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☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★May 23

The last time these nations met was 1966 Portugal came back from 3 goals down to win 5-3 in the most famous match in North Korean football history, In 2010 they got 7 North Korea had early chances before the floodgates opened genuinely competitive for 28 minutes then Meireles composed himself and slotted it home and North Korea simply dissolved Simão’s second went directly through Ri Myong Guk’s legs, Almeida’s header was powerful, Tiago scored twice, Ronaldo ended his 16-month international drought with a tap-in from a the famous head control Narrative: 3.5 Tactics: 2.8 Chances: 3.8 Goals: 3.1 Drama: 1.3 3/5

Player of the match

Raul Meireles

Portugal