It's all over! Jose Neto converts to put Portugal ahead 6-5, and Brazil's Angelo then shoots way over the bar. Portugal win in sudden death, and knock Brazil out to set up a final date with Austria!
It's all over! Jose Neto converts to put Portugal ahead 6-5, and Brazil's Angelo then shoots way over the bar. Portugal win in sudden death, and knock Brazil out to set up a final date with Austria!
Joao Aragao scores for Portugal, and Gabriel Mec returns the favour. We go on in sudden death.
What drama! Romario Cunha, the Portugal custodian, steps up to take Brazil's fifth penalty and misses. But he dons the glove and sees Ruan Pablo hitting the post. 4-4, and into sudden death proper!
Luis Pacheco converts, and it's 4-4! We are now into sudden death territory.
The blemish-free scoring continues from both sides. Yoan Pereira nets it with ease.
Ze Lucas keeps calm! He sends the Portugal goalie the wrong way, shooting to his left. 3-3.
Santiago Verdi converts, which means the first five penalties have all go in. Portugal in the lead.
Tiago with a superb spot kick! He drills into the bottom right and the scoreline is now 2-2.
Martim Chelmik makes no mistake, and Portugal go ahead.
Dell goes to the bottom right and scores! Brazil equalise.
Tomas Soares gets Portugal off to a bright start, converting his spot-kick.
Neither side can break the deadlock and the referee blows the final whistle. We are going to a penalty shootout to decide the winner of the second semi-final.
Six minutes added as stoppage time to the second half. Neither team would want this to go to penalties, to avoid the lottery-like situation. Who can find a late winner?
The minutes are ticking by. Less than seven remain for the regulation 90, which will be followed by a penalty shootout if the match remains goalless by then. Remember that there's no extra time in the U-17 World Cup.
A video support review is on for Luis Pacheco's challenge on a Portuguese player. The question is whether Pacheco will be sent off or booked. The referee ends up showing the yellow card to him in the 66th minute.
The players return from the lemon break and the second half gets underway in Doha. Brazil now kicking from left to right and Portugal in the other direction. Portugal's Rafael Quintas is injured from an early challenge, and on top of that, he is shown the yellow card.
That's that for the first half. A few chances for both teams, with Portugal having six attempts on goal and Brazil eight. But the scoreline remains 0-0, going into the mid-game interval. Let's see who surges ahead in the second half.
Three minutes added to the first half. Portugal get a string of corners close the half-time whistle, but Brazil holding on in defence.
Portugal claim a penalty for a possible handball by a Brazil defender in the box, and a video review follows in the 25th minute. Replays suggest there was no hand involved, and thus there is no penalty.
In the first semi-final, Austria blanked Italy 2-0. Johannes Moser netted a brace, scoring in the 57th minute and 90+3rd minute. In the FIFA U-17 World Cup final, Austria will meet the winner of the ongoing encounter between Portugal and Brazil.
Play gets underway in Doha. Portugal kicking from right to left and Brazil the other way in the first half.
Here is Portugal's line-up for the titanic Brazil clash:
The match kicks off at 9:30pm IST. The Portugal vs Brazil, FIFA U-17 World Cup semi-final will be live streamed on the FIFA+ website for free. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in India.
Good evening and welcome to everyone joining us this Monday. We are back with another football blog, and this time it's the mouthwatering FIFA U-17 semi-final between Portugal and Brazil. Watch this space for the build-up and live updates.
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