Portugal beat Russia 1 – 0 when Ronaldo,who’s in the form of his life,headed in about 8 minutes after the game started.
It became a first ever win for Portugal on Russian soil, having failed in four previous visits.
Portugal went into the lead in Group A for a little while as a result.Later on Mexico beat New Zealand to take pole position on goal difference.
Chile is ahead in the other group with Germany coming second.
Remember no one actually wants to win this tournament – because of the jinx.
No team that wins the Confederations Cup has ever won the subsequent World Cup.The final will probably see each team passing the ball to their opponents and inviting them to score.
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