Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo runs with the ball during the Confederations Cup, Group A soccer match between Portugal and Mexico, at the Kazan Arena, Russia, Sunday, June 18, 2017.
Chile's star player Arturo Vidal fiercely argued with referee Damir Skomina when a goal scored in first-half stoppage time by Eduardo Vargas was overruled nearly one minute later.
Cedric Soares restored Portugal's lead on 86 minutes, but Hector Moreno's stoppage-time header salvaged a point for Mexico in their Group A opener.
Cristiano Ronaldo was kept out of the media spotlight in the wake of Portugal's 2-2 Confederations Cup draw on Saturday.
In Moscow, Russia, Arturo Vidal's late header helped Chile to a 2-0 win over Cameroon in their Group B opener as the video assistant referee played a prominent role. Find us on Facebook too!
Man-of-the-match awards at major tournaments are not renowned for their originality but it still seemed a questionable move when, amid a chaotic finale to Portugal's 2-2 draw with Mexico, FIFA announced that Cristiano Ronaldo had been voted the game's stand-out player. Ronaldo magnificent pass found Quaresma, who is nobody to prevent to score into an empty net. Compared to Mexico/Portugal, it was a slower methodical story of two sides testing each other's weakness and vulnerabilities until the action came to a head in the last ten minutes of the match.
There's something to be said about the way Mexico fought back against Portugal.
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Despite some controversial incidents using video referee technology at the Confederations Cup, the Federation Internationale de Football Association chief is happy with its progress.
Mexicans have the hump with the Real Madrid star as he was caught mouthing "they are very bad" to Pepe during Sunday's Confederations Cup match.
"We were at least as good as they were and they're the current European champion", said the Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio. But it was once again Mexico's attacking players Chicharito and Carlos Vela who were the spark while Jonathan Dos Santos was their best in the middle of the park.
His success might be coming well overdue but just in time to help his team through what is likely to be Portugal's biggest test ahead of crucial qualifying stage and before a much-desired return to Russian Federation for a competition that could easily be the last challenge of his well-travelled career.
Forward Nani scored but a review by video assistants showed a Portugal player was offside in the build up to the goal.
The European champs soon took the lead though in sublime fashion after 34 minutes.
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