Sunday , 16 August 2026

Portugal vs Uruguay, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Portugal
2 – 0
Full Time
Uruguay
Mon 28 Nov 2022 · 19:00 UTC Lusail Iconic Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 6' Rodrigo Bentancur
Ruben Neves 38' Y
Y 44' Mathias Olivera
Joao Felix 77' Y
Ruben Dias 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portugal vs Uruguay — Worldcup at Lusail Iconic Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Alireza Faghani
  • Referee Mohammadreza Mansouri
  • Referee Abdelrahman Al Jassim
  • Referee Abdullah Al-Marri
  • Referee Mohammadreza Abolfazli (Iran)
18 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Portugal 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Uruguay
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-28 Portugal 2–0 Uruguay 2018-06-30 Uruguay 2–1 Portugal

Recent Form

Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov Uruguay H 2–0 W
24 Nov Ghana H 3–2 W
27 Jun Belgium A 0–1 L
23 Jun France H 2–2 D
19 Jun Germany H 2–4 L
15 Jun Hungary A 3–0 W
Uruguay
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov Portugal A 0–2 L
24 Nov South Korea H 0–0 D
03 Jul Colombia H 2–4 L
29 Jun Paraguay H 1–0 W
24 Jun Bolivia A 2–0 W
21 Jun Chile H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Portugal Uruguay
#42 Position #31
5 Points 2
3 Played 3
1 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 1
6 Scored 3
1 Conceded 4
+5 GD -1
1.67 PPG 0.67
33% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season
0% Clean Sheets
Uruguay this season

Portugal are 42nd (5 pts). Uruguay are 31st (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portugal
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Uruguay
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo 3 G
Uruguay
Maximiliano Araujo 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Portugal and Uruguay get this one started.
  • 5' Joao Felix is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portugal so far.
  • 6' Rodrigo Bentancur is having his name booked by the referee on 6.
  • 11' Sergio Rochet has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 16' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 21' Portugal currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portugal side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cristiano Ronaldo, as he is very good at scoring at Lusail Iconic Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Fernando Santos will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 38' A moment of madness from Ruben Neves on 38 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Portugal will be frustrated.
  • 42' Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Raphael Guerreiro is hanging Nuno Mendes on the field on 42 minute.
  • 44' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mathias Olivera on 44 minutes.
  • 49' Edinson Cavani has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 54' The Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo breaks the deadlock on 54 minutes. 1-0!
  • 59' Diego Godin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portugal tonight.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Matias Vecino as he leaves the pitch. Giorgian De Arrascaeta steps in for Uruguay.
  • 67' Portugal is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Portugal. Ruben Neves is replaced by Rafael Leao.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Uruguay. Darwin Nunez is replaced by Maxi Gomez.
  • 73' Uruguay make a change. Edinson Cavani trudges off to be replaced by Luis Suarez on 73 minutes.
  • 77' A moment of madness from Joao Felix on 77 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Portugal will be frustrated.
  • 82' Portugal make a change. Joao Felix trudges off to be replaced by Matheus Nunes on 82 minutes.
  • 86' Another substitution for Uruguay to replace Mathias Olivera by Matias Vina on 86 minute.
  • 89' Ruben Dias has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
  • The points are shared — Portugal 2-0 Uruguay. Honours even.

Lineups

Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Santos

Uruguay Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Diego Alonso

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.9 Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Uruguay xG
I would bet for: Portugal to win 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portugal61% Draw23% Uruguay16%
Actual: Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Portugal or Draw
85%
Draw or Uruguay
39%
Portugal or Uruguay
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portugal45% Draw45% Uruguay10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.5%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
4.3%
4 – 0
3.9%
1 – 2
3.2%
2 – 2
3.2%
4 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Portugal

Handicap Portugal covers Push Uruguay covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 20% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 25% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Portugal keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Uruguay keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.