Portugal vs Spain Live Score, FIFA World Cup 2018: Portugal 1-1 Spain

FIFA World Cup 2018 Schedule

38' - Corner for Spain as they look for the lead before the break

35' - Andres Iniesta's shot was just wide of Portugal goal. Spain dominated the proceedings since the equaliser

29' - David Silva free-kick hit the wall

28' - Yellow Card! Booking for Portugal's Bruno Fernandes and a free-kick for Spain from a dangerous position.

26' - Thunderous strike from Isco, but it hit the bar and bounced out from the goal line. UNLUCKY for Spain and close save for Portugal

24' - GOAL! Diego Costa outsmarted couple of Portugal defenders to score the equaliser

22' - A brilliant chance for Portugal on the counter, but the final touch was weak

21' - Second corner for Spain, after David Silva shot was deflected from close range

18' - The resultant free-kick from outside the Spain box was taken by Ronaldo, but the shot hit the wall

17' - Yellow Card! First booking of the night went to Spain's Sergio Busquets, for a lunge on Guedes

13' - Spain looking for the equaliser won a corner kick but failed to utilise it properly

10' - Good chance for David Silva, but his shot from the top of the Portugal box went over the crossbar

4' - GOAL! Cristiano Ronaldo scored from the spot to give Portugal 1-0 lead. De Gea jumped to his right and Ronaldo shot the ball on the left side to score 82nd goal for Portugal.

3' - PENALTY! That's a spot-kick for Portugal early in the match. Nacho dangled a leg and brought Ronaldo down at the left top of the box.

Here we go...KICK-OFF TIME

23:25 IST: Time for national anthems

It's the clash of the titans as European champions Portugal take on former World champions Spain

The Formations



Starting line-ups

Portugal (4-2-3-1): Rui Patricio; Cedric Soares, Pepe, Jose Fonte, Raphael Guerreiro; Joao Moutinho, William Carvalho; Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Goncalo Guedes; Cristiano Ronaldo (capt)

Coach: Fernando Santos (POR)

Spain (4-2-3-1): David De Gea; Nacho, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos (capt), Jordi Alba; Sergio Busquets, Koke; David Silva, Isco, Andres Iniesta; Diego Costa

Coach: Fernando Hierro (ESP)

Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Group B match between European champions Portugal and 2010 World champions Spain in Sochi. The match starts at 23:30 IST