Portugal held by Iceland in Euro 2016 opener

It was a miserable evening for Portugal’s top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo even though he equalled Luis Figo`s record of 127 appearances for his country.

Iceland produced a typically industrious performance on their debut in a major tournament with winger Birkir Bjarnason cancelling out Nani’s first-half opener.

A string of good saves by goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson, coupled with Ronaldo’s wasteful finishing, and was a significant factor for Iceland.

Roared on by their fans, Iceland got the equaliser out of the blue in the 50th minute as Bjarnason swept in a teasing Johann Gudmundsson centre.

It seemed to take the wind out of Portugal’s sails, with Ronaldo looking short of pace, although Nani came close to restoring their lead after a glancing header sailed just wide.