Mexico vs Portugal Preview

Mexico host Portugal at the Estadio Banorte in Culiacán on Sunday in an international friendly that brings together two nations with significant World Cup ambitions, with kick-off at 02:00 GMT — a late night in Europe but a big occasion for the Mexican faithful.

Mexico head into this one in positive recent form. Their most recent result was a 4-0 home win over Iceland in a friendly on February 26, 2026. Prior to that, they won 1-0 away at Bolivia on January 25 and 1-0 away at Panama on January 23. Earlier in this run, a 2-1 home defeat to Paraguay and a 0-0 home draw with Uruguay complete a sequence of three wins, one draw and one loss — a side that has found a groove in friendly competition and will be relishing the chance to test themselves against a top European nation on home soil as World Cup hosts.

Portugal arrive having produced one of the most emphatic qualifying results in recent European qualifying history. Their most recent result was a 9-1 home win over Armenia in World Cup qualifying on November 16, 2025. Prior to that, they lost 2-0 away at the Republic of Ireland in qualifying — an important defeat in the context of the group — and drew 2-2 at home with Hungary in October. Earlier in this run, a 1-0 home win over the Republic of Ireland and a 3-2 win away at Hungary complete a mixed but ultimately productive qualifying campaign. Portugal, driven by Ronaldo and a generation of elite technical talent, are one of Europe’s most dangerous attacking sides and this fixture represents a high-quality test for both nations.

The head-to-head record strongly favours Portugal, who have won three of the last four meetings with just one draw and no Mexico victories. Portugal won 2-1 at home in the 2017 Confederations Cup and also won 2-1 at home in the 2006 World Cup. Mexico lost 1-0 at home to Portugal in a 2014 friendly, while the two sides drew 2-2 in the Confederations Cup group stage in June 2017.

Mexican supporters can watch on Canal 5 Televisa, TUDN, Azteca 7 and ViX. Fans in Portugal can watch on Sport TV1, RTP 1 and Canal 11. US viewers can watch on fuboTV, TUDN USA, FOX Deportes and Univision. Central American fans can watch via TUDN, Azteca Deportes En Vivo and ViX across the region.

Mexico Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Mexico	4-0	Iceland	International Friendly	Feb 26, 2026
W	Bolivia	0-1	Mexico	International Friendly	Jan 25, 2026
W	Panama	0-1	Mexico	International Friendly	Jan 23, 2026
L	Mexico	1-2	Paraguay	International Friendly	Nov 19, 2025
D	Mexico	0-0	Uruguay	International Friendly	Nov 16, 2025

Portugal Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Portugal	9-1	Armenia	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 16, 2025
L	Republic of Ireland	2-0	Portugal	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 13, 2025
D	Portugal	2-2	Hungary	World Cup Qualifying	Oct 14, 2025
W	Portugal	1-0	Republic of Ireland	World Cup Qualifying	Oct 11, 2025
W	Hungary	2-3	Portugal	World Cup Qualifying	Sep 9, 2025

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Portugal	2-1	Mexico	Jul 2, 2017	Confederations Cup
Portugal	2-2	Mexico	Jun 18, 2017	Confederations Cup
Mexico	0-1	Portugal	Jun 7, 2014	International Friendly
Portugal	2-1	Mexico	Jun 21, 2006	World Cup

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
Mexico	Canal 5 Televisa, TUDN, Azteca 7, ViX
Portugal	Sport TV1, RTP 1, Canal 11
United States	fuboTV, TUDN USA, FOX Deportes, Univision
Costa Rica	TUDN, Azteca Deportes En Vivo, ViX
Guatemala	TUDN, Azteca Deportes En Vivo, ViX
Honduras	TUDN, Azteca Deportes En Vivo, ViX
El Salvador	TUDN, Azteca Deportes En Vivo, ViX
Panama	TUDN, Azteca Deportes En Vivo, ViX
Puerto Rico	FOX Deportes, NAICOM
Dominican Republic	TUDN, Azteca Deportes En Vivo, ViX