Hello and welcome to Eurosport's live digital coverage of Portugal vs Serbia! Both sides are level on 17 points at the top of Group A. It's very simple. Whoever wins this will secure their place at the World Cup in Qatar! If it's a draw then Portugal are also through. Kick-off is at 7:45pm UK time with team news coming right up!
World Cup Qualification UEFA / Matchday 10
Estádio da Luz / 14.11.2021
/dnl.tntsports.co.uk/sd/img/match/football-header-bg-mobile.jpg)
/images.sports.gracenote.com/images/lib/basic/sport/football/club/logo/300/450.png){kind=logo}
/images.sports.gracenote.com/images/lib/basic/sport/football/club/logo/300/3000.png){kind=logo}
- R. Sanches(3')
- D. Tadic(34')
- A. Mitrovic(90')
Live
Live Updates
:focal(136x152:138x150)/origin-imgresizer.tntsports.io/2015/11/13/1731704-36632322-310-310.png)
Updated 14/11/2021 at 21:39 GMT
19:35
Last time out Portugal were held to a goalless draw by Republic of Ireland on Thursday. Portugal are without Pepe tonight as he got sent off in Dublin. Serbia, meanwhile, beat Qatar 4-0 in a friendly on the same evening.
19:30
Portugal head coach Fernando Santos insists his side will not be "playing for a draw" as they eye automatic qualification to the World Cup from Group A.
/origin-imgresizer.tntsports.io/2021/11/13/3253502-66587313-2560-1440.jpg)
'Portugal will not play for a draw' - Santos ahead of Serbia decider
19:25
The Portugal fans are already inside the Estadio da Luz for what is quite simply a massive match. Portugal have not lost a match since EURO 2020, when they lost 1-0 at the round of 16 stage to Belgium.
19:18
The big team news is that Bruno Fernandes is on the bench for tonight's crunch contest. Meanwhile Serbia's prolific striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, who has scored seven goals in qualifying, is also on the bench.
/origin-imgresizer.tntsports.io/2021/11/14/3254213-66601528-2560-1440.jpg)
Image credit: Getty Images
19:11
SERBIA TEAM NEWS
Starting XI: Rajkovic, Milenkovic, Veljkovic, Pavlovic, Gudelj, Zivkovic, Lukic, Milinkovic-Savic, Kostic, Tadic, Vlahovic
Subs: Dmitrovic, V Milinkovic-Savic, Mladenovic, Terzic, Maksimovic, Radonjic, Mitrovic, Jovic, S Mitrovic, Spajic, Racic, Grujic
19:09
PORTUGAL TEAM NEWS
Starting XI: Patricio, Cancelo, Fonte, Dias, Mendes, Danilo, Moutinho, Sanches, Silva, Jota, Ronaldo
Subs: Sa, Costa, Semedo, Dalot, Silva, Fernandes, Carvalho, Leao, Guedes, Neves, Palhinha, Felix