Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty and became the target in his native Portugal as the country now fears a Euro 2016 failure.

The superstar's shot crashed against a post, holding the prolific scorer up in his bid to become the first player to score at four European Championship finals. A second group draw means Portugal could struggle to qualify for the last 16.

"Missed" headlined Portugal's sports daily Record. "No one misses as much as we do," said their rival A Bola. "Waste: Ronaldo can't even score a penalty," was the headline in the popular Correio da Manha.

Ronaldo still set one new record, making his 128th appearance for Portugal on Saturday to overtake Luis Figo. But the Real Madrid superstar will have bitter memories of the night after missing the 79th-minute spot kick.

"Obviously it was a goal to be the most capped international player, and also to be the team's top scorer," Ronaldo said.

"But I'm a bit sad, because this wasn't the way I wanted to break this record. The most beautiful way would have been ...," he added shaking his head.

"Obviously it wasn't something we wanted," he said of the result. "We had a lot of chances and we did well, but we weren't able to finish. I also missed some chances - a penalty and some other chances. But that's part of football. We need to continue to believe."

The 0-0 draw at the Parc des Princes leaves Hungary, who gained a point in a 1-1 draw with Iceland, as the surprise Group F leaders with a game to play. Austria must win their final match to avoid going home.

A Bola editor Vitor Serpa said "Cristiano seems to give in too much to the pressure that the international press puts on him, sometimes out of spite for him".

He added that "They [the critics] say he is vain and arrogant. They say he does not respect his opponent, nor the game. The truth is that Cristiano seems too anxious, and sometimes tired as well. He is human."

Portugal coach Fernando Santos refused to say how Ronaldo was feeling.

“I prefer not to talk about this subject," Santos said.

Nani had hit a post before three-time World Player of the Year Ronaldo was left shaking his head in disbelief as he smacked the ball against the base of the post after he had been fouled by Martin Hinteregger.

Portugal need to beat Hungary in the impressive Stade de Lyon on Wednesday to be sure of qualifying from a group that they had been expected to dominate.

Hungary needed an own goal from Iceland's Birkir Savarsson in the dying seconds to rescue a 1-1 draw. The result keeps both teams' hopes alive of a place in the knockout round.

A first-half penalty by Gylfi Sigurdsson put Iceland on course for their own fairytale win. But the newcomers succumbed to waves of Hungarian pressure.

With 88 minutes gone, substitute Nemanja Nikolic sent a low ball into the area and the onrushing Savarsson directed the ball into his own net.