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WHO: Portugal vs Uzbekistan
What: FIFA World Cup 2026 Group K Games
That: NRG StadiumHouston
When: Tuesday, 12pm local time (17:00 GMT)
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The next day Lionel Messi sat Top scorer in the World CupThe focus is on his arch rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, as the world of football is hoping for a breakthrough from the aging star who took part in Portugal’s meeting with Uzbekistan.
Seized with fear 1-1 draw and DR Congo in their tournament opener, Portugal need a win to revive their hopes qualification knockout expectations.
And for Ronaldo, who had unknown presentation in its first form, the game offers a chance to redeem, while playing with all the others in the North American format.
Tournament starters Uzbekistan, on the other hand, enter the game on the back of a 3-1 defeat by Colombia, needs a little pull to avoid relegation.
Here’s everything you need to know about Portugal vs Uzbekistan ahead of the match:
‘It’s action’: Martinez’s start to failure for Portugal
Portugal drew criticism for their performance against DR Congo, especially for their weakness in the final third. The two-time UEFA Nations League winners had the lion’s share of the effort against the African side, but conceded seven shots at goal.
Coach Roberto Martinez said his players started the game well but lost discipline and order after the first 20 minutes. This is what they want to do to succeed against the Uzbeks.
“We are strong and focused,” Martinez said. “And our team is more united than ever, it’s a process. Conflict is not part of our team.
“It’s normal to be criticized after a bad result.
Martinez refused to say whether Ronaldo would start the game, while calling for the 41-year-old to be on the bench. The coach, however, described him as a “role model” for the team, which is considered loved ones abroad about the competition.
Uzbekistan has ‘nothing to lose’, says coach Cannavaro
As one of the four debutants At the tournament, Uzbekistan arrived in North America on the back of history, with their young team focusing on Asian football.
Although their campaign began with a defeat to Colombia, Abbosbek Fayzullaev’s first goal for Uzbekistan at the World Cup gave millions at home something to cheer about.
Now, as they prepare to face a talented Portugal squad – featuring Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Rafael Leao and others – Uzbekistan coach Fabio Cannavaro has urged the team to put up a strong fight.
“As I have always said, we have nothing to lose,” said Cannavaro, who led Italy to the 2006 World Cup as captain. “Portugal always like to control the game, they have started very well, they want to play fast. We will be ready for this.
“We have our way, I know we will face a very good team. We will try to do our best and stay in the game until the end.
“I asked my team to play with more fighting spirit than Colombia, but we can’t just run stupidly everywhere.”
Prediction of Portugal vs Uzbekistan
Opta’s supercomputer provider Stats has given Portugal an 80.3% chance of winning against Uzbekistan, who have a 6.8% chance of winning. There is a 12.9 percent chance of a draw.
Portugal vs Uzbekistan: How to watch, kick-off time
- Portugal: LiveModeTV, SPORT.TV5, TVI, TVI PLAYER (6pm, Western European Summer Time)
- Uzbekistan: ZORplay, ZO’Rtv (10pm, Uzbekistan Standard Time)
- United Kingdom: STV, ITVX, STV Player, ITV1 (6pm, British Summer Time)
- United States: FOX, FOX One, Telemundo App, Telemundo Network, Peacock (1pm, Eastern Daylight Time)
To view the TV schedule for your country, visit the FIFA TV schedule Here.
How is the World Cup group stage going?
Portugal, Uzbekistan, DR Congo and Colombia are in Group K.
After the first game, Colombia leads the group with three points, with DR Congo second, Portugal third – with each point – and Uzbekistan at the bottom without.
The top two teams of all 12 teams – along with the eight teams in third place – go to the next stage, the round of 32, which has been introduced for the first time at the World Cup, following the expansion of the competition from 32 to 48 teams.
Form guide
(Last five games, latest results first)
Portugal: DWWWD
Uzbekistan: LLLWW
Portugal has a better record than Uzbekistan in the last five games.
They played DR Congo in the first match of the 2026 World Cup, but they beat Nigeria and Chile in the World Cup playoffs. Portugal also beat the United States in March and played Mexico.
Uzbekistan lost to Colombia in their World Cup opener, and fell to the Netherlands and Canada in World Cup playoffs. However, they beat Venezuela on penalties and Gabon, too, in a warm-up game in March.
Portugal vs Uzbekistan: head to head
Tuesday’s match in Houston will be the first meeting between Portugal and Uzbekistan.
Portugal vs Uzbekistan: Team news
All Portuguese players, except Tomas Araujo, are present for the match, including Ruben Dias, who sat out the opening match.
No recommendations or recommendations for Uzbekistan are involved.
Portugal predicted the line
(4-2-3-1): Costa (Goalkeeper); Cancelo, Araujo, Veiga, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha; Silva, Fernandes, Neto; Ronaldo
Uzbekistan predicted the line
(3-4-2-1): Yusupov (Goalkeeper); Khusanov, Abdullaev, Ashurmatov; Karimov, Mozgovoy, Shukurov, Nasrulloev; Faizullaev, Urunov; Shomurodov
