Portugal 1-1 Iceland: Ronaldo frozen out by minnows

Iceland's first ever match at a major international tournament ended in triumph as the minnows battled to a 1-1 draw against a well-fancied Portugal outfit in their Euro 2016 opener.

Cristiano Ronaldo put in a muted performance - and complained about Iceland's wild celebrations after the game - as Birkir Bjarnason volleyed in at the back post to cancel out Nani's slotted finish.

Iceland deserved their point but they had to weather a late storm, with two Ronaldo free-kicks blocked by the wall in injury time.

Gylfi Sigurdsson even had an early chance to put Iceland into the lead in the Group F game in Saint-Etienne, but he was twice denied by the Portugal goalkeeper, Rui Patricio.

The 2004 finalists then took the lead when Nani tapped in from close range, but Portugal could not find the second goal that their dominance of the ball suggested would come.

Hannes Thor Halldorsson made eight saves in the match, more than any other goalkeeper has made in a European Championship game since England's Joe Hart against Italy in 2012.

Iceland were a constant threat on the break and, when right-back Vieirinha got caught out of position, Bjarnason found himself free in the box to tuck in the equaliser, sparking joyous celebrations among the Iceland supporters.

Lars Lagerback's side could have even stolen all three points in the closing minutes, as Patricio made a good save from Alfred Finnbogason's powerful shot.

Ronaldo's fury

It was a case of sour grapes for Ronaldo, who hit out at the way Iceland marked their first ever point at a major international championship.

"I thought they'd won the Euros the way they celebrated at the end," he said after the match.

"It was unbelievable. We tried hard to win the game and Iceland didn't try anything. This, in my opinion, shows a small mentality and they are not going to do anything in the competition."

But the Portugal captain would be wise to reflect on how an Iceland defence that only conceded six goals in qualifying was able to close him out of the match relatively easily.

However, the Real Madrid star will have a positive reason to remember the game, as he drew level with Luis Figo on 127 caps for Portugal, making him the country's joint-record capped player.

Iceland's chances boosted

When the draw was made for the European Championship finals, it looked as though Iceland would have a tough task to make it through to the next round.

Portugal were immediately installed as the favourites to finish top of Group F, while many pundits had backed Austria to be one of the surprise packages of the tournament.

The final team in the group, Hungary, also looked like they would be a handful and it appeared that Iceland would be fighting with them to finish third and squeeze into the knock-out rounds.

But the opening games of the section have thrown up surprises, with Hungary putting in a superb performance to beat Austria 2-0, while Iceland took a point from what should, on paper, be their most difficult match of the section.

Iceland therefore now have a great chance of making it into the round-of-16 at Euro 2016, as long as they can pick up three points against either Hungary or Austria.

For Portugal, they will need a strong reaction in their next game, which is against Austria in Paris on Saturday. On the same day, Iceland play Hungary in Marseille in the other Group F match.