For the Final of Euro 2016, Portugal played the host nation and favorites to win, France. A Dimitri Payet challenge on Cristiano Ronaldo forced the Portuguese captain to be substituted despite his attempts to return. France came close to winning the game in the last minute of normal time, when André-Pierre Gignac struck the post. In extra time, Portugal's Raphaël Guerreiro hit the crossbar from a free kick. Eder, a substitute striker, eventually scored the winning goal in the 109th minute. With this win Portugal won its first ever major international trophy in the nation's history, led by Cristiano Ronaldo as the captain. Portugal's Renato Sanches was awarded the best young player and Cristiano Ronaldo won the Silver Boot for his 3 goals and 3 assists in the finals.