 20 years. In a 2-1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/match\/euro-6316\/czech-republic-portugal-5028-5040-6316#id=4022918\">win<\/a> against the Czech Republic, 39-year-old Ronaldo became the first player to compete in six European Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"it\" dir=\"ltr\">From Euro 2004 to Euro 2024.<br><br>Cristiano Ronaldo ?\ufe0f??<br><br>? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/totalcristiano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@totalcristiano<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LonBM3cM5K\">pic.twitter.com\/LonBM3cM5K<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano(@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1803142932435763590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ronaldos-journey\">Ronaldo&#8217;s Journey<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2004-portugal-vs-greece-1-2\">2004 &#8211; Portugal vs Greece (1-2)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2008-portugal-vs-turkey-2-0\">2008 &#8211; Portugal vs Turkey (2-0)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2012-germany-vs-portugal-1-0\">2012 &#8211; Germany vs Portugal (1-0)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2016-portugal-vs-iceland-1-1\">2016 &#8211; Portugal vs Iceland (1-1)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2020-hungary-vs-portugal-0-3\">2020 &#8211; Hungary vs Portugal (0-3)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2024-portugal-vs-czech-republic-2-1\">2024 &#8211; Portugal vs Czech Republic (2-1)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ronaldos-journey\">Ronaldo&#8217;s Journey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2004-portugal-vs-greece-1-2\"><strong>2004 &#8211; Portugal vs Greece (1-2)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Age: 19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Club: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/team\/manchester-united-105\">Manchester United<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minutes Played: 45<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Total Shots: 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assists: 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goals: 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Playing in his first Euro, Ronaldo came in as a substitute for Sim\u00e3o Sabrosa. While Portugal attempted 18 shots compared to Greece&#8217;s five, Ronaldo scored Portugal&#8217;s only goal of the match. With the game practically decided, at 90+3 minutes, he knocked in a header.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ronaldo-2-1024x801.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5895\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> (ADRIAN DENNIS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2008-portugal-vs-turkey-2-0\"><strong>2008 &#8211; Portugal vs Turkey (2-0)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Age: 23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Club: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/team\/manchester-united-105\">Manchester United<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minutes Played: 90 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Total Shots: 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assists: 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goals: 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After earning the Ballon d&#8217;Or and the FIFA World Player of the Yearand leading Manchester United to win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/history\/season-reviews\/16\/report\">Premier League<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\/uefachampionsleague\/match\/301604--man-united-vs-chelsea\/\">UEFA Champions League<\/a>, Ronaldo helped Portugal defeat Turkey 2-0 in the 2008 Euro. While Ronaldo didn&#8217;t score in this game, he attempted five shots, with two on target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"703\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1239476982-1-703x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ronaldo\" class=\"wp-image-5901\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> (Photo by Gualter Fatia\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2012-germany-vs-portugal-1-0\"><strong>2012 &#8211; Germany vs Portugal (1-0)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Age: 27<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Club: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/team\/real-madrid-131\">Real Madrid<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minutes Played: 90<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Total Shots: 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assists: 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goals: 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Portugal\u2019s first match of the 2012 Euro, Germany scored the only goal of the match in the 72nd minute. Ronaldo had many opportunities to score, but could not convert, attempting four shots, with all of them being on target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1249536570-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5897\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Will Palmer\/Sportsphoto\/Allstar via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2016-portugal-vs-iceland-1-1\"><strong>2016 &#8211; Portugal vs Iceland (1-1)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Age: 31<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Club: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/team\/real-madrid-131\">Real Madrid<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minutes Played: 90<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Total Shots: 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assists: 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goals: 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 2016 Euro match against Iceland, Cristiano Ronaldo had many chances to score recording nearly 40% of Portugal&#8217;s shots but was unable to find the back of the net. Portugal dominated the game on the score sheet recording 26 shots compared to Iceland\u2019s 4, as well as 73% possession. Despite all this, Iceland held a rock-solid defense denying Ronaldo a chance to score and ending the game in a 1-1 tie.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cristiano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Cristiano<\/a> is the star man at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Euro2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Euro2016<\/a> &#8211; but Iceland kept him quiet | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/p_smith86?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@p_smith86<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iGdfSjE82s\">https:\/\/t.co\/iGdfSjE82s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZtKnCfuVSc\">pic.twitter.com\/ZtKnCfuVSc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/742990101911867392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2020-hungary-vs-portugal-0-3\"><strong>2020 &#8211; Hungary vs Portugal (0-3)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Age: 35<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Club: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/team\/juventus-226\">Juventus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minutes Played: 90<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Total Shots: 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assists: 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goals: 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo delivered a stellar performance in the delayed 2020 Euros. Ronaldo scored 2 goals in the final minutes of the game, sealing Portugal&#8217;s 3-0 victory. With his two goals, Ronaldo became the European Championship\u2019s all time leading scorer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HUN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HUN<\/a> 0-3 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/POR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#POR<\/a> as it happened.<br><br>Marco Rossi\u2019s Hungary held out for 84 minutes in Budapest, but Cristiano Ronaldo bagged an historic brace as Portugal ran riot with an eventual 3-0 win <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zlqDGEAJk1\">https:\/\/t.co\/zlqDGEAJk1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Euro2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Euro2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HUNPOR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HUNPOR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CR7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CR7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UG5WHbByil\">pic.twitter.com\/UG5WHbByil<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Football Italia (@footballitalia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/footballitalia\/status\/1404863133538209799?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2024-portugal-vs-czech-republic-2-1\"><strong>2024 &#8211; Portugal vs Czech Republic (2-1)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Age: 39<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current Club: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/football\/team\/al-nassr-fc-riyadh-7549\">Al Nassr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minutes Played: 90<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Total Shots: 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assists: 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goals: 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year Ronaldo is the 2nd oldest player at the Euros tournament behind his teammate Pepe. He had an underwhelming night on the scoreboard, however, he was heavily involved in key plays for Portugal recording the most shots of Portugal\u2019s starting 11. Ronaldo continues to not only be an important player on the field, but a mentor and leader for Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"924\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6129-924x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5904\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"924\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6132-924x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5903\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"915\" data-id=\"5902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6130-1024x915.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5902\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cristiano Ronaldo is playing in his 6th Euros.<br><br>The most by any player in history. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s2HLnEd00M\">pic.twitter.com\/s2HLnEd00M<\/a><\/p>&mdash; StatMuse FC (@statmusefc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/statmusefc\/status\/1803050030695346524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Portugal playing its first match at the 2024 Euro, let&#8217;s take a look back at all of captain Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s debut games at each tournament over the past 20 years. In a 2-1 win against the Czech Republic, 39-year-old Ronaldo became the first player to compete in six European Championships. 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