Euro 2024: Ronaldo mobbed by fans for selfies during Portugal vs Turkiye clash, young boy among them (WATCH)
By Sunita Iyer | First Published Jun 23, 2024, 10:26 AM ISTPortugal's victory over Turkiye at Euro 2024 on Saturday night was marred by a serious breach of security as five fans managed to invade the pitch in attempts to take selfies with legendary striker Cristiano Ronaldo.
Portugal's victory over Turkiye at Euro 2024 on Saturday night was marred by a serious breach of security as five fans managed to invade the pitch in attempts to take selfies with legendary striker Cristiano Ronaldo.
In the 69th minute, a young fan managed to evade stewards and rushed towards Ronaldo for an elusive selfie. The Al-Nassr star warmly embraced the youngster and posed for a photo before security escorted him off the field.
Little kid getting a selfie with Ronaldo then turning on the after-burners 🤣🏃♂️➡️ pic.twitter.com/TPyLW02jjE
— Football Fights (@footbalIfights)THE SELFIE WITH RONALDO 🐐🤳 https://t.co/x7kAHXbE3s pic.twitter.com/QO7g8AflSU
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer)Latest Videos
However, the situation escalated with several more fans attempting to breach security during the match and even at full-time.
Ronaldo, visibly frustrated by the lapses in security, encountered an older fan who grabbed him around the neck in an attempt to take a selfie. Security eventually intervened, but not before the disruptions tarnished the match.
Cristiano Ronaldo faced several attempts from a pitch invader trying to take a selfie with him throughout the game!! pic.twitter.com/ctnxax6J9v
— TRENDING NOW (@bulletchats)Despite the distractions, Portugal secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Turkiye, securing their place in the Euro 2024 round of 16 as winners of Group F. Goals from Bernardo Silva, an own-goal by Samet Akaydin, and a strike from Bruno Fernandes sealed Portugal's dominance on the field.
Silva opened the scoring in the 21st minute after a deflected cross found him unmarked, allowing him to score his first goal in a major international tournament. Akaydin's unfortunate own-goal compounded Turkiye's woes just seven minutes later, followed by Fernandes' easy tap-in after a well-executed play involving Ronaldo and Ruben Neves.
Following the win, Ronaldo took to Instagram to express pride over Portugal's win stating, "In a hurry and first place guaranteed 🇵🇹 Proud of this team, we are Portugal!"
Portugal's win lifted them to the top of Group F with six points, comfortably ahead of Turkiye in second place with three points.
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