Iran vs Portugal, Live Score, FIFA World Cup 2018: Quaresma Rolls Back the Years to Give Portugal Lead Against Iran

The second half has kicked off and Iran are putting a lot of men forward in attack. Azmoun trying to find a way on his own but is stopped. 

34y 272d - Ricardo Quaresma is the oldest player to score on his first World Cup start (34 years, 272 days) since Yahya Golmohammadi for Iran against Mexico in 2006 (35 years, 84 days). Trivela. #IRNPOR #POR #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/LxL8DI0M84

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 25, 2018

A magnificent goal from Quaresma right before half-time gives #POR the lead! #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/GKvkIzfLR0

— FootyMatrix ⚽ (@Footy_Matrix) June 25, 2018

Half-time: Portugal lead Iran 1-0 after Ricardo Quaresma rolls back the years. 

Just the catalyst Portugal needed before going in to the half-time break after being disappointed and thwarted in all their previous attempts which saw them look to move the ball and Iran around. Top drawer finish from Quaresma who came in from the right after being unable to get a good ball in for a while. 

GOAL: Ricardo Quaresma has found the back of the net with a fantastic finish. Off the outside of his right foot and it has found the top corner past the big frame of Ali Beiranvand

Five minutes to go to half-time and Portugal will regret not being able to take the advantage in the initial stages when Iran's defense had some indecision and nervy moments. Iran since have grown into the game and have also managed to find their shape well in defense. 

Ronaldo hits it from a good distance out and he has hit it straight down the keeper's throat, though with a lot of power. The Real Madrid man has found it hard to get going today with service being rather scrappy towards him thanks to this well drilled Irani defense. 

Amiri doing a lot of running on and off the ball to get his side going in attack. He has combined well with Jahanbakhsh and Azmoun so far which has caused some concerns for the Pepe led defense. 

Iran continue to close out the gaps in defense well, as Quaresma is finding out on the right flank.

Saeid Ezatolahi with the header from the set-piece which was a training ground routine. Fortunately for Portugal it was down the throat of the keeper. 

Portugal have been sloppy in possession as a lot of passes to their front men have not worked out the way it should. Iran have tried turn them over into good counter attacks. This time Alireza Jahanbakhsh was fouled and it is a free-kick in a dangerous position. 

Lovely ball down the right flank for Quaresmo, which gets Portugal a corner. Nothing more than a clash of heads between Jose Fonte and Sardar Azmoun happening in that set-piece. Iran won't be displeased with incidents like this slowing the game down. 

Iran playing with two lines in defense which has been drilled into the system by their coach Carlos Queiroz. This system is something most teams have found hard to break down. Portugal with a huge chunk of possession and many more chances to attack than Iran. Cristiano Ronaldo though has been rather quiet so far in the game, unlike his other two games at the World Cup this year. 

Over in Kaliningrad, Spain have equalised with a goal from Isco and it is 1-1 over there. 

At the other end Amiri looks to play Alireza Jahanbakhsh in behind the defense but Rui Patricio takes a knock while saving the day for his side. 

Ramin takes the free-kick and it is well off target as Portugal look to rebuild. Queresmo had a chance to get Ronaldo in but the ball was poor. 

Iran captain Haji Safi nutmegs Adrien Silva and is brought down. Iran get a free-kick in attacking position. This is their first real chance to make something happen. 20 minutes gone in the half. 

Meanwhile in the other game Morocco have taken the lead against Spain. 

The free-kick from Ronaldo comes off the wall and earns them a corner. Portugal steadily pushing Iran back and applying pressure. Been a few minutes since Iran got out of defense. 

Foul on Adrien Silva in a dangerous position and guess who is lining this up! Cristiano Ronaldo of course. 

Ronaldo falling into the midfield early on to pick up the ball and build the move. But, what he would have noticed is the Irani goal-keeper Ali Beiranvand's nervy start. He has had communication issues and fumbled a cross already. 

Quaresma with a good ball in to the far post, and it had the Iranian defense a little confused, mostly their goal keeper this time. But it was well over Ronaldo's head unfortunately. 

The start has been quite scrappy and Iran will be happy with that as they won't want the Portugal attackers to settle into a rhythm at all against them. 

Meanwhile, some great quick thinking from Ronaldo as he takes long through and to Andre Silva. The ball is played back into midfield and it falls for Mario who shoots over with the goal at his mercy! He isn't noted for his goal scoring abilities though. 

Jahanbakhsh down the right is likely to take every chance of going on the attack against Jose Fonte 

Promising move on the break from Iran as Jahanbakhsh pulls it back to the top of the penalty box for Amiri who's left footed shot is well off target. Iran will look to break fast against Portugal's ageing defense. 

Promising move on the break from Iran as Jahanbakhsh pulls it back to the top of the penalty box for Amiri who's left footed shot is well off target. Iran will look to break fast against Portugal's ageing defense. 

Portugal as expected enjoying most of the ball possession in the first few minutes against Iran. The Asian side are sitting back to start with while their fans are making this like a home game for them. 

Early chance for Portugal: Joao Mario with a fancy flick to Cristiano Ronaldo inside the box, who shoots with power, but Beiranvand in goal has it covered after a small fumble.