Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool C - Georgia v Portugal - Stadium Municipal de Toulouse, Toulouse, France - September 23, 2023 Portugal's Jeronimo Portela in action with Georgia's Beka Gorgadze REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) -Nuno Sousa Guedes missed a last-minute penalty as Portugal agonisingly failed to secure a first-ever World Cup victory on Saturday as Georgia scored a 78th-minute try - then missed the conversion - to force a thrilling 18-18 Pool C draw.
Georgia raced into a 13-0 lead but after a nervous opening 30 minutes, Portugal took control of the game in the second half and scored 18 unanswered points heading into the final two minutes of the contest.
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