[Music] the pressure is on an opening game nerves can often take hold match day one for these two Nations here at the 2024 UEFA European Championship who will be first to make their mark on the [Music] group hello and a warm welcome on what is a glorious night for football perfect playing conditions I'm Derek Ray and my commentary partner here on the Gantry is the former Arsenal and West Ham player Stuart Robson and today it's the ups and the starting 11 for Croatia looka Modric plays alongside Marcelo brovich in the center of Midfield and up front it's the Ronaldo well fantastic refle modri and return to Modric karic can he put them in front and it was a wonderful chance but the Silva It's a weighted pass is this the moment oh a moment of pure class had to catch it perfectly and didn't he just Bruna fernan has it fera Portugal finding space on the wing and teammates to play it to Ronaldo oh really commanding goalkeeping opportunity to deliver the cross kovic this could level it oh but the keeper with an important save it's looking promising and tremendous individual skill well plenty of power but just too much height on it and pinho with it considerable momentum courtesy of Ronaldo but what can he produce from here oh it's in a two goal cushion now and the lead fully there is him he must finish and the referee says penalty well some might say he's been fortunate to avoid being shown the card well I like that from the referee just because it's a penalty doesn't mean it's a yellow card and confidently [Applause] convering racing forward trying to catch them out can they use it to their advantage Ronaldo and he's made it a brace for himself The Defenders just unable to stay with him and he's having