Portugal turned on the style to thrash Korea DPR 7-0 at Green Point Stadium and take a huge step towards a place in the Round of 16.
Only a Raul Meireles goal divided the teams after a closely contested first half but it was a different story after the restart when Portugal devastated the North Korean defence with three goals inside eight minutes before the hour from Simao, Hugo Almeida and Tiago. With the clock ticking down, Liedson, Cristiano Ronaldo and Tiago again compounded their opponents' woes to produce Portugal's biggest FIFA World Cup™ victory and the widest winning margin so far in South Africa.
Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed his delight at Portugal’s 7-0 trouncing of North Korea this afternoon, admitting he was happy with his goal and that the whole team deserved credit for a first rate performance.
"My goal was fun to score,” the Real Madrid forward told the club's official website.“I am very happy. Scoring seven goals in a World Cup game isn't an easy thing to do. I think my team-mates deserve congratulations.”
- RAUL MEIRELES (29')
- SIMAO (53')
- HUGO ALMEIDA (56')
- TIAGO (60', 89')
- LIEDSON (81')
- CRISTIANO RONALDO (87')
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