Cristiano Ronaldo kicked out in anger as he was substituted in the second half of Portugal's 2-0 defeat by Georgia.
Roberto Martinez's side ended their group stage campaign with a whimper but topped the group to set up a last 16 tie against Slovenia when the knock out stage gets underway.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Georges Mikautadze were on hand to net for the Georgians, who will take on Spain in a historic clash for the nation as they too progressed from Group F.
Ronaldo is yet to score at the tournament and drew another blank on Wednesday night, despite having a number of shots on goal with his frustration growing as the game wore on.
He was withdrawn by Martinez after 66 minutes, replaced by Goncalo Ramos, but didn't take the substitution well as he lashed out, kicking the turf as he made his way to his seat.
The forward appeared calm as his number was raised to be withdrawn, looking for a team-mate to hand his captain's armband to as boos rang around the Veltins-Arena in Shalke.
He then made his way to the touchline with Antonio Silva, wishing Ramos and Nelson Semedo good luck with a high-five and walking past Martinez.
The 39-year-old received a pat on the back from the former Everton boss, looking down and appearing frustrated as other members of the Portugal coaching staff patted him on the back.
He then lashed out, with other team-mates patting him on the back as he took a seat, slumped in his chair.
It was a frustrating game for Ronaldo, who has started all three games for his side in Germany but remains without a goal.
Questions have been raised over whether he could still compete at the highest level on the back of a season-and-a-half in Saudi Arabia, where he remains without a major trophy with Al-Nassr.
He had been booked after just 28 minutes for his protests after a penalty appeal was turned away, and was perhaps lucky not to receive a second as he continued his arguments.
As he tried to control a cross, Ronaldo was seemingly pulled to the ground by Luka Lochoshvili, but Ukrainian referee Mykola Balakin waived play on and VAR deemed the decision correct.
In response, Ronaldo approached the offical to signal he felt he had been pulled down by the shirt, but was adjudged to have gone too far and received a yellow card for his troubles.
He also expressed his frustration at half time as he players left the pitch and argued against a decision to book Pedro Neto for simulation.
Portugal have been below par at the tournament so far, despite winning two of their three matches in the group stage in Germany.
After beating creeping past Czechia in their opener, they beat Turkey 3-0, but fell flat in the final game as Georgia shocked the 2016 winners to pick up what was their first-ever major tournament win.
Martinez did rotate his side, however, and will bring back in the likes of Bruno Fernandes and Ruben Dias for his side's last 16 tie against Slovenia.
mapbcelt
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ronaldo's playbook. 1. score a goal by myself. 2. score a goal with help from team mate. 3. if i can't score a goal, cry like a baby until mummy comes and gives me what i want
gallasyommy
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If at this age he could still not control his emotions and behaves as if he owns every team he plays for then his fans should be ashamed of themselves. No wonder Portuguese players don't really like him much again. Does he want other players to remain on bench for life? You literally did nothing on the pitch so accept the sub and encourage the incoming players by clapping them in! I now understand why Ten Haag had to chase him from Manchester United...used to support him before. He's a legend but his behaviors are questionable
TiyanjaneChalamwendo
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this is not Saudi Arabia league... 3 games no goal yet...
Jordon4u
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This is an international competition and you have already qualified, just because he wants to be on the target today he is throwing a tantrum for being sub. He has not scored but his teammates are scoring and doing what needs to be done. About time he behaves just for the unity of the team and together they all aim for the trophy. Even when he got injured in the other one it was his teammates that continued playing to win him that trophy so he should chill 🤨😏
ManUtdAmadDialo
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Dude thought Georgia is Georgina's butt