Cristiano Ronaldo won the championship when he defeated Germany 2-1 on Wednesday and reached the National League final.

Ronaldo became the oldest player ever to play against Germany while ending the "curse" of the country. The former Real Madrid star lost his first five games against Germany in his first five games, while Portugal has not beaten the 2014 World Cup champion since 2000.

Germany dominated the first half, but it was still stupid due to the heroism of Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa.

ShotStopper made a great start in the first half, and after four minutes, he performed well in Germany's Leon Goretzka and made a strong save.

Costa Rica once again gained incredible savings from Nick Woltemade’s close efforts, and two minutes later he produced another quick reaction stop, jumping off another attempt from Goretzka.

Germany led the way in the 48th minute as Florian Wirtz was unmarked in the box after Joshua Kimmich's precise bullet pass.

However, Portugal turned the game around, first by replacing Francisco Conceição in the 63rd minute.

Ronaldo, 40, then captained in Portugal and scored his 137th international goal after five minutes of substitute Conceição.

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For Conceicao, the victory had an extra meaning as his father, Sergio, won a hat-trick at the 2000 European Championship.

When substitute Karim Adeyemi released a powerful ascent strike with her left foot, Germany wanted to change that momentum, only to see it hit the outside of Costa’s right-hand post.

Portugal has performed well in Portugal's match four days after helping Paris Saint-Germain win the Champions League final on Saturday.

German goalkeeper Marc-André Ter Stegen made several massive savings to prevent further scores from tourists.

PSG Wing Backs João Neves and Nuno Mendes both started heading to Portugal, while Stuttgart's forward Nick Nick Woltemade began his German debut.

Conceição only takes five minutes to win a great remote strike in the far post office as he passes by Robin Gosens like the defender is not there. Five minutes later, Mendes gave Ronaldo a simple finish.

"It could be more," Mendes said.

Spain and France will clash in another semifinal in Stuttgart on Thursday to determine who will face Portugal, which will win the first National League title in 2019.

Information from Reuters and the Associated Press were used in this story.