Hello and welcome to Eurosport’s LIVE text commentary of the World Cup last 16 encounter between Uruguay and Portugal, or Luis Suarez vs Cristiano Ronaldo. The European champions sneaked through the group stages and are now hoping to take a step closer to their first ever World Cup final, but they face tough opposition in Uruguay who topped Group A in style, winning all three games. It's all set up to be another enthralling encounter - this World Cup just keeps getting better and better!
World Cup / Last 16
Fisht Stadium / 30.06.2018
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Updated 30/06/2018 at 19:56 GMT
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End of 2nd Half
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FULL TIME!
Sheer joy for Uruguay as they are through to the quarter-final, courtesy of a magnificent double from Edinson Cavani. The South Amercians will play France in the final four.
It's despair and misery for Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo who is sent home on the same day as his rival Leo Messi.
90'+5
SAVE!
The ball falls to Quaresma inside the box and the substitute forces Muslera into a save at his near post... but Portugal have a corner.
The goalkeeper is up to contest the delivery... but Uruguay clear! That must be that...
90'+4
Ronaldo is booked and will miss the quarter-final, should Portugal make it... which is looking increasingly unlikely.
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Yellow card
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal
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On target1
Blocked Shots4
Yellow Cards1
Fouls against1
90'+3
Uruguay launch a rapid counter-attack, with Suarez executing an inch-perfect cross to Rodriguez to kill the game as a contest, but his legs give up on him as he mis-controls the ball.
90'+1
Laxalt with a brilliant piece of defending to deal with a devilish cross from the right.
90'
And now Ronaldo screws a shot wide from the edge of the D. It's not going to be his night, is it?
FOUR minutes will be added on!
88'
Ronaldo is fed inside the penalty area but hesitates in possession, eventually seeing his shot blocked.
As it stands, the Real Madrid star will be returning on a flight home on the same night as his great rival Leo Messi.
86'
Desperate to make an immediate impact, Fernandez tries an ambitious shot from 30 yards but it's straight down the middle for Muslera who makes a comfortable save.
Time is running out for Portugal.
85'
PORTUGAL SUB: Manuel Fernandes replaces Mario.
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M. Fernandes
Portugal
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João Mário
Portugal
Fouls1
Free Kicks1
Corners3
83'
Quaresma's improvised cross is agonisingly an inch too high for Ronaldo to connect with. Bernardo Silva keeps it alive though with a lovely reverse pass but Uruguay make a desperate clearance.
81'
URUGUAY SUB: Carlos Sanchez comes on for Nandez for the final nine remaining minutes of normal time.
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C. Sánchez
Uruguay
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N. Nández
Uruguay
Fouls2
Fouls against3
80'
It's wave after wave of Portugal attack right now. Quaresma arches in a cross but if it's not Godin it's Gimenez who wins the header.
79'
Ronaldo drops deep to receive the ball and in a rather desperate move, tries his luck from all of 30 yards. His shot is blocked.
77'
Portugal win a corner... it's whipped in to the near post and Ronaldo misses it by a whisker. It falls to Guerriero who slices his effort wide from distance, and not for the first time this evening.
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WATCH: Here is evidence of Bernardo Silva's glaring miss.
74'
URUGUAY SUB: This is deeply worrying for the South Americans as Cavani has picked up an injury and limps off to be replaced by Cristhian Stuani.
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C. Stuani
Uruguay
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E. Cavani
Uruguay
Goals2
On target2
Fouls1
Fouls against2
73'
PORTUGAL SUB: A change in attack as Andre Silva comes on for Guedes.
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A. Silva
Portugal
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G. Guedes
Portugal
On target1
Blocked Shots2
Fouls2
Fouls against1
72'
Portugal pressure! But Uruguay, who are holding an incredibly deep defensive line - are holding on quite comfortably.
70'
CHANCE!
Mulsera makes a howler, dropping the ball... it falls to Bernardo Silva who panics and blazes his shot over the bar with the goal gaping. What an opportunity for Portugal - and you would have put your house on the Man City midfielder scoring!
69'
Here comes Quaresma, twisting and turning, dancing his way through a couple of challenges on the by-line, before his cross is dealt with by - no prizes for guessing - Godin.