FULL-TIME: Portugal dominated the possession but showed little ambition to build on their early goal. Angola will take great heart from a solid performance.

GREAT EFFORT! Maniche slams a superb shot from distance goalwards, and Ricardo does well to scramble back and palm over the crossbar for a Portugal corner.

Andre is brought down inside the centre-circle, but Angola can't profit from the free-kick.

OOH! Mateus manages to flick a mis-hit shot goalwards, but Ricardo is well-placed to save comfortably.

Pauleta twists his way past one tackle, but Loco makes an important challenge as the Portugal striker looked to cut in to the penalty area.

Angola have lost their two previous matches against Portugal 6-0 and 5-1, so this narrow defeat will mark a big improvement for them.

Angola are trying to finish the game with a bit of a flourish, but they appear to have left it all too late.

OVER! Figo drifts a great free-kick in to the near post; Simao leaps well, but he can only direct his header over the crossbar.

PORTUGAL SUB: Viana replaces Tiago; Viana comes on to inject the midfield with a little more energy in the final stages.

Angola are at least now having some of the ball inside their opponents half, but Portugal remain comfortable at the back.

ANGOLA SUB: Miloy replaces Figueiredo; a last throw of the dice of the dice from Angola.

Mantorras is caught from behind by Valente; the referee seems to take great delight in weilding a yellow card to the Everton defender.

Simao softly goes to ground as he chases a through-ball in to the area; the referee rightly tells him to get up.

The vast majority of this second half has been played in the Angolan half; the west Africans don't appear able to shift up a gear in these final minutes.

...He curls the ball in to the penalty area right-footed, but Loco cuts it out at the back post.

Simao is brought down by Edson on the right-corner of the Angolan penalty area. Figo takes control of the set-piece...

There are a few whistles and jeers around the ground as Portugal listlessly knock the ball about their back four, without any discernable amition or purpose.

Miguel has pushed up a lot in this second half; he is almost playing as a right winger at the moment, since Angola don't appear to have much of a threat down their left-hand side.

The tempo of the game has slowed considerably since the first half, although Angola are trying their best to lift it and put some concerted pressure on Portugal.

PORTUGAL SUB: Maniche replaces Petit; Scolari opts to give his midfield a little boost with the introduction of Manich, who spent the second-half of last season on loan at Chelsea.

CRUCIAL CHALLENGE! Carvalho prods the ball off the foot of Mantorras as the big striker looks to unleash a shot from the edge of the area.

ANGOLA SUB: Edson comes on to replace Kalanga, who hasn't had any sort of impace in the second half.

WOEFUL! A loose ball drops to Loco on the edge of the area, but he is reckless with his shot and slices his right-foot effort high and wide.

Portugal remain patient in their build-up as Angola drop a little deeper and soak up the pressure in front of them.

Mantorras powers through the middle but is halted by a good challenge from Carvalho, who has been solid in everything he has done this evening.

Miguel sprints past his marker down the right, but Kali comes across to clear the ball out for a throw; good cover from the centre-back.

Angola look to be a very strong, fit side and they are very quick to get men behind the ball once Portugal gain possession.

There does seem to be a little frustration from the Portugese fans in the crowd, but their side appear content to show patience in their bid for a second goal.

Angola are trying to play on the break, but they need to get more support up to their lone striker; he looks very isolated at the moment.

Ronaldo looks very unhappy as he sits on the Portugal bench following his substitution; he obviously disagrees with Scolari's change.

WELL-STRUCK, EASY SAVE! The ball is worked across the pitch towards Tiago, but his well-struck shot from the edge of the area is held by Ricardo.

A long pass over the top almost reaches Loco, who has made a good run down the right, but the ball skips off the turf and out for a goal-kick.

PORTUGAL SUB: Costinha replaces Ronaldo; Ronaldo has been good, but only in fits and starts and is replaced by the more conservative Costinha.

ANGOLA SUB: Akwa off, Mantorras on; Mantorras plays for Benfica in Portugal, although he has had an injury-hit season.

JUST WIDE! Pauleta spins on the edge of the area before firing in a low shot, but he drags his right-foot effort wide of the post.

Figo belts a corner to the back post, but Loco heads away from Simao for another corner.

It has been a slow start to the second half; Portugal appear to be content to play a patient game and wait for an opening, while their back-four has been completely untroubled since the break.

Kalanga breaks down the right wing, but Figo shows a great defensive appetite to track back and put in a decent challenge.

A neat series of passes from Portugal looks to build a promising move, but Tiago loses possession on the edge of the area.

Andre is booked for persistent fouling; he becomes the third Angolan player to be shown the yellow card after rattling Figo and Simao in quick succession.

...Ronaldo again goes for goal from the tight angle, but Ricardo punches high in to the air and wins a free-kick when he tries to gather at the second attempt.

Andrew is penalised for a push in the back on Tiago; free-kick, on the left-edge of the penalty area...

Angola appear to be pressing Portugal higher up the pitch than they did in the first half, attempting to force a mistake or win possession in better areas.

AMBITIOUS! Kalanga fires in a shot from 40 yards, but his effort drifts high over the crossbar without troubling Ricardo.

A superb turn in midfield from Ronaldo sets Miguel free down the right, but his pass in towards Simao is intercepted.

EASY SAVE! Tiago's effort from inside the penalty area is well held by Ricardo in the Angola goal.

Angola kick off the second half.

The players are back out for the start of the second half.

HALF-TIME: Portugal will be happy with their lead, but Angola have shown enough in the first half to ensure that Portugal will have to concentrate fully in the second.

Loco is very harshly booked for a challenge with Figo, who just catches an accidental kick on the ankle.

SAVE! Figo and Miguel combine well down the right; the full-back pulls a pass back to Ronaldo on the edge of the area, but Ricardo pushes away his fierce shot.

Andre's shot should serve as a little reminder to Portugal, that they will want a second goal to make this game secure in the second half.

GREAT EFFORT! Andre pounds a low shot goalwards, but Ricardo makes a super, one-handed save and pushes the shot around the post for a corner.

Loco and his Angolan team-mates have looked a lot better in defence as the half-time whistle has approached; they are more organised now, and Portugal are having more trouble breaking them down.

Jamba makes a crucial header at the back post, with Pauleta waiting to pounce behind him.

Angola have certainly looked stronger as the half has progressed, but they are yet to force Ricardo in to a save; Akwa looks a little isolated up front.

Simao and Valente combine well down the left side, but Kalanga has tracked back and cuts out the danger with a committed challenge.

Ronaldo knocks the ball past Delgado and draws the foul; Ronaldo's petulant reaction suggests he is getting a little frustrated with the attentions of the giant Angolan full-back.

OFF THE BAR! Figo's corner is met by Ronaldo inside the penalty area, but the ball thumps against the crossbar and out to safety.

Ronaldo is having a good tussle with Delgado down this near side of the pitch; this time the full-back manaes to put the ball out for a corner at full stretch.

There is a lot of bitter political history between these two countries, but the game has been played in a good spirit thus far. Witness the power of Football - is there nothing this wonderful game cannot do.

Figo drifts past Figueiredo, feeds Simao, but the cross to the back post ends up bouncing off the tanned, taut thighs of young Ronaldo and dribbling wide.

Delgado snaps at Ronaldo in the challenge, kicking the heels of the young winger before the referee finally blows for the foul.

Figueiredo does brilliantly to find Akwa with a pass, despite him falling under a challenge from Valente.

NO, NO, NO! Ronaldo opts to shoot rather than cross for a team-mate from the set-piece; he creams his effort high over the crossbar. Self-indulgent, and woefully poor.

Valente slips a ball in to the run of Ronaldo, who draws a crude challenge from Jamba; the Angolan defender is booked for the offence.

Simao is barged over by Delgado, the Angolan left-back who looks as strong as an oxen.

Ronaldo is booked for a studs-up challenge on Andre in midfield; perhaps a little harsh, but the referees have been told to be firm on such things.

ACROBATIC! Akwa's spectacular bicycle-kick flies over the crossbar after a good cross from Ze Kalanga from the right.

DECENT EFFORT! Mateus fires a shot a couple of yards over the crossbar from the edge of the area, Angola's first real shot of the game.

Having gone behind early and started very shakily, the West African nation have certainly pulled themselves together now, although they are yet to really threaten.

NICE MOVE! Simao and Tiago exchange passes on the edge of the area, before the winger fires a shot over the crossbar.

Carvalho plays a nice pass down the channel for Nuno Valente, but his cut-back is intercepted before it can reach Pauleta.

There are plenty Portugal fans in the crowd, and they are certainly making themselves heard on this mild, dry night in Cologne.

Figo swings in a free-kick from near the corner flag, but Delgado climbs highest in the penalty area to head clear.

Portugal are certainly enjoying the best of the possession, but Angola are competing more in midfield.

Ronaldo is going through his full range of tricks, although this time he tries something in his own half and loses possession.

The Angolan goalkeeper requires some treatment on a kick to the stomach he took during that incident with Pauleta a moment or two ago; after some sterling work from the Angolan physio, he is back on his feet.

GOOD EFFORT! Ricardo comes out of his area to try and deal with the threat of a long ball up field; Pauleta gets to the ball a second before the goalkeeper, but hooks his shot wide of the far post.

Ronaldo and Figo are beginning to run the game in the final third for Portugal; they are certainly enjoying the freedom that their coach has given them in this system.

Angola at least look as though they have settled a little now; they don't look as nervous as they did at the kick-off.

Ronaldo tries a trick as he brings his right left behind his left to chip the ball in to the middle, althoughKali heads clear.

Figueiredo tries to feed a pass in to Akwa, but the big striker doesn't read the run and Ricardo allows the ball to run behind.

A number of the Angolan players play their football in the Portugese leagues, although not at the top level.

Figueiredo wins his side the first corner of the match, although Ricardo claims the centre well under pressure from Akwa.

Ronaldo beats a couple of challenges as he runs at Jamba, although the Manchester United star just leaves the ball behind as he approached the edge of the penalty area.

Angola really haven't settled yet; Portugal are running past them in midfield with real ease. They need to get themselves together, or else they could be on the end of a real pasting.

It really was poor defending from Jamba; he allowed Figo to ghost past him far too easily, despite the Portugal star's ageing legs.

GOAL! Pauleta turns home from close range after Figo had burst in to the penalty area and rolled a pass back to him.

Angola face a massive task here against their former colonial masters; Portugal are heavy favourites to win this game, and quite comfortably too.

Portgual are missing one of their key midfielders, Deco, who picked up a knock in training a couple of days ago; they still look a fairly formidable side, however.

Figo sends a cross in to the near post, but Ricardo claims comfortably.

Portugal appear to be lining up with a 4-5-1 formation, with Ronaldo and Simao helping out Pauleta up front.

OOH! SO CLOSE! Pauleta scuffs a shot across the face of goal and narrowly wide of the far post. That was nearly one of the fastest goals in World Cup history!

HERE WE GO! HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS, MY FRIENDS...

The players are out on the field, the National Anthems have been sung, and we're ready for the off.

Hi, welcome to our coverage of the second Group D match of the day, Portugal v Angola from Cologne. I'm Alex, and I'm going to be your commentator; let's have fun together.