Portugal will attempt to move closer to the knock-out stage on Wednesday as they take on Group B rivals Morocco at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

Fernando Santos’ side played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in their opening match against Iberian rivals Spain, with a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick securing a valuable point for the Selecao.

They will be buoyed by that performance and no doubt eager to collect all three points against Morocco, which would set them up nicely for their final game of the group against Iran.

OVERVIEW

One week in and this is already gearing up to be Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup. Arriving in Russia with a point to prove having scored just three times overall in three previous tournaments, he doubled that tally in one game against Spain. That Portugal got a draw from a match in which Spain were largely dominant was down almost solely to him.

Aside from rubbing salt in the wounds of their Iberian rivals following the sacking of Spain coach Julen Lopetegui, Ronaldo’s late equaliser puts Portugal in a strong position to qualify for the knockout stage if they beat Morocco, in just the second meeting between the two
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