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he was perfect in the penalty shoot out against slovenia, who forced spot kicks partly because cristiano ronaldo missed one in extra time. but portugal are through to face france in the last eight in germany with one of the pre tournament favourites needing an own goal in the 85th minute to overcome belgium, as jane dougall reports. for those who have followed the premier league, some familiarfaces in the belgian line up. for france, there was one in the stands. former manchester united player paul pogba, who is appealing a four year ban for a doping offence. he almost saw his french keeper embarrassed. kevin de bruyne s free kick saved. sort of. much has been made of kylian mbappe s skills, dancing past defenders. that would have been special! perhaps his protective mask had obscured the path to goal. could belgium take advantage of france s recent lack of form? not quite. there was nothing between the two sides until late on. and france lead! and it is a cruel blow fo ....