Hello and welcome to LIVE commentary as Portugal and Morocco face off in Group B both looking for their first win of the tournament. Kick-off in Moscow is at 13:00 BST. Team news to follow..
World Cup / Group Stage
Luzhniki Stadium / 20.06.2018
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Updated 20/06/2018 at 14:54 GMT+1
10'
CLOSE! Amrabat skins Raphael and his cross is blocked for a corner. Ziyach's set piece finds Da Costa whose header is well saved by Patricio.
8'
CHANCE! Boutaib tries to cut the ball back in the box but Portugal clear and go up the other end, Raphael tees up Ronaldo who drags a shot wide from inside the box.
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6'
The Madrid man is owning this tournament. He ghosted in to execute a bullet header which flew into the roof of the net.
5'
GOAL FOR RONALDO! The corner is played short and the cross finds Ronaldo who heads it in from six yards out. Where was the marking?!
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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4'
Silva's cross is defelcted for a corner.The set piece is cleared, a volley comes in and Da Costa blocks it for another corner,
3'
It is Moscow or bust for Morocco today. If they lose they are out of the tournament.
2'
CHANCE! Bright start from the north Africans. Amrabat pings in a cross from the right which is cleared, the ball is put back in from the left and Boutaib heads over.
1st Half
13:00
KICK OFF: Morocco get us underway in their red shirts.
12:55
Five minutes until kick off!
12:50
Debate has raged about Portugal''s centre backs. Pepe is aged 35, and has 96 caps, Fonte is 34 years old. Can Morocco take advantage with their pace?
12:45
Watford's Nordin Amrabat is playing today despite that nasty head injury against Iran. He is wearing a helmet during the pre-match warm up. It had been thought he would miss the game.
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12:35
The last time these two sides met in the World Cup in 1986, Morocco won 3-1 thanks to a brace from Abderrazak.
12:30
A very frank interview with Man City playmaker Bernardo Silva
12:25
Morocco have brought Nabil Dirar in at right-back, pushed Nordin Amrabat farther forward and Romain Saïss is replaced in central defence by Manuel Da Costa.
12:20
All eyes will be on Ronaldo today after his hat-trick against Spain - lets be honest when is that not the case..
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12:10
Morocco make three changes to the side that lost 1-0 to Iran.
MOROCCO XI: El Kajoui, Dirar, Benatia, Da Costa, Hakimi, Belhanda, El Ahmadi, Boussoufa, Ziyech, Boutaib, Harit.
12:05
Following that breathtaking 3-3 with Spain on Friday, the Portuguese make one change with West Ham loanee Joao Mario in for Sporting's Bruno Fernandes.
PORTUGAL XI: Patricio, Pepe, Raphael, Fonte, Cedric, Moutinho, Mario, Silva, William, Ronaldo, Guedes.