Eight days ago.
Portugal regularly used A442 formation in qualifying Whether.
Gaydash plays.
Just behind Ronaldo or alongside him, we.
Will just have to wait and see.
Portugal have played in more World Cups with Cristiano Ronaldo than without.
This their 4th with their Talisman.
It's their 7th World Cup in all.
Jean Luka Rocchi from Italy is in charge to Italian assistance.
Ryushi Sato from Japan is the 4th official and back in Moscow there is the line up of VAR officials led by Massimiliano Irati from Italy.
Yeah.
David Deja was.
Never present in qualifying.
Many of this Spanish team we know would.
Have started no matter who the.
Coach is.
Sergio Pascatis is arguably Spain's most important player.
Andre Ziniesta.
Scored the.
Extra time winner.
When Spain beat the.
Netherlands in the 2010 World Cup final.
Sergio Ramos captains Spain.
New coach Fernando Iero was Ramos's hero when he was growing up.
Diego Costa leads.
The Attack 4 of this starting eleven started the World Cup final in South Africa eight years ago.
Portugal qualified for this World Cup on his 63rd birthday.
Last October by beating.
Switzerland and.
I bet he never thought he'd be sitting.
There Fernando Ierro.
The former Spanish international.
And Real Madrid defender promoted from his post as sporting director to head coach.
Yeah, A.
Huge draw as this.
Match gets underway.
Spain and Portugal, who have both lost their opening.
Match in the last two World Cups.
The stage is set here in.
Sochi for what could be a World Cup classic to remember for many.
Years It is a humid night despite the late kick off time, it's.
9:00 in the evening here at local.
Time 2.
Iberian Neighbours Cristiano Ronaldo facing 4.
Of his Real Madrid teammates, Portugal in the.
All red.
Spain tonight in their change colours of.
White.
With the red trim one by David Silva, it's away by Jose Font.
Looking for the run up front of Grey Desh Ronaldo.
Little double step over to start with Pepper.
Here's William.
Good add up.
The little ball in field looking for.
Fernandez, Gwerdesh.
Shot was blocked, but maybe?
Portugal can get a shot in here.
Good opening from the 2016 European champions.
They've won 79.
Percent.
Of their competitive matches under Fernando Santos, just two defeats in 29.
That's for Spain, the start of a new era.
Under Fernando Iero they were unbeaten and Julian Lopotegi and I wonder what he's feeling now.
The deposed national team coach who was unveiled as Real Madrid's new.
Coach yesterday Ronaldo, is that a penalty?
It is inside the opening 3 minutes, Cristiano Ronaldo fouled in the penalty area and Portugal have the opportunity to take the lead, the challenge coming in.
From Nacho, Ronaldo sent sprawling.
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And straight.
Away the Italian.
Official pointed.
To the spot, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Has scored seven penalties.
For Portugal, but he's scored only three goals.
In his.
Previous 13 World Cup finals appearances.
He's the.
Only Portuguese player to score at.
Three different World Cups.
Can he be the only Portuguese player to score at four different World Cups?
Cristiano Ronaldo.
Against.
David Dehaya It's one nil Portugal.
And was there ever any doubt?
What a start.
For Portugal, Dahea goes one way, Ronaldo goes the other.
It's his 82nd goal for.
Portugal on his 151st appearance.
It just had to be him.
Portugal could not have dreamt.
Of a better beginning.
To their opening Group B fixture.
It's a nightmare.
Start for.
Fernando Yerdo and Spain, played in field by Piquet Ramos.
You're the Alba.
Spanish fans all a little quiet.
There are large numbers of supporters of both these countries here in Sochi.
Turn is by Mutinyo Ronaldo free kick.
Portugal Challenge by Busquets Cristiano Ronaldo is the first player in history to score at 8 successive major tournaments.
He just keeps creating records and you know, he's only 33 years old and given his physical condition, you really wouldn't bet against him being in Qatar in four years time provided Portugal qualify to appear at a fifth World Cup finals.
Ramos, Sergio Ramos, who ended yesterday's media conference which was full of questions about the managerial and coaching situation with Spain, by saying cheer up, we're not at a funeral, let's get this World Cup started.
And with that, he stood up and promptly marched out of the room.
He did say it with a smile on his face.
It has to be said, but there'll be no smiles in the Spain camp at the moment.
Ronaldo clearly fouled.
You can.
See.
The referee's position an absolutely unimpeded view and Ronaldo does what he does best.
Incidentally, talking of him playing at a fifth World Cup finals in four years time, no player has actually scored at 5:00.
Different world.
Cup finals no doubting Fernando Ieros.
Pedigree.
Former Spanish international Real Madrid defender, 29 goals in 89 appearances for Spain, Played at 3 World Cup finals.
There was nobody better placed really, than the sporting director of the Spanish Football Association with the Spanish Football Federation to give it its correct title.
Isco looking for Diego Costa?
Here's Iniesta.
Spain really haven't had a prolonged spell of possession so far.
Here's Nacho Coquet.
Couldn't keep hold of it.
Grammarsh any esta Costa.
Ramos 2 on that to far side and two in the penalty area.
Hoping.
To get on the end of it, the shot comes in from Silva.
You.
See David Silva here in a little bit of.
Space.
The fourth highest goal scorer for Spain, skying that one.
His international debut way back in 2006.
David Silva, who was an unused substitute in the 2010 World Cup final victory, played back by Piquet.
Rumours if you have just joined us.
Portugal in front Cristiano Ronaldo with an early penalty after he was fouled in the penalty area.
Basquettes was in fact Portugal's quickest World Cup goal since 1966 when they reached the semi finals with the great Eusebio and company, only to be beaten in the last four by the eventual champions England.
And now there's little flick on Grey Desh was trying to get on the end of it.
Alba.
Here's Ramos.
Yeah.
Quickly forward by Esko.
No free kick.
You can hear the reaction from the Spanish supporters as Albert took a tumble.
Rue Patricio made one appearance at the last World Cup before being injured.
Portuguese goalkeeper, incidentally, one of four sporting players in the Portuguese squad who have this week served notice on their club that they wish to terminate their contract because after a rather unsavoury incident at the club's training ground and that matter will now go to court.
William, Justin Martins and Bruno Fernandez are the others.
Piquet.
Here's Ramos, Spain's captain, who always sees a lot of the ball as he brings it out from defence.
Alba we're.
Going to take on Pepe Isco, that's a corner.
Spain's first corner of the match and they've taken it short.
Plenty of bodies forward in white for Spain, no way through for Iniesta.
Costa is the target.
It's a little bit of debate as to whether it would be Sergio Costa playing up front or maybe.
Rodrigo The.
Other striker Diego Costa has won the day.
Here's Rafael Guerrero.
Ronaldo chose a font hasn't played a great deal of football in the past year.
The Portuguese centre half font, who's now with Chinese club Delian Yi Fang Nacho, the man who gave away the penalty.
Iniesta, Diego Costa again, there's targets in the middle.
Cross was too deep though, easily gathered by Rui Patricio.
Fernando Iero It's like a boxer tricks on the edge of the Technica air.
He's constantly moving up and down, urging his players, the newly installed Spanish national coach work.
Wybo Martino.
Cedric.
Here's Martino again.
This is Rafael Guerrero.
Guerrero Just that little bit of pressure from Costa meant the slight missed kick from the goalkeeper Gwedesh just beaten to it by Koke.
Here's PK.
Yeah.
Worked out wide by Isco.
Yeah.
Isco Iniesta slowly making strides forward.
Spain Iniesta again Silva wanted the ball played forward to him.
Picked up on this at near side by Nacho, away by Ronaldo.
And Portugal might be able to break away here.
It's Gonzalo Quaidash and Ronaldo making the run on this near side.
Quaidash will have to go all the way on his own.
The pass.
Was on for a fraction of a second there to Ronaldo, but the Portuguese captain had to check his run for fear of going offside.
You see Grey Desh here just having a little look to his left and then rather run up a cul-de-sac PK.
Yeah.
First yellow card.
Of the night.
Referee was just waiting there to see what might happen and as Mutinyo challenged for it, then it was Gradesh who was caught.
It's the first player to be cautioned then tonight and Spain have some defending to do.
It's a promising position, this for Portugal, and you know who wants it as well.
It's the familiar.
Set up Will he go for goal?
Will he drive it in hoping to get a touch from a teammate?
Everyone knows what's coming, but Portugal do have somebody else out there just in case the free kick comes in a different direction.
It is Ronaldo, it's straight into the wall.