Summary

  • Ronaldo treble - a free-kick opener and two superb finishes late on

  • Rodriguez levels at 1-1 from spot after VAR review gives Swiss penalty

  • Ref had awarded Portugal a penalty following counter-attack before review for Swiss spot-kick

  • England face Netherlands in other semi-final on 6 June

  1. Postpublished at 55 mins

    Portugal 1-0 Switzerland

    Extraordinary scenes!

    Portugal thought they had a penalty but the referee, having pointed to the spot, has now AWARDED A SPOT-KICK TO SWITZERLAND after checking VAR for an incident which happened at the other end of the pitch moments earlier!

    I've seen lots and lots of games but I've never seen anything like this before.

    VAR screenImage source, GEt
  2. PENALTY TO PORTUGALpublished at 53 mins

    Portugal 1-0 Switzerland

  3. Postpublished at 51 mins

    Portugal 1-0 Switzerland

    Cristiano Ronaldo is off balance as he lets fly from distance. It's wide this time but Switzerland's keeper Yann Sommer cannot disguise the look of relief on his face.

  4. Postpublished at 20:52 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

    Portugal 1-0 Switzerland

    Chris Sutton
    Ex-Chelsea striker on BBC Radio 5 live

    The Swiss know exactly what they have to do and they are in the ascendancy at the start of this second half.

    PetkovicImage source, PA
  5. Postpublished at 48 mins

    Portugal 1-0 Switzerland

    The Swiss are again quick out of the blocks.

    Steven Zuber shows real intent to deliver a cross into the danger area which is headed behind for a corner.

  6. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:50 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

    #bbcfootball

    Denham: Such a shame tackling is deemed a foul these days.

  7. 'Good open game'published at 20:49 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

    Portugal 1-0 Switzerland

    Chris Sutton
    Ex-Chelsea striker on BBC Radio 5 live

    Switzerland have had opportunities but Ronaldo's goal is deciding this game at the moment. The goalkeeper should have done better but the visitors are still in it, and it has been a really good open game.

    SommerImage source, EPA
  8. KICK-OFFpublished at 46 mins

    Portugal 1-0 Switzerland

    More of the same please!

    Back under way...

  9. Postpublished at 20:48 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

    Portugal 1-0 Switzerland

    Cristiano Ronaldo didn't score a single free-kick in any competition during his first season with Juventus.

    In fact that was his first since this one in the World Cup...

    Media caption,

    Ronaldo scores 'sensational' free-kick to complete hat-trick

  10. Southgate on Van Dijkpublished at 20:45 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

    Netherlands v England (Thu, 19:45 BST)

    On Virgil van Dijk, Gareth Southgate said: "I am amazed one of the top six hadn't taken him earlier. He is not alone and he has a very good young partner alongside him.

    "Our challenge is to break that down and we have players who have had a fantastic season as well. We are enjoying plotting that."

  11. 'I was fuming'published at 20:43 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

    Netherlands v England (Thurs, 19;45 BST)

    Raheem Sterling on the possibility of playing against team-mate Bernardo Silva: "We joked briefly at the club with typical team-mate stuff but it's strictly down to business now."

    On the possibility of captaining England: "That is something that is down to the manager but it is something I would do proudly."

    On social media posts from his agent suggesting he would wear the armband: "I couldn't tell you about that. I woke up this morning fuming, I haven't had a conversation with anybody in my agency, and I apologised to Gareth because I didn't know where it had come from."

  12. 'I want a team that excites the fans'published at 20:41 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

    Netherland v England (Thurs, 19:45 BST)

    Before this game we heard from England boss Gareth Southgate ahead of tomorrow's game with the Netherlands.

    This is what he had to say when asked about comparisons with the Dutch: "We played them in their first game and you can see the progress they have made the similarities are there are some exciting young players.

    "I loved watching them play, the team with [Ruud] Gullit, [Marco] van Basten and Frank Rijkaard and Ronald [Koeman] as well.

    "We are trying to create a team that excites our fans but we also want to win. That's what we have to do to keep progressing."

  13. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:38 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

    #bbcfootball

    James: Wish the two teams playing in the same colours as Portugal and Switzerland in a big game just a few days ago had played the first-half like this.

    Sulaimon: How many times has Cristiano Ronaldo done that? Brilliant free-kick, enhancing his GOAT status with 86 goals

    Ronaldo free-kickImage source, Reuters
  14. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:34 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

    Portugal 1-0 Switzerland

    I'll tell you what, this Nations League finals thingy...I like it!

  15. 'Blind pass'published at 20:33 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

    Portugal 1-0 Switzerland

    Chris Sutton
    Ex-Chelsea striker on BBC Radio 5 live

    What a pass. It was a blind pass by Cristiano Ronaldo and Joao Felix will be disappointing he didn't take the chance.

  16. CLOSE!published at 43 mins

    Portugal 1-0 Switzerland

    Another huge chance - this time to Portugal.

    Cristiano Ronaldo delivers a beauty of a pass into the path of Joao Felix but the teenager, under pressure from Ricardo Rodríguez, can't keep his composure and lifts it over.

    That should have been 2-0.

  17. 'Real danger'published at 20:31 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

    Portugal 1-0 Switzerland

    Chris Sutton
    Ex-Chelsea striker on BBC Radio 5 live

    Portugal are nice and compact when Switzerland are in possession, but they break out when they win the ball back. They look a real danger.

    RonaldoImage source, EPA
  18. Postpublished at 40 mins

    Portugal 1-0 Switzerland

    More shots on target and more possession but Switzerland still trail.

    Haris Seferovic cannot believe he has not equalised. He digs a first-time shot out from 12 yards and it brushes Rui Patrício's bar on its way over.

    The Swiss were a fraction away from making it 1-1.

  19. Postpublished at 35 mins

    Portugal 1-0 Switzerland

    Poor Kevin Mbabu. He attempts to slide in on Cristiano Ronaldo who sees the challenge coming and keeps possession before Mbabu climbs to his feet to attempt another tackle...only to be beaten by Ronaldo's pace.

    The Porto crowd laps it up.

    Ronaldo and MbabuImage source, Reuters
  20. 'Sharpness to Portugal'published at 20:21 British Summer Time 5 June 2019

    Portugal 1-0 Switzerland

    Chris Sutton
    Ex-Chelsea striker on BBC Radio 5 live

    There is a real sharpness now to Portugal's passing. Ronaldo is starting to impact this game and he is dropping deep.