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The UEFA European Football Championship is back. Originally it was scheduled in June-July 2020. However, due to the Covid pandemic the tournament was postponed for a year. Eventually the tournament is now being hosted in June-July 2021.
Every football fan was eagerly waiting for this tournament to start. However everyone's eye was on one particular group and that was Group F- The Group of Death. It is because this group contained 2018 FIFA WC Champion France, 2014 FIFA WC Champion Germany and the defending European Champion Portugal. Apart from these 3 teams there was also Hungary who had the caliber of creating upset in this major tournament.
However, the entire show of the Group F was stolen by one man and that was Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese striker scored 5 goals and provided one assist in three group games. His brace against Hungary helped Portugal win the match 3-0. He scored as well as assisted a goal in the losing cause against Germany. However in a do or die match against France he scored a brace and helped Portugal qualify for the Round of 16 match against Belgium.
Eventually the journey of Portugal in the European Championship ended in the round of 16 match against Belgium, but the heroics of Cristiano Ronaldo in the UEFA EURO 2021 will always be remembered.
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