FULL-TIME, FIIJI 23-24 PORTUGAL. A quite astounding match, with fortunes ebbing and flowing… both sides fighting to hard and producing some amazing running rugby and quite brilliant defending. Fiji make the quarters for the third time and Portugal claim their first ever Rugby World Cup win… the perfect result for neutral fans… and for those who don't mind seeing Aussies in pain. Great game for Maqala, Marques and especially Storti, the latter having lit up this World Cup with his brilliant running. It's been a magnificent even and RUGBY has most certainly been the winner tonight and rugby lovers everywhere should celebrate! Cheers and thank you for following the action of this incredible match with us!

FULL-TIME, FIIJI 23-24 PORTUGAL.

Portugal claim the ball from the scrum and it's out to Portela… five seconds on the clock… he starts running back to his tryline, watching the clock… and is it hits 80 minutes he kicks the ball for all he's worth out of play… AND PORTUGAL WIN THEIR FIRST EVER WORLD CUP MATCH… AND FIJI ALSO GO THROUGH TO THE QUARTER-FINAL… what an astonishing end to a magnificent game! Well played to both sides.

CONVERSION, PORTUGAL, MARQUES! 23-24; Marques slots the conversion, in his last match for Portugal, to slip his side ahead of Fiji and into a position to claim their first-ever World Cup win… what a way to end a career for a superb rugby player.

TRY, PORTUGAL, MARTA! 23-22; Great run down the blindside, Storti passing inside to Marta who takes a few strides and then dives over for the try! Could Portugal claim their first World Cup win?

YEEEEEEESSSSSS!

PENALTY, FIJI, LOMANI! 23-17; He puts a heck of a lot of draw on that kick, but what matters is that is slices through the posts for an extra three points.

Fiji drive hard now to the halfway line, push ahead and go to ground, but Portugal are blown for holding and Fiji have a kick from in front of poles… from the 10m…

PENALTY, FIJI, LOMANI! 20-17; Lomani nails the kick and Fiji finally have the lead.

Fiji are awarded a penalty on the 22m almost in front of posts… they point to the posts…

Portugal claim their throw and Marques boots it upfield and finds his touch.

Portugal run the line down to the left wing, Marta is taken down to ground… Fiji then counter and drive Portugal into touch 7m short of the line. Superb play from both sides.

CONVERSION, FIJI, LOMANI! 17-17; We're all square again with a fairly easy kick from about 15m to the left of the posts.

TRY, FIJI, DOGE! 15-17; Fresh from the subs bench, Doge dots over for his second try… Fiji claiming the lineout ball and driving hard until Doge is able to dot down.

Fiji win the scrum and run left, Maqala getting the ball and driving hard but being tackled hard… Portugal push them back but Fiji win a penalty, they kick to touch and take the lineout about 10m from the line…

Fiji clear the ball from inside their 22, but it's so high it hits the sky camera and bounces back into play so, it will be a Fiji scrum.

Fiji drive forward, only for Portugal to grab the ball and drive forward superbly, but the ball spills forward against a tackle and Fiji dive on the ball but the ref blows for a penalty and they kick to inside the Portugal 22 for a lineout.

Portugal kick deep from the scrum, and Fiji (now back to 15 men) drive back to the Portugal 10m… but Fiji are penalised for cleaning up from the wrong side of the maul.

It's Fiji, Fiji, Fiji, battering Portugal… the ball goes down the line and then a long pass to the touchline but it's forward.

Fiji pressing and pressing, they burst through a tackle but Portugal envelope the attacker and Habosi loses the ball as he crashes to ground.

Fiji keep pushing and probing, the maul releasing the ball down the line where Portugal push them back, but Fiji get a penalty on the 5m line and they're going to tap and batter the line…

Super driving from Fiji, Maqala with a brilliant run, but Portugal somehow manage to keep them at bay despite intense pressure.

CONVERSION, PORTUGAL, MARQUES! 10-17; Easy for Marques as he counts down to the end of his career. What a match to end his international career with.

TRY, PORTUGAL, FERNANDES! 10-15; Portugal keep pounding away at 14-man Fiji, the maul powers over the lines and Francisco Fernandes emerges with the ball after the ref had blown for the try.

YELLOW CARD, FIJI, BOTIA. The try-scorer is sin-binned for a head-on-head that catches Storti in the face… but the reading is that it is just a yellow due to the late step Storti took into the tackle.

CONVERSION, FIJI, LOMANI! 10-10; Lomani evens the score with a conversion just to the right of the poles.

TRY, FIJI, BOTIA! 8-10; Levani Botia drives over for the score… but first Portugal had looked like they were about to score, only for Maqala to grab the ball and launch into a scintillating run all the way upfield, looking like he was about to score only to be brought down by Portugal, and from there the ball goes to Botia who powers over for the score.

CONVERSION, PORTUGAL, MARQUES! 3-10. Marques nails a beautiful kick from the right touchline.

TRY, PORTUGAL, STORTI! 3-8; An INCREDIBLE try! First Portela rises high to claim an up and under, then the ball is released fast and with assurance down the line… there's a grubber forward from Bettencourt and it bounces just right for Storti to grab and then slide home in the corner under two tackles! What a try from this fantastic Portugal side.

TRY! TRY! TRY!

GREAT BREAK! Portugal win the ball and drive hard through Fiji on the right win, then spread it all the way to the left wing but right at the end there's a knock-on.

Nayacalevu is down injured needing medical attention, but he seems to be ok and play will continue.

KICK-OFF! We're underway with the second half… and Fiji have it all to do!

HALF-TIME, FIJI 3-3 PORTUGAL. A gruelling and battering 40 minutes of rugby, neither side giving an inch and Portugal having the better attacking opportunities. The action is intense and the heat is even hotter… but both sides are sure to come out of the break on fire for a final 40 minutes… and we'll have the action for you shortly!

Portugal win the scrum and kick into touch and the players have a VERY well deserved break for half-time.

Fiji drive forward to the 5m line, Portugal claim the ball and Fiji knock-on, with Portugal also knocking on, so the reds have the scrum a couple of metres ahead of their 5m.

PENALTY, PORTUGAL, MARQUES! 3-3; Marques slots the penalty from in front of poles, the ref having called play back to an earlier infringement.

Portugal win the throwin… Marques falls to ground but spins a pass out as he falls… Portugal run back to the right, there's a volley kick forward by Storti and the ball ends up just on the tryline and Storti dives forward to dot down under pressure but he knocks on as he slides over the line… would have been a classic try…

Fiji win the ball back and run it… it's back and forth, but now Fiji are running the ball again a forward pass and Portugal chase the ball, there's a chip ahead to the Fiji tryline but Fiji just get there ahead of Portugal… but now Fiji are inside the Fiji 22 driving for the line… the ball is run to the right then the left… and Portugal have a penalty on the 5m for a tackle on the man without the ball.

Portugal run the line but there's a handling error, Fiji retrieving the ball but giving away a penalty.

Portugal run the line but there's a handling error, Fiji retrieving the ball but giving away a penalty.

Fiji collapse the scrum and Portugal will have a lineout close to the Fiji 22…

Tadjer is getting some medical treatment.

Portugal win the lineout and run the ball, then they kick but Fiji plow forward into the Portugal half, Habosi with a scintillating run through five players before being brought down and penalised.

Portugal win the throw and break blind, Storti storming upfield, chipping over the defender but being unable to collect the ball.

Now Fiji drive hard into the Portugal 22, they're mauling and now running… but Magala slips and Portugal claim the penalty and it's kicked upfield into touch.

… but the scrum collapses again and this time Portugal are penalised and Fiji kick into the 22 for a lineout.

Portugal win the ball and Marques kicks downfield, Magala powers through some tackles but is brought down and Portugal will feed the scrum… it collapses and they reset…

Portugal force play up to just inside the Fiji half, but Portugal are penalised in the ruck, Fiji kicking into touch short of the Portugal 22.

Portugal with the throw just inside Fiji's half, but the islanders steal the ball and drive down to the Portugal line where they force Portugal to dot down for a goalline drop out.

… and Portugal win penalty on their 10m after a draining three minutes of inplay action. That could take the wind out of all the players, especially in the heat tonight. This is beach weather, even though the sun said goodnight hours ago.

… Portual kick upfield, Fiji win the ball and kick back… and Pinto sends it back again, which Fiji kick back… and there are kicks and kicks… now Portugal run just short of their halfway line…

Fiji win the lineout and run the ball into the 22, but Portugal spoil the ball, drive upfield to the Fiji 22, but Fiji manage to rip the ball away and counter-attack… Portugal snag the ball and try to run out of their 10m…

Portugal run the line to the left until Pinto is caught in possession… they maul and Marques launches a kick into the Fiji half… kicks go backwards and forwards until Magala goes on a bursting run, laying off to his forwards who power the ball over the halfway line.

PENALTY, FIJI, LOMANI! 3-0; Lomani knocks it through the poles, the ball flying rather low and sideways… but it's points on the board!

… Portugal working hard and running at Fiji, but the islanders tackle hard and win possession… and that's a penalty just short of the Portugal 22.

Portugal putting great pressure on Fiji and driving them back to their 10m… they win the lineout and run the line until Fiji put in a heavy tackle…

Portugal with a strong maul denying Fiji the ball and they win the scrum almost on the halfway line.

The ball runs into the goal area and Fiki dot down for a drop-out… Portugal claim the ball and drive forward, but Fiji win a penalty inside their 22 for Portugal not releasing the tackle.

Fiji drive forward, claiming the first turnover of the match, but they are penalised shortly after abd Portugal kick into the Fiji 22 for a lineout 10m from the tryline.

KICK-OFF! We're underway with the last pool match of Rugby World Cup 2023… it's Fiji vs Portugal!

Our referee for tonight is Luke Pearce from England, and he will be assisted by Jaco Peyper of South Africa and Pierre Brousset of France. Spinning the TMO decks will be Brian MacNeice of Ireland.

Portugal: 15 Manuel Cardoso Pinto, 14 Raffaele Storti, 13 Pedro Bettencourt, 12 José Lima (captain), 11 Rodrigo Marta, 10 Jerónimo Portela, 9 Samuel Marques, 8 Rafael Simões, 7 Nicolas Martins, 6 David Wallis, 5 Steevy Cerqueira, 4 José Madeira, 3 Diogo Hasse Ferreira, 2 Mike Tadjer, 1 Francisco Fernandes. Replacements: 16 David Costa, 17 Duarte Diniz, 18 Anthony Alves, 19 Duarte Torgal, 20 João Granate, 21 João Belo, 22 Tomás Appleton, 23 Vincent Pinto.

Fiji: 15 Sireli Maqala, 14 Selesitino Ravutaumada, 13 Waisea Nayacalevu (captain), 12 Josua Tuisova, 11 Vinaya Habosi, 10 Vilimoni Botitu, 9 Frank Lomani, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Levani Botia, 6 Meli Derenalagi, 5 Temo Mayanavanua, 4 Isoa Nasilasila, 3 Luke Tagi, 2 Samuel Matavesi, 1 Eroni Mawi. Replacements: 16 Tevita Ikanivere, 17 Peni Ravai, 18 Mesake Doge, 19 Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta, 20 Albert Tuisue, 21 Peni Matawalu, 22 Teti Tela, 23 Iosefo Masi.

Fiji have won three and lost two of their last five Tests, while Portugal have lost three and draw one of their last four Tests.

The two teams have played just twice in Tests, Fiji winning both encounters with a points spread of 62-30 over those two Tests.

Portugal are ranked 16th in the world, and have only appeared in one previous World Cup. In 2007 they lost all four of their matches with a 38-209 points difference.

Fiji have played 32 World Cup matches prior to this tournament, winning 11 and losing 21.

Fiji are ranked 8th in world rugby and have appeared in all but one of the Rugby World Cups to date, as they failed to qualify for the 1995 Cup in South Africa. Fiji's best performance being the quarter-final appearances they achieved in 1987 and 2007.

Our referee for tonight is Luke Pearce from England, and he will be assisted by Jaco Peyper of South Africa and Pierre Brousset of France. Spinning the TMO decks will be Brian MacNeice of Ireland.

Portugal: 15 Manuel Cardoso Pinto, 14 Raffaele Storti, 13 Pedro Bettencourt, 12 José Lima (captain), 11 Rodrigo Marta, 10 Jerónimo Portela, 9 Samuel Marques, 8 Rafael Simões, 7 Nicolas Martins, 6 David Wallis, 5 Steevy Cerqueira, 4 José Madeira, 3 Diogo Hasse Ferreira, 2 Mike Tadjer, 1 Francisco Fernandes. Replacements: 16 David Costa, 17 Duarte Diniz, 18 Anthony Alves, 19 Duarte Torgal, 20 João Granate, 21 João Belo, 22 Tomás Appleton, 23 Vincent Pinto.

Fiji: 15 Sireli Maqala, 14 Selesitino Ravutaumada, 13 Waisea Nayacalevu (captain), 12 Josua Tuisova, 11 Vinaya Habosi, 10 Vilimoni Botitu, 9 Frank Lomani, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Levani Botia, 6 Meli Derenalagi, 5 Temo Mayanavanua, 4 Isoa Nasilasila, 3 Luke Tagi, 2 Samuel Matavesi, 1 Eroni Mawi. Replacements: 16 Tevita Ikanivere, 17 Peni Ravai, 18 Mesake Doge, 19 Te Ahiwaru Cirikidaveta, 20 Albert Tuisue, 21 Peni Matawalu, 22 Teti Tela, 23 Iosefo Masi.

First up… a quick scan of the teams before we share some preview stats and trivia.

Welcome to the LAST match in the Pool stages of the 20… 20… three… RUGBY… WORLD… CUP! Ok, that sounds better than it reads, but you get the message. There is one more quarter-final place up for grabs, although it is all-but-guaranteed to be going to Fiji… but that's in Fiji's hands, as they are facing up to a Portugal side that has won plenty of admirers during this World Cup. It's Portugal against Fiji… and we're bringing it to you LIVE from the Stadium de Toulouse in Toulouse, France. So sit back and enjoy following the action with us, which starts in just a couple of hours.