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Portugal vs Spain - Municipal Stadium, in Braga, Portugal
Switzerland vs Czechia - AFG Arena, in Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
- Both games are scheduled to 2:45 PM ET next Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Standings
- Portugal - 10
- Spain - 8
- Switzerland - 6
- Czechia - 4
Full time
Game over!
Additional time
90' Two minutes to go.
So close!
88' Rúben Neves receives a pass from Diogo Jota, opens the space and hits a cross from mid-air. The ball goes close to the goal. Almost the fifth.
Portugal substitution
83' Danilo out, João Mário in.
GOAL PORTUGAL GOAL
81' Ricardo Horta takes a corner from the right, Cristiano Ronaldo heads a cross to the far post, and Diogo Jota completes an empty net to turn Portugal's beautiful win into a rout.
Too high
78' Dalot plays a good move down the right and crosses to Cristiano Ronaldo in the box, but the pass is high and the striker can't reach it.
Czechia substitution
77' Souček out, Kuchta in.
Portugal substitution
77' Bruno Fernandes out, Matheus Nunes in.
Portugal substitution
77' William Carvalho out, João Palhinha in.
Portugal substitution
67' Bernardo Silva out, Ricardo Horta in.
Portugal substitution
67' Rafael Leão out, Diogo Jota in.
Over the goal
65' Jemelka crosses from the left, the ball is a little higher than Schick, but the striker can deflect it anyway. However, the ball goes over the goal.
Czechia substitution
63' Zelený out, Vlkanova in.
Czechia substitution
63' Hložek out, Černý in.
Czechia substitution
63' Barák out, Ševčík in.
Bruno Fernandes removes the danger
60' Zelený takes a free-kick from the left wing and crosses it into the box.
Misses the target
58' Hložek takes a corner from the left, Schick deflects it at the far post and sends it wide.
GOAL PORTUGAL GOAL
51' Dalot receives a pass from Bruno Fernandes in the middle of the pitch, brings it to his left foot and hits it into the right corner of Vaclík. The Czech goalkeeper stretched himself to the limit but could not prevent the third Portuguese goal.
Restart
The second half is underway.
Halftime
End of the first half.
HE MISSED!
45+5' Schick shoots hard, the ball goes up, and the striker misses the penalty kick.
Penalty to Czechia
45+4' After a VAR review, the referee awards a penalty fouled by Cristiano Ronaldo. Handball.
GOAL PORTUGAL GOAL
45+1' Nice build-up play with a touch of the ball. Mário Rui receives William Carvalho on the left and crosses low into the middle of the box. Bruno Carvalho appears between the defenders and completes the move to extend Portugal's lead.
Additional time
45' Three minutes to halftime.
Vaclík saves
42' Mário Rui receives Bernardo Silva on the left and crosses. William Carvalho is on his own, but the ball is deflected weakly into the hands of Vaclík.
No danger
38' Bruno Fernandes tries to pass to Mario Rui, but the defense blocks. Bruno Fernandes gets the ball and crosses to Cristiano Ronaldo at the second post. The striker hits it with a first-time shot, but it goes wide of the goal.
Danilo removes the danger
35' Hložek takes a corner from the left in the middle of the penalty area and Danilo keeps it out.
Diogo Costa makes the save
34' Král receives from Jemelka on the left side of the area and hits a dangerous cross. Diogo Costa sprawls and avoids the tie.
GOAL PORTUGAL GOAL
32' Dalot starts a move down the middle and opens up with Bruno Fernandes on the right. The midfielder crosses to Cristiano Ronaldo, but the forward does not arrive and the ball crosses the area. Rafael Leão avoids the exit and plays to the middle of the area for Dalot to finish what he started and open the scoring to the Portugal.
Misses the target
30' Barák is on his way down the right as Coufal comes in to play and shoots, but Portugal's defense blocks. Coufal has the loose ball and crosses into the box. Barák heads the ball into space but misses the target.
Too strong
29' Bruno Fernandes receives a pass from Mário Rui on the left wing and crosses to Cristiano Ronaldo, but it's too strong and too high.
Far away
26' Mario Rui receives a pass in the offensive midfield and takes a long shot, but it's no danger to Vaclík's goal.
OMG, CR7!
23' Rafael Leão makes an exquisite throw to Bruno Fernandes free on the left side of the area and leaves Cristiano Ronaldo in the face of the goal, but the striker drills and misses a clear chance.
Czechia substitution
22' Brabec out, Kúdela in.
Too bad
20' Dalot receives Bernardo Silva on the right and crosses completely wrong.
Offside
11' William Carvalho takes the ball into the box, the defense dampens the ball, and Cristiano Ronaldo clashes with goalkeeper Vaclík on the high side.
Portugal pressures
10' Dalot takes a corner from the left and Vaclík punches the ball away. Bernardo Silva has the ball on the edge of the box and opens up to William Carvalho on the right. Rúben Dias crosses the ball into the box, but the defender deflects the ball away.
Misses the target
9' Bruno Fernandes receives Bernardo Silva on the right and crosses. Cristiano Ronaldo tries to shoot, but is blocked. Rúben Neves gets the ball from the edge of the area and hits a cross to the outside.
Zima blocks twice
5' Rafael Leão is triggered on the left side, enters the area and makes room, but Zima stops the shot. In the following, Bruno Fernandes crosses from the right and Cristiano Ronaldo tries the shot, but Zima appears again to block.
Over the goal
4' Schick moves in on the right side of the box, makes space in front of Danilo Pereira, and takes a shot, but it goes over the goal.
Misses the target
4' Jemelka receives from Král on the left side, goes forward and takes a shot from outside the area, but misses the target.
Start
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Warm-up
Players are on the pitch for the final warm-up.
Referees
Referee - Srdjan Jovanović (SRB)
Assistant referees - Uroš Stojković (SRB) and Milan Mihajlović (SRB)
Fourth official - Novak Simović (SRB)
VAR - Bastian Dankert (GER)
AVAR - Katrin Rafalski (GER)
Portugal substitutes
Rui Patrício, José Sá; Djaló, Nuno Mendes, Palhinha, Matheus Nunes, Vitinha, João Mário, Diogo Jota, Pedro Neto, Horta, Gonçalo Ramos.
Head coach: Santos.
Czechia substitutes
Stanĕk, Pavlenka; Havel, Kúdela, Kalvach, Ševčík, Vlkanova, Černý, Kuchta, Tecl.
Head coach: Šilhavý.
Portugal line-up
Diogo Costa; Dalot, Rúben Dias, Danilo, Mário Rui; Carvalho, Bruno Fernandes, Rúben Neves; Bernardo Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Leão.
Head coach: Fernando Santos.
Czechia line-up
Vaclík; Zima, Brabec, Jemelka; Coufal, Souček, Král, Zelený; Barák, Schick, Hložek.
Head coach: Jaroslav Šilhavý.
Squads
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Argentina – 3:45 PM in ESPN and Star+
Bolivia – 2:45 PM in Star+
Brazil – 3:45 PM in SporTV 3
Canada – 2:45 PM ET, 1:45 PM CT, 12:45 PM MT, 11:45 AM PT in DAZN
Chile – 2:45 PM in ESPN and Star+
Colombia – 1:45 PM in ESPN and Star+
Czechia – 8:45 PM in ČT Sport
Ecuador – 1:45 PM in ESPN and Star+
Mexico – 1:45 PM CDT, 12:45 PM MDT, 11:45 AM PDT in Sky HD
Paraguay – 2:45 PM in Star+
Peru – 1:45 PM in Star+
Portugal – 7:45 PM in RTP 1 and Sport TV 1
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Uruguay – 3:45 PM in Star+
Venezuela – 2:45 PM in ESPN and Star+
Who needs what to advance to Final Four?
Portugal will be out of Finals contention if they lose and Spain win. They will be safe from relegation if they avoid defeat or if Switzerland lose.
Czechia will remain in Finals contention if they win and Spain do not. They will be safe from relegation if they win and Switzerland lose.
Standings
- Spain – 8
- Portugal – 7
- Czechia – 4
- Switzerland – 3
Portugal's squad
Goalkeepers – Diogo Costa, José Sá, Rui Patrício.
Defenders – Diogo Dalot, João Cancelo, Danilo Pereira, Pepe, Rúben Dias, Tiago Djaló, Nuno Mendes e Raphaël Guerreiro.
Midfielders – João Palhinha, Rúben Neves, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, João Mário, Matheus Nunes, Vitinha, William Carvalho.
Forwards – Cristiano Ronaldo, Diogo Jota, Pedro Neto, João Félix, Rafa Silva, Rafael Leão, Ricardo Horta.
Head coach – Fernando Santos.
Czechia's squad
Goalkeepers – Jiří Pavlenka, Jindřich Stanĕk, Tomáš Vaclík.
Defenders – Jakub Brabec, Vladimír Coufal, Milan Havel, Václav Jemelka, Ondřey Kúdela, Jaroslav Zelený, David Zima.
Midfielders – Antonín Barák, Václav Černý, Jakub Jankto, Lukáš Kalvach, Lukáš Masopust, Tomáš Souček, Petr Ševčík, Alex Král, Adam Vlkanova.
Forwards – Stanislav Tecl, Adam Hložek, Jan Kuchta, Patrik Schick.
Head coach – Jaroslav Šilhavý.
The match will be played at the Fortuna Arena
The Czechia vs Portugal match will be played at the Fortuna Arena, in Prague, Czechia, with a capacity to receive 20,800 fans.
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