Wednesday , 30 September 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)

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 Curacao 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Portugal to score. At the same time, Uruguay does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portugal and Uruguay are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 6' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rodrigo Bentancur on 6.
  • 11' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 16' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pepe made 125 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 26' The travelling Uruguay supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' The energy levels are beginning to show. Fernando Santos might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 36' Joao Felix has been relatively quiet despite scoring 75 goals in his last 475 appearances.
  • 38' Controversy at the stadium! Ruben Neves argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 42' Time for substitution for Portugal. Nuno Mendes is replaced by Raphael Guerreiro.
  • 44' Mathias Olivera catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 44.
  • 49' Uruguay come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 54' Cristiano Ronaldo adds to his 3 season tally! Portugal lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 59' A quiet spell here at Lusail Iconic Stadium. Uruguay seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 62' Giorgian De Arrascaeta is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matias Vecino at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' Guillermo Varela has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 69' Rafael Leao is replacing Ruben Neves for the Portugal side.
  • 72' The Uruguay manager makes a substitution. Darwin Nunez departs to be replaced by Maxi Gomez.
  • 73' Uruguay manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luis Suarez is hanging Edinson Cavani on the field on 73 minute.
  • 77' The referee shows Portugal player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 82' Joao Felix makes way for Matheus Nunes at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portugal.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Uruguay! Matias Vina comes on to replace Mathias Olivera.
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ruben Dias on 89 minutes.
  • Portugal celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.