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Portugal edges Poland on penalty kicks to advance to Euro 2016 semifinals

Ricardo Quaresma scored the winning penalty as Portugal beat Poland, 5-3, in a shootout to reach the semifinals of the European Championship on Thursday.

With the quarterfinal level at 1-1 after extra time, Quaresma fired his shot past Lukasz Fabianski to line up a match against either Wales or Belgium in Lyon on Wednesday.

Having previously scored an extra-time winner in the round of 16 against Croatia, Quaresma's penalty sent Portugal into the semifinals for the fourth time in the last five European Championships.

Poland winger Jakub Blaszczykowski came into the match at the Stade Velodrome as his team's top scorer.