Wrapping up the first round of group fixtures at Euro 2024, Portugal strike in stoppage time to beat Czechia 2-1 in Leipzig, where substitute Francisco Conceicao is the Selecao’s hero.
Following the only goalless first half so far, they fell behind to a superb strike by Provod just after the hour mark, but an own goal by Hranac levelled matters just a few minutes later.
Late on, Diogo Jota had a goal ruled out by the VAR for an offside on record-breaker Cristiano Ronaldo – now the first man to play at six European Championships but two other substitutes combined in the dying embers, with Pedro Neto setting up the matchwinner to break Czech hearts.
Their dogged display ultimately counted for nothing, but they must recover quickly before playing Georgia next time out.
Portugal will take on Turkiye in Dortmund, with one more point probably enough to ensure progress to the last 16.
