Portugal vs Uruguay LIVE Football Score 28 Now 2022
Group H heavyweights Portugal and Uruguay will battle it out at the Lusail Iconic Stadium on Monday in the 2022 FIFA World Cup second round of matches.
Fernando Santos‘s men kicked off their World Cup journey with a 3-2 victory over Ghana, while Diego Alonso‘s men had to settle for a point against South Korea.
The sides now face off for only the fourth time in history across all competitions, and the previous three meetings leave little to choose between the teams.
Portugal emerged victorious in the first edition of this fixture back in 1966 thanks to a hat-trick from Jose, which secured a 3-0 victory.
Uruguay opened the scoring in the subsequent meeting six years later through Ricardo Pavoni, but Jaime Graca struck in the penultimate minute of the first half to level matters.
However, the South Americans were not to be denied at the third time of asking and on the biggest stage too as they claimed a 2-1 victory in the knockout round of the 2018 World Cup.
Edinson Cavani was the matchwinner on the day as he netted twice to render Pepe‘s goal inconsequential and send La Celeste to the quarter-final of football’s biggest tournament.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup returns to the fold with another set of group games this week as Uruguay lock horns with an impressive Portugal side in a Group H clash at the Lusail Stadium on Monday
Portugal are currently at the top of their group in the FIFA World Cup and have a star-studded squad at their disposal this year. The Iberian giants edged Ghana to a crucial 3-2 victory in their previous game and will look to take it up a notch in this second encounter.
Uruguay, on the other hand, have made a disappointing start to their World Cup campaign and are in desperate need of a shot in the arm. The South American side played out a 0-0 stalemate against South Korea last week and will need to be clinical in this fixture.
Portugal vs Uruguay Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Portugal and Uruguay are on an even footing as far as the head-to-head record is concerned and have won one game apiece out of a total of three matches played between the two teams.
- The previous meeting between the two teams took place in the 2018 World Cup in Russia and ended in a 2-1 victory for Uruguay, resulting in Portugal’s elimination from the competition.
- Uruguay have won four of their last five matches against European nations in the FIFA World Cup but did lose their previous such encounter against France.
- Portugal have lost only one of their last nine matches against South American opponents in all competitions, with their previous such victory coming against Argentina in 2014.
- Portugal will be looking to win their first two group games in the FIFA World Cup for only the third time in their history – the previous two occasions in 1966 and 2006 saw the team reach the semi-finals.
