Portugal played out a 3-3 draw with Spain in a thrilling group-stage clash at the Fisht Olympic Stadium on Friday night, with Cristiano Ronaldo completing his 51st career hat-trick late on.
The Real Madrid forward opened the scoring from the penalty spot four minutes in after being brought down by Nacho, only for Diego Costa to hit back 20 minutes later.
Ronaldo and Costa shared another goal apiece either side of half time, before Nacho redeemed himself by netting a fine individual goal.
La Roja failed to hold on, though, as Ronaldo netted his third via a dipping free kick with time almost up.
Relive how the 90 minutes of action unfolded with Sports Mole's live text coverage below.
STARTING XI: De Gea; Nacho, Pique, Ramos, Alba; Busquets, Koke; Silva, Isco, Iniesta; Diego Costa
SUBS: Carvajal, Saul, Rodrigo, Thiago, Lucas, Odriozola, Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Monreal, Iago Aspas, Asensio, Reina
STARTING XI: Rui Patricio; Cedric, Pepe, Fonte, Guerreiro; Carvalho, Moutinho; Fernandes, B.Silva, Guedes; Ronaldo
SUBS: Alves, M Fernandes, A.Silva, Joao Mario, Lopes, Ruben Dias, Ricardo, Gelson, Mario Rui, Quaresma, Beto, Adrien
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Fernando Santos: "Spain has played the same way for 10 years before. I don't expect any surprises. It does not seem to me that there is a disadvantage on the part of Spain. I do not expect any surprises. There will be two on-field teams that will want to win the game. The most important thing is the clash between the two teams. It has everything to be a great game. We are prepared for a tricky game but we are confident that we are capable."
Fernando Hierro: "We've come to fight for the World Cup. We have a great opportunity and that should be the focus. I know they're going to give 100%. In a World Cup nobody gives anything away. We all know what this means and our responsibilities. When the president told me the possibility, I had three choices: to say no, another was to go and the third was to stay - to take a step forward for the Spanish federation and for Spanish football. I couldn't say no because I would not forgive myself."
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PORTUGAL SUBS: Alves, M Fernandes, A.Silva, Joao Mario, Lopes, Ruben Dias, Ricardo, Gelson, Mario Rui, Quaresma, Beto, Adrien
SPAIN SUBS: Carvajal, Saul, Rodrigo, Thiago, Lucas, Odriozola, Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Monreal, Iago Aspas, Asensio, Reina
Spain arguably had the better of the first half - which the stats here back up - but it is Portugal who have that one-goal lead to protect in Sochi.
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