FIFA World Cup

FT Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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Portugal DWWWD 5
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NRG Stadium · 68,777 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as Portugal rout Uzbekistan to get campaign back on track

Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as Portugal rout Uzbekistan to get campaign back on track

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
2
34.1
Possession
65.9
7
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
262
Accurate Passes
561
327
Passes
624
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
5
8
Crosses
22
0.0
Cross %
0.2
30
Long Balls
40
9
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
10
18
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
14
Interceptions
6
30
Effective Clearances
16
30
Clearances
16

Highlights

01:10 Has Ronaldo silenced his critics after brace vs. Uzbekistan? Watch on ESPN 01:01 Lisbon goes wild as Ronaldo scores for Portugal vs. Uzbekistan Watch on ESPN

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Diogo CostaG
  2. 13Renato VeigaCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 25Nuno MendesLB
  5. 20João CanceloRB
  6. 8Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 23VitinhaLM
  8. 15João NevesRM
  9. 7Cristiano RonaldoF
  10. 11João FélixAM-L
  11. 18Pedro NetoAM-R

UZB · 3-4-2-1

  1. 12Abduvohid NematovG
  2. 18Abdulla AbdullaevCD
  3. 5Rustam AshurmatovCD-L
  4. 2Abdukodir KhusanovCD-R
  5. 7Otabek ShukurovCM-L
  6. 9Odiljon XamrobekovCM-R
  7. 13Sherzod NasrullaevLM
  8. 24Behruzjon KarimovRM
  9. 14Eldor ShomurodovF
  10. 22Abbosbek FayzullaevCF-L
  11. 19Azizjon GanievCF-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Portugal 1, Uzbekistan 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
  2. 14' Odiljon Khamrobekov (Uzbekistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 17' Goal! Portugal 2, Uzbekistan 0. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  5. 23'
  6. 25' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  7. 25'
  8. 30'
  9. 31'
  10. 39' 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.
  11. 45'+2' Delay in match (Portugal).
  12. 45'+2'
  13. 45'+2' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 45'+2'
  15. 45' Substitution, Uzbekistan. Khojiakbar Alijonov replaces Sherzod Nasrullaev.
  16. 45' Substitution, Uzbekistan. Akmal Mozgovoy replaces Odiljon Khamrobekov.
  17. 45' Substitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces João Cancelo.
  18. 45' Substitution, Portugal. Francisco Conceição replaces Pedro Neto.
  19. 60' Own Goal by Abduvokhid Nematov, Uzbekistan. Portugal 4, Uzbekistan 0.
  20. 63' Substitution, Portugal. Trincão replaces João Félix.
  21. 68' Renato Veiga (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 69' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  23. 69'
  24. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  25. 71'
  26. 73' Substitution, Uzbekistan. Igor Sergeev replaces Abbosbek Fayzullaev.
  27. 76' Substitution, Portugal. Bernardo Silva replaces João Neves.
  28. 83' Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces Vitinha.
  29. 87' Goal! Portugal 5, Uzbekistan 0. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  30. 90'+2' Substitution, Uzbekistan. Ruslanbek Jiyanov replaces Bekhruz Karimov.
  31. 90'+2' Substitution, Uzbekistan. Sherzod Esanov replaces Otabek Shukurov.

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