Portugal went ahead through Deco in the eighth minute. Ronaldo played a neat one-two with Nuno Gomes and, after Petr Cech had initially done well to save at the feet of the Manchester United winger, Deco scrambled home from close range.

Czech Republic instantly hit back as Libor Sionko dived to nod in Jaroslav Plasil’s corner on 17 minutes.

Chelsea keeper Cech could do nothing in the 63rd minute when Ronaldo smashed Deco’s cross low into the far corner with a crisp first-time effort from inside the box.

Czech Republic poured forward in the dying moments but they were a dealt a sucker punch in the first minute of extra time when a long punt upfield released Ronaldo, who closed on Cech and simply squared for Ricardo Quaresma to slide home into an empty net.

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Cristiano Ronaldo 101

All of the 3 Portuguese stars are wearing a number 7 shirt. Figo for both Portugal and Inter, Quaresma for Porto and Ronaldo for Manchester United.

Besides that, Quaresma’s Portugal shirt number is often 27, while Ronaldo basically made the number 17 jersey his own.

Cristiano Ronaldo 101

Cristiano Ronaldo 101

Cristiano Ronaldo 101