The attacker Cristiano Ronaldo believed in the miraculous ability of Portugal until the last seconds of the match against the Belgians, but the player's hopes were shattered into pieces. The defending champions of Europe, the Portuguese, lost 0:1 to Belgium in the quarter-final stage and were forced to leave the field with their heads bowed. The referee's whistle did not stop C. Ronaldo from expressing his emotions. It was captured how the veteran disrespectfully behaved towards the team captain's armband - as he walked towards the dressing room, he threw the symbol on the ground and even stomped on it. Trying to avoid a scandal, he was soon grabbed by a member of the staff.
