Portugal was held to a scoreless draw in Parc des Princes against Austria, as they now only have two points on the table. Despite this stunning feat achieved by Ronaldo, the Real Madrid forward was not able to capitalize his many chances including a penalty miss to secure three points. This left fans very frustrated.
Ronaldo missing from the penalty spot in the 79th-minute.
Speaking at the post-match press conference, the 31-year-old urged Portugal to keep faith regardless of their disappointing UEFA Euro 2016 campaign thus far.
"Breaking Luís Figo's Portugal appearance record is a reason to be proud. It was a goal to be the most-capped international player and to be the national team's top scorer. But I'm a bit sad because this wasn't the way I wanted to break this record. We wanted to win. This was not how I envisaged it.
"We had a lot of chances, and we did well, but we weren't able to finish. I also missed some chances – a penalty and some others. But that's part of football. We need to continue to believe, and once again thank the Portuguese fans who were here and also the ones who were supporting us from elsewhere. I'm sure Portugal will give their best in the next match, and if you try you'll always make it.
"We, the players, need to think that it's still possible; if we win, we qualify. And also the Portuguese people, the fans who love Portugal, they also have to believe. The bad won't last forever, so we need to believe that things will get better."
Portugal will face Hungary on June 22 with hopes of clinching their first win in France this summer.
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