Portugal Vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Mendes Nets POR's Second Goal After Ronaldo's Opener In Houston

Portugal seem to fool Uzbekistan into thinking that it will be CR7 taking the free-kick but it's Nuno Mendes who curls it into the bottom corner as POR bag that elusive second goal.

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Pedro Neto is hauled down by Odiljon Khamrobekov right on the edge of the box.

Cristiano Ronaldo is readying to take the free-kick.

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Portugal are playing the ball around a lot quicker than they did against DR Congo. But they will need to score the second goal.

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Bet IShowSpeed will be going bonkers as Cristiano Ronaldo finally gets on the scoresheet. All the pre-game talk around the veteran footballer, who has not been amongst the goals, the former Real Madrid ace grabs the headlines with the game's opening goal. He's now the World Cup's second-oldest scorer.

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Man United captain Bruno Fernandes looks in the mood with the midfielder already seeing most of the ball and looking to scoop deliveries in the box.

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Joao Neves causes chaos for the Uzbekistan defence. He cuts back and picks out Bruno Fernandes, who's shot goes out . Huge chance.

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And we are away in Houston.

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Teams are out as we approach live action. As the Portugal national anthem gets over, cameras pan to the big screens where the image of Diogo Jota appears. How POR would have done with the LFC forward now.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored once in Qatar but hasn't found the net yet in North America. This has led to some concerns about his current performance and what lies ahead for him. Tonight, he has a great opportunity to silence those doubts with a standout performance against a relatively weak Uzbekistan side.

Uzbekistan Starting XI: Nematov; Khusanov, Abdullaev, Ashurmatov; Karimov, Shukurov, Khamrobekov, Nasrullaev; Fayzullaev, Shomurodov, Ganiev.

Portugal Starting XI: Costa; Cancelo, Araujo, Veiga, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha; Joao Felix, Fernandes, Neto; Ronaldo.

These two countries have never faced each other in men’s international football till date. The upcoming FIFA World Cup Group K match in Houston thus will be the first meeting.

The Portugal vs Uzbekistan FIFA World Cup Group K match will be telecast live on the Unite8 Sports 1 (SD and HD) and Unite8 Sports 2 (SD and HD) channels and will be streamed live on the ZEE5 website and application.