Home Euro News EURO 2020: France tops Group F, Portugal squeezes into last 16 after 2-2 draw World champion France won the group by one point from Germany in second with Portugal third, level on points with the Germans. Reuters Budapest 24 June, 2021 02:58 IST France manager Didier Deschamps congratulates Karim Benzema, center, at the end of the Euro 2020 Group F match against Portugal at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on Thursday. - AP Reuters Budapest 24 June, 2021 02:58 IST Cristiano Ronaldo kept Portugal alive in Euro 2020 with two penalties to cancel out a brace from France's Karim Benzema in an enthralling 2-2 draw that sent both sides into the last 16 in a breathless conclusion to Group F on Wednesday.Benzema confirmed his return from international exile with his first goals for France for more than five years after being recalled for the tournament.As it happenedBut it was Ronaldo who again grabbed the headlines as he equalled the world record 109 international goals scored by Iran's Ali Daei -- ensuring that the defending European champions scrambled into the knockout phase. EURO 2020: Full Round of 16 fixtures, teams qualified, timings in IST and GMT; England, Ukraine through to QFs EURO 2020: Points table, goals scored, goal difference - France, Germany, Portugal qualify from Group F EURO 2020 Golden Boot: Top goalscorers standings; Cristiano Ronaldo claims the award Ronaldo tucked away the first of three penalties in the match in the 31st minute to give his side a deserved lead but Benzema equalised from the spot in first-half stoppage time.RELATED| EURO 2020: We did what we had to do, says Portugal coach Santos after draw with France Benzema struck again just after halftime from Paul Pogba's superb pass and at that stage Portugal were heading out of the competition they won by beating France in 2016. Cristiano Ronaldo = Portugal legend 1st Portuguese player to score in all 3 group games at a EURO 48 goals in his last 45 international matches 7 goals in Portugal’s last 4 EURO group matches#EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/0eaj5OWi2S— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 23, 2021 Ronaldo beat Hugo Lloris from the spot again on the hour, however, shortly before Pogba thumped a long-range effort against the crossbar in a match that sprung to life after a cagey start.Portugal hung on the draw which meant it finished third in a heavyweight group with four points, behind Germany (four points) which twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with Hungary.Portugal will play Belgium while France topped the group with five points to avoid a Wembley clash with England and instead will take on Switzerland.READ: Euro 2020: Germany salvages late 2-2 draw against Hungary to make last 16 cut Portugal bossed the first half and were awarded a penalty in the 27th minute after Lloris's attempted punch wiped out Danilo. Lloris was shown a yellow card before Ronaldo smashed the penalty into the corner.France was rattled but went in on level terms when referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz deemed that Nelson Semedo had bundled over Kylian Mbappe on the stroke of halftime.Benzema buried the penalty and two minutes after the break was picked out by Pogba and the striker, shown to be just onside by a VAR check, slotted the ball past Rui Patricio.The game's third penalty, a Euros record, was awarded for a handball by Jules Kounde and Ronaldo beat Lloris again from the spot to register his fifth goal of the goal tournament. Visit our Euro 2020 microsite for more stories. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :