Summary

  • Sweden win title for first time

  • Carvalho had decisive 10th kick saved

  • Sweden scored four of five penalties

  • Portugal scored with three of their five

  1. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 20:50 British Summer Time 30 June 2015

    Sweden 0-0 Portugal

    Sweden make a change at the back at half-time as Joseph Baffo, who has recovered from a shoulder injury that forced him to miss the semi-final, replaces Filip Helander.

    Baffo has been linked to Norwich in recent weeks.

  2. Postpublished at 20:48

    Sweden 0-0 Portugal

    Portugal's players waiting in the tunnel. And here come the Swedes too. We're almost ready to go.

    Extra time and penalties are on the cards the way things are standing.

    Sweden GKImage source, Getty Images
  3. Football never stopspublished at 20:44

    The Champions League season has started by the way. Northern Irish champions Crusaders, whose manager is missing the game because he's on holiday, are drawing 0-0 with Levadia Tallinn at half-time. 

    Follow the latest scores here.

    CrusadersImage source, PA
  4. Story of the first halfpublished at 20:35

    Sweden 0-0 Portugal

    StatsImage source, .

    Portugal have had more possession and shots than Sweden - but the Swedes have done more with their shots - Portugal haven't had an effort on target yet.

  5. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:33 British Summer Time 30 June 2015

    Sweden 0-0 Portugal

    No injury-time needed as not much has happened. It's level at the break.

  6. Postpublished at 20:32 British Summer Time 30 June 2015

    Sweden 0-0 Portugal

    Not too much sign of the Portugal who scored five in their semi-final, or the Sweden who hit four, so far.

    John GuidettiImage source, Getty Images
  7. Postpublished at 42 mins

    Sweden 0-0 Portugal

    Sweden's Abdullah Khalili obviously thought that looked like fun and he pummels over an effort of his own from similar distance to Raphael Guerreiro's moments earlier. Woeful.

    Sweden coachImage source, Reuters
  8. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Sweden 0-0 Portugal

    Raphael Guerreiro is the latest Portugal player to miss the target with an effort, leaning back he pops one over the bar from about 20 yards.

  9. Postpublished at 40 mins

    Sweden 0-0 Portugal

    Portugal forward Joao Mario should probably have given his country the lead there. Right-back Ricardo Esgaio crosses it and Mario takes a first-time shot but it looks like it's probably going wide anyway before it's blocked by Alexander Milosevic. It wasn't a difficult chance - he was 12 yards out.

    Five minutes until the break.

  10. Postpublished at 37 mins

    Sweden 0-0 Portugal

    Sergio Oliveira has a free-kick for Portugal which he whips into the box but it's straight at Patrick Carlgren. Probably counts as their first shot on target - even though I'm pretty sure it was a cross.   

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:22 British Summer Time 30 June 2015

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  12. Postpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 30 June 2015

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    If Sweden do win this, there's an argument that it would be the biggest surprise in the tournament's history.

    The only countries to have won since its formation in 1972 have been Italy, Spain, England, the Netherlands, the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, France, the Czech Republic and Germany.

  13. Postpublished at 30 mins

    Sweden 0-0 Portugal

    Portugal's Ivan Cavaleiro is caught offside again. Sweden are well drilled - if they win this, it'll be down to hard work and discipline. Portugal are the team with the flair players.

    Sweden defendingImage source, AP
  14. Postpublished at 26 mins

    Sweden 0-0 Portugal

    Sweden have their second shot of the game - and they've now had two more on target than Portugal. Oscar Lewicki has a go from 25 yards but it's quite tame and easily held by keeper Jose Sa.

    Portugal have not hit the target with any of their five efforts so far.

  15. Pearson sacked by Leicesterpublished at 20:12 British Summer Time 30 June 2015

    Leicester have confirmed Nigel Pearson's sacking was because of "fundamental differences in perspective".

    Find out more in our developing story here.

  16. Postpublished at 20 mins

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    Sweden captain Oscar Hiljemark wants a penalty, claiming Tiago Ilori handled it but referee Szymon Marciniak is not interested. 

    Looking at a replay, it appeared to be a chest as he dealt with a cross into the box.

  17. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Sweden 0-0 Portugal

    Portugal's Benfica forward Ivan Cavaleiro, who is meant to be playing up front but seems to be in more of a left-wing role so far, has been impressive in the opening 19 minutes but he's caught offside this time as Sweden's defence steps up.

    CavaleiroImage source, Getty Images
  18. A sixth former against 11-year-oldspublished at 20:03 British Summer Time 30 June 2015

    Sweden 0-0 Portugal

    Portugal, of course, defeated England 1-0 in their opening game of the tournament.

    Mark Lawrenson was summarising on that match for BBC Radio 5 live - and was left in no doubt about the quality of 23-year-old Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho.

    William Carvalho in action for Portugal against ItalyImage source, EPA
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    Carvalho [who qualifies as he was under 21 at the start of the two-year tournament cycle] looked like a sixth former in the playground playing against 11-year-olds who have just come into the first year of grammar school - it was that easy for him. He just strolled through the game - it was frightening. I know supposedly that Arsenal have had a good look at him and he looks an outstanding player.

    Mark Lawrenson

  19. Postpublished at 15 mins

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    Portugal winger Joao Mario, who is one of the players chasing the Golden Boot, scuffs a shot badly over from the edge of the box - I thought it had been deflected initially but it was all his own bad work.

    MarioImage source, AP
  20. Postpublished at 13 mins

    Sweden 0-0 Portugal

    Sweden just starting to get their feet on the ball a bit more. And they have the first shot on target of the game. A cross comes in from the right and Isaac Kiese Thelin heads it straight at keeper Jose Sa. John Guidetti, who was stood just behind his strike partner, seems annoyed that it wasn't left to him.

    Portugal have only conceded once in this tournament - to the Swedes in the group stages.