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The 2004 European Cup was the first international competition that Ronaldo played for Portugal. The Five Shields Army led by Figo made it all the way to the finals, but became the background board of the "Greek Mythology", losing 0-1 to runner-up. The 19-year-old Ronaldo burst into tears after the game.

In the 2006 World Cup, Portugal eliminated England on penalties in the quarter-finals and faced France in the semi-finals. Many English fans who bought tickets in advance were unable to see the home team play. In the previous game, Ronaldo had encouraged the referee to send off Rooney by winking, so he became an outlet for his anger in the semi-finals, and was booed by the stands every time he touched the ball. In such an atmosphere, Portugal lost to France 0-1, and Ronaldo couldn't bear the pressure and cried.

The 2010 World Cup was Ronaldo's first major tournament as captain. Portugal faced the rising Spanish team in the round of 16. Ronaldo played the entire game but performed poorly, and the team eventually lost 0-1. After the game, Ronaldo had tears in his eyes and spat at the photographer as he left the field, sparking huge controversy and hastily ending his trip to South Africa.

In the 2012 European Cup semi-finals, Portugal and Spain met again. After 120 minutes, neither team made any progress and the game went to a penalty shootout. In the order of the first penalty, Ronaldo unexpectedly chose the last one, but his teammate who took the first penalty only scored 2 of 4, so Ronaldo was eliminated without even having the chance to play in the penalty shootout. After the game, Ronaldo cried in the player's tunnel with regret.

In the 2016 European Championship, Portugal was not favored to qualify after three consecutive draws in the group stage, but it made it all the way to the final. In the final match against France, Ronaldo was injured after only 25 minutes on the field, and he was lying on a stretcher with tears in his eyes when he left the field.

Fortunately, his teammates did not disappoint Ronaldo this time, and after extra time, they finally beat France 1-0. Ronaldo finally let go of the pressure on the sidelines, and celebrated wildly at the moment the whistle blew. This time he shed tears of excitement.

In the 2022 World Cup, Ronaldo, who was in the midst of the "interview scandal", went to Qatar to compete in the World Cup. The Portuguese team qualified as the top team in the group stage and won the round of 16 by 6 goals, which made the outside world have high hopes for this Portuguese team. However, in the quarter-finals, the team was eliminated by the dark horse Morocco. The nearly 38-year-old Ronaldo knew that this might be his last World Cup, and said goodbye in tears after returning to the player tunnel.

This summer, Ronaldo is heading to the 6th and final European Championship in his career. In the round of 16 match this morning, Portugal and Slovenia were in a stalemate. In the 105th minute of extra time, Jota made a penalty, but Ronaldo's penalty was saved by Oblak. Although the game was not over yet, this missed penalty obviously brought a great blow, and Ronaldo immediately shed tears on the green field.

After the game entered the penalty shootout, Ronaldo, who had calmed down, resolutely chose to be the first to step up to the 12-yard spot to make up for his mistake. With Costa's legendary performance of three consecutive saves, Ronaldo finally advanced to the quarterfinals with the Portuguese team. The tears in the overtime finally became an episode, not the ending.