Cristiano Ronaldo equaled the men\u2019s all-time international goal scoring record as defending champion Portugal drew with France to qualify for the last 16 of Euro 2020 as one of the best third-placed teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ronaldo scored his 108th and 109th goals, both from the penalty spot, to equal Ali Daei\u2019s record set with Iran between 1993 and 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It came either side of half-time but were not enough to give Portugal victory as striker Karim Benzema broke a six-year goal drought with France to score twice and ensure Les Bleus topped the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On a frantic evening, the four teams in Group F changed positions frequently, with Portugal looking set to face England in the next round before Germany\u2019s dramatic late equalizer bumped them from fourth to second and eliminated Hungary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ronaldo gave Portugal the lead after Hugo Lloris followed through on Danilo as he attempted to punch away a cross, before Benzema equalized on the brink of half-time after Nelson Semedo was adjudged to have blocked off Kylian Mbappe\u2019s run in the box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Benzema scored a second immediately after the restart following a stunning pass from Manchester United\u2019s Paul Pogba but Ronaldo drew Portugal level when he won and converted a second penalty 13 minutes later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The draw in Munich meant Portugal finished in third place based on a head-to-head record, while France topped the group, a point ahead of Germany.
Germany became group second drawing against Hungary 2-2. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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