FIFA World Cup 2018, Portugal 1-0 Morocco | As it happened

Thank you for joining us!

Bye and take care

Morocco tried really hard but could not win against Portugal.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored, yet again, for the team and became Europe's all-time leading international scorer with 85 goals. Now, thecalamitous own goal by Aziz Bouhaddouz against Iran will haunt the team even more. The day has just started, we have Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia and Spain vs Iran tonight.

07:35 PM IST

Final Whistle!

Done and dusted

Portugal have emerged as a winner despite Morocco's brilliant effort.

07:30 PM IST

90' Full time, five minuted have been added to the game.

07:27PM IST

87' Change for Spain

IN: Adrien Silva

OUT: Moutinho

07:25 PM IST

85' Change for Morocco

IN: Faycal Fajr

OUT: El Ahmadi

07:23 PM IST

83' Ronaldo gets a free-kick but hit the wall.

07:17 PM IST

77' Chance for Morocco as they got a free-kick but missed it.Rui Patricio must be under pressure as Morocco are attacking continuously and heis barraged Moroccan attempts.

07:15 PM IST

75' Change for Morocco

IN:Carcela

OUT:Belhanda

07:11 PM IST

71' Change for Spain

IN:Bruno Fernandes

OUT:Joao Mario

07:08 PM IST

68' Another missed opportunity for Morocco. Ziyech hits just over the post. They are getting near.

68' First change for Morocco

IN:El Kaabi

OUT:Khalid Boutaib

07:00 PM IST

60' First change for Spain

IN:Gelson Martins

OUT:Bernardo Silva

Quite early for Silva.

06:57 PM IST

57' And again.

Morocco have massive strength and extra marks for their intent.

And also appreciation toPatricio for his brilliant efforts.

The score still is Portugal 1-0 Morocco.

06:50 PM IST

I can say now, Morocco stand a chance.

55' Belhanda took the charge but a great save byRui Patricio.

06:41 PM IST

51' Portugal created a chance but Ronaldo hits over the goal post. Someone in the stands must have got it.

STAT

Morocco beat Portugal 3-1 in their only previous encounter, in the group stages of the 1986 World Cup.

06:34 PM IST

44' The second half started.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored within four minutes to give an early advantage to his team but after that Morocco have launched a series of goal attempts in order to equalise. Well a lot more is left in this game, will get back to you with another hal of this action-packed game.

HALF-TIME

SHOTS:
PORTUGAL: 5
MOROCCO: 7

SHOTS ON TARGET:
PORTUGAL: 2
MOROCCO: 2

POSSESSION:
PORTUGAL: 48%
MOROCCO: 52%

FOULS:
PORTUGAL: 8
MOROCCO: 11

OFFSIDES:
PORTUGAL: 0
MOROCCO: 1

CORNERS:
PORTUGAL: 3
MOROCCO: 3

06:15 PM IST

45' Forty-five minutes are over and three extra minutes have been added.

06:12 PM IST

42' Yellow card for Morocco captain. Morocco fans are not happy.

Medhi Benatia - Yellow card

06:11 PM IST

41' Although, Portugal have the lead but Morocco are playing much better. They are brutal with their continuous attempts. Without Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal does not stand a chance in this game.

06:10 PM IST

40' So close yet so far.

Portugal missed a chance.

Goncalo Guedes tries but hits straight into the hands of the goalkeeper.

06:07 PM IST

It's just the seventh day of the tournament and people have started questioning VAR.

06:05 PM IST

35' Portugal got a chance but it's not easy to covert the corners.

Even Portugal Twitter account believes that Moroccansare defending well!

06:00 PM IST

30' Portugal earns a free-kick but Ronaldo hits the wall.

05:57 PM IST

27' A big shout for a penalty by Nordin Amrabat of Morocco but the referee has denied it.

05:56 PM IST

26' Ronaldo is down after the challenge from Medhi Benatia.

Although, he is up and walking but this reminds me of previous Euro Cup finals.

05:55 PM IST

25' The only matter of concern for Portugal is their defence. They way Moroccans areshowing guts in this encounter, not a good news for Portugal.

05:45 PM IST

15' Morocco's second back-to-back attempt but in vain. Banatia is not happy.

They must score now in order to shake offthe pressure.

05:40 PM IST

10' Morocco are desperateto score and they are continuously attempting to and in this case, Portugal have to be super alert as we have seen their defence wasvery fragile in the match against Spain.

05:38 PM IST

08 ' Ronaldo is not done here.

Another attempt but missed it.

05:36 PM IST

06' A nightmare start for Morocco.

05:34 PM IST

GOAL 04'

It's a goal

None other than their star Cristiano Ronaldo.

No one coverts corner better than Ronaldo.

An early advantage for Portugal.

It's his fourth goal of the tournament.

Vote for your favourite player!

05:33 PM IST

Great footwork by Bernardo Silva and earns a corner for his team.

05:30 PM IST

The wait is finally over.

It begins!

05:26 PM IST

For Portugal, Cristiano is better than before and will look to earn three crucial points against Medhi Benatia-led side. On the other hand, Morocco will look to redeem the mistakes they have done against Iran.

We asked former England footballer and WION expert, Ashley Westwood, to tell us about the clash.

He suggested, "The central defenders need to play a vital role in the game. Pepe and Jose Fonte, they conceded three goals against Spanish but need to start with clean sheets to give Portuguese a chance to progress further."

05:25 PM IST

Fans have gatheredoutsideLuzhniki Stadium

05:20 PM IST

Done with the anthem songs, now let's begin the countdown.

05:20 PM IST

Both the teams are coming out of the tunnel.

It's time for the national anthem.

05:00 PM IST

Portugal produced a stunning show against Spain in the previous game, especially their star player Cristiano Ronaldo and will look forward to repeating the same against Iran. On the other hand, Morocco will try to redeem the mistakes they did in their previous game as Aziz Bouhaddouz scored a calamitous own goal deep into second-half stoppage time against Iran.

05:00 PM IST

Confirmed squad:

Starting line-ups for the World Cup match between Portugal and Morocco

Portugal (4-4-2)

Rui Patricio Cedric, Pepe, Jose Fonte, Raphael Guerreiro Joao Moutinho, William Carvalho, Joao Mario, Bernardo Silva, Goncalo Guedes, Cristiano Ronaldo (capt)

Morocco (4-2-3-1)

Monir El Kajoui Nabil Dirar, Mehdi Benatia (capt), Manuel Da Costa, Achraf Hakimi Mbark Boussoufa, Karim El Ahmadi Nordin Amrabat, Younes Belhanda, Hakim Ziyach Khalid Boutaib

05:00 PM IST

Hello everyone, welcome to the live coverage of Portugal vs Morocco clash.