Thursday , 2 July 2026

Portugal vs Uzbekistan, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Portugal
5 – 0
Full Time
Uzbekistan
Tue 23 Jun 2026 · 17:00 UTC NRG Stadium 68,777 HT 45' · FT 45'
Cristiano Ronaldo 6' 1–0
Nuno Mendes 17' 2–0
Cristiano Ronaldo 39' 3–0
Abduvakhid Nematov 60' 4–0
Rafael Leao 87' 5–0
Y 14' Odiljon Hamrobekov
Renato Veiga 68' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Portugal vs Uzbekistan — Worldcup at NRG Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
  • Assistant 1 Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco)
  • Assistant 2 Mustapha Akerkad (Morocco)
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 24.3 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
Portugal 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals Uzbekistan
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-23 Portugal 5–0 Uzbekistan

Recent Form

Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Uzbekistan H 5–0 W
17 Jun Congo DR H 1–1 D
05 Jul France H 3–5 L
01 Jul Slovenia H 3–0 W
26 Jun Georgia A 0–2 L
22 Jun Turkey A 3–0 W
Uzbekistan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Portugal A 0–5 L
18 Jun Colombia H 1–3 L

Season Stats

Portugal Uzbekistan
#42 Position #44
5 Points 0
3 Played 3
1 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 3
6 Scored 2
1 Conceded 11
+5 GD -9
1.67 PPG 0.00
33% Win % 0%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
67% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season
0% Clean Sheets
Uzbekistan this season

Portugal are 42nd (5 pts). Uzbekistan are 44th (0 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
Uzbekistan
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Uzbekistan gets underway.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 6' Cristiano Ronaldo puts Portugal on the lead.
  • 11' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 14' The referee calls foul for Odiljon Hamrobekov. He receives a card.
  • 17' What a strike from Nuno Mendes! The score is 2-0.
  • 22' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Portugal winning 100% of all matches.
  • 27' The travelling Uzbekistan supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 29' Goal! Azizjon Ganiev scores his 0 goal in 2 matches.
  • 34' It’s high time Roberto Martínez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 38' What a strike from Cristiano Ronaldo! The score is 3-1.
  • 39' GOAL! Cristiano Ronaldo scores on 39.
  • 44' Rustam Ashurmatov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' The Uzbekistan manager makes a substitution. Sherzod Nasrullayev departs to be replaced by Khodjiakbar Alijonov.
  • 51' Uzbekistan is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' Portugal seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 60' What a strike from Abdukodir Khusanov! The score is 4-2.
  • 65' Uzbekistan is showing some good football. However, Uzbekistan are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 68' It’s a booking for Portugal player. Renato Veiga gets a card.
  • 73' Igor Sergeev is replacing Abbosbek Fayzullaev for the Uzbekistan side.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Bernardo Silva. He replaces Joao Neves on 76 minute.
  • 81' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 81 minutes.
  • 83' The Portugal manager makes a substitution. Vitinha departs to be replaced by Rafael Leao.
  • 87' Goal! Rafael Leao scores his 79 goal in 466 matches.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Portugal players.

Lineups

Portugal Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

Uzbekistan Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabio Cannavaro

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
5 Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Uzbekistan xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + Portugal to win 85%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portugal85% Draw8% Uzbekistan7%
Actual: Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 5.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 86%
14%
± 3.5 72%
28%
± 4.5 53%
47%

Double Chance

Portugal or Draw
93%
Draw or Uzbekistan
15%
Portugal or Uzbekistan
92%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portugal85% Draw14% Uzbekistan1%
Actual: Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
4 – 0
14.8%
5 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
12.4%
6 – 0
11.9%
7 – 0
8.6%
2 – 0
8%
5 – 1
4.3%
4 – 1
4.3%
6 – 1
3.7%
1 – 0
3.5%
3 – 1
3.5%
7 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Portugal

Handicap Portugal covers Push Uzbekistan covers
-2.5 79% — 21%
-2 79% 12% 9%
-1.5 91% — 9%
-1 91% 6% 3%
-0.5 97% — 3%
+0.5 100% — 0%
+1 100% — 0%
+1.5 100% — 0%
+2 100% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Portugal keeps clean sheet
75% ✓
Uzbekistan keeps clean sheet
1% ✓

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