Euro 2016 Results: Saturday Group Scores, Highlights and Twitter Reaction
Portugal were left waiting for their first Euro 2016 win on Saturday after Cristiano Ronaldo missed a late penalty en route to a 0-0 stalemate against Group F opponents Austria.
Meanwhile, Hungary and Iceland maintained their unbeaten starts to the European Championship after drawing 1-1 in Marseille, where Gylfi Sigurdsson opened the scoring before Birkir Saevarsson's late own goal levelled the score.
In Group E, Belgium thumped Republic of Ireland in Saturday's opening fixture, where Axel Witsel complemented a Romelu Lukaku brace to help seal a 3-0 win in Bordeaux and redeem the side following their opening defeat to Italy.
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Read on for highlights and reaction to Saturday's results in France, complete with the latest group standings after the second round of the opening phase came to a dramatic close.
| Belgium | 3-0 | Rep. of Ireland |
| Iceland | 1-1 | Hungary |
| Portugal | 0-0 | Austria |
| 1 | Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Belgium | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| 1 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 2 | Iceland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Portugal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Austria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
Portugal 0-0 Austria
Hungary remained shock leaders of Group F after two pool matches thanks to Portugal's scoreless draw against Austria on Saturday, where Ronaldo's spray-and-pray approach had little impact at Parc des Princes.
Portugal came close to going ahead in the first half when a mix-up between Martin Hinteregger and goalkeeper Robert Almer almost gifted Nani an easy chance, per Match of the Day:
Ronaldo also had ample opportunities at goal from a selection of free-kick attempts, but as the BBC's John Bennett highlighted, Portugal may have been better off with someone else taking control:
It was in the 78th minute that Hinteregger bundled Ronaldo to the floor, but the Portuguese talisman could only crash his attempt off the left post as the two teams remained level.
That bore draw means Hungary remain two points clear at the top of Group F heading into Wednesday's clash against manager Fernando Santos' men, where a draw might just be enough to seal first place.
Iceland 1-1 Hungary
Hungary moved within inches of booking their place in the Euro 2016 knockout stages after striking late to clinch a 1-1 draw against Iceland on Saturday, temporarily increasing their lead at the Group F summit.
Sigurdsson's penalty put Iceland ahead just before the break, but Saevarsson's own goal in the 88th minute extended Hungary's unbeaten start to the tournament.
Per Match of the Day, late goals have become a firm fixture in this summer's competition:
Minnows Iceland are also unbeaten in France and sealed a second successive 1-1 draw. While some may have pointed to his fixture as an example of why the Euro 2016 expansion was ill advised, Gracenote Sports' Simon Gleave argued it as an entertaining spectacle:
Eidur Gudjohnsen, 37, came on with six minutes remaining to become the fifth-oldest outfield player ever to feature in the finals of a European Championship, per OptaPaolo.
The former Chelsea star may have won the fixture with the last kick of the game, but his free-kick rebound attempt was diverted just wide of Hungary's net, with both teams forced to settle for a share of the spoils.
Belgium 3-0 Republic of Ireland
Everton striker Lukaku gunned down any doubts over his form after playing a big hand in Belgium's dismantling of Republic or Ireland on Saturday, where he finally opened his scoring account with a brace.
Belgium couldn't find the rhythm necessary to provide their star forward with ample chances against Italy, but the Irish proved more hospitable opponents, as shown by Match of the Day:
Manager Martin O'Neill's defence came undone for Belgium's second, but it was a mere case of poor marking that saw Witsel head in Belgium's second, with footage provided by ITV Football:
The Red Devils steered no fewer than seven of their 17 shots on target, according to WhoScored.com, while the Republic of Ireland failed to test goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois even once.
Republic of Ireland now need to snatch as many points as possible from Group E leaders Italy in their closing fixture next Wednesday and hope Sweden fall to Belgium in the meantime.
