Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo winners -Euro 2016.

Portugal, 1-0 winners after extra time against hosts France in the UEFA EURO 2016 final, are the tenth country to have captured the Henri Delaunay Cup.

Portugal are the tenth different nation to win the UEFA European Championship, joining six other countries in having lifted the Henri Delaunay Cup once.

Portugal – who had lost the 2004 final to Greece on home soil – beat hosts France 1-0 in Saint-Denis on Sunday for their first ever major tournament triumph, Éder scoring in the second period of extra time. Greece, Denmark, the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Italy and the Soviet Union also have one EURO title to their name.

Portugal celebrates the first-ever major title on a night of high drama on the outskirts of Paris. The tension reached culmination pitch early on, starting with Ronaldo’s injury, and continued through a lively, albeit fruitless, second half and beyond. Eder’s unlikely heroics finally ended the deadlock in extra time, and France lacked the energy, guile and quality to solve the puzzle that was Portugal’s determined defense.                                                                     

The Euro 2016 final came down to France and Portugal, and Portugal walked away with one epic win, even after Cristiano Ronaldo was forced to sit out of most of the game. After the game ended, fans went nuts over the winning team of Euro 2016. See their excited tweets now!

Beyond Ronaldo’s up and down form, there were positive signs for the Iberians. Pepe’s near-flawless performance Thursday night will encourage manager Fernando Santos that Portugal can repel the likes of a Belgium — assuming they get past a Welsh side that can seemingly do no wrong at the moment. And Nani and Sanches are in good enough form to salvage a result against lesser opponents.

What’s clear, however, is that this Portuguese side isn’t good enough to win a final without Ronaldo showing up like he has at certain moments throughout this tournament.His detractors will say he’s lost confidence. Those who have watched him know he’s suffered a bit of misfortune.

His international reputation won’t be scarred by Thursday night’s performance.And like always, Ronaldo’s always looking ahead to the next time he can be front and centre.