Portugal v Iceland

:00:53. > :01:02.Good evening. He's had to wait a while but tonight Cristiano Ronaldo

:01:03. > :01:18.takes centre stage as Portugal face Iceland in Saint-Etienne.

:01:19. > :01:34.# What's a king to a guy # If we make it out alive

:01:35. > :02:28.# #. There he is, Cristiano Ronaldo, the

:02:29. > :02:37.biggest star in European football, his 127 cap for Portugal tonight,

:02:38. > :02:40.equalling Figo's record. Runner-up in 2004 and three times losing the

:02:41. > :02:46.semifinal, they are looking to their talisman to delete them to a winning

:02:47. > :02:49.tie. An historic night for Iceland, playing their first ever game in a

:02:50. > :02:56.major tournament with a population with a little more than 300,000,

:02:57. > :02:59.about the same size as Leicester. Theirs is one of the most romantic

:03:00. > :03:05.stories of this summer's competition. Here in the studio are

:03:06. > :03:09.Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry and Vincent Kompany. Let's get it over

:03:10. > :03:15.with, not a great night last night for Belgium? No, not a great night.

:03:16. > :03:19.Many disappointed faces in Belgium, but we played against a strong team.

:03:20. > :03:27.Probably we expected to be better than what we showed. But I still

:03:28. > :03:31.want to remain positive, we still have two more games and if we win

:03:32. > :03:32.those we will be fine and then we would avoid Germany in the

:03:33. > :03:42.quarterfinals . Ronaldo, always the biggest star

:03:43. > :03:49.and everyone wants to talk about, what a player. Amazing. He has taken

:03:50. > :03:55.goal-scoring to another level. I remember, even now if you get 20

:03:56. > :04:01.goals a season that you are regarded as a very good player. For the last

:04:02. > :04:06.five seasons he has had over 50 goals, outrageous, usability and

:04:07. > :04:09.goal-scoring record. A phenomenal footballer. A great start and one

:04:10. > :04:15.people want to watch matches, a great attraction tonight. Even when

:04:16. > :04:22.he doesn't plan it he manages to arrive last on the scene at Euro. It

:04:23. > :04:27.seems, everyone is going to watch the games night, but let's put it

:04:28. > :04:33.this way, Alan... If you combine our goals in one season, does that

:04:34. > :04:43.basically every season. That's amazing. What's he like to play

:04:44. > :04:49.against, Vincent? It's as hard as he makes it seem by explaining it. He

:04:50. > :04:54.is a phenomenon. You don't come across many players like this. I

:04:55. > :04:58.feel fortunate I have been able to play against him many times, but he

:04:59. > :05:02.is something special. Every single time you think, is he going to be

:05:03. > :05:11.able to deliver again? He does it every time. Portugal qualify quite

:05:12. > :05:15.well, they lost last 's time to Spain in the quarterfinals.

:05:16. > :05:18.Cristiano Ronaldo was waiting to take a penalty and didn't get to

:05:19. > :05:27.take it. He quite likes the sense of glory. Do you think?! What I think

:05:28. > :05:32.about Ronaldo is, when you say to a young kid all the time, work and you

:05:33. > :05:39.never know what will happen, you have a guy like Messi, who is a

:05:40. > :05:43.talented guy. That guy is all about working, work ethic commie wants to

:05:44. > :05:49.work and be the best every single time and he does it all the time,

:05:50. > :05:54.like Vincent said. Is not just Ronaldo but Portugal and Iceland.

:05:55. > :05:58.What an achievement for Iceland to get here, that tiny population. A

:05:59. > :06:03.tough time with their economy and they have some very good players.

:06:04. > :06:09.They are not here to have a holiday. You said about their population,

:06:10. > :06:13.about 300,000. For them to be here is phenomenal. They will be

:06:14. > :06:17.dangerous. A lot of their goals from set pieces, 17 goals in set pieces.

:06:18. > :06:22.They will be dangerous from that. They will give Portugal a run for

:06:23. > :06:26.their money tonight. More on this match shortly, but first, let's

:06:27. > :06:29.bring you up-to-date with the fallout from the trouble in

:06:30. > :06:35.Marseille. You said today Russia will be disqualified from Euro and

:06:36. > :06:39.is 16 of their fans cause problems in the remaining matches.

:06:40. > :06:45.Disqualification will only apply if there crowd disturbances inside the

:06:46. > :06:52.stadium is. They have also been fined following disturbances in the

:06:53. > :06:56.match against England in Marseille. The other match today with Austria

:06:57. > :07:09.against Hungary, where they were watched by Jonathan Pearce.

:07:10. > :07:18.Hungary will be stubborn opponents. Katich right from the start. David

:07:19. > :07:22.Alaba hits the post! One of the favourites to be the player of the

:07:23. > :07:34.tournament, David Alaba of Bayern Munich explodes into action.

:07:35. > :07:45.And the shot pushed away. Took his shot as the ball was descending. The

:07:46. > :07:54.goalkeeper got there. Not bad for a 40-year-old.

:07:55. > :08:04.Good work, gets it back, in towards Szalai. Would you believe it?

:08:05. > :08:08.Szalai, who has had an absolute stinker, scored his first

:08:09. > :08:16.international goal since October 2014 and his first goal anywhere

:08:17. > :08:23.since December 20 14. 1-0 to Hungary.

:08:24. > :08:34.Look at the Hungarian is. That is a foul, it won't count. The challenge

:08:35. > :08:41.there is by Dragovic. I think that is a second yellow. It is. Dragovic

:08:42. > :08:47.was booked in the first half, and goes.

:08:48. > :08:57.Get setback, gets the shot away. Right foot swept away and it was a

:08:58. > :09:15.good save by the goalkeeper. Sweeps it away. Here's a chance the

:09:16. > :09:20.number two. Stieber, the substitute, what a brilliant finish, what a cool

:09:21. > :09:25.finish to create the biggest upset we have had so far. They have

:09:26. > :09:30.exposed Austria and cut through their ten man opponents. They have

:09:31. > :09:39.landed such a famous victory, international victory. A few people

:09:40. > :09:45.fancied Austria as dark horses. Hungary, a surprise result. A bit of

:09:46. > :09:48.a surprise. I have to be honest, I was travelling as I was travelling,

:09:49. > :09:56.but I was listening to the result. You don't expect it. This is

:09:57. > :10:03.interesting, Szalai's goal. This is his first goal in 41 matches, yet he

:10:04. > :10:08.got a starting place, quite remarkably. I love the fact he kept

:10:09. > :10:12.it simple, that is what you want to do. Great control across the

:10:13. > :10:16.defender and a great finish. I suppose you are entitled to the

:10:17. > :10:22.Brunei that if you have not scored for 41 matches. Do you think it was

:10:23. > :10:27.that much of a surprise? They only conceded five in qualifying. In the

:10:28. > :10:33.group was Russia and Sweden and we have seen them already. They weren't

:10:34. > :10:38.that great. That was a brilliant finish as well, wasn't it? A good

:10:39. > :10:43.start for the Hungarian is. Let's take a look at the teams for

:10:44. > :10:49.tonight. Portugal, Patricio is starting his third tournament as the

:10:50. > :10:54.number one goalkeeper. He conceded just five times in eight qualifying

:10:55. > :10:57.matches. Carvalho is the oldest outfield player in the competition.

:10:58. > :11:04.Guerreiro has graduated from the U21. Porto's Danilo has impressed

:11:05. > :11:08.since last year and will sit deep to protect the back four. Moutinho

:11:09. > :11:14.pulls the strings in a narrow midfield with support from Joao

:11:15. > :11:19.Mario and Gomes. Ronaldo scored twice in Portugal's last friendly,

:11:20. > :11:25.in an Nani Adi forward players but both have licence to roam. As for

:11:26. > :11:30.Iceland, Halldorsson directed films before turning professional two

:11:31. > :11:42.years ago. He directed the film for Iceland's Eurovision entry in 2012.

:11:43. > :11:53.The midfield includes Charlton's Gudmundsson. Cardiff's Gunnarson and

:11:54. > :12:03.Swansea's Sigurdsson. What do you make of that? LAUGHTER

:12:04. > :12:08.Brilliant. On that note, we'll move on. For such a small nation

:12:09. > :12:12.Iceland's qualification is just short of miraculous but it has come

:12:13. > :12:19.about as a result of some careful planning.

:12:20. > :12:24.Iceland's otherworldly beauty and solitude is often thought to contain

:12:25. > :12:29.magical properties. But the eruption in form of the national football

:12:30. > :12:32.team is no trick. He winds of change have been blowing here for some

:12:33. > :12:37.time. When I was young we were in the

:12:38. > :12:42.winter time running on the streets, on the gravel cost up you cannot do

:12:43. > :12:53.any practical, technical training in these conditions. We made a study in

:12:54. > :12:59.the early 90s, our friends in the Nordic had started building and we

:13:00. > :13:02.made a project. It is a revolution for football here. Almost every

:13:03. > :13:12.player now is technically much better than we had in the past.

:13:13. > :13:19.You can see from this, this is why the football houses are so

:13:20. > :13:23.important. You have to be tough to have grown up in these conditions

:13:24. > :13:27.playing football. Is there any concerns the new generation might

:13:28. > :13:35.not be as tough? I think the kids need to train outside and feel they

:13:36. > :13:41.have do come to difficulties also. The best young Icelandic talent will

:13:42. > :13:46.escape this environment. European scouts sign the top teenagers often

:13:47. > :13:49.before they have played a first-team match. The league here is

:13:50. > :13:54.semiprofessional but the standard of training is high. The FA implemented

:13:55. > :14:01.a system guaranteeing all age groups receive Uefa standard coaching.

:14:02. > :14:15.When I was playing, we didn't know which shooter put on each leg. We

:14:16. > :14:19.knew how to run and kick people. But today most of the players who are

:14:20. > :14:26.carrying the team are technical players. Gylfi Sigurdsson,

:14:27. > :14:35.Bjarnason, and they are further up the pitch. The national team is

:14:36. > :14:40.co-managed by Swedish coach Lars Lagerback and Heimir Hallgrimsson.

:14:41. > :14:43.I'm a dentist by profession, football has aways been my love but

:14:44. > :14:49.you cannot live being a football coach in Iceland. It is a good

:14:50. > :14:56.combination. How is your relationship with Lars Lagerback?

:14:57. > :14:59.One good cop and one bad cop? I think we are two good cops. I don't

:15:00. > :15:04.think there is a situation on or off the pitch he hasn't seen before.

:15:05. > :15:09.Just a game away from going to Brazil, the pessimist in Iceland

:15:10. > :15:13.said we are so close, we will never be so close again, but the boys knew

:15:14. > :15:19.the only thing we could do was go to the finals in France. It is driven

:15:20. > :15:24.so many kids to add that little extra. Night after night and week

:15:25. > :15:29.after week, in the winter time when it is snow and horrible weather, to

:15:30. > :15:30.try and exceed expectations in a sense, because that is what Iceland

:15:31. > :15:44.has done in the football world. Success is not a destination, it is

:15:45. > :15:47.a continuous journey in the right direction. How will it feel in the

:15:48. > :15:59.stadium, watching Iceland coming out of the tunnel? I will be over proud!

:16:00. > :16:03.Great story, Thierry, and it just shows, if you invest in youth and

:16:04. > :16:07.get an infrastructure, you will have a chance, however difficult

:16:08. > :16:13.conditions. Actually, I don't even know how they made it. It is like

:16:14. > :16:18.bringing a town to the Euros, that's what it is. It is sheer desire and

:16:19. > :16:27.commitment. Well done to them. Having the guys with the quality

:16:28. > :16:31.they have got, with Sigurdsson and Sigthorsson, it is just mind

:16:32. > :16:33.blowing. Well done to them. I have got some decent players, Vincent,

:16:34. > :16:37.and they will be very well-organised, as we have seen in

:16:38. > :16:43.the qualifying coverage yes, they will be very well-organised. I am

:16:44. > :16:50.walking on the tip of my toes when I say this, but how important is

:16:51. > :16:52.Sigurdsson to them? Can we draw the analogy with Ronaldo and Portugal?

:16:53. > :16:57.This guy, what he has done for Iceland, for his country. Today

:16:58. > :17:06.we'll have a "On the game, if he plays well. If he does so, it might

:17:07. > :17:11.go their way. He is box to box, athletic, tall, scores free kicks.

:17:12. > :17:17.Played in every game in qualifying. This is a brilliant finish, the

:17:18. > :17:23.technique, into the roof of the net. He is obviously a big player for

:17:24. > :17:31.these guys. This was brilliant, the technique and the touch, to put it

:17:32. > :17:36.the other side of the goalkeeper. . He will do this, he will go and get

:17:37. > :17:42.the ball. This time, left foot, little bit of luck. So we have seen

:17:43. > :17:49.right foot, left foot, and this is what he is good at. He will drive

:17:50. > :17:55.into the space, as I said, box to box. He has got a lot to offer. If

:17:56. > :17:58.Iceland are going to progress, then they will need this guy. I mentioned

:17:59. > :18:05.at the top of the programme, set pieces for Iceland - big, big part

:18:06. > :18:09.of their game. 17 goals scored in qualifying, over half of them, set

:18:10. > :18:17.pieces. And he plays a huge part in that. And you quite like Sigthorsson

:18:18. > :18:26.up front as well? I do, because not a lot of people know about him. He

:18:27. > :18:35.did well at Ajax, and then he went to France, to Nantes. I think he can

:18:36. > :18:42.cause a lot of harm to the defence of Portugal. It was a funny game

:18:43. > :18:47.against France, friendly game, and he was outstanding against us.

:18:48. > :18:53.Portugal boasts arguably the world's finest player, certainly in his own

:18:54. > :19:02.mind. But can Cristiano Ronaldo inspire his country to win a first

:19:03. > :19:06.title? Dan Walker reports. Right, he is here, the championships may

:19:07. > :19:13.begin. Do you think he would enjoy the big build-up? Yes. The ego has

:19:14. > :19:16.landed? A bit harsh, maybe. A heightened sense of self-worth is

:19:17. > :19:22.perhaps understandable. In the film of his life released last year,

:19:23. > :19:26.during a moment of quiet contemplation, Ronaldo lamented that

:19:27. > :19:34.Portugal did not have two or three more hims. No doubt, just driven.

:19:35. > :19:39.Genius can sometimes flower on stony ground, be it Belfast, Cardiff or

:19:40. > :19:48.Madeira. These singular talents are destined always to be the first pick

:19:49. > :19:53.in the international playground. And inevitably, it is they who always

:19:54. > :19:57.decide when it is home time. None of which recruits him from the debate

:19:58. > :20:02.over the globe's greatest. Such squabbles are nothing new. The sort

:20:03. > :20:19.of rift that only the balm of a global marketing camp Rankin heel.

:20:20. > :20:23.-- campaign can heal. So, a couple of others are worthy of mentioning

:20:24. > :20:28.in the same breath, but for Portugal, it is all about him. Club

:20:29. > :20:32.football offers a relief from the burden, although it seems even here,

:20:33. > :20:38.in the land of the Gallic echoes, he stands alone. Inside the locker room

:20:39. > :20:44.of Real Madrid, you cannot find any Ronaldo friends. Ronaldo is like a

:20:45. > :20:50.republic. I watched them when they won it the other day. They were all

:20:51. > :20:54.celebrating, family and friends on the pitch, and he stood back. I was

:20:55. > :21:00.trying to work out, is he just looking back to take it or in or is

:21:01. > :21:04.he just trying to stand out from the crowd? I think he is of that age and

:21:05. > :21:09.which are ready that he just wanted to breathe it all in. For Madrid, he

:21:10. > :21:15.takes penalty number five, with all the glory that brings. Last time for

:21:16. > :21:19.Portugal, being number five meant the party had already ended before

:21:20. > :21:33.he walked up. As for those two or three other hims that Portugal need,

:21:34. > :21:39.William Carvalho, Renato Sanches and company will have to do. Ronaldo was

:21:40. > :21:42.too late for Portugal's last golden generation. He may well be too early

:21:43. > :21:51.for the next one. Timing is everything noble he is one of those,

:21:52. > :21:57.as a person he divides opinion, because of this super confidence.

:21:58. > :22:01.But as a footballer, the world knows that just phenomenal. I spoke to Sir

:22:02. > :22:05.Alex Ferguson about him six or seven months ago, and he said, he is the

:22:06. > :22:12.best professional. Just the best person he has ever seen workrate,

:22:13. > :22:16.best person for drive and mentality. I look that him and thought, of all

:22:17. > :22:19.the players you have managed and met, he is the very best. To say

:22:20. > :22:26.that, just fantastic. Can't achieve what he has achieved without having

:22:27. > :22:29.an unbelievable attitude. Yes, you have got the ability but you have to

:22:30. > :22:34.have a great attitude and stay out the top when you get there. You must

:22:35. > :22:40.have unbelievable drive. You mentioned about the stats for

:22:41. > :22:47.Ronaldo, and they really are quite astonishing. In fact they are

:22:48. > :22:51.ridiculous. They are, as I said, he has taken goal-scoring to a new

:22:52. > :22:56.level. Look at that, takes it with his left and smashes it in from 25

:22:57. > :23:02.yards. The touch is just unbelievable. He is just world-class

:23:03. > :23:08.in everything he does, whether that is hitting it from 25 yards or doing

:23:09. > :23:18.this - heading ability we know about... Right place, which could

:23:19. > :23:25.time. These were from each of the last three European Championships.

:23:26. > :23:28.2004, he can become the first player to score in four European

:23:29. > :23:34.Championships. The brim ethic did not do that last night. As I said,

:23:35. > :23:40.his attitude is just there for everyone to admire. -- Ibrahimovic

:23:41. > :23:45.did not do that last night. Left foot, right foot, headers, he is

:23:46. > :23:54.great at everything. Shaking your head? No, because those guys are not

:23:55. > :23:58.human, Messi and him. But still those two guys are still fighting to

:23:59. > :24:03.make the national team win something. But you have to give him

:24:04. > :24:08.his respect - is not human, stop it now! I have been lucky to play

:24:09. > :24:15.against Messi, it was only a friendly. But these top strikers,

:24:16. > :24:19.that split second before they take a shot, it goes so fast. You can

:24:20. > :24:24.adjust your feet but you just can't stick your leg out there. Portugal

:24:25. > :24:31.and Iceland are the last two teams to participate in Euro 2016. We can

:24:32. > :24:37.join our commentary team in the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, in St

:24:38. > :24:42.Etienne, Kevin Zouma and Steve Wilson.

:24:43. > :24:49.STEVE WILSON: Good evening, everybody. The Stade

:24:50. > :24:56.Geoffroy-Guichard is round, because the potential star of these euros is

:24:57. > :25:00.here in action at last. For the first time ever on this stage, the

:25:01. > :25:07.national anthem of Iceland. # Ver lofum thitt

:25:08. > :25:11.heilaga, heilaga nafn! # Ur solkerfum himnanna

:25:12. > :25:19.hnyta ther krans # Fyrir ther er einn

:25:20. > :25:37.dagur sem thusund ar # Eitt eilifdar smablom

:25:38. > :25:58.med titrandi tar # Islands thusund ar,

:25:59. > :26:19.Islands thusund ar! # Eitt eilifdar smablom

:26:20. > :26:51.med titrandi tar Wonderful occasion for the least

:26:52. > :27:00.populous nation ever to qualify for a major tournament. Iceland is used

:27:01. > :27:02.to the northern lights. Ronaldo is used to the limelight. The

:27:03. > :27:06.Portuguese anthem... # Herois do mar, nobre povo

:27:07. > :27:17.Nacao valente, imortal # Levantai hoje de novo

:27:18. > :27:26.O esplendor de Portugal # Entre as brumas da memoria

:27:27. > :27:38.O Patria, sente-se a voz # Dos teus egregios avos

:27:39. > :27:44.Que ha-de guiar-te a vitoria # As armas, as armas

:27:45. > :27:47.Sobre a terra, sobre o mar, # As armas, as armas Sobre

:27:48. > :27:54.a terra, sobre o mar # As armas, as armas

:27:55. > :28:02.Pela Patria lutar # Contra os canhoes,

:28:03. > :28:29.marchar, marchar # So, the last two teams to get their

:28:30. > :28:35.euros under way meet in St Etienne. It has been raining again here

:28:36. > :28:41.today, but the sunshine has come out in the early evening, just as it did

:28:42. > :28:45.yesterday's in Lyon. So, Portugal, who have actually lost at home to

:28:46. > :28:49.Albania and the Cape Verde Islands in the last two years, without

:28:50. > :29:03.Ricardo Quaresma, who is injured. Up front, Nani partners Ronaldo. On the

:29:04. > :29:07.bench, 18-year-old Renato Sanches, who has just signed for Bayern

:29:08. > :29:16.Munich for a fee which could rise to ?61 million. Cuneyt Cakir, from

:29:17. > :29:24.Turkey, is the referee. One of Uefa's finest. Although not without

:29:25. > :29:34.the odd blemish on his record, as Manchester United fans might tell

:29:35. > :29:42.you. The captain on the right, Aron Gunnarsson. Don't forget that

:29:43. > :29:45.Iceland almost qualified for the last World Cup, only losing in the

:29:46. > :29:50.play-off to Croatia. This time they have done it. The team plays for

:29:51. > :30:00.clubs scattered across northern Europe. The two strikers play for

:30:01. > :30:13.Nantes and Kaiserslautern respectively. At the back, Kari

:30:14. > :30:19.Arnason captained Malmo in a Champions League match where they

:30:20. > :30:33.lost eight-0. Guess who scored four of them?!

:30:34. > :30:40.Hopefully Ronaldo can write up this tournament with a big performance.

:30:41. > :30:45.Iceland, a big performance for them, can they nullify the threat? The

:30:46. > :30:53.campaign begins, the referee blows his whistle and Iceland are

:30:54. > :30:58.introduced to international football at its peak. All in white against

:30:59. > :31:06.Portugal, who are predominantly in red. Ronaldo is immediately knocked

:31:07. > :31:10.off the ball and gets a glare. Carvalho here for Portugal. It was a

:31:11. > :31:14.strong challenge from Aron Gunnarsson, who dispossessed

:31:15. > :31:25.Cristiano Ronaldo and then glared at him. He's at it, Steve, isn't he?

:31:26. > :31:34.Ball given away to Bjarnason. Loses it in turn to Ronaldo. Nani. Through

:31:35. > :31:41.to the goalkeeper, Halldorsson, who will be happy to get an early touch.

:31:42. > :31:46.He did well. They had to get numbers back to stop that. Ronaldo running

:31:47. > :31:51.at the opposition, getting a bit of freedom. All the way through to

:31:52. > :32:14.Patricio. It's not all about Ronaldo,

:32:15. > :32:19.obviously it's mostly about Ronaldo, but when you look around and see

:32:20. > :32:24.Pepe, Danilo, Joao Mario, they have some other good players. A mixture

:32:25. > :32:29.of youth and experience. I was particularly impressed when Danilo

:32:30. > :32:33.played against England recently. He looks like another one that has come

:32:34. > :32:42.off the Portuguese football conveyor belt. Inside two Joao Moutinho, away

:32:43. > :32:47.to Pepe. That is a good ball from Mario into the box, but straight

:32:48. > :32:55.into the comfortable grasp of Hannes Halldorsson. Fernando Santos in

:32:56. > :33:02.charge of Portugal. We speak about Iceland being debut dance, and they

:33:03. > :33:10.are. They have joint managers. The very familiar Lars Lagerback, this

:33:11. > :33:17.is his seventh major tournament final. Six with Sweden and one with

:33:18. > :33:23.Nigeria. He is making no debut. He knows what he's doing. Gylfi

:33:24. > :33:29.Sigurdsson cuts inside, Sigurdsson! Patricio saves and saves again the!

:33:30. > :33:35.That was nearly the story of the first week in the Euros in a

:33:36. > :33:40.nutshell. Excellent work down the left-hand side. What was Pepe doing?

:33:41. > :33:45.Pulling out of the challenge. He has to put the ball out, put it in the

:33:46. > :33:50.standard necessary. Trying to be too clever. If you are Iceland you want

:33:51. > :34:01.Sigurdsson with those big chances. Moutinho for Portugal.

:34:02. > :34:13.Too much on that firm Nani -- for Nani. Excellent work, it really was.

:34:14. > :34:20.As he steps inside, Danilo, you expect him to bend it beyond

:34:21. > :34:24.Patricio in goal, passed his left hand side, but didn't get it right.

:34:25. > :34:30.He went for power and it was a comfortable save in the end. Trying

:34:31. > :34:35.to give him the eyes, trying to go near post. It wasn't a great finish.

:34:36. > :34:41.Eidur Gudjohnsen in the middle of your shot there. Still going, 37

:34:42. > :34:46.years young, Eidur Gudjohnsen. He will retire from international

:34:47. > :34:52.football for the second time after this tournament. Pepe for Portugal.

:34:53. > :35:10.The free kick does go Portugal's way. Nani is edging towards 100 caps

:35:11. > :35:13.and after night, 97 for Nani. Another one who has the talent but

:35:14. > :35:21.has always consistent enough. Pepe has come forward, so has

:35:22. > :35:38.Ricardo Carvalho. Joao Moutinho and Danilo as well.

:35:39. > :35:44.Flicked on by Nani. Halldorsson right behind it. He has had two or

:35:45. > :35:52.three good touches. Not the greatest free kick from Joao Moutinho. Nani

:35:53. > :36:01.trying to guide it goalwards. Dispossessed, Saevarsson. A corner.

:36:02. > :36:06.Been caught out of you times in possession, Iceland. Excellent press

:36:07. > :36:10.from Portugal. A lot of experience in Iceland's back four. Three of the

:36:11. > :36:20.four started every game in qualification.

:36:21. > :36:27.Joao Moutinho. Flicked on, deflected, another corner.

:36:28. > :36:40.Dangerous. It's far too easy. Danilo just

:36:41. > :36:46.trying to get the direction on it, not able to get the power going away

:36:47. > :36:49.from goal. Joao Moutinho with the second corner. That is much more

:36:50. > :37:03.comfortable. WHISTLE Bjarnason for Iceland, the referee

:37:04. > :37:07.having a word with Aron Gunnarsson. The temptation is to see Iceland as

:37:08. > :37:12.rank outsiders and total underdogs, but they came into this tournament

:37:13. > :37:19.coming second in the qualification group. Three teams from that group

:37:20. > :37:22.made the finals, because Turkey came through a play-off, and the

:37:23. > :37:28.Netherlands didn't, a strong group. Yes, it is. Just missed out on the

:37:29. > :37:32.last World Cup to an excellent Croatian side in the play-off. It

:37:33. > :37:38.has been a work in progress in the last ten years. Flag is up.

:37:39. > :37:50.As you can hear... The blue shirted haunts from Iceland reacted rather

:37:51. > :37:53.late to the linesman's flag. It was a long time up before they realised

:37:54. > :38:18.it. But it was the right decision. Good battle. Bjarnason arrives on

:38:19. > :38:24.the scene, the decision has gone Portugal's way. Huge experience,

:38:25. > :38:33.Lars Lagerback. He will stand down at the end of this tournament. He is

:38:34. > :38:38.67 now. And the man alongside, Heimir Hallgrimsson will take sole

:38:39. > :38:45.charge. We talk about Iceland having a population the size of Leicester,

:38:46. > :38:50.which is about right. I did put a call into the Icelandic Embassy this

:38:51. > :38:55.morning to ask how many Icelandic men that are between the age of

:38:56. > :38:59.20-40 who could conceivably be picked for the squad. There are

:39:00. > :39:04.fewer than 50,000. That means if you are an Icelandic man in that age

:39:05. > :39:13.group you have all won in 200 chance of being in the squad. For someone

:39:14. > :39:13.whose name ends in son, I'm a bit disappointed to have been

:39:14. > :39:30.overlooked. That was a poor ball from Sigurdsson

:39:31. > :39:39.from the back. Had a bit of comfortable possession.

:39:40. > :40:06.Joao Moutinho loves the feel of the ball at his feet.

:40:07. > :40:35.Guerreiro with the throw in for Portugal. Arnason forward.

:40:36. > :40:43.Gudmundsson inside to Gylfi Sigurdsson. Danilo immediately in an

:40:44. > :40:47.Gylfi Sigurdsson. A free kick to Iceland. Got caught under

:40:48. > :40:51.Sigurdsson's feat. Danilo recognise that. That is exactly what he does,

:40:52. > :40:58.that is why he plays in the side. Allows the likes of Moutinho and

:40:59. > :41:14.Mario ahead of him to be the creative players.

:41:15. > :41:28.Ten minutes in the best chance was for Iceland. And a huge chance as

:41:29. > :41:34.well. They have not been great in possession, Iceland, when they have

:41:35. > :41:38.had it, a few overhit passes. But when you get those chances, those

:41:39. > :41:42.big chances, those big moments, you want them to fall to Sigurdsson and

:41:43. > :42:15.you expect him to do better with the chance he had. Carvalho to Pepe.

:42:16. > :42:25.Danilo, to the feet of Joao Moutinho. Cristiano Ronaldo.

:42:26. > :42:29.Bjarnason made the challenge on the referee saw nothing wrong with it.

:42:30. > :42:36.He's right, Cristiano Ronaldo. He had his back foot taken from him.

:42:37. > :42:45.Gets himself into a good position. Bjarnason does get back. Referee

:42:46. > :42:51.said he won the ball and not sure there was much contact. He kicked

:42:52. > :43:18.the floor, actually. Not sure there was much in that.

:43:19. > :43:34.Skulason will take the throw in. Pepe.

:43:35. > :43:46.Joao Moutinho and Nani chasing. Apology from the midfielder to Nani.

:43:47. > :44:04.Hand raised, as soon see release the ball he knew he put too much on it.

:44:05. > :44:20.Fell nicely. Free kick quickly taken. Too quickly. In a good

:44:21. > :44:24.position, the full-back, but the referee has pulled them back. You

:44:25. > :44:32.want to get into the flow, in a good position going forward. Awareness

:44:33. > :44:40.from Moutinho to spot the run. Danilo. Now it goes back to

:44:41. > :45:18.Vieirinha. Danilo, into Gomes. A good-looking

:45:19. > :45:52.ball, just didn't quite found Joao Mario. Won back. Pepe.

:45:53. > :46:02.Just to be -- just a bit scrappy at the moment, isn't it? They are not

:46:03. > :46:14.able to string a few passes together.

:46:15. > :46:17.Carvalho, the ageing Portuguese defender, now at Monaco. So popular

:46:18. > :46:54.at Chelsea for so long. We have seen that challenge from

:46:55. > :46:56.Ricardo Carvalho a lot. He knows what he is doing, just leaving his

:46:57. > :48:08.foot in at the end of it. Keeping a very good shape, Iceland.

:48:09. > :48:15.Vieirinha. Darting inside. The goalkeeper just wanted a second look

:48:16. > :48:19.at that. Just a very good attacking full-back, Vieirinha. Strikes it

:48:20. > :48:44.well, just did not have the direction. Straight at Halldorsson.

:48:45. > :48:53.The foul was by Joao Mario. He is a little bit off-balance, although he

:48:54. > :49:36.struck it well enough. Gylfi Sigurdsson is down at the

:49:37. > :49:42.moment for Iceland. Portugal are about to put the ball out of play.

:49:43. > :49:47.Ronaldo gave it to Gudmundsson so that he could do so. The referee is

:49:48. > :49:54.coming over to have a look at Sigurdsson. He has just trodden on

:49:55. > :50:23.the top of his left foot. He is OK. He looks fine. It is a

:50:24. > :50:28.nasty one. Just get on with it now. One of the most historic stadiums in

:50:29. > :50:32.France, home to St Etienne, of course, who had that great team in

:50:33. > :50:44.the 1970s, home of Jacques Santini, who is here today. As is the star of

:50:45. > :50:55.the team which reached the European Cup Final in 1976. Danilo for

:50:56. > :51:03.Portugal, who have not really troubled Halldorsson yet - certainly

:51:04. > :51:10.not with anything which would unduly worry him. Lovely ball in! That was

:51:11. > :51:15.a brilliant ball in from Ronaldo, and Nani's header hit the

:51:16. > :51:21.goalkeeper. Top-class - brilliant from Ronaldo. Shifting it onto his

:51:22. > :51:28.right foot, great ball in. Excellent movement from Nani. Gets into a good

:51:29. > :51:38.position. It is actually a really good save from Halldorsson, getting

:51:39. > :52:17.our current crosses line. -- getting back across his line.

:52:18. > :52:31.He gets the full-back backed up. Brilliant ball, great pace on it. As

:52:32. > :52:33.I say, it was good movement from Nani, and a really good save

:52:34. > :53:06.goalkeeping. Gomes now for Portugal with a

:53:07. > :53:15.powerful surge. Plays it to Nani. Nani has Bjarnason for company.

:53:16. > :53:21.Vierinha, into Ronaldo...! Begin, it is super movement. Pulling away onto

:53:22. > :53:29.the shoulder of the defender, getting across him, just could not

:53:30. > :53:37.quite get the direction. But again, great movement. If he has a good

:53:38. > :53:42.tournament, Ronaldo could become the highest scoring player of all time

:53:43. > :53:52.in European Championship finals. Michel Platini, on nine, Alan

:53:53. > :53:54.Shearer on seven. Ronaldo currently on six in his three previous

:53:55. > :54:20.tournaments. Sensational. More than 50 goals

:54:21. > :54:42.again, just amazing. Six seasons running now.

:54:43. > :54:51.STEVE WILSON: Halfway through the first half, Iceland will be quite

:54:52. > :54:58.happy with the way it has gone. Gudmundsson to Saevarsson.

:54:59. > :55:11.Gudmundsson felt that, and has got the free kick.

:55:12. > :55:24.Someone needs to wake up, because Bjarnason is there. . Pepe goes to

:55:25. > :55:31.ground and gets the free kick, but there was certainly hesitation

:55:32. > :55:36.there. KEVIN KILBANE: We know, they are

:55:37. > :55:41.uncomfortable at times, Pepe and Carvalho. Alan Shearer was

:55:42. > :55:49.mentioning the set pieces for Iceland, they could really cause

:55:50. > :55:53.problems. Ronaldo missed it! Patted away by goalkeeper Halldorsson.

:55:54. > :55:56.Lovely ball from Pepe towards Ronaldo, who could not make any

:55:57. > :56:11.contact. Bjarnason... Well, you have got to

:56:12. > :56:19.compete, but the referee did not like that much. What a chance that

:56:20. > :56:23.was, brilliant ball from Pepe. The same movement as Giaccherini last

:56:24. > :56:32.night. You expect him to do better. It is a good chance. That is poor in

:56:33. > :56:42.the end from him. Here comes the free kick for that Bjarnason

:56:43. > :56:47.challenge. To be taken by Joao Moutinho. Halldorsson again with a

:56:48. > :56:54.comfortable take. Hill, furious. That has happened to war three times

:56:55. > :56:57.now. -- Pepe, furious. Vierinha with the header.

:56:58. > :57:24.Free kick given in his favour this time.

:57:25. > :58:03.Danilo, that is asking rather a lot of Nani. He has won throw.

:58:04. > :58:11.Just that final ball at the moment, Kevin, for Portugal, not really on

:58:12. > :58:19.the money. No, it is not, apart from that ball from Pepe to set up

:58:20. > :58:21.Ronaldo. That was a great ball. Great movement from Ronaldo, and he

:58:22. > :58:55.has got to be scoring. Big chance. Gomes could not make the most of

:58:56. > :58:59.that error. Joao Mario was beaten, but Ricardo Carvalho wasn't.

:59:00. > :59:03.Beautifully timed tackle. Yes, we have seen that so often. 38 now, but

:59:04. > :59:42.brilliantly timed challenge. Joao Mario, that was a very good

:59:43. > :59:49.ball. It was just a little bit too high for Joao Moutinho. He read that

:59:50. > :59:58.well, Arnason. Bodies behind him as well - he knew he had to deal with

:59:59. > :00:09.it. That looked to me like it had gone out of play.

:00:10. > :00:18.You can see the setup from Iceland every time - allow Portugal to get

:00:19. > :00:19.over the halfway line, then put them under more pressure, going into a

:00:20. > :00:29.rigid 4-4-2. That's good reading for Iceland, 0-0

:00:30. > :01:18.after half an hour. Joao Mario. I still think Gylfi

:01:19. > :01:23.Sigurdsson's chance was every bit as good a chance as Nani's header. A

:01:24. > :01:41.super chance. Gomes, Nani. 1-0! Switch off for a second and Portugal

:01:42. > :01:45.make you pay. Nani with the goal, Gomes with a pass. Portugal strike

:01:46. > :02:06.first. 1-0, Nani. You are right. A great bonus from

:02:07. > :02:11.Andre Gomes, when he gets in he gets his head up. A brilliant run from

:02:12. > :02:16.Nani near post and it's a simple task at the end of it,

:02:17. > :02:22.realistically. But I have to say, it has been coming. They've been a bit

:02:23. > :02:26.slack in possession, Iceland. That will settle them down now. Well

:02:27. > :02:31.finished from Nani. He missed his first chance. His 18 number-macro

:02:32. > :02:48.his country. -- his 18th. Now Cristiano Ronaldo.

:02:49. > :02:53.It will be a pro. -- a throw. Sigurdsson had that early chance in

:02:54. > :02:59.the third minute to put the cat amongst the Portuguese pigeons but

:03:00. > :03:04.didn't take it. And now they are one down. You get these big chances in

:03:05. > :03:06.games. They will have to contain Iceland. When you get those big

:03:07. > :03:43.moments, you have to take them. Danilo looking to put it to the back

:03:44. > :03:46.post. A corner. A great ball, Joao Moutinho hasn't always produced with

:03:47. > :03:55.free kicks in wide areas in this game but that was a Super Bowl. The

:03:56. > :04:00.changing angle. He had to deal with it, Bjarnason. Pepe coming from

:04:01. > :04:06.behind. He did well. -- a super ball.

:04:07. > :04:13.Another corner, didn't quite reach Ricardo Carvalho. Gomes with the

:04:14. > :04:19.shot. Deflected, I think. It is. Another corner. Got to try and see

:04:20. > :04:23.this spell through at the moment, Iceland. They are struggling and

:04:24. > :04:27.need to get out of their own half. Is Portugal get a second in the next

:04:28. > :04:33.couple of minutes you wouldn't put it beyond them to get a third before

:04:34. > :04:38.half-time. It just has a feel at the moment that this is an important

:04:39. > :04:42.10-12 minute up to half-time for Iceland. In comes the corner kick.

:04:43. > :04:44.Halldorsson took it well, with his fingertips rather than his palms,

:04:45. > :05:09.but still. Nani knocked over by Gylfi

:05:10. > :05:24.Sigurdsson. Free kick to Portugal. It's interesting, I saw some very

:05:25. > :05:31.good stuff in the paper with her riders and, the long-standing

:05:32. > :05:36.international Icelandic player. He said when he moved to England he was

:05:37. > :05:39.23 but in mental terms he was still like a teenager because the

:05:40. > :06:03.Icelandic system was so far behind, and that is no longer the case.

:06:04. > :06:18.Carvalho. Pepe. A lovely turn away from Gylfi Sigurdsson. Joao Mario

:06:19. > :06:23.had gone down for Portugal. Bjarnason here charging forward for

:06:24. > :06:28.Iceland, trying to curl it off the outside of its boot around Pepe.

:06:29. > :06:40.Didn't quite happen. Got a bit of pace, Bjarnason.

:06:41. > :06:56.Back with Sigurdsson here. Flicked on by Sigthorsson. Bjarnason. It

:06:57. > :07:02.almost fell for Gudmundsson at the back post. He was in a good position

:07:03. > :07:10.there. It is a better ball from back to front. Just a little floater, to

:07:11. > :07:15.give them a chance to attack early on. But a vital touch at the back

:07:16. > :07:28.post to deny a good chance for Iceland. Their first corner of the

:07:29. > :07:32.game. A few hoots from behind the goal from the Icelandic rounds,

:07:33. > :07:36.thinking they might have a penalty shout. Not a good set play from

:07:37. > :07:46.Iceland again. They have had a couple of chances. Aron Gunnarsson

:07:47. > :07:54.to take this for Iceland. Towards Sigthorsson. The Portuguese

:07:55. > :08:00.writeback said it didn't come off him, but the referee says, yes it

:08:01. > :08:02.did. Corner again. Hardly a long throw, but certainly made the most

:08:03. > :08:16.of it. Gylfi Sigurdsson to take this for

:08:17. > :08:22.Iceland. A goal down but on the front foot again now. Ronaldo heads

:08:23. > :08:28.it clear. Now Gudmundsson, caught in possession by Joao Mario, almost,

:08:29. > :08:56.and then recovered. Just as well he did. Bjarnason.

:08:57. > :09:08.Just taking an opportunity to have a word with Aron Gunnarsson. That is a

:09:09. > :09:15.decent delivery. Andre Gomes got his head on it. Here is Nani. Joao

:09:16. > :09:22.Mario. Pepe has charged forward from the back. Joao Mario for Portugal,

:09:23. > :09:27.back to Nani. Well taken, Halldorsson did well and delivers it

:09:28. > :09:31.quickly. Pepe is not going to get back as quickly as he got forward,

:09:32. > :09:38.that's for sure. In toward Sigthorsson. Pepe has just arrived

:09:39. > :09:44.back. Vieirinha did well to get there.

:09:45. > :10:15.Danilo for Portugal. The goal-scorer, Nani.

:10:16. > :10:32.Nani seems to have decided to hold the right touchline at the moment.

:10:33. > :11:02.Joao Mario. Good ball, Andre Gomes feigning to

:11:03. > :11:05.shoot with his right. Halldorsson would have seen that quite late,

:11:06. > :11:11.Arnason was standing in front of him. Coming through a lot of bodies.

:11:12. > :11:15.Defending very narrow, Iceland. Make it hard to find any space for

:11:16. > :11:25.Portugal. Given away, and that was careless. Joao Moutinho. Joao Mario

:11:26. > :11:30.and Danilo for Portugal fastly enjoying the bulk of possession. --

:11:31. > :11:40.fastly enjoying. Just over the top of Nani. Only

:11:41. > :11:58.awaited Danilo. -- await to Danilo. Ricardo Carvalho, one of the

:11:59. > :12:03.players, like Cristiano Ronaldo who will have memories of being beaten

:12:04. > :12:08.by underdogs at the European Championships. Losing the opening

:12:09. > :12:15.game of Euro 2004 to Greece and then again in the final, on home turf.

:12:16. > :12:19.Wise enough and experienced enough no not -- to know not to take

:12:20. > :12:31.anything for granted. They will be happy going in at

:12:32. > :12:36.half-time if it stays like this. Iceland have offered very little

:12:37. > :12:39.going forward, a big chance early on, but you expect better from them

:12:40. > :12:41.from set plays. They haven't provided any telling balls into the

:12:42. > :12:50.area. Ronaldo to Guerreiro. Nice run, but blocked in the end, a

:12:51. > :13:17.Portuguese throw. Vieirinha. Taken away from Nani by

:13:18. > :13:48.the flying figure of Saevarsson. Can't get the ball, Iceland. Got to

:13:49. > :13:53.try and see this spell through, see it through to half-time. That has to

:13:54. > :13:58.come a time in the game when they will throw bodies forward.

:13:59. > :14:03.Vieirinha, a good ball, but too high for Cristiano Ronaldo, who had

:14:04. > :14:10.Sigurdsson jumping just in front of him. He has picked up a couple of

:14:11. > :14:18.good positions, Cristiano Ronaldo, pulling away to Saevarsson. Just

:14:19. > :14:23.quite get it on target again. That was the chance, excellent awareness

:14:24. > :14:29.from Nani, who did the business. Free kick for Iceland. Foul by Joao

:14:30. > :14:46.Moutinho. He's going to have a word with

:14:47. > :15:10.Danilo. Who presumably had something to say

:15:11. > :15:16.for himself. Keep the ball away. Skulason for Iceland. Might have a

:15:17. > :15:21.chance here to try and get something right at the end of the first half.

:15:22. > :15:31.This throw from Aron Gunnarsson will be launched in, I expect.

:15:32. > :15:42.This throw will be launched in, I expect.

:15:43. > :15:55.In it goes towards Sigthorsson. Did not quite reach him. Vieirinha was

:15:56. > :16:05.there. Nani taken out, and the referee has decided that that will

:16:06. > :16:12.do for the end of the first half. Rather strange end to the half.

:16:13. > :16:21.There has been a few of those throughout this first half. So, Nani

:16:22. > :16:25.with the only goal. Great early chance, though, for Gylfi

:16:26. > :16:29.Sigurdsson, which would have been a dream start for Iceland. But in the

:16:30. > :16:33.end, Nani getting the goal after some clever play by Andre Gomes. At

:16:34. > :16:39.half-time, it is Portugal 1-0 Iceland.

:16:40. > :16:45.GARY LINEKER: Decent half of football, Portugal leading through

:16:46. > :16:49.that Nani goal, his first in 635 and its author European Championship

:16:50. > :16:54.football. Important to get your team up and running? Yes, it might have

:16:55. > :17:01.been different if Sigurdsson had put that early chance in. That is all

:17:02. > :17:07.they have had, really. I think there's more goals in the game for

:17:08. > :17:11.Portugal. Iceland will have to start chasing the game at some stage. Seen

:17:12. > :17:19.enough to think Portugal might go a long way in this tournament? It is

:17:20. > :17:22.difficult to say. I was asking myself at the beginning if Nani is

:17:23. > :17:25.actually a guy who can play in the middle. To be fair, he could have

:17:26. > :17:34.scored with his head before. Should have scored. For I think sometimes

:17:35. > :17:37.they bother too much about possession. When you have a chance

:17:38. > :17:42.to go through the line of a team, especially on the counter, do it.

:17:43. > :17:46.They needed to do that more, I think. How have you seen it,

:17:47. > :17:53.Vincent? I was expecting some stoical defending from Iceland, I

:17:54. > :17:57.was expecting them to close ranks. I felt Portugal were getting through

:17:58. > :18:00.quite easily. If that's the way they are going to approach the rest of

:18:01. > :18:05.the game, they are going to struggle. Torture goal was many,

:18:06. > :18:12.many chances. You can see Iceland setting up here, getting men behind

:18:13. > :18:19.the ball. Exactly the same here, almost everyone behind the ball. How

:18:20. > :18:23.you get through that is not this... You have now got a chance to

:18:24. > :18:28.counterattack. So you move the ball quickly. For no, not on this

:18:29. > :18:36.occasion. It is too many touches, and it is slow. You cannot get

:18:37. > :18:42.through so many defenders like that. Same thing here. You turn and you

:18:43. > :18:53.quickly play it forward. Moutinho, if he turns there, they are straight

:18:54. > :18:58.on the attack. Instead, he knocks it back. The first time they actually

:18:59. > :19:05.do it, just after half an hour, it was brilliant. Brilliant ball around

:19:06. > :19:10.the corner. Another one touch. Within four passes, they have hit

:19:11. > :19:14.the counterattack. Thank you very much, 1-0. Do more of that

:19:15. > :19:21.second-half, and there is more in this game for them. What I like

:19:22. > :19:31.about this, Gomes came into the pocket at the right time. I know it

:19:32. > :19:36.sounds easy, but it is the timing of everything. It is about momentum,

:19:37. > :19:41.and the moment that you do it. When they play quickly like that, it

:19:42. > :19:45.makes it much harder for defenders. Yes, and they have the players to do

:19:46. > :19:50.it. You need to have the players to do it. I'm going to point out maybe

:19:51. > :19:55.that the Iceland midfielder is caught napping a little bit. He is

:19:56. > :20:00.forcing the central defender to come out and meet Gomes. I would say

:20:01. > :20:04.without Iceland, before they think about going for but, they need to

:20:05. > :20:09.make sure that they are not leaking from everywhere. They have got to be

:20:10. > :20:15.secure. As we thought, if Sigurdsson scores, things are different. For

:20:16. > :20:23.sadly he didn't. It is great pressure from him, actually. They're

:20:24. > :20:33.going to get the ball back. He gets it. I would have gone the other

:20:34. > :20:38.corner. I think we would know what you would have done, we have seen it

:20:39. > :20:44.about 300 times, Thierry! For that he's of skill is... See you later!

:20:45. > :20:51.At this point you think they are going to have a chance in the game.

:20:52. > :20:56.What he has done was, just looking to the left of the goalkeeper, and

:20:57. > :21:00.he tries to put it in the near side. He should have scored. That was

:21:01. > :21:09.pretty much the only chance Iceland had. Portugal had a couple. Nani's

:21:10. > :21:12.header was one of them. Ronaldo has got the defender where he wants him

:21:13. > :21:21.here. It is almost impossible to stop him, because he is so quick

:21:22. > :21:29.with his feet. That is a sitter. Great save! It is a brilliant cross,

:21:30. > :21:36.but he should score. Anywhere else, it is a goal. He is not necessarily

:21:37. > :21:40.known for his heading, I suppose. Here's a forward, he should score.

:21:41. > :21:49.What do we think of Ronaldo's performance so far, it has not quite

:21:50. > :21:52.happened for him? But that is very much Ronaldo. He does not really do

:21:53. > :21:57.a lot in terms of coming into midfield and running with the ball.

:21:58. > :22:01.But if you put the ball in the box, he would have scored that one.

:22:02. > :22:08.Vincent said it - if Nani crossed to him before, he would have scored

:22:09. > :22:16.that one. You cross the ball, he's in the box, and I love that one. It

:22:17. > :22:19.is always on. I was actually surprised he did not go with the

:22:20. > :22:30.inside of his foot rather than trying to hit it on the volley. But

:22:31. > :22:33.it the first game busy they are Barry Cook double in creating

:22:34. > :22:43.chances, which I think is a positive for Portugal. I think you have to

:22:44. > :22:48.give Pepe a lot of credit as well. He gave a really good diagonal ball

:22:49. > :22:53.to Nani. And then again, it is always on. If you make a run in

:22:54. > :22:59.behind, and the timing is right, like we saw with Italy yesterday,

:23:00. > :23:05.great ball for Ronaldo, and he would have scored. But he is human! Pepe

:23:06. > :23:11.has not squealed once in agony, on the plus side! Not long now until

:23:12. > :23:19.the much anticipated British clash... I must ask this of you

:23:20. > :23:24.England - what shall we see? Promise, and only that, of ancients

:23:25. > :23:45.turned grey? Rise, like lions. The Dragon under the Mt. Something

:23:46. > :23:51.has stirred in you. Spread your wings!

:23:52. > :23:59.Wales of course top Group B after beating Slovakia on Saturday.

:24:00. > :24:05.Manager Chris Coleman has been speaking to Robbie Savage.

:24:06. > :24:11.COMMENTATOR: 58 years they have waited, and victory in their first

:24:12. > :24:15.game home in on the big stage! It was a great game to be involved in.

:24:16. > :24:22.I was absolutely delighted with the three points, in your first game.

:24:23. > :24:29.Each and every one of those players has been absolutely unbelievable...!

:24:30. > :24:33.I said, they want to do it for you - and that is a massive thing, as a

:24:34. > :24:37.football manager. Before that Slovakia game, we have not had a

:24:38. > :24:43.great run of results. We are looking around, and confidence is a bit low.

:24:44. > :24:46.Now, you see everybody joining in, and the players want to progress

:24:47. > :24:53.with this team. And they want to be successful. To see that reaction

:24:54. > :24:58.from everybody, it is genuine. Those three points, with England drawing,

:24:59. > :25:05.the pressure now is on them? Of course it will be a typical, I would

:25:06. > :25:09.imagine, British derby game. I think it will be fast and furious, and

:25:10. > :25:15.there's so much riding on it. How do your players feel about this game?

:25:16. > :25:18.Our players are absolutely right up for it, because we are playing

:25:19. > :25:23.against a very good team at the end of the day. You know Roy very well -

:25:24. > :25:28.after that trawl, do you think he will approach it in a different way?

:25:29. > :25:34.Roy is a very meticulous coach, a very good coach. If you have got a

:25:35. > :25:37.suitcase full of which is, it is not always easy to throw them all

:25:38. > :25:41.together. You have got to find a way to make them Joe Arundel Thursday

:25:42. > :25:46.afternoon, your biggest day as a manager? Yes, the consequences are

:25:47. > :25:51.incredible. That is why it will be the biggest game I have managed,

:25:52. > :25:55.yes. With so much talk about events off the field, it is easy to forget

:25:56. > :26:05.that England drew to check with Russia. Gabby Logan reports from

:26:06. > :26:10.their camp. 48 hours to go until England's next group game against

:26:11. > :26:16.Wales. Their final press conference was dominated as much by matters off

:26:17. > :26:20.the pitch as on it. We want everybody to be safe and sensible -

:26:21. > :26:25.enjoy the match but be respectful, we are out there playing, supporting

:26:26. > :26:30.our country, playing for our country so before everybody to be sensible

:26:31. > :26:34.and safe, is the message. Has everything that has happened put you

:26:35. > :26:39.off encouraging family and friends to come over? No. I think Uefa have

:26:40. > :26:45.reacted to what has happened, and the players are confident that the

:26:46. > :26:48.security staff in charge will fully control the situation and the

:26:49. > :26:53.families will be safe. Personally, come the match day, you are just

:26:54. > :27:00.fully focused on the game. It is not until after that you will start to

:27:01. > :27:03.think really about your family. The contrast in terms of the knowledge

:27:04. > :27:08.you have of the players involved in this match, compared to Russia,

:27:09. > :27:13.could not be greater. You know these players, you see them week in, week

:27:14. > :27:17.out, so is the build-up a bit more like a club game? Maybe. I have got

:27:18. > :27:22.some team-mates who play for Liverpool. I'm not sure I will be

:27:23. > :27:26.speaking them from now on before the game. But there is something special

:27:27. > :27:30.about the game, definitely. There is a British feel to it, and I think

:27:31. > :27:35.that will be good for the spectator and for the neutral. It is a pivotal

:27:36. > :27:40.aim, we know we need a positive result. But we have the belief that

:27:41. > :27:46.we can get at. We will have live coverage of that game on Thursday.

:27:47. > :27:53.Our build-up starts on BBC Two at one o'clock and continues on BBC

:27:54. > :27:56.One. Clear as mud! You can watch the game on the website or fire the BBC

:27:57. > :28:29.Sport app. Ronaldo missed it! Nani! Portugal

:28:30. > :28:34.strike first! We tend to focus a lot on the goals and the creative

:28:35. > :28:38.players, but we have got Vincent here, a great defender, so I want to

:28:39. > :28:44.talk a bit about the dark arts of defending. We saw a bit of Carvalho,

:28:45. > :28:49.and we have got Pepe as well, who give as good as they get, put it

:28:50. > :28:53.that way. What did you make of this? It is the left leg which annoys me a

:28:54. > :29:05.little bit. It is coming too high. Dark arts, you say, but it needs to

:29:06. > :29:10.be fair. So you disapprove of that? Yes, actually, I have to say I

:29:11. > :29:16.disapprove of it! Just! I'm sure it is important for a defender to let

:29:17. > :29:22.the centre forward no that you are there? Definitely. And this is what

:29:23. > :29:28.I am saying - hard but fair. What is there just, then? Fair is that you

:29:29. > :29:33.do not try and injure them - you play the ball. But I think strikers

:29:34. > :29:40.need to be able to take it as well. We always have the last laugh,

:29:41. > :29:44.because they can kick us all we want but we can just run away and score.

:29:45. > :29:50.All we need is one time. You can win 100 full stomach we win the last

:29:51. > :29:56.one, we win. Being together as a pair for quite a long time, those

:29:57. > :30:02.two at the back, is it important? 38 years of age, it is a lot of

:30:03. > :30:07.experience. But I will say this, before I judge Portugal on their

:30:08. > :30:11.defending, I want to see how it progresses, because there has not

:30:12. > :30:15.been a challenge yet. As you would probably expect from a nation like

:30:16. > :30:19.Iceland. There is Ronaldo, having a word with the officials. We can

:30:20. > :30:27.rejoin Kevin Kilbane and Steve Wilson.

:30:28. > :30:37.COMMENTATOR: They have been very comfortable but sometimes the

:30:38. > :30:43.Portuguese they leave you wanting more. Yes, they do. A little bit

:30:44. > :30:48.lethargic at times. Difficult to play through the Icelandic side, we

:30:49. > :30:52.know that. But I think there is a lot more to come, as the tournament

:30:53. > :30:57.progresses that is when the likes of Ronaldo step up to the art and put

:30:58. > :31:04.in big performances in big games. It has been a low key start for them.

:31:05. > :31:06.Portugal from left to right in the second half, no substitutions as yet

:31:07. > :31:16.from either manager. No yellow cards in the game either,

:31:17. > :31:21.and just the one chance for Iceland, but it was that big one early on the

:31:22. > :31:25.Gylfi Sigurdsson. A chance we have become accustomed to see him take.

:31:26. > :31:30.Pepe. I think that was the disappointing

:31:31. > :31:34.thing in the first half for Iceland, how disappointing they were from set

:31:35. > :31:40.plays. It might be a set play that gets them into this game, it gets

:31:41. > :31:54.them back into a. Ronaldo, Danilo. Ricardo Carvalho.

:31:55. > :32:02.Joao Moutinho. Joao Mario has ghosted forward on the edge of the

:32:03. > :32:08.penalty area. Vieirinha, well advanced. Looking to see where

:32:09. > :32:16.Ronaldo is, there he is. Well blocked. Sigurdsson got in the way,

:32:17. > :32:25.the defensive Sigurdsson, the number six. Back to Ronaldo.

:32:26. > :32:31.The initial strike blocked. Even on his left foot, comfortable and

:32:32. > :32:37.confident enough to take it on his weaker side does he have a weaker

:32:38. > :32:42.side? Strikes it into the ground. Didn't have a lot to talk about at

:32:43. > :32:46.half-time, fairly quiet, low key from Cristiano Ronaldo. But he had a

:32:47. > :32:54.few big moments in the first half, some good chances for him.

:32:55. > :33:04.Saevarsson forward for Iceland, towards Jon Dadi Bodvarsson. Ricardo

:33:05. > :33:11.Carvalho forward. Vieirinha looking for Ronaldo.

:33:12. > :33:48.Quickly in was Aron Gunnarsson. Guerreiro, a good little run that,

:33:49. > :33:52.it has resulted in a corner. It probably shouldn't have done,

:33:53. > :33:56.Halldorsson was a bit slow to react. He could have freed the white man

:33:57. > :33:58.up, Guerreiro. That was poor, poor goalkeeping at the end. -- the wide

:33:59. > :34:22.man. Alt by Sigthorsson. Not exactly sure

:34:23. > :34:28.what Vieirinha thought he was doing with that.

:34:29. > :34:39.Group F started with a surprised earlier today, with Austria, many

:34:40. > :34:43.people's fancy to maybe overachieve in this tournament, losing to

:34:44. > :34:48.Hungary. Hungary are Iceland's next opponents.

:34:49. > :35:04.Off the grateful heel of Aron Gunnarsson.

:35:05. > :35:24.Big shout. No foul. He has been impressive, Andre Gomes,

:35:25. > :35:31.looking to get forward. It was a foul, a clear block from Saevarsson.

:35:32. > :35:38.Body check on him. The referee in a really good position there, as well.

:35:39. > :35:52.Bjarnason in the middle, Sigthorsson as well. The cross coming in from

:35:53. > :35:58.Gudmundsson. Terrible defending, Yarmouth and with the Finnish! 1-1.

:35:59. > :36:23.-- with the finish. Absolute bedlam among the Icelandic

:36:24. > :36:28.supporters. Awful defending. Bjarnason comes in well and finishes

:36:29. > :36:38.it. Gets himself in all sorts of trouble, he doesn't need to. Gets

:36:39. > :36:45.caught out badly. First off they missed a big chance, but Bjarnason

:36:46. > :36:50.comes in. Such bad defending from Portugal, really bad goal to

:36:51. > :36:57.concede. But brilliant moment for the Icelandic. Into the history

:36:58. > :37:10.books for Bjarnason. Two goals in ten games in qualifying

:37:11. > :37:15.for these finals and has just tucked away their first-ever goal in a

:37:16. > :37:23.tournament final. It's a great moment.

:37:24. > :37:32.The deflection has fallen to Nani. Bjarnason in with the challenge. He

:37:33. > :37:36.will be absolutely pumped after that.

:37:37. > :37:45.He has just won the Swiss title, so he's having a good run, Bjarnason.

:37:46. > :38:04.He plays for Basel. He read across well. Vieirinha got it all wrong.

:38:05. > :38:25.Gunnarson with this throw, flicked on by Bodvarsson. Pepe.

:38:26. > :38:40.Very little possession for Iceland in this game, not really able to get

:38:41. > :38:49.any momentum going forward. But if you take your big chances... Yes. He

:38:50. > :39:07.just slipped in there, Skulason. Just rolled off his calf.

:39:08. > :39:13.Guerreiro to take this corner kick for the Portuguese, shocked by the

:39:14. > :39:16.Icelandic equaliser. Too high for Danilo. The waiter Andre Gomes.

:39:17. > :39:33.Vieirinha. -- away to Andre Gomes. Joao Mario going over, no foul.

:39:34. > :39:37.Sigurdsson. Joao Moutinho wanted to take it quickly, but no one really

:39:38. > :39:47.showed for it. Joao Mario, Joao Moutinho. Ronaldo. The goal for

:39:48. > :39:55.Iceland has put a bit of extra pace in Portugal's play. As I say that,

:39:56. > :40:01.Carvalho puts it out of play. Poor from Carvalho. A bit more urgency

:40:02. > :40:07.from Moutinho, Ronaldo and Nani. Looking for it to be a lot brighter

:40:08. > :40:08.in the final third. Move the ball quickly, try and take the Icelandic

:40:09. > :40:25.players out of position. Pepe, Vieirinha. Caught by

:40:26. > :40:28.Bjarnason. And the first yellow card of the game comes out for Iceland's

:40:29. > :40:45.goal-scorer. There's no doubt about that. Could

:40:46. > :40:53.be another yellow card in front of us, Skulason taking out Ronaldo.

:40:54. > :40:58.More than a touch on the late side. Joao Mario. Vieirinha.

:40:59. > :41:06.WHISTLE Free kick.

:41:07. > :41:15.Frustration for Pepe. He doesn't need to make the challenge.

:41:16. > :41:23.Saevarsson is going nowhere. But allows Iceland to kill the game, set

:41:24. > :41:24.the play up, condense it. Long ball forward, that's how they've played

:41:25. > :42:04.this game. Fantastic for them. Tempted to do the words from the old

:42:05. > :42:07.song, clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, year I am in

:42:08. > :42:14.the middle with you. He must feel like that a lot of the time. But his

:42:15. > :42:15.record over the last seven or eight years at international level has

:42:16. > :42:32.been outstanding. Aron Gunnarsson, whose brother is an

:42:33. > :42:40.Icelandic handball champion. A nice double for the Gunnarson family.

:42:41. > :42:53.Helped on by Sigthorsson. Carvalho, Pepe. Nani. Now they might break.

:42:54. > :42:59.Ronaldo, great vision. Joao Mario. Four flying at the Icelandic penalty

:43:00. > :43:04.area. Cristiano Ronaldo. Andre Gomes to his left hand side, don't think

:43:05. > :43:10.it crossed his mind to give him the ball. A lovely break, lovely touch

:43:11. > :43:23.from Ronaldo to set Joao Mario away. Received a pass back from him.

:43:24. > :43:37.A scrap going on now. The referee has to step in. Gudmundsson was not

:43:38. > :44:05.mucking about there. Wouldn't be so happy if it finishes

:44:06. > :44:08.1-1. Joao Moutinho. WHISTLE It is getting a little more

:44:09. > :44:17.physical. Another Portuguese free kick.

:44:18. > :44:24.He reads it, Guerreiro. A really good ball in the first half played

:44:25. > :44:37.by Guerreiro, and little outswinger. Four in the middle for Portugal,

:44:38. > :44:42.everybody back for Iceland. Looking a little penned in at this moment.

:44:43. > :44:52.Very good header clear, defensive header clear by Kari Arnason. Used

:44:53. > :45:05.to play for Rotherham. That is a really poor ball. It certainly was.

:45:06. > :45:10.A bit of movement ahead of him from Sigthorsson. He is the one that

:45:11. > :45:15.takes Pepe away in a surely. The full-back Vieirinha has to do

:45:16. > :45:22.better, he has to adjust his body and try to get closer. Such a poor

:45:23. > :45:28.goal to concede. Given away to Gylfi Sigurdsson, just couldn't take it in

:45:29. > :45:40.his stride. Andre Gomes. On by Joao Moutinho. Joao Mario now.

:45:41. > :45:51.That is a good ball. Andre Gomes... Onto his left foot... The goalkeeper

:45:52. > :45:56.somehow got it around the post. Yes, he did not look comfortable. Good

:45:57. > :46:18.feet from Andrei Gomes. Taken quickly!

:46:19. > :46:48.That was better goalkeeping. 1-1 in St Etienne. Pepe to Andre Gomes.

:46:49. > :47:03.Good block. For all their physicality, Iceland, they have not

:47:04. > :47:09.conceded one free kick within range. That obviously would have been one

:47:10. > :47:17.of their priorities. KEVIN KILBANE: I think they have

:47:18. > :47:21.defended dead ball very well. It is their own quality which has been

:47:22. > :47:34.lacking at times. STEVE WILSON: Carvalho.

:47:35. > :47:51.Pepe, that is going to reach Joao Mario.

:47:52. > :48:03.Cleared away well by Gudmundsson. They have got to have some white

:48:04. > :48:08.shirts up the field at some point, Iceland. I can't keep just bring it

:48:09. > :48:21.back to Portugal, with half an hour to go.

:48:22. > :48:36.Cross comes in from Vieirinha. Nani! That is good movement from Nani. It

:48:37. > :48:45.is a good ball from Vieirinha, slight deflection on it. He has got

:48:46. > :48:55.forward well at times. Has not always been great with his

:48:56. > :49:02.deliveries from wide areas. He is on the born-again now. -- on the ball

:49:03. > :49:18.again now. Nani has made a good run, and that

:49:19. > :49:24.is well covered again by Arnason. That has been taken extremely

:49:25. > :49:29.quickly by Joao Mario. There's urgency from Cristiano Ronaldo, who

:49:30. > :49:43.is looking to get the game going quickly. Mistake by Joao Mario.

:49:44. > :49:51.Fernando Santos, the Portuguese coach, will be looking to make a

:49:52. > :49:59.change. It has gone a bit flat. Portugal's quality has let them down

:50:00. > :50:19.at times. Imagine if they pinch another one?!

:50:20. > :50:35.Arnason working really hard to get there first. And that was a good

:50:36. > :50:38.ball in. He did well, Bodvarsson. The Portuguese full-back Vieirinha

:50:39. > :50:50.is not having the best of times in this second half. No, with Cedric

:50:51. > :51:02.Soares sitting on the bench, he will be thinking, I could play there.

:51:03. > :51:13.Vieirinha with this throw for Portugal.

:51:14. > :51:37.Pepe. Substitutes warming up all over the place and it

:51:38. > :51:47.ever-increasing urgency. Iceland, defending stoutly. Joao Mario, into

:51:48. > :51:56.a great area! , but Arnason was therefore Iceland. Ronaldo was a

:51:57. > :52:01.little bit on his heels there. The white shirts just struggling to find

:52:02. > :52:03.a way out at the moment. They just cannot keep hold of the ball. It was

:52:04. > :52:12.the same in the first half. Forward by Sigurdsson. Pepe is

:52:13. > :52:32.there. As I said at the start, Portugal are

:52:33. > :52:37.not immune to embarrassment. Albania won in Portugal in qualifying. Cape

:52:38. > :52:59.Verde also beat them in a friendly. I do not mean that this respectfully

:53:00. > :53:04.to Iceland, to suggest it would be embarrassing for them to beat

:53:05. > :53:11.Portugal, because they are a very good side, but it would certainly be

:53:12. > :53:24.a surprise. Well played by the defender. And Pepe has not down

:53:25. > :53:32.Bodvarsson, and I think he knew exactly what he was doing. I wonder

:53:33. > :53:43.what Cuneyt Cakir will make of this. It is a foul from Bodvarsson, but

:53:44. > :53:53.just when he goes down... The legs,, and there's absolutely no need for

:53:54. > :54:03.that. -- the legs come our. -- come up.

:54:04. > :54:13.Coming shortly for Portugal will be Renato Sanches. Bayern Munich got in

:54:14. > :54:18.quickly to sign him from Benfeito this summer for an awful lot of

:54:19. > :54:34.German euros. That was easy, really, for

:54:35. > :55:22.Saevarsson. It is following the same pattern,

:55:23. > :55:26.Steve, isn't it? Just back to front. Attack after attack, but just

:55:27. > :55:37.breaking down. Nani - the referee's whistle has

:55:38. > :55:54.gone for the earlier foul on Reinaldo Rueda -- on Ronaldo. Here

:55:55. > :56:01.is the change, and Moutinho is coming off for Portugal. On comes

:56:02. > :56:08.Renato Sanches, who is joining Bayern Munich from Benfica, costing

:56:09. > :56:13.them ?27 million, rising to a possible ?60 million. The youngest

:56:14. > :56:23.Portuguese player ever to be kicked for a major tournament, beating the

:56:24. > :56:37.record set by Cristiano Ronaldo. Flicked on by Nani! Oh, that is a

:56:38. > :56:51.whisker! Halldorsson is beaten. It is a really good all in. Just

:56:52. > :56:56.unlucky. That really is clever. Six inches wide, I would say - no more

:56:57. > :57:04.than that. 20 minutes of normal time to go. Iceland free kick - that's

:57:05. > :57:06.good news for them, just gives them the chance to settle themselves

:57:07. > :57:44.down. Sigthorsson coming back from an of

:57:45. > :58:05.side position. Forward by Danilo. Big shout for handball there! Waved

:58:06. > :58:18.away and ignored. Gylfi Sigurdsson was very keen to ask the question.

:58:19. > :58:23.Ronaldo - plenty of power, but rising too much. Sigurdsson is still

:58:24. > :58:27.asking the question of the referee. It was outside anyway. The referee

:58:28. > :59:11.gets it right, really. 20 years ago, Eidur Gudjohnsen on

:59:12. > :59:13.the Icelandic bench came on to play for his country. And the player who

:59:14. > :59:42.went off was his dad. Aron Gunnarsson with this throw.

:59:43. > :59:47.Dangerous leave, right across the face of Patricio's bowl. That was

:59:48. > :59:58.extremely dangerous. Really good delivery from the throw and towards

:59:59. > :00:09.Bodvarsson. Haven't had much joy. Long ball back wins the initial

:00:10. > :00:21.throwing. -- throw in. This will be similar. Arnason trying to get a

:00:22. > :00:32.head on it. Renato Sanches with the clearance downfield.

:00:33. > :00:50.Quaresma will be on shortly for Portugal, their second change. Joao

:00:51. > :00:55.Mario's shot hit Nani. WHISTLE

:00:56. > :01:01.Goalkick Iceland and Portugal take off Joao Mario.

:01:02. > :01:08.He has done OK, but no more than OK. They bring on Ricardo Quaresma, who

:01:09. > :01:17.is 32 now. A chequered international career. He missed Euro 2004 injured.

:01:18. > :01:23.Left out in the World Cup squad two years later. Left out again in 2010.

:01:24. > :01:28.Went to Euro and it 12, but sat on the pitch the whole -- sat on the

:01:29. > :01:32.bench the whole tournament. He has been around a long time but only his

:01:33. > :01:37.third ever appearance in the tournament final. Positive

:01:38. > :01:43.substitution, they needed to change things up. Quaresma probably wasn't

:01:44. > :01:47.quite fit to start the game. And unpredictable player, a real talent.

:01:48. > :01:53.A poor header from Pepe, it really was. Towards Bodvarsson at Pepe

:01:54. > :02:11.makes amends. Good defending by Arnason. He knew

:02:12. > :02:16.if he headed it clear, Cristiano Ronaldo was lurking.

:02:17. > :02:22.It is fair to say that I think those in blue are enjoying it rather more

:02:23. > :02:46.than those in red at the moment. It sounds like the Icelandic fans

:02:47. > :02:55.are singing, On You Spurs but I'm sure they're not! Vieirinha.

:02:56. > :03:03.Slightly fortunate, Vieirinha. Sanches. Gomes to his left, Nani in

:03:04. > :03:06.the middle and Ronaldo as well, Quaresma on the right. Came to Gomes

:03:07. > :03:19.rather fortunately. Quaresma. Deflected. Halldorsson change

:03:20. > :03:24.direction well. It was a good save. That's what they want to do,

:03:25. > :03:35.Portugal, get Quaresma into the game as quickly as possible.

:03:36. > :03:51.Really good defending. Every, every Icelandic man back. That's what it

:03:52. > :03:55.takes, doesn't it? It takes a lot to get them sticking together through

:03:56. > :04:05.those difficult times, to get big results in big tournaments. For no

:04:06. > :04:13.driven by Vieirinha. Iceland are going to make a substitution

:04:14. > :04:15.themselves in a minute. They are defending first, with this corner

:04:16. > :04:21.kick to be taken by Quaresma. For lead away. A poor corner,

:04:22. > :04:57.really. It was. -- volleyed away. Halldorsson in the Icelandic goal

:04:58. > :04:59.hasn't had to do anything brilliant to keep Portugal out since they

:05:00. > :05:16.equalised. No. Vieirinha. Good bit of control from Aron

:05:17. > :05:22.Gunnarsson. Carvalho. Andre Gomes. They can't get out but they are

:05:23. > :05:30.content to sit in, and sit deep. They clear and then get back into

:05:31. > :05:33.shape for the next attack. Ronaldo out of position. That might see

:05:34. > :05:40.Iceland make that change now. Finnbogason is coming on.

:05:41. > :05:55.This was the deflected shot the Quaresma which hold Dawson -- the

:05:56. > :05:59.goalie dealt with. Sigthorsson is the man coming off. Alfred

:06:00. > :06:12.Finnbogason is the man coming on. Finnbogason scored against Arsenal

:06:13. > :06:17.in the Champions League this season when he was on loan from Real

:06:18. > :06:19.Sociedad to Olympiakos. Finished the season on loan to Al spoke in

:06:20. > :06:32.Germany. Ronaldo. -- Al not saying the referee was going to

:06:33. > :06:38.give it but Ronaldo gave it first. There has been a lot of those today.

:06:39. > :06:41.When he senses the Portuguese players breaking, just clips the

:06:42. > :06:58.heels or drags the shirt back. First time we've seen the familiar

:06:59. > :07:02.statuesque stance of Cristiano Ronaldo over a free kick. Whipped in

:07:03. > :07:13.and deflected over the top by Gunnarson. Gets a slap on the back.

:07:14. > :07:16.One day I'm pretty certain there will be a statue of Cristiano

:07:17. > :07:20.Ronaldo in that pose. Who knows, there might be one already in

:07:21. > :07:24.Madeira. Here comes the corner. Pepe!

:07:25. > :07:32.A better ball, a better delivery from Quaresma. Good movement from

:07:33. > :07:38.Pepe across the near post. Committed. Not so sure it would have

:07:39. > :07:51.gone in anyhow, but had to deal with it.

:07:52. > :08:02.The question is, can Iceland keep alt? It is very hard to imagine

:08:03. > :08:08.Iceland scoring again at this point in the game. I suppose nothing is

:08:09. > :08:15.impossible. Guerreiro with the ball in the box. Sigurdsson is there. You

:08:16. > :08:20.said it before about how Dawson in goal, he hasn't had much to do, not

:08:21. > :08:28.tested enough by Portugal. The guys in front of him have been excellent.

:08:29. > :08:38.Of course. They have been very well organised, disciplined as well.

:08:39. > :08:46.Again, Aron Gunnarsson with another interception. Not even looking to

:08:47. > :08:59.make passes, just clearances. Keep yourself set up, offered to throw

:09:00. > :09:05.any bodies forward. Swansea's player, Eder about to come on. He

:09:06. > :09:15.has been on loan to Lyon here in France. Ronaldo. That is good play.

:09:16. > :09:22.Bodvarsson. Bodvarsson forward to Finnbogason. Patricio thought about

:09:23. > :09:32.coming there. Pepe has dealt with Finnbogason and it is a free kick --

:09:33. > :09:37.goalkick to Portugal. I think he recognised he made a poor decision,

:09:38. > :09:42.Finnbogason. He wanted to get the strike away early. Good defending

:09:43. > :09:49.from Pepe in the end. Andre Gomes comes off, Eder comes on. Didn't

:09:50. > :09:56.score in his 15 games for Swansea. Did better when he went on loan, the

:09:57. > :10:00.French club taking up their option. Quaresma.

:10:01. > :10:16.Quaresma again. Eder. Vieirinha. Nani. Ronaldo was backpedalling.

:10:17. > :10:35.Guerreiro to Carvalho. Danilo. Ronaldo! Halldorsson managed to do

:10:36. > :10:41.enough. No wonder he is puffing his cheeks out. The best chance of the

:10:42. > :10:49.half, brilliant from Nani. Ronaldo pulling away to give between the

:10:50. > :10:54.right back and centre-back for Iceland. Gets a good look at the

:10:55. > :10:59.goal, straight at Halldorsson. You think Ronaldo in that position, so

:11:00. > :11:04.good in the air, you expect him to score.

:11:05. > :11:15.Into the last five minutes, Iceland. Still 1-1. Gudmundsson.

:11:16. > :11:26.Gudmundsson again. Finnbogason. Gylfi Sigurdsson. Finnbogason.

:11:27. > :11:34.Finding a way through... Patricio with the save. I did say a couple of

:11:35. > :11:37.minutes ago that I couldn't see Iceland scoring. I might have to

:11:38. > :11:45.rewind on that. They have bodies forward. They can get two or three

:11:46. > :11:55.bodies around Finnbogason. He took it well. Straight at Patrice Evra in

:11:56. > :11:59.the end though. -- Patricio. Sanches, good feet, really good

:12:00. > :12:08.feet, almost pulled it back then Eder. Bjarnason. That has gone out

:12:09. > :12:09.of play. You have said that a lot, Gunnarson. So many vital

:12:10. > :12:37.interceptions. No problem at all for Halldorsson in

:12:38. > :12:42.the Icelandic goal. This was a chance, good feet from Finnbogason.

:12:43. > :12:51.Gets himself set up for the strike. Comfortable enough for Patricio.

:12:52. > :12:58.Lucky in the end, comes straight at him. Had a spell in Holland,

:12:59. > :13:02.Finnbogason, when he scored 53 and 45 games. Sometimes difficult to

:13:03. > :13:14.judge strikers in Dutch football. You don't know if you're getting a

:13:15. > :13:17.Ruud van Nistelrooy or someone else. If you don't remember Marcus, ask a

:13:18. > :13:36.West Ham fan. He is frustrated, isn't he? Not his

:13:37. > :13:41.best of nights. Very frustrating. It's a familiar tale, really, from

:13:42. > :13:46.Portugal in tournaments. Never quite been good enough.

:13:47. > :14:06.Given away to Danilo. Quaresma. Running at Skulason. Three in the

:14:07. > :14:11.middle. Guerreiro may be with a better angle. I was going to say if

:14:12. > :14:20.it would be in. He's played well, Arnason. Dealt with any of the

:14:21. > :14:28.threats coming in from wide. 130 games that rather, Kari Arnason. Not

:14:29. > :14:43.sure if prepared him for defending against Ronaldo.

:14:44. > :14:53.Renato Sanches. Great leap from Ronaldo. WHISTLE

:14:54. > :14:58.Everyone knows he has it in him but a wonderful leap from practically a

:14:59. > :15:07.standing start and court Halldorsson by surprise. Just misjudges it. The

:15:08. > :15:14.jump is so good, his head is higher than the goalkeeper's fingertips.

:15:15. > :15:22.Another change that Iceland. Gudmundsson is coming off. This is

:15:23. > :15:31.designed to just eat up a few seconds. Bjarnason is coming on. A

:15:32. > :15:42.former Celtic player, actually. Played one game for the club in

:15:43. > :15:43.2007, so if you are a Celtic fan and don't remember him, you are

:15:44. > :16:36.forgiven. It is a Portuguese throw. It is now

:16:37. > :16:54.just a matter of seconds for them to hold out. Vieirinha, Quaresma.

:16:55. > :17:05.Good control by Quaresma. He was fouled. Now, this might spell

:17:06. > :17:16.trouble. KEVIN KILBANE: It could. It is a

:17:17. > :17:28.chance for Portugal. About 90 seconds of added time to play.

:17:29. > :17:41.That's how close Iceland are to an historic result. In comes the free

:17:42. > :18:00.kick - and out it goes. Quaresma once more. I think the ball had gone

:18:01. > :18:05.behind first. It is a goal kick. It is the goalkeeper's night. It was

:18:06. > :18:14.actually deflected anyway. He has got away with it, the goalkeeper.

:18:15. > :18:50.That could see them home. Carvalho forward. Renato Sanches.

:18:51. > :18:58.Vieirinha, Quaresma... That is Gylfi Sigurdsson, but he has put it into

:18:59. > :19:05.the path of Nani. Free kick. Is it a little bit too far out for Ronaldo?

:19:06. > :19:17.I'm sure he will try it. Slightly to the right of his earlier one. You

:19:18. > :19:29.know what, if anybody can, he can. This is 35 yards.

:19:30. > :19:38.The three minutes have been played so that it is now all about

:19:39. > :19:44.Cristiano Ronaldo, Halldorsson and his wall. Ronaldo hit that wall.

:19:45. > :19:53.Another free kick a few yards nearer. Now, this IS a problem.

:19:54. > :20:02.Finnbogason is booked. This is really a big problem now, because

:20:03. > :20:07.this is Ronaldo country. Is it his moment to light up the tournament?

:20:08. > :20:33.This could be the last kick of the game.

:20:34. > :20:42.The wall did its job again, and the whistle has gone! And Iceland have a

:20:43. > :20:47.point against Portugal in Santa chinchilla they have put in an

:20:48. > :20:55.enormous shift against a not very inspired Portuguese side. -- in St

:20:56. > :21:10.Etienne. Cristiano Ronaldo, with a wry smile. Iceland leave with a

:21:11. > :21:12.point. And Arnason is the man with his name writ large in Icelandic

:21:13. > :21:27.sporting history. What a performance from little

:21:28. > :21:31.Iceland. They have come all the way to France, their first major

:21:32. > :21:35.tournament, to take on one of the big stars of the tournament, and one

:21:36. > :21:43.of the big teams, and have managed to take a point. Phenomenal effort

:21:44. > :21:48.from Iceland. And they deserve it. ALAN SHEARER: No doubt about it.

:21:49. > :21:54.They could even have nicked it, they had a decent chance to do it. Really

:21:55. > :21:59.impressed in the second half. We highlighted at half-time, how

:22:00. > :22:04.Portugal could pass it quicker. But Iceland changed it in the second

:22:05. > :22:07.half. They were more direct, but people into the box, and they were

:22:08. > :22:13.absolutely brilliant. What an unbelievable night for them, it is a

:22:14. > :22:17.staggering achievement. I think they have got 30,000 fans in the stadium,

:22:18. > :22:25.which is actually about a 10th of their population. And they deserve

:22:26. > :22:31.those applause from their fans, Thierry. They do. They went a

:22:32. > :22:35.certain way in the second half, they took it back to basics, long balls,

:22:36. > :22:39.flicks, see what can happen. Movement in the box, and they

:22:40. > :22:45.scored. But you also have to say that Portugal - lack of creativity

:22:46. > :22:51.against what Iceland had to offer in the second half. But I thought they

:22:52. > :22:55.were going to win. But a draw, it is amazing. Vincent, it is a great

:22:56. > :23:02.effort from one of the underdogs of the tournament? Yes. Difficult to

:23:03. > :23:06.understand what kind of an impact that will have back home. You can

:23:07. > :23:12.only feel happy for them, really. Always like an underdog to do well.

:23:13. > :23:15.I would just say, maybe they were overwhelmed in the first half, and

:23:16. > :23:20.that's why we did not see the best of Iceland. But certainly they will

:23:21. > :23:26.go back home and already, they are heroes. They have got a point, it is

:23:27. > :23:32.unbelievable. Let's have a look at Group F, see how things stand.

:23:33. > :23:39.Hungary and the day top of the group. They play Iceland on Saturday

:23:40. > :23:46.and another win for Hungary would send them through. Portugal and

:23:47. > :23:49.Austria also meet on Saturday. It will be a moment which will be

:23:50. > :23:55.played in Icelandic football history for many years. And so it should be.

:23:56. > :24:01.It was a very well worked goal from their point of view. Good ball into

:24:02. > :24:06.the box. Great movement from Sigthorsson. The defenders were all

:24:07. > :24:10.over the place. It is his movement which creates havoc in the box for

:24:11. > :24:18.Bjarnason to have that space at the far post. Terrible defending, I have

:24:19. > :24:24.to say, but brilliant for them. Both defenders go to the near post, and

:24:25. > :24:30.it is a brilliant finish. They got mixed up, Thierry? They did, but if

:24:31. > :24:33.you don't stand still, you find yourself in a situation where you

:24:34. > :24:37.create chaos for the two centre-backs. What a goal. He could

:24:38. > :24:43.have got but goal at beginning - he didn't. It was very difficult for

:24:44. > :24:49.the defenders. You have a look at it in greater detail? Yes. You can see

:24:50. > :24:55.here, Sigthorsson wins the header and doesn't stop. Here, I was

:24:56. > :25:02.wondering, can you cross it straightaway? Yes, I think he could

:25:03. > :25:09.have done. But then, what I like is, Gunnarsson does not stop. And here,

:25:10. > :25:16.the number nine takes Pepe away, which creates the confusion. Great

:25:17. > :25:22.delivery, great finish. 1-1. You always need to move in and around

:25:23. > :25:27.the box, especially when it is two against two. From a defensive

:25:28. > :25:34.aspect, Pepe, lovely guy that he is, got himself into a bad position? As

:25:35. > :25:36.Thierry mentioned, there's two opportunities to cross. The first

:25:37. > :25:43.one, Bodvarsson does really well, he could have crossed there. So I would

:25:44. > :25:48.say, try and get across, because then, you can solve this. This is

:25:49. > :25:57.about communication. I would say before that, and you will see, it is

:25:58. > :26:00.an easy finish, but before that, if he gets himself into the position to

:26:01. > :26:05.stop the first course, then there is no need to change positions for the

:26:06. > :26:12.second cross. As defenders, would you hold your position, like they

:26:13. > :26:16.swapped over, what would you do? I can understand what Pepe is

:26:17. > :26:20.thinking, he thinks, I am the biggest, I have got to follow the

:26:21. > :26:28.big guy. But even if that ball gets to the big guy, he is not getting

:26:29. > :26:33.there in time. I would say, shout as loud as you can to Vieirinha. It is

:26:34. > :26:38.the movement. Because of the first movement, Pepe finds himself in a

:26:39. > :26:47.position where he is actually at left back. Communication, people

:26:48. > :26:52.underestimate how important it is, for a centre half, it is

:26:53. > :26:55.communication. They could have solved it in many different ways.

:26:56. > :27:01.But they didn't, which is would for Iceland. Portugal's goal came from

:27:02. > :27:10.Nani. Yes,, and there was not enough of this am a quick movement, one

:27:11. > :27:18.touch football. Well worked goal, good finish. They work it really

:27:19. > :27:25.well. Got in behind, good ball across. And a good finish. That was

:27:26. > :27:31.the early ball which could have done for Iceland. Ronaldo did not have

:27:32. > :27:38.the best of evenings, and for him, he had what was a gilt-edged chance

:27:39. > :27:45.to score, Vincent? Yes, but I cannot criticise this man. He has had an

:27:46. > :27:51.off night. He is probably going to get them through the group. On

:27:52. > :27:54.another day, he scores this. I think he was actually trying too hard

:27:55. > :27:59.tonight. There was things which did not look natural. Normally, nine

:28:00. > :28:05.times out of ten, ten times, you would expect him to score. If I am

:28:06. > :28:12.the next team playing Ronaldo, I would be worried, because someone is

:28:13. > :28:16.going to pay. He always has a game like this at a big competition with

:28:17. > :28:20.Portugal. That is true. Iceland could have pinched it as well from

:28:21. > :28:25.Finnbogason towards the end, which would have been quite something? And

:28:26. > :28:29.then I would have been right, because a have them to win, for some

:28:30. > :28:33.reason! It was a great piece of skill to get back on his left.

:28:34. > :28:42.Anywhere else, and it was in the net. You have to give them credit on

:28:43. > :28:47.how they stopped Ronaldo as well. They did not give a lot of space to

:28:48. > :28:51.that seen in the second half. They made it really easy - get back to

:28:52. > :28:58.basics, someone controls the ball, play along. The reason we have seen

:28:59. > :29:01.Iceland qualifying, from a group with Holland, Turkey and the Czech

:29:02. > :29:07.Republic, we have seen why tonight. Let's have a look at Ronaldo's

:29:08. > :29:12.evening. It was definitely an off night for him. Frustrating night for

:29:13. > :29:28.him. Couple of chances in the first half. This, for him, should have

:29:29. > :29:35.done better. Sometimes you just know, it's not going to be or night.

:29:36. > :29:46.Lovely little touch from him. No way he was passing that letter there was

:29:47. > :29:56.some great defending, especially this one. I loved this one. They did

:29:57. > :30:01.not give him a lot of opportunity to turn and have a go. This was the

:30:02. > :30:07.one. If you have Ronaldo there, and not in the box, happy days. Still

:30:08. > :30:12.smiling, regardless. He knows what's coming. And so do we, because we

:30:13. > :30:27.have got plenty to look forward to tomorrow...

:30:28. > :30:34.We are nearly out of time. Overall, Portugal, do you fancy their

:30:35. > :30:42.chances? Very disappointing. Better with Ronaldo inform, maybe? Yes, but

:30:43. > :30:49.anyone can be in form. But I really like Iceland. Thank you, all of you.

:30:50. > :30:58.We have seen all 24 teams, but none more spirited than Iceland. From all

:30:59. > :31:02.of us, good night. COMMENTATOR: France, the hosts, get

:31:03. > :31:20.Euro 2016 going. Bale! He has done it again! Eric

:31:21. > :31:42.Dier smashes it! Luka Modric for Croatia!

:31:43. > :31:53.Schweinsteiger! The world champions start with a victory. The defending

:31:54. > :32:00.champions are up and running! Going to Rini! What a brilliant finish!