On the early morning of July 2nd, in the round of 16 of the European Championship, the match between Portugal and Slovenia ended in a scoreless 120 minutes, forcing a penalty shootout.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who missed a penalty in extra time, scored first in the shootout, while Josip Iličić failed for Slovenia.
Following that, Fernandes and Silva converted their penalties for Portugal, while Slovenia missed two more, resulting in a 3-0 victory for Portugal in the shootout and advancement to the quarterfinals.
Data shows that Portugal has participated in five penalty shootouts in international competitions, winning three of them.
Slovenia has only been involved in one penalty shootout in its history, which took place during the Lunar New Year Cup held in Hong Kong in 2002.
In the third-place play-off, Slovenia faced China, with both teams drawing 0-0 after 90 minutes. Chinese players Shu Maozhen and Shen Si missed their spot kicks, leading to China’s 3-4 loss to Slovenia and finishing last among the four teams participating in the Lunar New Year Cup.