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Cancelo full of speed out there on that side. Off goes Cancelo DELIVERING THE CROSS. [screaming] RONALDO! RELIEF, AGGRESSION, DELIGHT, SIU! CR7 LIGHTS UP HOUSTON. HE'S OFF AND RUNNING in the 2020 Cup finals. And that's exactly what Portugal needed. And he's off and running Fletch. Brilliant from Cancelo. We said get him some service and he'll score. He's in the exact position. That's not an easy finish. Bouncing up on the volley.
Absolute brilliant take. It's his 144th international goal. The smile on the face of the manager and a smile on the face of the Portugal squad because their main man is off and running in the tournament. Yeah, and we've seen all the main men Messi, Haaland, Mbappe. They've all scored. Have a good out down there making sure everybody's in the right place. So, here we go. IT'S NUNO MENDES! IT'S 2-0! AND THEY SURPRISED EVERYBODY, PORTUGAL. It's the second international goal for the Paris Saint-Germain fullback and the goalkeeper has to do better with that.
Well, it's his corner. He should save it. But, they use Cristiano as a decoy. Everybody in the whole stadium thought he was going to shoot. And I'm sure the whole Uzbekistan team and the goalkeeper. But, he just surprises them. It's not really even in the corner. He should probably save it. But, I think he's anticipating Away by Renato Veiga. Now, there's space. Bruno Fernandes. Neto sprinting down the right. Ronaldo through THE MIDDLE. IT'S CRISTIANO RONALDO FOR PORTUGAL. IT'S 3-0. AND RONALDO STRIKES AGAIN. IT'S CRISTIANO RONALDO'S day in Houston. Two goals. And this one outstandingly finished. I'll tell you what, Fletch. This is a fabulous goal. Cristiano actually in the build-up.
The finish is brilliant. He actually tells Bruno Fernandes, "Wait. I'm going to go out wide." Peels off. He's actually coaching him through the finish. It's class. But, the counterattack, the speed and the urgency of which they play, this suits Portugal. We said it before. Get him some service. Thierry said it. Get him some service. And he'll score. Roberto Martinez is absolutely buzzing. But, if you see another replay of that where Cristiano tells Bruno, "Just wait." Bruno Fernandes to take the corner. Ronaldo on THE MOVE. IT'S GONE IN. IT'S ANOTHER ONE FOR PORTUGAL. WHO CLAIMS IT? WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.
Let's have a look. Let's work it out. That is from the training ground. They meant this. It's a brilliant ball from Bruno Fernandes into a corner of doubt. Everybody's converging in on that space. Making it virtually impossible for Uzbekistan to defend it. That's from the set piece coach. Absolute brilliant. The ball from Bruno Fernandes. It looked unconventional. Well, it's hit Karim off. But he meant it. 24. Kusainov. And then off the goal. side we think. And this is a tournament now with an extra round, the round of 32 before 16, quarterfinals, etc. Hang on. Hold that thought. It's Semedo. Ronaldo's in the
middle. HE DIDN'T GET THERE. LEAO'S COMING ON TO IT. AND THERE IS GOAL NUMBER FIVE. WELL, it wasn't the hat-trick goal for Cristiano Ronaldo, but it is a first ever World Cup goal for AC Milan's Rafael Leao. What a brilliant finish. He's a fantastic player. He really is. Has a huge impact. Bumped off it. Here come Ghana the other way. Antoine Fortaw rolls it in. LONG RUN TO GET THERE. PRINCE ADU. THAT'S A TOP TACKLE. HIS TEAMMATE BLOCKED IT. SEMENYO BLOCKED IT GOING GOAL BOUND. AND THEN AN OFFSIDE flag ends THE ATTACK.
WELL, here's where the ball turns over. It's not a foul. Great work. And then is this onside as well? Yes. Ends up taking too many touches. Allows the tackle to come from Konza. And then it's as you said, Semenyo blocks him off the ground, putting this one in the back of the net. And there's a shout potentially of a foul there because Conte ends up making contact with getting no one, no ball. But then I do still on his feet. So, I think the argument could be that he still has the opportunity to make a play on that ball. Sit down. Kane picks it up. Rogers, JAMES INTO THE MIDDLE. OFF THE CROSSBAR. HARRY KANE MISSES. O'RILEY HIT THE BAR. KANE missed the target.
Ball's into the box, but now you've got more players in the box attacking some of these center backs from Ghana. So, here comes O'Riley. He's got height at the back post. Look at that leap. Redirects it, comes off the underside, and then it falls to Kane. You think Stanisic Pasalic Nicely done there. STANISIC WITH THE CROSS. BUDIMIR! [screaming] THAT'S THE ANSWER. FIRST HALF, THE DELIVERIES came in and came in, but not with great quality. But from Stanisic, this is a wonderful ball into the box. In the right place at the right time.
Lovely link-up between Pasalic and Stanisic. He puts the ball into the box, and it's exactly what any forward-thinking player wants. And it goes right to Budimir, and he takes his chance. You talk about super sub having near enough an instant impact. Terrific. Pasalic is now for Mario. Pasalic has WANTS IT BACK. MARIO! LIVAKOVIC HAS TO SAVE. MARIO AGAIN, AND LIVAKOVIC SAVES AGAIN. A BIT OF SPACE. IN COMES THE CROSS, AND CARLOS HARVEY HEADER. IT'S ANOTHER SPECTACULAR SAVE FROM LIVAKOVIC. One that he might be thinking himself HE SHOULD MAKE US PANAMA BOMBARD HIS GOAL.
HE HAS BEEN He'd been brilliant these last few minutes. The three saves that he had to make. I mean they look like now what it is. Colombia struggling to just get out of their own defensive third and clear their lines. Quintero, Cordova asking for it. THE FIRST TIME EFFORT TAKES A DEFLECTION AND IT'S IN. AND IT'S DANIEL MUñOZ. THE PATIENCE, THE ENERGY THAT THEY BROUGHT TO this environment has finally been paid off. But watch the movement here of Daniel Muñoz at the top of your screen. I love John Cordova in that position. He does so well to roll his defender
and allow that space to be attacked at the far post. Keep an eye on the top of your screen once again. Cordova just rolls the defender, draws in him in and it's a late arrival of Daniel Muñoz. And the strike just takes a slight deflection. And Possi was in a good position defensively to make the save, but that deflection nothing the keeper can do about it.
