Paris: Portugal&rsquo;s Cristiano Ronaldo promised to bounce back from missing from a penalty and the chance to break another goalscoring record at Euro 2016.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/jun/ronaldo-miss.jpg" alt="" /> Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after missing a penalty against Austria on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images
Ronaldo hit the post from the spot with 11 minutes remaining in a 0-0 draw with Austria on Saturday when looking to become the first player to score in four separate European Championships.
Portugal now need to win against Hungary in their final Group F match on Wednesday to be assured of qualifying for the knockout stage.
&ldquo;I missed some chances &mdash; a penalty and some other chances, but that&rsquo;s part of football. We need to continue to believe,&rdquo; said Ronaldo.
&ldquo;The players, we need to think that it&rsquo;s still possible; if we win, we qualify. And also the Portuguese people, the fans who love Portugal, they also have to believe in it.
&ldquo;The bad won&rsquo;t last forever, so we need to believe that things will go better.&rdquo;
Ronaldo has now missed 19 penalties in his storied career on another frustrating night in front of goal after a 1-1 draw with Iceland in Portgual&rsquo;s opening game.
The Real Madrid star slotted the best chance of the first-half wide and also saw a goal ruled out for offside as Portugal couldn&rsquo;t turn their pressure&nbsp;and possession into&nbsp;goals.
However, it was a night of mixed emotions for the 31-year-old, as he broke Portugese legend Luis Figo&rsquo;s appearances record by winning his 128th cap. Ronaldo is already Portugal&rsquo;s all-time top scorer with 59 international goals.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a reason to be proud, reaching 128 international matches and beating the legendary Figo,&rdquo; added Ronaldo.
&ldquo;I know deep down he is also proud of that. Obviously, it was a goal to be the most capped international player, and also to be the national team&rsquo;s top scorer.
&ldquo;But obviously I&rsquo;m a bit sad, because this wasn&rsquo;t the way I wanted to break this record. The most beautiful way would have been... to win, and we couldn&rsquo;t. We drew. So it was not how I envisaged it.&rdquo;
Coach Santos dodges Ronaldo question&nbsp;Portugal coach Fernando Santos refused to say&nbsp;how Ronaldo was feeling after his second disappointing display in the tournament. &ldquo;I prefer not to talk about this subject,&rdquo; Santos said.&nbsp;

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