Quaresma scored a penalty for his first international goal in over six years in a friendly with France on 11 October 2014, but in a 1–2 loss. He was then picked for Euro 2016, where he netted the match's only goal – in the 117th minute – in a round-of-16 win over Croatia. Five days later, in the quarter-finals against Poland, he scored the winning spot-kick in a penalty shootout victory following a 1–1 draw after extra time. In the final against hosts France on 10 July, he came off the bench for Ronaldo after the latter had been forced off in the opening 25 minutes due to an injury suffered from a collision with Dimitri Payet; the match ended in an eventual 1–0 extra-time victory to Portugal, which saw the country win its first ever international title.