South Africa Shock France | France 1-2 South Africa | 2010 FIFA World Cup

The starry champions of Europe and the starved Atlas Lions. Portugal's stride with purpose. The door to the last 16 is ajar. Morocco march out to their point of no return. To lose here will be prematurely to bid farewell. It is stark. Fail now. And they are out. And things must be belted out when these two nations met in Guadalajara 32 years ago. Morocco won and returned the favour today. Contrary to some pre-match speculation, the Portugal XI alters only in one respect by comparison with that which started against Spain. Bruno Fernandes is the victim. Jean Mario, a veteran of all seven games at Euro 2016, replaces him as he did for the last quarter of the game in Sochi five days ago. Otherwise, no alteration, even to the two 30-plus centre-halves who were given a buffeting by Diego Costa, but who are ready to go again now. Morocco so profoundly unlucky in their opening game. Luka shapes stronger this time round, principally because of the return from injury of first-choice right-back Nabil Dirar. That means that Mourded Amrabat, who had been deputising in that position, is able to play in his more natural role. In addition to that, Manuel Costa comes in as centre-half, a curious day for him, having been capped by Portugal at under-21 level. His father is Portuguese, and there is a change in attack. Khalid Boutaib, who scored four goals in four qualifiers, is preferred to Ayoub Al-Khabi. Moussoufa, right in by Belhanda. And here is the etch again. Support from Belhanda. Well-steered early header from Khalid Boutaib. Intent, laying down... Both forward from centre-half for Ronaldo's leap, we know is prodigious. He finds none of them. Bounce back out to Rafael Guerrero, who let go an optimistic volley. Moussoufa working it short this time, in by Moutinho! And in! Sensation! Greatest European goalscorer in the history of international football. It's taken him four minutes. Swung in by Moutinho. Ronaldo out and out. Again, their first ever win at a World Cup final was against Portugal in Guadalajara in 1986. Another run. Played with Ronaldo again! He scratched it wide. Off balance and off target. It's the etch, and again from Belhanda. Lifted in by Dira. Moussoufa, who adopted a clever position at the near post, but just mistimed his leap. Then from the penalty spot. Wins Morocco a corner. Used perhaps to be the case. It's Ziyech with the corner! And it is a vital, plunging stop. Benatia by Rui Patricio. Support from Ziyech. And Ziyech is still going! A thunderous shot against Cedric Suarez. Problem in his clearance, but Font again wins the aerial battle with Boutaib. Belhanda. Hakimi. Ziyech. Seeing a lot of the ball. Ziyech! Patricio behind it. Ziyech. End of Boutaib. Who still could get a piece of this. Goes to ground on the challenge from Font. And again the Moroccan supporters are baying. And again Mark Geiger walks away. Bernardo Silva runs away. Ronaldo wide. Xhau Mario upwind through the middle. That is Xhau Mario. Font. And gets a free kick. Right on the cusp of the penalty area. And we know who's going to step up for this one. Xhau Mario caught by Nabil Dira. Now here's Boutaib. Caught a bit from Font. Font you would argue had eyes for the ball, but certainly gave Morocco's centre forward a bit of a shot. Definitive all over the top from Ronaldo. He was certainly onside. The goalkeeper merely twitched. And that got the job done. Hakim Ziyech. To take it. In by Ziyech. And flipped on. The post by Balhander. The Moroccan head in hands moment. They made good contact. Perhaps just slightly too good. Ronaldo. Benazia. Free kick given and taken very hurriedly. Gredes. And here's Ronaldo! And it's 100ft high. He's just a human being, you know. Of all the human beings to have a rush of blood in a situation like that. You wouldn't expect him. Contentious free kick in the first instance. Once taken. And with terrific promptness by the Portuguese. And after Gredes with a mis-kick. With Cristiano Ronaldo and one anticipated a bulging net that wasn't forthcoming. Penalised by Benazia. Flipped on by Boussoufa. Balhander. Amrabat. Guerrero in retreat. Amrabat. Balhander! And Rui Patricio. Ziyech takes. Balhander's here. Terrific save from Rui Patricio. Who spooned that out. At full stretch. It was Kourezma who came on for him. This time. Martins to win his 19th cap. Free kick. Benazia. Benazia! Flies it over the crossbar. The focal point of his nation's ambitions. Maybe Benazia making it his own business if he can to crash them back into the game. World Cup. Ziyech! He's a special little technician. He was within a whisper of the crossbar. Ziyech. Lovely drop of the shoulder. Too clever for Moutinho. Offside position. By the referee. In by Ziyech. Benazia! Wide in front of the near post. In by Ziyech. Switched up by William Carvalho. He's caught that. He's speared it over from a long way out. He's behind the ball again. He is. Cristiano Ronaldo. He's punctured the wall. He's gone down. Somewhat melodramatically. It's not interesting. He was charged down inside his own half. I've heard him smile about. He is within five or six minutes of being the match winner again. Unless... Koussoufa. Amroubat. Ziyech. Ziyech off! Might have been the Moroccan moment. They've got to launch it. They've got four forwards. There isn't time. Morocco are first to fall. As 32 become 31. It was Cristiano Ronaldo who offered the telling blow. A thumping header four minutes into the game. Four World Cup goals for him. Morocco have one game to play. It will mean little. The final score at the Luzhniki. Portugal 1. Morocco 0.