• Defeat in Ljubljana last March ‘will be good’ for team
• Last-16 opponents held England to 0-0 draw in Group C

Bruno Fernandes has said Portugal will be wary of Slovenia’s counterattacking threat and conceded a friendly defeat by their last-16 opponents in March has put him and his teammates “on their toes”.

Fernandes said he expected ­Slovenia to set up to frustrate in a low defensive block and his mana­ger, Roberto Martínez, stressed the importance of his team keeping their emotions in check.

Is anyone’s record worse than England’s? Can any team better Germany’s habit of success? We look at the numbers

The last European Championship that did not feature penalty shootout heartbreak/ecstasy was 1988, which had eight teams and only three knockout games. So it’s almost certain that at least one country will exit Euro 2024 on pens in the coming weeks. But of the sides in the last 16, which have the most reason for fear – or confidence – based on their past shootout record? And is there really a nation with a worse record than England? Answer: yes. Sort of.