Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after Portugal beat Wales 2-0 in the Euro 2016 semi-final football match between Portugal and Wales at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais stadium in D cines-Charpieu, near Lyon, on July 6, 2016.
PHOTO: AFP
After a tense and tactical first half, Ronaldo broke the deadlock five minutes after the re-start when he leapt majestically to head Raphael Guerreiro's pinpoint cross into the net following a short corner.
Second-half goals from Ronaldo and Nani end #WAL dreams and send #POR into the final! #PORWAL #EURO2016 pic.twitter.com/ylUXWx2e1C
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) July 6, 2016
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Ronaldo inadvertently set up the second three minutes later with a mis-hit shot which Nani deflected into past Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.
Portugal, who also reached the European Championship final in 2004 when they lost to Greece, will play Germany or France in the final on Sunday.
Ronaldo and Nani each took their tallies in the tournament to three goals as Portugal won a game inside 90 minutes for the first time at Euro 2016.
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