FIFA WORLD CUP 2026

Group K · Matchday 1

--:--NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

PortugalPORCristiano Ronaldo 39'Abduvohid Nematov 60'Rafael Leão 87'

5 - 0

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Uzbekistan

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Has Ronaldo silenced his critics after brace vs. Uzbekistan?

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Portugal vs Uzbekistan Prediction

Match preview for Portugal vs Uzbekistan, including form signals, head-to-head context, predicted score, and venue details.

Predicted score5-1

FavoritePortugal 90%

Confidence95%

Portugal90%

Draw7%

Uzbekistan3%

Portugal recent form

2026-06-23: Portugal 5-0 Uzbekistan (W for Portugal)
2026-06-17: Portugal 1-1 Congo DR (D for Portugal)

Uzbekistan recent form

Lisbon goes wild as Ronaldo scores for Portugal vs. Uzbekistan

2026-06-23: Portugal 5-0 Uzbekistan (L for Uzbekistan)

2026-06-18: Uzbekistan 1-3 Colombia (L for Uzbekistan)

Prediction reasons

Portugal defeated Uzbekistan 5-0 in their head-to-head encounter on June 23, 2026.
Uzbekistan has lost their last two matches, conceding a total of 8 goals against Colombia and Portugal.
Portugal is undefeated in their last two tournament matches, showing far superior offensive form.

Match Events

PortugalMatch EventsUzbekistan

Kick-off

Half-time

Second half

Full-time

14'

Yellow Card

Odiljon Xamrobekov

Odiljon Khamrobekov (Uzbekistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

VAR

30'

VAR

Azizjon Ganiev

VAR Decision: No Goal Portugal 2-0 Uzbekistan.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Assist: Bruno Fernandes

Goal! Portugal 3, Uzbekistan 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball following a fast break.

Goal

39'

SUB

45'

Substitution

Khojiakbar Alijonov

Assist: Sherzod Nasrullaev

Substitution, Uzbekistan. Khojiakbar Alijonov replaces Sherzod Nasrullaev.

SUB

45'

Substitution

Akmal Mozgovoy

Assist: Odiljon Xamrobekov

Substitution, Uzbekistan. Akmal Mozgovoy replaces Odiljon Khamrobekov.

Nélson Semedo

Assist: João Cancelo

Substitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces João Cancelo.

Substitution

SUB

45'

Francisco Conceição

Assist: Pedro Neto

Substitution, Portugal. Francisco Conceição replaces Pedro Neto.

Substitution

SUB

45'

Abduvohid Nematov

Own Goal by Abduvokhid Nematov, Uzbekistan. Portugal 4, Uzbekistan 0.

Own Goal

60'

Francisco Trincão

Assist: João Félix

Substitution, Portugal. Trincão replaces João Félix.

Substitution

SUB

63'

Renato Veiga

Renato Veiga (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Yellow Card

68'

SUB

73'

Substitution

Igor Sergeev

Assist: Abbosbek Fayzullaev

Substitution, Uzbekistan. Igor Sergeev replaces Abbosbek Fayzullaev.

Bernardo Silva

Assist: João Neves

Substitution, Portugal. Bernardo Silva replaces João Neves.

Substitution

SUB

76'

Rafael Leão

Assist: Vitinha

Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces Vitinha.

Substitution

SUB

83'

Rafael Leão

Goal! Portugal 5, Uzbekistan 0. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.

Goal

87'

SUB

90'+2'

Substitution

Ruslanbek Jiyanov

Assist: Behruzjon Karimov

Substitution, Uzbekistan. Ruslanbek Jiyanov replaces Bekhruz Karimov.

SUB

90'+2'

Substitution

Sherzod Esanov

Assist: Otabek Shukurov

Substitution, Uzbekistan. Sherzod Esanov replaces Otabek Shukurov.

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Update

Match ends, Portugal 5, Uzbekistan 0.

90'+6'

Update

Second Half ends, Portugal 5, Uzbekistan 0.

90'+5'

Offside

Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.

90'+5'

Foul

Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).

90'+5'

Foul

Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).

90'+3'

Offside

Offside, Uzbekistan. Igor Sergeev is caught offside.

90'+3'

Shot Off Target

Attempt missed. Trincão (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Mendes following a set piece situation.

90'+3'

Foul

Rafael Leão (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.