Portugal vs North Macedonia LIVE: World Cup play-off final result, score and reaction

Changes for both sides in Porto. North Macedonia first send on Stefan Askovski for Tihomir Kostadinov as they seek a quick turnaround, before Portugal stabilise their midfield with William Carvalho.

Rafael Leao is on, too, for Fernando Santos’ side. Otavio and Diogo Jota removed.

No sense of panic from Sweden just yet, but they’ll want slightly more out of Emil Forsberg than that. A dreadful corner, apparently meant for an arriving teammate on the far angle of the box. Headed away.

In fact, it is a double change for Sweden. Anthony Elanga is on for Robin Quaison, who has been quiet, and Mattias Svanberg will also be added to affairs. Jesper Karlstrom is the other player withdrawn.

Which is handled by the punch of Wojciech Szczesny’s clenched fists.

Deflected over! Sweden still hustling and bustling about in dangerous areas, and Emil Forsberg’s swiftly-released shot catches a Polish body and flies over the bar.

Anthony Elanga is receiving some instructions and will soon be on, but not before the corner...

A brilliantly taken goal and that might fully dash North Macedonia’s dream!

It starts with the visitors on the attack, but their forward rumble is ended by the perfect planting of Pepe’s right booted roadblock in the way of the ball. The defender has been excellent tonight.

North Macedonia are under-resourced defensively and Portugal have the options to exploit it, Diogo Jota fading to the left, looking up and spying an onrushing Bruno Fernandes on the far side. His cross is delectable, Fernandes’s half-volleyed finish delicate and definite.

Huge save from Wojciech Szczesny! Maybe Poland aren’t so resolute, again unlocked by Sweden’s forward line and spaces appearing all too easily.

Isak sweeps across perfectly for Emil Forsberg, but the winger can’t beat a diving Szczesny.

Sweden then go close again from the corner.

Why didn’t he pass it sooner? The ball breaks kindly for Ludwig Augustinsson after an Alexander Isak challenge on the edge of the box and there are yellow shirts in all kinds of space in the box, but Augustinsson can’t make up his mind of who to pass to. He is not aided by the fact that they all wish to occupy the same space, like wasps to a glass of sugar water on the penalty spot, and in the end his cut-back is blocked out of play.

Sweden have had all of the ball since that Poland goal but you get the sense that the hosts might be tough to break down.

A second change for North Macedonia, and the protagonist in Palermo won’t be playing the hero again: Aleksandar Trajkovski is replaced by Darko Churlinov.

Way over the bar! Bruno Fernandes whips for the near post for a sprinting Cristiano Ronaldo, but the stooping forward gets too far beneath it, and troubles only the fans behind the goal.