Austria: The forward thought he had made amends in the 85th minute by grabbing the winner with a header it was ruled out for offside, according to Australian Broadcasting Corporation. External Link: Ronaldo stats Hailed as potentially tough opponents after an impressive qualifying campaign, Austria, ranked 10th in the world, again failed to live up to expectations after a 2-0 defeat by Hungary in its opener. Map: France Cristiano Ronaldo has missed a second-half penalty and had a late headed effort disallowed as Portugal future at Euro 2016 looked in jeopardy following a 0-0 draw against Austria in a wide open Group F. Ronaldo won his 128th cap to break the record of Luis Figo, who was watching from the stands on Sunday , but fired his 79th minute spot kick against the post, having already missed several chances in an entertaining game at the Parc des Princes. Portugal, which were knocked out in the first round at the 2014 World Cup, face a tense final match against Hungary while Austria will play Iceland. Portugal, held 1-1 by Iceland in its opener, had three opportunities in the space of three minutes but Nani, Vieirinha and William Carvalho were denied by alert keeper Robert Almer. Austria had the first clear chance when Martin Harnik headed wide from Marcel Sabitzer perfect cross from the right.
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