It was one of the most talked about matchups of the group stage. And we got one of the most entertaining World Cup matches in recent memory.
In Group B, Spain and Portugal played out a wild six-goal thriller, with the teams drawing 3-3. Spain overcame a 2-1 deficit to take the lead in the second half before Cristiano Ronaldo completed his hat trick with a crazy late free-kick goal.
Just four minutes into the game, Ronaldo tricked the referee into awarding a penalty kick on a non-foul from Nacho, and he put it away But again Spain had an answer. Ten minutes into the second half, it was Costa again, finishing off a beautifully-executed set piece in front of goal:
Then, another quick punch. As Spain was dominating, it got another goal from Nacho who produced a delicious hit into the corner off the post three minutes later: But the last laugh would go to Ronaldo.
Scoring the oldest hat trick in World Cup history, the 33-year-old got the equalizer in the 87th minute with an out-of-this-world free kick that left De Gea frozen.
The soccer gods smile down upon us, my friends. What a wild 90 minutes.
And, I can’t believe as I’m writing this, but Iran is in first place in Group B with three points.
