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Evening all! This game is an absolute monster! The two top teams in Group B meet, split by three points; if Portugal win, they qualify for the World Cup, any other result and Switzerland are making plans. That's not the end of the story, of course - there are play-offs to be played-off - but with Italy, Croatia and maybe France lurking, no one will much fancy that route. So here we go!

World Cup Qualification UEFA / Matchday 10
Estádio da Luz / 10.10.2017
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    Ben Snowball

    Updated 10/10/2017 at 20:38 GMT


    21:38
    So there we go. Thanks for your company, and night-night.
    21:37
    So, as expected, Portugal did the necessary. They were just too streetwise and too technical for Switzerland, who couldn't land a glove on them, and were good value for their win. It'll take a good side to stop them in Russia.
    21:36
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    Portugal 2-0 Switzerland PORTUGAL QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD CUP! SWITZERLAND GO INTO THE PLAY-OFFS!
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    Portugal charge forward on the break and Bernardo has the ball, but misses the chance to feed Ronaldo so has to check inside and outside Zakaria before having a shot deflected wide.
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    There'll be three added minutes.
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    Danilo replaces Joao Mario.
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    Moutinho flicks over the top and Ronaldo is in pursuit, but the bounce takes the ball into the arms of the advancing Sommer.
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    Switzerland just haven't been able to get anything going - not one shot on target as far as I can recall.
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    Lichtensteiner goes down the right and stands up a cross, which Cedric nods upwards before Pepe completes the clearance.
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    Elsewhere, Romelu Lukaku has scored for Belgium, my dark horses to win the World Cup. A tap-in, one hopes and presumes.
    83'
    Birtles is now complaining that Switzerland haven't been offside enough. Yes, that's been exactly their problem.
    82'
    Switzerland are going to finish second in their group with nine wins out of 10. That is the beautiful game.
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    Ronaldo is in on goal! Sliding through at inside-left, he decides to show off by rounding Sommer, who stands up well and smothers the ball.
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    Portugal win a corner down the right, hit deep into the box; Djourou can only deflect it back inside, and Pepe doesn't connect properly with his shot. That was a good chance.
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    Meanwhile, Greece lead Gibraltar 2-0, and will be that group's play-off representative.
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    Belgium lead Cyprus 3-0; Eden Hazard has scored twice and Thorgan Hazard once.
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    Andre Gomes finds space in behind and crosses fro the right of the box, but charging in, Ronaldo can't quite get the touch that would put this group beyond even the merest doubt.
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    Andre Silva departs, his job done. Andre Gomes replaces him.
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    Good snap, crap pun.
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