Portugal vs Uzbekistan Preview

Tuesday’s Group K fixture at NRG Stadium sees Portugal take on Uzbekistan, with Portugal looking to build on a credible opening draw while Uzbekistan arrive bottom of the table after a heavy defeat to Colombia. With Colombia top on three points, both sides know a positive result here is vital to staying in touch with the leaders.

Portugal’s tournament opener ended in a 1-1 draw away to D.R. Congo on 17th June, a result that leaves them third on goal difference. Prior to that, they beat Nigeria 2-1 at home in a pre-tournament friendly. Before that, a 2-1 home win over Chile. Earlier in this run they won 2-0 away to the USA, and in their oldest result here they drew 0-0 away to Mexico. A Seleção have shown they can be both clinical and resilient throughout this run, with their talisman Cristiano Ronaldo still leading the line.

Uzbekistan’s World Cup bow brought a 1-3 defeat at home to Colombia on 18th June, a result that exposed defensive vulnerabilities against quality opposition. Prior to that, they lost 2-1 away to the Netherlands in a friendly. Before that, a 2-0 away defeat to Canada. Earlier in this run they won a penalty shootout at home against Venezuela, and in their oldest result here they beat Gabon 3-1 at home. The White Wolves have struggled against stronger opposition throughout this run, and the step up against Portugal represents arguably their toughest test of the tournament.

There is no previous meeting on record between these two nations, making this the first-ever fixture between Portugal and Uzbekistan.

Portugal sit third on one point with a goal difference of zero, level with D.R. Congo but behind Colombia’s three points, while Uzbekistan prop up the group on zero points having conceded three goals in their opener. A Portugal win here would move them to four points and into a strong position to qualify, while Uzbekistan desperately need a positive result to keep any realistic hope alive heading into the final round.

In the UK, this match is live on ITV 1 and available to stream via ITVX. In the United States, viewers can watch on FOX Network or fuboTV. Portuguese fans can follow the action on Sport TV1 or TVI, while Uzbek viewers can tune in on Futbol TV or Zoʻr TV.

Possible Lineups 

Portugal (4-2-3-1) Costa, Cancelo, Araújo, Veiga, Mendes, Neves, Fernandes, Vitinha, Neto, Silva, Ronaldo

Uzbekistan (3-4-2-1) Yusupov, Khusanov, Abdullaev, Ashurmatov, Karimov, Mozgovoy, Fayzullayev, Nasrulloev, Shukurov, Urunov, Shomurodov

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Group K Table

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Colombia	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3
2	Congo DR	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
3	Portugal	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
4	Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0

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Portugal Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Portugal	1-1	D.R. Congo	World Cup	17.06.26
✅	Portugal	2-1	Nigeria	Friendly	10.06.26
✅	Portugal	2-1	Chile	Friendly	06.06.26
✅	USA	0-2	Portugal	Friendly	01.04.26
🤝	Mexico	0-0	Portugal	Friendly	29.03.26

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Uzbekistan Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Uzbekistan	1-3	Colombia	World Cup	18.06.26
❌	Netherlands	2-1	Uzbekistan	Friendly	08.06.26
❌	Canada	2-0	Uzbekistan	Friendly	02.06.26
✅	Uzbekistan	0-0 (pen)	Venezuela	Friendly Series	30.03.26
✅	Uzbekistan	3-1	Gabon	Friendly Series	27.03.26

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Head-to-Head

No previous meetings on record between these two nations.

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	ITV 1 UK, ITVX, BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland	ITV 1 UK, RTE 2, ITVX, RTE Player
USA	FOX Network, fuboTV, Telemundo
Portugal	Sport TV1, Sport TV2, TVI, TVI Player
Uzbekistan	Zoʻr TV, Salom TV
France	M6, M6+, beIN Sports 1
Germany	Das Erste, SRF zwei, MagentaTV
Australia	SBS, SBS On Demand
Canada	TSN1, TSN+, RDS
Italy	DAZN Italia