Thursday , 2 July 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 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
67% 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/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Uruguay
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Portugal and Uruguay has kicked off!
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joao Felix, as he is very good at scoring at Lusail Iconic Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 6' Rodrigo Bentancur is having his name booked by the referee on 6.
  • 11' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 11 minutes.
  • 16' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. William Carvalho made 121 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 26' It looks surprising Portugal does not make any changes. Ruben Neves has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 36' Portugal is showing some good football. However, Portugal are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' Ruben Neves was booked on 38.
  • 42' Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Raphael Guerreiro is hanging Nuno Mendes on the field on 42 minute.
  • 44' Uruguay receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 49' Bruno Fernandes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 54' Portugal is taking the lead after the goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo on 54.
  • 59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portugal needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 62' Giorgian De Arrascaeta has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matias Vecino on 62 minute.
  • 67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Uruguay that had 19 games and scored 19 goals.
  • 69' Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rafael Leao is hanging Ruben Neves on the field on 69 minute.
  • 72' Maxi Gomez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Darwin Nunez on 72 minute.
  • 73' Another change for Uruguay made on 73 minute. Edinson Cavani leaves to be changed by Luis Suarez.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Joao Felix. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Portugal team. Joao Felix is replaced by Matheus Nunes on 82 minute.
  • 86' Uruguay manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matias Vina is hanging Mathias Olivera on the field on 86 minute.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Ruben Dias. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The final score is 2-0.

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.