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So all that noise But it's all past us now and the focus is on a game. We've all been excited about for a while the best player in the world, perhaps The best team in the world without doubt for a period in their recent past All in front of north of 40,000 fans here in the shores of the Black Sea in Sochi Both teams known for wearing red Portugal is the designated home team get to wear that color Spain changing to white Portugal the European champions This general and although in tow try to show them what they did a lot of ties a lot of wins and extra time one Winning a shootout two summers ago at the European Championship was not a fluke Long at this left side Ronaldo holding off David Silva Barely two minutes on the board Gianluca Rocchi points to the spot He is being checked as are all these match critical decisions at the VAR room in Moscow against David de Gea primarily goalkeeper via the last four seasons of Manchester United All-time leading scorer for Portugal a chance to make his mark at this World Cup after three and a half minutes Will this be man? That's no stranger to pressure Steps up De Gea goes the other way and he just passes it into the corner And what a start for Portugal They've been on the front foot from the first minute in this game Real but couldn't find the connection with Isco who is making the run nacho who's in the place of the injured Danny Carvajal both When all those teammates at Real Madrid and he's found in the middle Jordi Alba now he's go Okay, Sean Ford in the middle But silver rather came across he switched to the left-hand side Couldn't hit the target though. Yeah much better build up there from Spain and it was Sergio Ramos who drove into midfield Who scored nine goals in ten qualifying matches on the bench to begin the night? It has got to start with pressure though by Portugal to win it away, but it's gonna be a foul coming And a card as well The big croquet to swing this one in looking for PK Back for Jordi Alba Cross in but he can't got his head to it John Ronaldo's on a different level today, isn't he? He's on a different level every day People close to running at it that they got knocked to the face. He goes down Look and see if there is a foul in the build-up to this but take nothing away from Diego Costa because what a goal These are individual effort Against two Portuguese defenders left right cuts back and then just smashes it low and hard in the corner And you see right there. There is a check from the referee and from video system Pepe is still down. This is what they're looking at Check over they say Goals gonna stand Moving from Chelsea back to Atletico Madrid was able to play in the spring for them scored some big goals for them As they won the Europa League title in Iesta for Jordi Alba knocked away by Pepe, sliding through, Isco hit it! I think that's for an offside decision. There is goal line technology And it looks like Spain has been denied a go-ahead goal by a matter of inches Well Jordi Alba in the follow-up here He stops and he's looking at the assistant referee for a decision. And you see him pointing to his watch That's where he gets the goal line technology decision. He's offside so he would have been offside either way but that is close a thunderbolt there from Isco David Silva, Diego Costa, Isco is running in the middle trying to play there Comes all the way through, Nacho joining up Given it's a foul He's struggling to hear the whistle A yellow card coming out as well For Bruno Fernandes And Portugal from a complete controlling position now are treading water Isco picks it up from Jordi Alba Costa in Iesta Diego Costa, Jordi Alba onside Got the cross, and the cross! It's just wide in Iesta Trying to cap off his incredible career With a big moment in a World Cup Just rolled it wide And what a spell of play Little flick around the corner That cues Jordi Alba to go He's all the way to the end line And he decides to cut it back And Iniesta just catches across this one I think it just took the slightest of touches there Busquets caught on the leg by Rinaldo Goes down on the heap Diego Costa goes down on the heap And Gianluca Rocchi has to sort this out And here comes a little bit of the gamesmanship And it really started to unravel for Portugal Rinaldo Santos talked yesterday About trying to end this story Of not being able to win the first game With three ties In the group stage of the European Championships Two years ago And they got through as a third place team But still the heavy touch got away with it Isco cutting it back Jose Fonte got a shot away Patricio to make his first save of the night Great little pass here from David Silva The weight on the Isco has a little look over his shoulder To see where Fonte is Cuts back on the left foot Long in, Geddes springs it down He was onside, Ronaldo got himself back onside It's the free take the lead A big mistake here And watch Rinaldo, he's offside in the middle After this play But he's not directly impacting it Because Geddes picks it up Now Rinaldo becomes active and onside And he smashes it with the left foot And David De Gea The three time player of the year from Manchester United Who's actually had a couple mistakes Of late for Spain, makes one here He just fumbles it It's hit with pace, it's low at him He gets his body behind it But it just takes the slightest of deflections Here you go, off of his hand Into the back of the net And that is the end of the half Boy, have our friends in Red Square Got a lot to talk about Well, hands you over to Rob Stone now As Rinaldo jogs off, 45 minutes down 45 to go here in Sochi It's Portugal 2, Spain 1 10pm local time here in Sochi 9 o'clock in Madrid 8 o'clock this evening In Lisbon, second half underway Two goals for Rinaldo Diego Costa in response Isco off the underside of the bar Looking on Joe Mochino How to play it in for David Silva How to begin the sequence, Ramos Coming up the back there to win it back Iniesta, Koke Iniesta, Diego Costa slipped as he was making his run Iniesta then was tripped up Free kick for Spain Gonna have you flagged for offside If you're gonna influence the way Portugal defends this From there Koke the touch, David Silva Killing it in, but he's already flying Knocked out in front, at the top 2 for Costa, 2 for Rinaldo And we've got a fun 35 minutes in store Down here in Sochi Well, just what the doctor ordered And just what we had talked about Silva to the back post You hope that Nacho gets up and wins it And Diego Costa, right place, right time And it is so hard to pick up a striker like that When he's standing behind you Because he knows that you have to drop But then as soon as that does He makes his move towards the goal The defender can't get goal side And it's 2-2 Iniesta on the turn Diego Costa now sitting on a hat-trick As does Rinaldo Isco, gonna keep it in play for Jordi Alba Back from David Silva Isco, leading his way through Jordi Alba trying to return It was knocked away, David Silva Getting first, a loose ball Fakes the cross, inside for Isco Too far, but it pinged around Falls to the far side And it's Nacho, and it's his first career international goal And what a goal Is right, John This is a screamer from Nacho He finds himself in an advanced position A little tiki-taka here on the near side Doesn't quite come off Silva tries to find Isco All the Portuguese players get drawn towards the ball And then, back in off the post Inch perfect from the right back From Real Madrid Just cuts across it And you see it bending in towards that right post Have a look at this The swerve on it Patricio has no chance What a strike Nacho Fernandez Has put Spain in the lead The bar has been set For goal of the tournament on day two End game of the tournament Now here comes Rinaldo Weaving past one, tripped up by the second Free kick for Portugal He wants a yellow card, he's not gonna get He will stalk his way Into the penalty area now Diego Costa in the middle Look at the move, in for David Silva Weaving his way through, support from Jordi Alba And his cross into the middle It was miss, hit wide Diego Costa looking for his hat Tripped, couldn't hit the target 2am Pacific, should be perfect for a few people Just getting in from the bar For Caresma, outside of the foot Sounds like you're directing that comment At Pacific people Let's see if Portugal now John With 12 minutes to go Can they dig a little bit deeper and find a way Looking over his shoulder De Gea all the way out, a collision of bodies Caresma first to the loose ball Lost his footing as he was trying to cut it back And it was already blown dead for a handball Now Gianluca Rocchi but a man down now For Spain That was less than 3 minutes apart 55th minute From Costa, 58th minute Screamer from Nacho Both posted in Consoling the Ronaldo penalty Into De Gea Howler Who barely said Ronaldo's name in the second half Impatiently throws the ball A little Real Madrid Barcelona there De Gea Alba Full and final sub by Fernando Hierro Ronaldo went to the deck As did Ronaldo And a free kick now for Portugal Right at Cristiano Ronaldo range As he'll dip inside the last 4 minutes of normal time And the opening night for them at the World Cup As European champions Alba De Gea already let two Past him tonight Rafael Guerrero there as window dressing Ronaldo And the stage was set For the Grandmaster And he delivers Silly foul from Pique An opportunity for Ronaldo To get Portugal in it In the last minute And beauty it is He bends it with pace Around the wall The technique through the middle of it To where it dips right underneath Nothing De Gea can do He knows it They came to see Ronaldo And he delivered He's done that over 50 times In his career for club and country Pique's foul that set it up There's no chance Based on the last 25 30 minutes John That Portugal should even had a chance right now That was Koke there We'll see for sure in a moment Ball stayed in play on the far side Muresma Lifting it in Ronaldo was trying to get up for it Just got a little bit of a bump Right as he was starting his jump Might have been a foul on there anyway actually 30 minutes Spain held the lead in the second half But it finishes 3 all What a game And what a player It's Iran who topped the group It's Ronaldo Who will take the global headlines Capping off a tremendous second day Of this 2018 FIFA World Cup Let's hand you back to Rob Stone And our friends in Red Square As it finishes here in Sochi Portugal 3 Spain 3 Thank you for watching Please subscribe