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00:00The World Cup, raced by the great Cristiano Ronaldo.
00:09Whenever Ronaldo is involved, sport is also theatre.
00:14Twinkle toes!
00:15Now you see him, now you don't.
00:16Ronaldo!
00:17It had to be him.
00:18The twist of the knife.
00:19He is a showstopper.
00:21Ronaldo, there it is.
00:23Ronaldo, come on.
00:25Ronaldo, brilliant shot!
00:27A man on a mission.
00:28Extraordinario!
00:30Ronaldo!
00:33Again and again, another Ronaldo record.
00:38One of the greats.
00:40He is strutting his stuff once again.
00:42Brilliant.
00:43Cristiano Ronaldo!
00:47Several deep breaths.
00:49Cristiano Ronaldo.
00:51Ronaldo, Starbucks office.
00:54The first man ever to score at five World Cups.
01:02We've hardly mentioned him so far, but Ronaldo added another record to his burgeoning collection
01:07against Ghana to become the first man to score at five World Cups.
01:14This is the venue for the World Cup final, the La Salle Stadium.
01:18Over 80,000 capacity.
01:20Ronaldo is obviously still the main man.
01:22You really liked João Felix, didn't you?
01:23And he got a goal in the end, having been a bit quiet to start with against Ghana.
01:26Yeah, I think he enjoys playing for Portugal more than he enjoys playing for Atletico Madrid.
01:30He plays in off the left, he drifts in.
01:33I think the only problem I think with the front three of Portugal,
01:37whether it be Fernandes or Bernardo linking up with Ronaldo,
01:40and João Felix, there's not a lot of pace.
01:42The pace is on the bench in layout.
01:44Whereas they have got pace, haven't they?
01:46Uruguay, Nunes has got pace.
01:48He's a proper athlete.
01:49He runs the channels.
01:50He wants to run forward without the ball, which is great to have one of them on your team.
01:55Especially if you're another striker, he's buying you time.
01:58Because when you're running forward as a striker, it's not just the marker that goes with you.
02:03Generally, you take a covering player as well.
02:05So for the rest of the players in midfield, it frees you up.
02:09I think he'll have a really good career in English football.
02:13It's a big game for Uruguay.
02:16I think for them, they're going to be approaching this as a must-win.
02:20They have to get three points.
02:21Actually, Ronaldo, he's always got a point to prove.
02:24He's going to be looking to make a statement again today.
02:27Use this as a second game in a group.
02:29As a nation, Uruguay, they've typically always overperformed in these major tournaments.
02:35It's going to be interesting.
02:36For a small nation, 3.4 million, they do produce players.
02:40They really do.
02:42It's easy to say, but they really do have a feeling for their national team.
02:45They've engendered that in a very deliberate and a very specific way, Uruguay.
02:49Yeah, we've seen a lot of that, particularly with the South American teams.
02:53They have this passion, the way they play, the fans.
02:56We've seen them in sales booths.
02:57They enjoy themselves, don't they?
02:59I think for Uruguay today, I think it's very crucial set pieces.
03:02I think they're going to be so important because, like I said earlier, they're a huge side.
03:05I don't think they'll be able to outplay Portugal.
03:09They're good at holding on to the ball and finding little patterns of playing through.
03:13But Uruguay have to be what they are, aggressive, get forward and get their main man, Nunes,
03:19running behind Cavani on the ball as often as they can.
03:22You know Pepe's weaknesses, don't you?
03:25You think there'll be a little bit of winding up going on, maybe?
03:28Yeah, there'll be a fair bit of everything going on tonight.
03:30You would imagine so.
03:31A group stage game that feels like a knockout match between two illustrious football nations to guide us through it.
03:37Two equally illustrious names in the commentary box, I think you'd agree.
03:41Ali McCoyst and John Champion.
03:44Thank you, Mark.
03:45Good evening, everyone.
03:46Portugal and Uruguay renewing their rivalry from the last World Cup,
03:50which means a place on the stage for a group of players
03:53who've been cornerstones of the global game for a generation.
03:57Men for whom there are a dwindling number of curtain calls remaining,
04:01all of them looking for a Hollywood ending.
04:05And given the breadth and variety of the cast list tonight,
04:09there is ample potential, I would suggest, for wizardry or villainy,
04:13or, more likely, both.
04:18Ladies and gentlemen, please stand if you are able for the national anthem of Portugal.
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07:33The oh-so-eagerly-anticipated meeting of Portugal and Uruguay is next.
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08:58We find ourselves in a brand-new city, the Qatari version of Milton Keynes,
09:02the biggest stadium at this World Cup.
09:04Lusail tonight hosting one of the biggest games so far,
09:08Portugal versus Uruguay.
09:10Portugal make a trio of changes compared to their opening line-up,
09:14three months short of his 40th birthday.
09:17Pepe becomes his country's oldest player at a World Cup.
09:20He replaces Danilo, who's got fractured ribs.
09:23Nuno Mendes of PSG comes in at left-back.
09:25William Carvalho starts in place of the injured Ottavio.
09:32Conducting the toss of the coin, referee Alireza Pagani from Iran,
09:37who took charge of four games at the 2018 World Cup,
09:40plus Brazil's victory over Serbia here on Thursday.
09:44A big call by the Uruguayan manager Diego Alonso,
09:47who's benched Luis Suarez and turned to someone younger
09:50by a mere three weeks.
09:52So Edinson Cavani, scourge of Portugal at the last World Cup,
09:55gets the start.
09:56Varela plays at right-back.
09:58And Sebastian Coates, once of Liverpool and Sunderland,
10:01is one of three central defenders.
10:05Both these teams mix the elderly with the enterprise of youth.
10:10Definite sense of the passing of the baton.
10:13No better evidence than Luis Suarez being on the bench
10:16to begin with this evening.
10:19Four players over the age of 30 for Uruguay,
10:22just three for Portugal.
10:24A fusion, therefore, of the pensionable and the promising.
10:29So the red and olive green of Portugal,
10:32the celestial blue trim on the white strip of Uruguay
10:36in World Cup terms, primary colours.
10:39Recent and relevant history for these sides.
10:42Four years ago in Sochi, amidst tears from Ronaldo,
10:45Uruguay knocked Portugal out of the World Cup,
10:48and now they're back in the game.
10:50It's a very important game for Uruguay.
10:53Which means that revenge is high on the Portuguese agenda tonight.
10:57Ali McCoy is alongside me.
10:59Ali, this could be a treat.
11:01Yes, it certainly should be, John.
11:03Looking forward to it very much.
11:05Good evening, everyone.
11:07Portugal, with a win tonight, they obviously qualify.
11:10But there's something about this Uruguayan side.
11:13They weren't great in the first half,
11:15and they're not going to be great in the second half.
11:18They're not going to be great in the second half.
11:22They weren't great, particularly in forward areas,
11:25in their opening game against South Korea.
11:27But defensively, they know how to defend.
11:31Proper defenders.
11:33And it'll be a real test for Ronaldo and Co this evening.
11:51Ronaldo Santos.
12:03His default approach is to be somewhat conservative.
12:06Over the riches at his disposal.
12:12A fairly sterile first half against Ghana
12:14gave way to a thrilling second
12:16as the safety catches were removed the other day.
12:22Neves dropping between the two central defenders.
12:42Cavani.
12:44First foray forward, the first salvo at goal.
12:49Delivered by the left-back, Oliveira.
12:51Yeah, I love a little give and go.
12:53Plays it into Cavani.
12:56Proper experience forward play.
12:58Just stands his ground, holds up.
13:00He knows Oliveira wants him to be a wall.
13:03For a one-two.
13:05Shot off target.
13:19Jimenez with the header.
13:31Surprised at the change of shape by Uruguay or not?
13:34Yeah, I am a little bit, to be honest.
13:38It's Ronaldo.
13:40And the volley as the ball dropped.
13:43Sweetly struck by Carvalho.
13:46I'll get back to your question in a minute.
13:47That layoff is incredible from Ronaldo.
13:49It really is.
13:51I mean, you could argue it's a slightly difficult one to take.
13:53That's brilliant, that is.
13:55Into the path of Carvalho.
13:57I know it's on the volley,
13:58but he's just leaning back ever so slightly.
13:59It's a chance.
14:00It's a big chance, actually.
14:02Getting back to the original question,
14:04I was slightly surprised,
14:05but I tell you what, I wasn't really surprised.
14:07And that's the omission of Luis Suarez.
14:12People were calling it a brave call,
14:14but I thought it was a correct one.
14:15I thought Suarez looked at best average in the opening game.
14:20Wasn't nearly looking as mobile as Luis Suarez we once knew.
14:26And it'll be interesting to see if they get more mobility up front
14:28with Cavani, who you can correctly say isn't that much younger.
14:33Just the three weeks.
14:34Yeah.
14:36But he really didn't look himself, Luis Suarez.
14:38No.
14:45To William Carvalho.
15:04Bruno Fernandes.
15:15Ruben Neves.
15:26Xiao Felix.
15:29Portugal free-kick.
15:34He actually believes that himself, doesn't he?
15:36Good turn, because he catches Felix's left ankle.
15:43I think there might be a few of them this evening.
16:00Pereira.
16:03Yeah, that's a free-kick as well, isn't it?
16:05Just pulls him back a little bit.
16:09You can see it there.
16:11Comes across the chest.
16:13Mendes.
16:16That's a foul.
16:20There you are.
16:21It's also a yellow card.
16:24Inside six minutes.
16:26It's actually a decision that was prompted by the assistant referee.
16:30And Benton Kerr goes into a razor for Cavani's notebook.
16:37I bet that was three free-kicks inside a minute.
16:40Here we see it.
16:42And he catches him, doesn't he?
16:55One or two masters of the dark arts out there, Alan.
17:01I'll probably go on record right now as saying they'll be the best.
17:05This is brilliant, isn't it?
17:08Actually plays it off his shoulder more than anything, just leaning back there.
17:12Should do better, to tell you the truth, John.
17:14Yeah.
17:16I mean, you go back old school, you talk about the 70s and 80s,
17:19the Italians, proper defenders, Gentilian boys like that,
17:23knew how to defend.
17:26The Uruguayans have done it in that fashion from day one to present.
17:33Time exponent.
17:34Do you remember Palomontero of Juventus?
17:36Oh, I loved him.
17:37I watched him, I'm sure he played in the Champions League final
17:40against Milan.
17:42He did.
17:43Against Valverde.
17:46One back by Carvalho.
17:52Nuno Mendes.
17:58Bruno Fernandes.
18:02That's a good cross-field ball.
18:07Look at the elevation.
18:09Wow.
18:11He makes it a good ball, he really does.
18:13Knocks it back into Fernandes.
18:15The finish is not up to scratch.
18:20What a great leap from Ronaldo.
18:31Nuno Mendes.
18:36Carvalho.
18:42Carvalho.
18:49Bernardo Silva.
18:53I'm watching Menezes here for Carvalho.
18:56Follows him all the way back to the halfway line.
18:58As soon as the ball gets knocked back,
19:00sprints back into his position, the back three.
19:03Menezes on his way early, so too shall Felix.
19:13Bernardo Silva for Ronaldo.
19:16Nuno Mendes.
19:18Ruben Dias.
19:26Bruno Fernandes.
19:28Trying to thread the eye of the needle.
19:33It was bright for Ronaldo, knocking it in.
19:35I'm not sure it was initially for Fernandes,
19:37but it continued his run.
19:41I don't think it is for Fernandes, but he keeps going.
19:43He's probably offside.
19:45Certainly good movement.
19:55Portugal looking tonight to do what they've not achieved in 56 years,
19:59and beat South American opposition at a World Cup.
20:03Only win against a team from South America, against Brazil.
20:06The group stage in 1966 at Goodison Park.
20:11The record was poor, I think they've only won one of the last nine.
20:14No competitions.
20:16Against South American teams, yes.
20:18Absolutely.
20:20That was Argentina that beat one of them.
20:23Sort of a real test, but they'll know that.
20:33There's a thunderous noise around this place tonight.
20:36It helps that for once there are not that many empty seats,
20:39and there are big contingents in support of both teams.
20:42You can see it makes a big difference,
20:45a way to the left, goal behind us to the left-hand side.
20:49Looks absolutely packed with the Portuguese supporters,
20:53you see on the right-hand side.
20:55Heavy contingent of Uruguayans.
20:59Boxerworth Mansion, looks absolutely beautiful.
21:04The final will be played here as well,
21:06opening the game and the final, is that correct?
21:08Ten matches here in total.
21:12Darwin Nunes.
21:17And there we go, and corner.
21:19Yeah, he's trying to get them going as well, isn't he?
21:23As the lads were saying before the game,
21:25really willing runner, Darwin Nunes.
21:29Trying to get that section of the crowd going.
21:34They're not needing much encouragement.
21:44Guartez is forward, Godin too.
21:48The header was of the looping variety.
21:50Uruguay are feeling for a corner, but nothing doing.
21:53Jimenez getting his forehead to it.
21:55Yeah, he gets shot well, doesn't he?
21:57Directs it well.
21:59Don't think he's ever troubling the goalkeeper, Costa,
22:02but take the shot, corner, good delivery in,
22:05three centre-backs up, as you'd expect.
22:17Charles Fenix.
22:20On what stage did that become a foul?
22:24As soon as the ball was coming up to him.
22:27That was late, too.
22:29And it was late by a player that is on a yellow card.
22:35Bentancur.
22:37In here.
22:39And it's in.
22:41And it's in.
22:43And it's in.
22:45And it's in.
22:47And it's in.
22:49And it's in.
22:51And it's in.
22:53And it's in.
22:56Yeah.
23:00I mean, that's crazy, actually, isn't it?
23:05I don't think there's an awful lot in it,
23:07but why put your hands here in the first place
23:09if you received a yellow card?
23:12And he's treading a fine line from here on in.
23:16One of the most combative positions on the field.
23:26Still the lecture goes on.
23:30I think the referee, Mr Fergani,
23:32is just trying to calm him down a little bit there.
23:35For his own good.
23:45Godin.
23:55Casino.
23:57All the way up his knee, here's Bruno Fernandes.
24:07Cristiano Ronaldo.
24:15Carvalho.
24:19He's touched by Jean-Félix.
24:21Yeah, he can't afford a heavy touch,
24:23when there's a gang around you.
24:54Godin in front of Ronaldo.
25:03Nuno Mendes.
25:14Carvalho.
25:16Just a wee bit easily pleased.
25:23Cancelo.
25:54Tete.
26:07Tete.
26:09A little bit of space here.
26:11Jean-Félix.
26:13Looting deflection.
26:15And a corner.
26:17Yeah, it's a lovely ball.
26:19You look at Ronaldo Silva's position between the lines.
26:22Just in front of the back three and behind the midfield.
26:24It's played into him, lovely ball into him.
26:26He releases it to Félix.
26:28Obviously shot deflected there.
26:30Goes off Jimenez again.
26:40Guilty for these days.
26:42After years of Fernando Muslera for Uruguay,
26:44it's now Sergio Rochet.
26:47Domestically with Nacional.
26:52One of the outcomes of the change of manager
26:54after 15 years of Oscar Tabarez.
27:14That was a challenge.
27:16Referee thought about allowing an advantage.
27:18Brings it back for the free kick.
27:22That is a clumsy challenge as well.
27:37It's been neither a convincing nor a comfortable start for Uruguay.
27:40No, it's not.
27:42The one thing you would see is...
27:46It's certainly one of the teams in the competition
27:49that don't mind having a lot of possession.
27:53They're supremely organised.
27:55As long as the opposition play in front of them,
27:59they won't be too bothered.
28:01Ronaldo is not just up his long run.
28:03He's up his extra long run.
28:19Camera phones coming out in the crowd.
28:26It is Cristiano Ronaldo.
28:29And it will be a corner.
28:31Looking at it, it's a big wall, wasn't it?
28:34As you'd expect.
28:36Up they go.
28:40I think it eventually comes off.
28:42Galatasaray.
28:44That might have been a signal.
28:46But it will clearly be well rehearsed and set plays.
28:50With Ronaldo about.
28:55Immediate deflection on the attempted cross.
28:57Yields another corner.
29:07Fernandes is going across.
29:09Not just to have a word, but to take this set piece.
29:15Still going for the outswing rather than the inswing.
29:24Bruno Fernandes.
29:28Poor delivery.
29:30Poor delivery.
29:39Complete waste that.
29:45Bruno Fernandes.
30:11Nuno Mendes.
30:13Once again, Jal Cancelo.
30:20Nuno Mendes.
30:25Once again, Jal Cancelo.
30:29Stretching was Godin. Neves with the follow-up.
30:38Cavani.
30:40Nunez.
30:44There's an excellent ball from Cavani there.
30:46Diagonal, key strike in part.
30:48Can't keep control of it.
31:00Luis Suarez starting on the bench.
31:02There's huge experience in this Uruguayan team,
31:05as indeed there is in the squad,
31:07but five of the six most capped players of all time live in it,
31:11and the two top scorers.
31:14Five players occurring at their fourth World Cup.
31:37Ronaldo Silva going deep to collect.
31:53Ruben Diaz.
31:58Godin.
32:09Kefe.
32:28Ronaldo Silva.
32:35Carvalho.
32:45Very well in time to sort themselves out and plot a route upfield,
32:49but Portuguese player down.
32:52Bruno Fernandes.
32:54Sportingly, there's no obligation but the ball put out of play.
33:05Ronaldo Silva.
33:11He just catches his studs, doesn't he?
33:16Kicks it through on Nunez's boot.
33:27Ruben Neves.
33:29Ronaldo Silva.
33:31Nunez's boot to Cristiano Ronaldo.
33:39Good football all rounder.
33:42Cancelo.
33:51Felix.
34:01Ruben Neves.
34:07Fernandes.
34:11Just take it with a lovely ball.
34:22They just seem a little loathe to put a cross into the box at this moment in time.
34:27I mentioned the first game,
34:29Ronaldo kind of drifts away from the ball for the cross to attack it,
34:35but they don't seem to be putting crosses in at this moment in time.
34:40Trying, rather, to play through the Uruguayan defence.
34:46In the first game, it was only really when there was an injection of youth from the bench,
34:49Rafael Leal in particular, that that started to happen.
34:52He looked at him, he wiped him.
34:54Really wiped him, John.
35:00It was the player that you told me before the game you weren't quite sure about, wasn't it?
35:03Yeah, that was the one.
35:04Changed my mind, though.
35:06Again.
35:09Bruno Fernandes.
35:25Carvalho.
35:28Nuno Mendes.
35:35It's London and Bernardo Silva.
35:37Silva to the left.
35:39Felix was behind them, I'm not sure he was aware of it.
35:41The ball comes in here.
35:42Yep, Sipi just left it.
35:44Yep, absolutely.
35:45Felix was...
35:46Oh, he wasn't to know, though.
35:53Quite pleasant playing conditions.
35:56Start of the afternoon, air-conditioning here.
35:58I'm sure you've researched the physics of this.
36:01Cold air pumped in.
36:03Behind the seats.
36:05Yep.
36:06Because, as you well know, cold air is denser than warm air.
36:09The cold air stays at ground level.
36:11100%.
36:12Absolutely.
36:16What you may not know is that the cold air that's being pumped in
36:19is being produced nearly a mile away.
36:23Thanks a lot.
36:24It was really nice, John.
36:34I just think, 25 minutes going, obviously,
36:37the coach has got a vast amount of the ball,
36:40majority of the ball possession.
36:42You do look at the two Uruguayan forwards,
36:45obviously Cavani and Nunez,
36:47I just think they're a little bit isolated.
36:50I think they're a little bit isolated.
36:52I think they're a little bit isolated.
36:54I think they're a little bit isolated.
36:56I think they're a little bit isolated.
36:58I think they're a little bit isolated.
37:00I just think they're a little bit isolated.
37:04Good field three of Uruguay.
37:07Well, they worked very, very hard.
37:08I'm not sure they got up to the front men quick enough.
37:19The second favourite, Bruno Fernandes.
37:22I mean, looking at the group situation here,
37:25is it fair to assume that as the game goes on
37:27there's more and more of an onus on Uruguay to chase this?
37:30Because they only drew their opening game,
37:32and the fact that they've got this very awkward challenge
37:36in their final group game against Ghana,
37:38which is this huge revenge mission for the Ghanaians
37:40after the perceived injustices of 2010.
37:43It was at that game, the Suarez penalty incident.
37:47It was at that game, John. Remarkable.
37:49I can still see that Suarez actually watched
37:52the penalty from the tunnel, didn't he?
37:56Yeah, that would be interesting because
37:59you would think Uruguay, not winning tonight,
38:03if they don't win tonight, will have to win that game.
38:07But Ghana look good today.
38:08Absolutely, they do.
38:11Well, they've got goals on their team, haven't they?
38:16None of those players have not been sure about.
38:18Mohamed Kudus coming up trumps today.
38:21No, I know you're winding me up now
38:23because that's the one I was definitely sure about.
38:26I told you the Portuguese were going to get him off the park
38:28and he scored goals.
38:34Yeah, he has a talent, John.
38:50He's trying to run out there.
38:52Stabbed.
38:53Oh, there they...
38:54Tete.
39:12Ruben Neves.
39:14Bruno Fernandes.
39:16Oh, it's a young ball shape.
39:17Looks at it across the lane when the ball comes in.
39:20He might even be more than that.
39:23Ronaldo's probably onside,
39:25but Fernandes definitely timed his run.
39:27He went a little bit too quickly.
39:54Bentancur.
39:58Jimenez.
40:04Consecutive World Cup for Uruguay.
40:06Semi-finalists in 2010.
40:08Finalists in 2018.
40:10Actually beaten by
40:12a team from Guinness, France.
40:18Well, any score so far tonight have been pretty rare.
40:20Yeah.
40:53Just trying to protect that front
40:55against the vast majority of the Uruguayan supporters.
41:23Oliveira.
41:53Nunez.
42:02Nunez.
42:05Quite a lot of...
42:06Not very much in terms of contact, it seems.
42:08Yeah, nothing at all.
42:15It's Varela back to Godin.
42:24Don't you ever remember?
42:25Will qualify with a win.
42:27Uruguay.
42:29Such immediately tantalising prospect.
42:32It's Bentancur.
42:34He looks his right for support.
42:35There was Nunez all the way through himself!
42:38How on earth did he wriggle that far?
42:41He's done nothing.
42:42He's just got off the...
42:44What a run.
42:47I was just saying,
42:48we were lacking a little bit of penetration movement
42:50from the middle three going forward.
42:53Great break.
42:55Charges at his two centre-backs.
42:59Comes back and said,
43:00lovely football he's left foot.
43:01Just lift it.
43:02Just lift it at the last minute.
43:05Or even just keep going.
43:07Completely wrong option.
43:08Just lift it,
43:09or just knock it by the goalkeeper
43:11and knock it into an empty net.
43:16Doesn't need to hit it.
43:17That is a massive chance.
43:19Here in the back.
43:20Massive chance.
43:21He earned it himself,
43:22to be fair to him.
43:23Bentancur.
43:26It's the first kind of break forward
43:28we've seen from a midfielder, John.
43:29Only ever scored once for his country.
43:31More than 50 caps,
43:32but we've seen with Spurs this season.
43:34He's added goalscoring to his game.
43:36Coupled in the sign-off game
43:37before the World Cup break against Leeds.
43:39That's right.
43:42I don't think he'll get a better chance this evening.
43:45As I say,
43:46he created himself a really powerful run
43:47from 10 yards inside his own heart.
43:50And the actual finish itself.
43:52I think it's either got to be a dink,
43:53or just keep going.
43:54His momentum should take him
43:55all the way around the goalkeeper.
43:58Knock it into an empty net.
44:01That would have been a sucker punch
44:02for Portugal to take.
44:05Dominated possession,
44:06but here's Cavani.
44:10Cheaply surrendered.
44:11João Felix.
44:14Bernardo Silva.
44:15No one there at the moment.
44:18Forced to check and turn.
44:20Yeah, right.
44:21Absolutely knocked in the box.
44:29Bruno Fernandes.
44:33All the way out to Cancelo.
44:46João Felix.
44:50Cristiano Ronaldo
44:51actually struck his own man.
44:54Bruno Fernandes.
44:55This is João Felix
44:56with the follow-up.
44:59Reflection.
45:01Takes it away
45:02off Bernardo Silva
45:03for a goal kick.
45:07Yeah, Felix hits it there.
45:09Comes off the heel of Silva.
45:10No doubt about that.
45:15It's amazing just watching
45:17Uruguay
45:20I mean,
45:21he just launched it off top.
45:22Or even, as I say,
45:23just keep going.
45:24You watch Uruguay join up.
45:25As I say,
45:26they're really happy,
45:27they're content,
45:28they don't have a problem
45:29with the opposition having the ball
45:30because they've got that much faith
45:31in their own defending
45:32they know eventually
45:33we've got a chance
45:34somewhere down the line.
45:3718 seats in that 10 games
45:38this calendar year.
45:43I read somewhere as well
45:44if they keep a clean sheet
45:45tonight it's...
45:48That's a goal.
45:50They've almost got the return.
45:52It's become Uruguay's
45:53main scoring threat.
45:54Absolutely.
45:55Yeah, I was saying
45:56if they keep a clean sheet tonight
45:57that's actually a 6-0
45:58in group stage games
45:59which is some
46:00form of record again
46:01which wouldn't surprise you.
46:03When you say that
46:04you think you read
46:05you know full well
46:06that you did read that.
46:08Have you noted it down
46:09on your pad
46:10when you've just read it?
46:12You've actually
46:13been outing me
46:14quite a bit
46:15this World Cup
46:16Not before time
46:17some would say.
46:19Let's take a look at Tadeo.
46:34That was a big save
46:35from that man there.
46:37It was obviously
46:38critical of
46:40Ben Cantu
46:41at the same time
46:42John
46:43should have been
46:44more praiseworthy
46:45of the goalkeeper.
46:46An excellent save.
46:48Well played.
47:19Bruno Fernandes
47:21That was by Coates.
47:24Portugal
47:25seek another route.
47:28Cancelo
47:30Cristiano Ronaldo
47:31takes it down.
47:35It's excellent awareness
47:36really excellent awareness
47:37from Ronaldo.
47:38He knows he's just
47:39dropping over the head
47:40of the central
47:41defender
47:42and he takes it
47:43down.
47:44That was a
47:45brilliant save.
47:46Cristiano Ronaldo
47:47takes it down.
47:48He knows he's just
47:49dropping over the head
47:50of the central
47:51defender
47:52and he takes it
47:53on his chest.
47:54It's excellent.
48:05William Carvalho
48:16Darwin Nunez
48:17Great take.
48:19Fits his body
48:20between the player
48:21and the ball.
48:22Good take.
48:25Varela
48:31On the way past.
48:34He's been absolutely
48:35sure of that
48:36and for his pains
48:37he's cautioned.
48:44He just pulls
48:45back doesn't he.
48:54Pretty straightforward.
49:16Six in the penalty area
49:17for Uruguay
49:18and one outside.
49:19Valverde is going
49:20to take this.
49:24Two man wall
49:26just in case.
49:41A little bit of pushing
49:42and of shoving.
49:43Not surprisingly
49:44that's what the referee
49:45intervenes on.
50:09Retrieved by
50:10Bentancourt.
50:15He's been
50:16very careful
50:17with the
50:18serve.
50:19He's
50:21been
50:22very careful
50:23with the serve.
50:24He's been
50:25very careful
50:26with the serve.
50:27He's been
50:28very careful
50:29with the serve.
50:30Setting all sorts
50:31of records
50:32tonight.
50:33The second oldest
50:35player to start
50:36a game
50:37at the World Cup.
50:39So now
50:40in possession
50:41of a record
50:42that until
50:43ever since 1954 when he played against Uruguay and Nuno Mendes is the player down here
51:01this is a chance to run through tomorrow's events at the World Cup Netherlands against Qatar
51:072pm ITV1 and STV from Albeit and at the same time Ecuador Senegal
51:14that's over on ITV4 from Khalifa International, Ecuador qualify if they avoid defeat in that game
51:21and then our highlight show 10.50pm ITV1 and 11.10pm if you're in Scotland
51:26and that will feature the Wales against England collision
51:37just to update you on the FA Cup third round very much looking forward to bringing you
51:42that on ITV in January the third round draws been taking place whilst this match is being
51:46played pick at the ties Manchester City against Chelsea, Liverpool against Wolves
51:54and National League side Dagenham and Redbridge they're going to entertain Leicester City
51:59I'm afraid that looks the end of the game for Nuno Mendes but at least there was a natural
52:08replacement Raphael Guerrero who actually began the first group stage game
52:14that's a sore one you could see the emotion in his face there coming off
52:19he's obviously done something that he knows there's absolutely no way he could continue
52:24they did come into the tournament with an injury and was a doubt
52:39so with halftime looming on the horizon and match number 32 the midway point of this
52:45World Cup perhaps worth pointing out that in exactly half of those games
52:49it's been goalless at the interval
52:51there you are
52:53we'll put a lot we'll get a second half performance from Portugal
52:57they did the last time we saw them join against Ghana which
53:01already mentioned was a great second half
53:04exciting here's Varena
53:14Jean-Philippe Fernandez tucked back by Valverde
53:21I've not seen a lot of difference in that free kick than the one that Neves
53:26get booked for he was brutally honest in fact that might be slightly more aggressive
53:34oh
53:53Ruben Neves
53:56so
54:03what are you thinking at the moment are you thinking Portugal because of their possession should be in front or are you thinking
54:07how are Uruguay not leading bearing in mind that a couple of chances they can't
54:11that's exactly what I'm thinking I'm thinking Uruguay should be in front
54:14you know I'm looking at the possession in Portugal I've looked comfortable on the ball
54:20Uruguay haven't really really been threatened the three centre-backs as we know and the two boys
54:25have made them really solid difficult to break down and never the best chance in the game by
54:30some considerable distance gonna get a yellow card here for blocking all the quick restarts
54:37Matias Oliveira the guilty party
54:43needless yellow cards as well
54:47yeah I don't know what he's thinking about there
54:48no
54:57they get expunged after the quarterfinals in this tournament
55:05it still means you're walking a tightrope for the entire second half needless
55:13Xiao Felix
55:14yes an answer answer to your question I think as I say
55:18Uruguay can consider themselves a little bit unlucky not been in front for the quality of
55:22the opportunity that they had it should have been converted but a good save Coates
55:44um
56:02in here
56:14um
56:38Ronaldo
56:44he loves it oh he just loves about confrontation
57:00M&S give me he could have been talking about any one of about 18
57:14right nice little flick around the corner there from the senior
57:38a bitty end to the first half it's kind of scrappy isn't it
57:42I don't think it's been a brilliant first half overall
57:44John but certainly last five minutes so I'm a little bit scrappy
57:53but again that will not bother Uruguay one bit
57:59Carvalho Ronaldo
58:03so those appeals
58:12Pepe Ronaldo
58:22Xiao Felix
58:23Rafa Guerrero
58:31for a second Ronaldo was interested yeah he's hanging about that black post
58:35what's gonna cross let's come in too much pace on it for him I think
58:39a little leaf here again from Bernardo Silva there Guerrero comes in
58:44it's not a bad ball at all and it's the final act of the first half
58:50in which Portugal have had most of the ball but Uruguay have had the outstanding chance
58:56that fell to Rodrigo Bentancur a game that's yet to spark but we await the comments of Graham
59:02Sarnes, Joe Cole and Hal Robson Canu with Mark in a couple of minutes time
59:07half time in the sale Portugal nil Uruguay nil

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