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Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo Could Barely Believe Portugal Scored That Winner

PJ Browne
By PJ Browne
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19 minutes into extra time of the Euro 2016 final, Eder - the former Swansea striker - shocked France.

Portugal's chances of winning the title looked to have been destroyed early in the match when Cristiano Ronaldo was forced from the pitch with a leg injury after a tackle by Dimitri Payet.

Still Portugal endured as France missed some of the game's best chances.

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Portugal had chances of their own. Just moments before Eder put Portugal ahead, Raphaël Guerreiro hit the crossbar with a free kick.

Then, Eder - aided by Laurent Koscielny being handed a yellow card just two minutes earlier - hit the back of Hugo Lloris' net.

Spanish football correspondent Guillem Balague was high in the stand in a perfect position to capture Cristiano Ronaldo as the Portuguese players celebrated.

Barely able to believe what had just happened, Ronaldo hobbled towards the scrum of teammates.

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On TV footage of the celebrations, he was visibly emotional.

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