Portugal take a big step to escaping the World Cup 's so - called ` ` group of death '' Striker Almeida , recalled after missing the first match , then headed in Fabio Coentrao 's left-wing cross on 56 minutes before Ronaldo laid on the third goal for Tiago on the hour mark . Tiago nets a double as Europeans beat North Korea 7 - 0 in rematch of 1966 clash . Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first goal of the tournament as Portugal go second in Group G. Ivory Coast manage to defeat Koreans by a similar margin and then Portugal lose to Brazil .
Portugal take a big step to escaping the World Cup 's so - called ` ` group of death '' Tiago nets a double as Europeans beat North Korea 7 - 0 in rematch of 1966 clash . Cristiano Ronaldo scores his first goal of the tournament as Portugal go second in Group G. Ivory Coast manage to defeat Koreans by a similar margin and then Portugal lose to Brazil .