In the first round of the UEFA European Championship knockout stage held early on the 2nd JST, Portugal and Slovenia remained 0-0, and the match was not decided even after extra time, with Portugal winning the penalty shootout (PK) with the shortest possible score of 3-0.

In the PK shootout, Portugal's guardian deity Diogo Costa made a series of miraculous saves, continuously blocking the first, second, and third penalties from Slovenia, who shot first. Portugal's first taker, Cristiano Ronaldo, followed by Bruno Miguel Fernandes and Bernardo Silva, successfully converted their penalties consecutively.

Regarding the 3-0 PK shootout victory, Chinese media outlet Zhibo8 reported on the 2nd, citing a post on X (formerly Twitter) by sports journalist Alexis Martín Tamayo, known by the handle "MisterChip," who introduces various data. The report stated that including the Portugal vs. Slovenia match on that day, there have only been 13 such matches in international A-matches, and countries that have experienced this include China, Japan, and South Korea.

China lost to Iran 0-3 in a penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw in the 1988 AFC Asian Cup third-place play-off. Japan defeated South Korea 3-0 in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw in extra time in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup semi-final. (Translation/Editing by Yanagawa)