Re-live the action as eight European countries battle for World Cup spots Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Fabio Coentrao after scoring. CRISTIANO Ronaldo rises to the moment and scores the decisive goal as Portugal take a 1-0 lead to Sweden after the first leg of their World Cup qualifier in Lisbon. The Real Madrid star's brave 82nd minute header was the difference, breaking the deadlock as Sweden attempted to hold out for a 0-0 draw, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic a peripheral figure in the contest. The most dramatic result of the morning came in Kiev, where Ukraine finished 2-0 up against France in a match that exploded in a second-half featuring two goals, two red cards and a penalty. Didier Deschamps's highly fancied side, who finished behind Spain in the group stage of qualifying, have a long road back to take their place in Brazil next year. Two goals from Kostas Mitroglou and a third from Dimitar Salpingidis helped Greece to a 3-1 win over Romania at home, while minnows Iceland held on gallantly with 10 men for 40 minutes to finish deadlocked at 0-0 with Croatia after the first leg in Reykjavik. The return legs to determine Europe's final four representatives at the 2014 FIFA World Cup take place on Wednesday (EDT). Re-live how the morning unfolded in our live blog of the action.