Portugal against Türkiye

Nani beats two men and then shoots. Too far out. Volkan has no issue and Turkey have the ball back.

Scolari is still animated. As is Fatih Terim on the Turkish bench.

The game petering out? Or a twist in the tale?

Emre cut in to hit a shot with his right foot. Blocked by the excellent Pepe.

Ronaldo angry. Ricardo's long hoof not good enough for him. He still wants the ball.

Kazim offside.

Lovely link up with Ronaldo, Nani and Deco. Raul Meireles's pass lets them down.

Simao comes off. Raul Meireles on for him. A more defensive option.

Emre Asik found himself with plenty of room. Nani had let him go. The header was poor. Let off for Portugal.

Nihat out to Kazim. Sabri on the burst. Corner won off Ferreira.

Ricardo takes under a long punt. Nani can't get away at the other end.

Aurelio stops Deco when the Brazilian/Portugese was going on a run.

Nani on the run. He beats two or three and tries to find Ronaldo. Hacked clear.

Pepe clears as Tuncay attempted to turn. Kazim was threatening too.

Semih comes for Hamit Altintop. Nihat gets a partner and Hamit gets a rest. He needed one.

Turkey free-kick. Nihat bends in. Ricardo palms away. Tuncay nearly got there. Then Carvalho nearly broke clear. He didn't get there. Both centre-backs have been getting forward.

He was disappointed with that.

Ronaldo the target for a long ball. Couldn't get there. Just.

Handball claim against Simao. Sabri booked for dissent against Herr Fandel.

Turkey trying to get back into the game. But Portugal are back in numbers and eager to hit them on the break.

Ronaldo keeps the ball in and stops the ball running out.

Deco got a kick from Emre. He looks hurt. But will carry on.

Turkey being hussled and bussled by Portugal's busy work and energy.

Ronaldo feint and Deco had a chance to shoot. He didn't get it away though.

Gomes applauded off. Nani, the Manchester United man, joins Ronaldo who now has the captain's armband.

On comes Nani. Nuno Gomes off. Ronaldo to move up front.

Scolari urging on his team. He wants another goal.

Volkan must clear as Simao chased a long pass.

Pepe recovered to tackle Nihat when he seemed to have let him go. Corner to Turkey. It comes to nothing when there's a push from a Turk.

Portugal looking full of confidence. And great to watch too.

Deco and Ronaldo link. Shot is blocked. But then he weaves in a cross for Nuno Gomes. Great header rattles the bar. Lovely play.

Moutinho wins a throw. He's become influential for them.

Famous last words about Turkey there......but hey, we got the goal the game needed.

Lovely stuff. And for all the talk of Ronaldo, it's the hulking defender who scores it. His first for his country.

Pepe on the burst. And he plays a great one-two with Nuno Gomes. In on goal and he shoots past Volkan. Goal! 1-0 Portugal.

Turkey getting into this now. Have they weathered the storm?

Corner to Turkey. Nihat takes but Petit headed away as Aurelio aimed to get there.

Petit threads it to Moutinho. Great hit but it flies over.

Ronaldo fouled. Hamit Altintop is having trouble with him.

Ronaldo on the left. Great chest control. Beats Hamit and cut inside. His bent shot is not good enough to beat Volkan. But more like it from him.

Off goes Zan. On comes Emre Asik.

Ronaldo and Deco link. But the pass can't find Gomes.

Emre releases Tuncay but Bosingwa shows pace in winning a goal-kick.

Lovely flicked header by Ronaldo. Simao was on to it but good defensive work stopped him.

Simao back on. Zan still limping.

Zan has injured himself in that tackle. Simao is hurt too. AS bit like Gazza at Wembley '91. Though both can actually walk after this one.

Simao upended by Zan. The ball runs free. Gomes gets in a shot which rattles off the post. Ref played advantage but Zan is booked.

Emre's ball out to Kazim. Pass into the box. Nihat on the turn, beats two but then falls over under a tackle from Simao. A dive. Not booked. Should have been.

Ronaldo fouled by Emre. Portugal dominating possession but Gomes again isolated.

Kazim gets a chance to cross. Up comes Ricardo as Tuncay loomed.

Nihat on the burst but he slips and Carvalho, though hurried, can clear.

Ronaldo gets it early. But his cross is misdirected behind the Turkish goal.

So the Turks have made the change. Can they produce more in attack?

Second half. Off comes Mevlut. And on comes Sabri for him.

More needed from Portugal's attackers. Though the same goes for Turkey's too.

And that's half-time. Portugal have had the better of it but the Turks have been good in defence and not out of the game at all.

Mevlut shoots from long range but Ricardo was in place to catch it.

One minute added on...Simao penalised for a foul.

Turkish fans cheer a series of passes. Tuncay didn't get a chance to turn and Portugal have the ball back.

Gomes ploughing a lone furrow up here. Needs support. But that's not the Portugal way.

Ronaldo tried to play in Carvalho. Emre covered well. 'Ricky' had a nosebleed being that far forward.

Kazim on the burst but Emre was offside. Perhaps the Turks' first.

Pressure building...Carvalho got to it but couldn't get his header directed correctly.

Pepe again the target. Aurelio hacks clear. A lovely pass from Deco. Moutinho in on goal. His shot deflects wide. Corner. Then another.

Pepe got up to a corner. But Mevlut headed behind.

Portugal have hit the post and had a goal disallowed. Looking promising but they'd like a goal.

In fact it was a great save from Volkan. He knocked Ronaldo's shot on to the post.

Turkey break. Kazim on the right. Hamit cuts in and fires wide.

He smashes it. And it beat everyone. And rattled the post. So close!

Another free-kick. Handball from Gokhan. Yes, Ronaldo time.

Servet beats Gomes and comes away with the ball. He looks to have recovered from that injury.

Simao takes. Hamit heads up and Volkan claims the ball.

Great run from Deco. He's fouled after beating two.

Scolari is on the touchline. He ain't happy. Portugal lacking that bit of spark up front. And Turkey have been defending well.

Ronaldo pirouettes. And falls over.

Bosingwa is....offside.

Ronaldo gets space to whip in a cross. Gomes comes across but his effort is blocked. They win a corner.

Ferreira offside this time...

Pepe at the back. Gets it to Ronaldo. He sets off, weaving past two, three. He saw glory. But missed his shot.

Ronaldo will be taking the next one.

He drifts it over the bar. A decent effort.

Simao puts it down. Will he take it? He will.

Guess who's taking this....

Deco on that left flank. Seems to be plenty of space. He wins a free-kick after a foul from Aurelio.

Kazim on the right gets a cross in. Carvalho clears.

Mevlut is tackled by Moutinho and goes down injured. He gets back up as Portugal lull to a stop. They were going to put the ball out.

Deco foul on Emre. Tuncay loses concentration and the ball goes out for a throw.

Another offside as a through pass is aimed at Ronaldo.

Hakan fouls Bosingwa when chasing down an Emre pass.

Simao offside from a long pass.

Simao is fouled by Aurelio. Kazim stood on him there but got away with it.

Then Deco plays a superlative ball and Simao is on the charge. It's on the wrong foot and Turkey deal with him. Portugal need a left-sided player.

And he does take it. It results in a corner after coming off the bottom of the wall. Ricardo deals with it.

Nihat fancies it.

Foul by Petit. Turkey launch it. Bosingwa then fouls Mevlut. Free-kick in a dangerous position.

Now Simao's offside. Turkey have taken a leaf out of the George Graham handbook.

Portugese celebrations but.....Pepe was offside. Turkey pushed out well.

Simao takes it short and links with Deco. Looped ball in and Pepe heads home!

Simao wins a corner. He'll take it.

Bosingwa treads on the ball. Nihat on the break but Pepe comes across. Nihat fouls him.

Ronaldo playing rather deep. Aurelio clears for Turkey.

Nihat and Kazim link. Ball is threaded into the middle. Tuncay could have got to it. He fell over but made a meal of it. A total sham of an attempt. He should have got on with it. Turks are up for this.

Bosingwa heads away. They couldn't get away on the break.

Corner for Turkey.

Long throw. But Simao fails to maintain possession.

Missed everyone but Ricardo claims.

Free-kick to be launched into the box.

Tuncay working hard to tackle Bosingwa. He stops one of those trademark bursts. Pepe then fouls the Boro boy.

The ball will be thrown back to the Portugese. Goal-kick.

Servet looks hurt. The trainers are on. But he's up and may continue.

Simao gets it short. Ronaldo couldn't get a shot in. It was cleared by Servet. The Turk is rewarded with an injury.

Ronaldo makes a burst down the wing. Tuncay comes back to head behind. Corner.

Simao and Gomes craft an attack. Ronaldo gets a chance to run. He cuts in and smashes it into Row Z. Perhaps Lake Geneva has a new occupant.

Nihat releases Kazim. Cross is claimed by Ricardo as Emre lurked.

Simao out on the left. Tries to take on too many. Kazim is booked for a foul on Nuno Gomes when the ball was nowhere near.

Mevlut tackled by Bosingwa, recently signed by Chelsea. He's been heavily involved in the opening exchanges.

Bosingwa will link up the line with Ronaldo. He bursts down the wing. He gets two attempts but only gets a cross deflected and then hits the post with a poor skewed pass.

Ronaldo is first to touch it. Portugal play that patient game they always do before Servet clatters into Ronaldo and wins it.

Turkey huddle ahead of the kick-off. And Portugal will get us underway.

Portugese anthem belted out. I can tell you that Ronaldo's talents do not run to singing.

Gomes leads out Portugal. Emre leads out Newcastle. Plenty of Turkish fans in the stadium.

So, a former Bury and Sheffield United man lines up in Kazim-Kazim. And Altintop plays for the Turks when the Bayern Munich man looked likely to miss the tournament.

Turkey: Demirel, Altintop, Cetin, Zan, Balta, Kazim-Richards, Emre, Aurelio, Erding, Sanli, Nihat.

So Simao plays where some called for Quaresma. And Petit plays instead of Sporting Lisbon's Veloso.

Portugal: Ricardo, Bosingwa, Pepe, Carvalho, Ferreira, Petit, Joao Moutinho, Ronaldo, Deco, Simao, Nuno Gomes.

And the Turks will field Nihat as their front man. Same formations for both teams.

So, let's get it over with. Ronaldo starts for Portugal as Nuno Gomes is the lone front man for the Portugese.

Turkey free-kick. Nihat bends in. Ricardo palms away. Tuncay nearly got there. Then Carvalho nearly broke clear. He didn't get there. Both centre-backs have been getting forward.

He was disappointed with that.

Ronaldo the target for a long ball. Couldn't get there. Just.

Handball claim against Simao. Sabri booked for dissent against Herr Fandel.

Turkey trying to get back into the game. But Portugal are back in numbers and eager to hit them on the break.

Ronaldo keeps the ball in and stops the ball running out.

Deco got a kick from Emre. He looks hurt. But will carry on.

Turkey being hussled and bussled by Portugal's busy work and energy.

Ronaldo feint and Deco had a chance to shoot. He didn't get it away though.

Gomes applauded off. Nani, the Manchester United man, joins Ronaldo who now has the captain's armband.

On comes Nani. Nuno Gomes off. Ronaldo to move up front.

Scolari urging on his team. He wants another goal.

Volkan must clear as Simao chased a long pass.

Pepe recovered to tackle Nihat when he seemed to have let him go. Corner to Turkey. It comes to nothing when there's a push from a Turk.

Portugal looking full of confidence. And great to watch too.

Deco and Ronaldo link. Shot is blocked. But then he weaves in a cross for Nuno Gomes. Great header rattles the bar. Lovely play.

Moutinho wins a throw. He's become influential for them.

Famous last words about Turkey there......but hey, we got the goal the game needed.

Lovely stuff. And for all the talk of Ronaldo, it's the hulking defender who scores it. His first for his country.

Pepe on the burst. And he plays a great one-two with Nuno Gomes. In on goal and he shoots past Volkan. Goal! 1-0 Portugal.

Turkey getting into this now. Have they weathered the storm?

Corner to Turkey. Nihat takes but Petit headed away as Aurelio aimed to get there.

Petit threads it to Moutinho. Great hit but it flies over.

Ronaldo fouled. Hamit Altintop is having trouble with him.

Ronaldo on the left. Great chest control. Beats Hamit and cut inside. His bent shot is not good enough to beat Volkan. But more like it from him.

Off goes Zan. On comes Emre Asik.

Ronaldo and Deco link. But the pass can't find Gomes.

Emre releases Tuncay but Bosingwa shows pace in winning a goal-kick.

Lovely flicked header by Ronaldo. Simao was on to it but good defensive work stopped him.

Simao back on. Zan still limping.

Zan has injured himself in that tackle. Simao is hurt too. AS bit like Gazza at Wembley '91. Though both can actually walk after this one.

Simao upended by Zan. The ball runs free. Gomes gets in a shot which rattles off the post. Ref played advantage but Zan is booked.

Emre's ball out to Kazim. Pass into the box. Nihat on the turn, beats two but then falls over under a tackle from Simao. A dive. Not booked. Should have been.

Ronaldo fouled by Emre. Portugal dominating possession but Gomes again isolated.

Kazim gets a chance to cross. Up comes Ricardo as Tuncay loomed.

Nihat on the burst but he slips and Carvalho, though hurried, can clear.

Ronaldo gets it early. But his cross is misdirected behind the Turkish goal.

So the Turks have made the change. Can they produce more in attack?

Second half. Off comes Mevlut. And on comes Sabri for him.

More needed from Portugal's attackers. Though the same goes for Turkey's too.

And that's half-time. Portugal have had the better of it but the Turks have been good in defence and not out of the game at all.

Mevlut shoots from long range but Ricardo was in place to catch it.

One minute added on...Simao penalised for a foul.

Turkish fans cheer a series of passes. Tuncay didn't get a chance to turn and Portugal have the ball back.

Gomes ploughing a lone furrow up here. Needs support. But that's not the Portugal way.

Ronaldo tried to play in Carvalho. Emre covered well. 'Ricky' had a nosebleed being that far forward.

Kazim on the burst but Emre was offside. Perhaps the Turks' first.

Pressure building...Carvalho got to it but couldn't get his header directed correctly.

Pepe again the target. Aurelio hacks clear. A lovely pass from Deco. Moutinho in on goal. His shot deflects wide. Corner. Then another.

Pepe got up to a corner. But Mevlut headed behind.

Portugal have hit the post and had a goal disallowed. Looking promising but they'd like a goal.

In fact it was a great save from Volkan. He knocked Ronaldo's shot on to the post.

Turkey break. Kazim on the right. Hamit cuts in and fires wide.

He smashes it. And it beat everyone. And rattled the post. So close!

Another free-kick. Handball from Gokhan. Yes, Ronaldo time.

Servet beats Gomes and comes away with the ball. He looks to have recovered from that injury.

Simao takes. Hamit heads up and Volkan claims the ball.

Great run from Deco. He's fouled after beating two.

Scolari is on the touchline. He ain't happy. Portugal lacking that bit of spark up front. And Turkey have been defending well.

Ronaldo pirouettes. And falls over.

Bosingwa is....offside.

Ronaldo gets space to whip in a cross. Gomes comes across but his effort is blocked. They win a corner.

Ferreira offside this time...

Pepe at the back. Gets it to Ronaldo. He sets off, weaving past two, three. He saw glory. But missed his shot.

Ronaldo will be taking the next one.

He drifts it over the bar. A decent effort.

Simao puts it down. Will he take it? He will.

Guess who's taking this....

Deco on that left flank. Seems to be plenty of space. He wins a free-kick after a foul from Aurelio.

Kazim on the right gets a cross in. Carvalho clears.

Mevlut is tackled by Moutinho and goes down injured. He gets back up as Portugal lull to a stop. They were going to put the ball out.

Deco foul on Emre. Tuncay loses concentration and the ball goes out for a throw.

Another offside as a through pass is aimed at Ronaldo.

Hakan fouls Bosingwa when chasing down an Emre pass.

Simao offside from a long pass.

Simao is fouled by Aurelio. Kazim stood on him there but got away with it.

Then Deco plays a superlative ball and Simao is on the charge. It's on the wrong foot and Turkey deal with him. Portugal need a left-sided player.

And he does take it. It results in a corner after coming off the bottom of the wall. Ricardo deals with it.

Nihat fancies it.

Foul by Petit. Turkey launch it. Bosingwa then fouls Mevlut. Free-kick in a dangerous position.

Now Simao's offside. Turkey have taken a leaf out of the George Graham handbook.

Portugese celebrations but.....Pepe was offside. Turkey pushed out well.

Simao takes it short and links with Deco. Looped ball in and Pepe heads home!

Simao wins a corner. He'll take it.

Bosingwa treads on the ball. Nihat on the break but Pepe comes across. Nihat fouls him.

Ronaldo playing rather deep. Aurelio clears for Turkey.

Nihat and Kazim link. Ball is threaded into the middle. Tuncay could have got to it. He fell over but made a meal of it. A total sham of an attempt. He should have got on with it. Turks are up for this.

Bosingwa heads away. They couldn't get away on the break.

Corner for Turkey.

Long throw. But Simao fails to maintain possession.

Missed everyone but Ricardo claims.

Free-kick to be launched into the box.

Tuncay working hard to tackle Bosingwa. He stops one of those trademark bursts. Pepe then fouls the Boro boy.

The ball will be thrown back to the Portugese. Goal-kick.

Servet looks hurt. The trainers are on. But he's up and may continue.

Simao gets it short. Ronaldo couldn't get a shot in. It was cleared by Servet. The Turk is rewarded with an injury.

Ronaldo makes a burst down the wing. Tuncay comes back to head behind. Corner.

Simao and Gomes craft an attack. Ronaldo gets a chance to run. He cuts in and smashes it into Row Z. Perhaps Lake Geneva has a new occupant.

Nihat releases Kazim. Cross is claimed by Ricardo as Emre lurked.

Simao out on the left. Tries to take on too many. Kazim is booked for a foul on Nuno Gomes when the ball was nowhere near.

Mevlut tackled by Bosingwa, recently signed by Chelsea. He's been heavily involved in the opening exchanges.

Bosingwa will link up the line with Ronaldo. He bursts down the wing. He gets two attempts but only gets a cross deflected and then hits the post with a poor skewed pass.

Ronaldo is first to touch it. Portugal play that patient game they always do before Servet clatters into Ronaldo and wins it.

Turkey huddle ahead of the kick-off. And Portugal will get us underway.

Portugese anthem belted out. I can tell you that Ronaldo's talents do not run to singing.

Gomes leads out Portugal. Emre leads out Newcastle. Plenty of Turkish fans in the stadium.

So, a former Bury and Sheffield United man lines up in Kazim-Kazim. And Altintop plays for the Turks when the Bayern Munich man looked likely to miss the tournament.

Turkey: Demirel, Altintop, Cetin, Zan, Balta, Kazim-Richards, Emre, Aurelio, Erding, Sanli, Nihat.

So Simao plays where some called for Quaresma. And Petit plays instead of Sporting Lisbon's Veloso.

Portugal: Ricardo, Bosingwa, Pepe, Carvalho, Ferreira, Petit, Joao Moutinho, Ronaldo, Deco, Simao, Nuno Gomes.

And the Turks will field Nihat as their front man. Same formations for both teams.

So, let's get it over with. Ronaldo starts for Portugal as Nuno Gomes is the lone front man for the Portugese.