Overview
- The match is scheduled for Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at NRG Stadium in Houston with a 12:00 local (17:00 BST) kick-off.
- Portugal enter under pressure after a 1-1 draw with DR Congo and need victory to avoid relying on other results to advance from Group K.
- Portugal travel with a full squad available and Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to start, giving coach Roberto Martinez multiple attacking options.
- Uzbekistan are making their World Cup debut and sit bottom after a 3-1 loss to Colombia in which Abbosbek Fayzullaev scored the nation’s first ever World Cup goal.
- Bookmakers make Portugal heavy favourites at about 2/9 and preview coverage highlights Portugal’s wide attackers against Uzbekistan’s exposed defense as a likely route to multiple goals.