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

A few of the North Macedonian players have a chat on their way out of the dressing room, one gesturing expressively to the others. Anthony Taylor counts the players as they emerge. He’s happy - his whistle gets them back underway in Porto.

Here’s that Portugal opener - careless from North Macedonia; crafty from Cristiano Ronaldo; clinical from Bruno Fernandes.

Sweden have had the better of things in Chorzow, with their talented front four interchanging nicely but yet to properly test Wojciech Szczesny with the regularity they would like. The Poland goalkeeper did get down sharply to keep out a shot across him from Emil Forsberg, while there have been a couple of half-chances at the other end, but it’s the sort of game that you feel could require extra football to decide.

So far, so...fine for Portugal. As things stand Fernando Santos’ side are through to Qatar 2022 without having to go too deep into the well, Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes pouncing on an error from an otherwise well-drilled North Macedonian side.

That will have really frustrated Blagoja MIevski, because otherwise it all rather went to plan for the visitors, managing to frustrate and stagnate their more illustrious opponents. But they’ll need at least one to keep their World Cup dream alive, and there haven’t been too many signs of a goal coming.

Two additional minutes in Chorzow, even accounting for that stoppage after the lights went out.

And the lights have gone off! Put another coin in the meter...

It looks like referee Daniele Orsato is happy to continue. Some of the floodlights are working, so it isn’t too gloomy. The Swedish players, expecting a delay, had gathered for a drink of water by their bench but are asked to rejoin affairs.

Little in the way of true goalmouth action in Chorzow. Poland, perhaps, just retreating into their shell - Robert Lewandowski looks a touch isolated at times.

Portugal more firmly in control of the game now. They’d love another to make those half-time oranges slightly sweeter.