Goals from Boulaye Dia, Famara Diedhiou and Bamba Dieng helped Senegal register a convincing 3-1 win over host Qatar in the Group A match being played at Al Thumama Stadium.
Roozbeh Cheshmi and Ramin Rezaeian's goals in stoppage time helped Iran stun Wales 2-0 in a Group B match of the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022 here at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.
Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar joined manager Tite in the post-match press conference and said that the star player Neymar will have a scan following the ankle blow.
Cristiano Ronaldo missed a couple of big chances in the early stage of the match in the first half but finally put Portugal in front with a goal from the penalty spot.
The first half saw both teams going all out against each other, pouncing on opportunities to invade each other's penalty area and coming close to scoring several times with the stadium imploding with the fans cheering at the top of their voices.
The Football fans from Chengal Choola colony, a colony of daily wage workers in Thiruvananthapuram, have painted the walls of houses with football teams' colours and put up cutouts of players.