Romania narrowly avoided a huge upset when two tries in the last half hour gave them a 14-10 win over Portugal's remarkable amateurs in their World Cup Pool C match on Tuesday.

Portugal, who scored a try in each of their four matches, earned their first World Cup bonus point for the narrow loss.

Portugal were 7-0 up at halftime after hooker Joaquim Ferreira went over from a lineout and flyhalf Duarte Cardoso Pinto converted.

Romania levelled the score past the hour when replacement hooker Marius Tincu went over also from a lineout and scrumhalf Valentin Calafeteanu converted.

Replacement flyhalf Goncalo Malheiro restored Portugal's lead with a penalty but Romania grabbed the win with Florin Coeodeanu's late try, converted by flyhalf Dan Dumbrava.

ROMANIA 14 (Marius Tincu, Florin Corodeanu tries; Valentin Calafeteanu, Marin Danut Dumbrava conv) bt PORTUGAL 10 (Joaquim Ferreira try; Duarte Pinto conv; (Gonalo Malheiro pen

Referee: Paul Honiss (NZL)

Attendance: 35,532 at the Stade de Toulouse

Reuters