Cristiano Ronaldo mobbed by pitch invaders in major Euro 2024 security breach
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Five fans managed to approach Cristiano Ronaldo and try to take photos with him after they ran onto the field, causing a serious security issue at the conclusion of Portugal's victory against Turkey in Euro 2024.
During the Group F match at the Westfalenstadion, a young admirer managed to outsmart the security guards in the 69th minute. Ronaldo was more than willing to stop and take a selfie with the fan before they were taken away by security.
However, this resulted in multiple additional efforts throughout the game and one at the end, causing Ronaldo to grow more and more irritated with the security issues at the Euro 2024 match.
The second fan who ran onto the field 15 minutes later also tried to take a photo with Ronaldo, but ended up grabbing him by the neck instead.
Ronaldo ignored the fan and walked away, as the security team stepped in to remove the 39-year-old from the forward's presence and escort him off the field.
Before the game ended, there were a couple more incidents and then another one soon after. Ronaldo had to guide a fan away because the stadium security couldn't control the situation of fans coming onto the field.
Portugal easily won 3-0 against Turkey and secured their spot in the Euro 2024 round of 16 as champions of Group F. The goals came from Bernardo Silva, an own-goal by Samet Akaydin, and a tap-in by Bruno Fernandes.
Silva netted his initial goal in a big global competition in the 21st minute thanks to a cross from Nuno Mendes that glanced off a Turkish defender before reaching the Manchester City striker, who was unmarked in the box. He then struck the ball into the net to give Portugal the lead.
After seven minutes, Turkish defender Akaydin made a funny error while attempting to pass the ball back to his goalie, who was not in the right place. Despite their efforts to prevent it, the ball ended up rolling into the net.
Portugal continued to control the game and increased their advantage when Ruben Neves, who came on as a substitute, played a long pass to Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo beat the offside trap and, after luring the goalkeeper towards him, passed the ball to Fernandes who had an easy tap-in into the empty net.
Portugal's victory secures their top spot in Group F with six points, putting them three points ahead of Turkey in second place and five points ahead of both Georgia and Czech Republic. Portugal only has one more game to play in the group stage.
Featuring information from Reuters
