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Portugal 1 France 0 (aet): Eder snatches Euro 2016 glory

A stunning extra-time strike from substitute Eder saw Portugal beat host nation France 1-0 to win Euro 2016.

The Lille striker's goal after 109 minutes at the Stade de France in Paris secured an unlikely first major trophy for his country, after captain and talisman Cristiano Ronaldo had been forced off with injury midway through the first half.

A dominant start from France to Sunday's final kept Portugal pegged firmly back in their half and Fernando Santos' side looked to be facing a supremely tough task when Ronaldo was carried off in tears after failing to recover from a Dimitri Payet challenge that jarred his left knee.

Antoine Griezmann saw a first-half header brilliantly saved by Rui Patricio, but the tournament's top scorer should have done better in the second half when he nodded over from point-blank range.

Portugal's chances were scarce at best, though Nani almost caught out Hugo Lloris with a wicked cross before Ricardo Quaresma fired in a bicycle kick on the rebound with just a little over 10 minutes to play.

Raphael Guerreiro hit the crossbar with a free-kick in extra-time, but it was Eder who finally struck the decisive blow, arrowing a low shot beyond Lloris. 

France applied the early pressure on a nervy-looking Portugal back line, and it took a superb stretching save from Patricio to keep out Griezmann's looping header from Payet's pass.

Sissoko continued to wreak havoc against a side shaken by Ronaldo's injury, and his fine turn and shot from Payet's pass forced Patricio into a good low save at the near post, but the first half rather petered out as France became reluctant to force the issue in attack.

Olivier Giroud, who had lived off scraps for most of the match, was thwarted by a good low stop from Patricio after turning into space in the area, but Portugal almost snatched the lead when Nani's cross was clawed away from goal by Lloris before Quaresma's overhead kick went straight into his grasp.

Guerreiro rattled the woodwork with a curling free-kick, but Eder made no mistake with 11 minutes to play, shaking off Laurent Koscielny before blasting a low strike into the bottom corner from 25 yards to stun the hosts and send Portugal into raptures.