For Ronaldo’s sake… Portugal use ‘winning mix’ against Uzbekistan

The coach of the Portuguese national team, the Spaniard Roberto Martinez, decided to use the “winning mixture” to look for the first victory against Uzbekistan at the 2026 World Cup.

Portugal drew 1-1 with Democratic Republic of CongoYesterday, on Wednesday, in the first round of the group stage of the World Championship, in the game, “Brazil Europe” witnessed an obvious offensive deficit.

The Portuguese “Record” newspaper. He said Martinez decided to start Al-Nasr star Joao Felix against Uzbekistan to address this attacking deficit.

Next Tuesday, Portugal will meet Uzbekistan in the second round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup.

The newspaper revealed that the Spanish coach believes the presence of Joao Felix up front will revitalize an attack led by Ronaldo, after the team conceded the fewest goals in their history at the World Cup against Congo (7).

Ronaldo and Joao Felix’s double was most notable in the last Saudi Roshan League season as they led Al-Nasr to the Roshan League title after a seven-year absence.

That brace took Ronaldo to 28 goals in the Rojaan league last season, to 20 for Joao Felix, who scored 13 more to win the tournament’s player of the year award.

It is noteworthy that Ronaldo was widely criticized after the first game of the Portuguese national team in the World Cup, to the extent that some asked the Spanish coach to keep him on the bench in the upcoming games.