Even Cristiano Ronaldo couldn’t stop Iceland from earning a point on Tuesday night as Birkir Bjarnason cancelled out Nani’s opener.
Sport360 rounds-up the best of the post-match mixed-zone interviews from the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
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Nani, Portugal goalscorer:
“We were on top, we were the better team and we played the better football, but Iceland are a good team and played a lot of long balls, which caused us problems. That’s football.
“We’ve shown we are a good team, but this was the first game, there was a lot of anxiety. I think we will relax more from now, but we have to score more.”
“We had enough chances, but we couldn’t score another one.
“It’s only the first game and we have to win our next two games.”
Hannes Halldorsson, Iceland goalkeeper:
“I feel great, we showed a lot of character by getting a point.
“We were playing a really good team and the best player in the world. The last 35 minutes were really long after we’d equalised.
“We managed to do what we’re best at doing, which is working together and closing the space.
“I’m touched to have experienced this moment with these incredible fans behind us.
“We can’t afford to have our heads in the clouds after this result, we have to get our feet back on the ground and think of Hungary.”