Portugal 5–0 Uzbekistan — World Cup 2026

Matchday 13 · Group K · 2026-06-23

Portugal

xG 4.75

HT 3–05 – 0

Uzbekistan

xG 0.87

Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 6′, Cristiano Ronaldo 39′, Nuno Mendes 17′, Abduvohid Nematov 60′ (o.g.), Rafael Leão 87′

NRG Stadium · 68,777 attendance

The story

Portugal made a statement — a 5–0 dismantling of Uzbekistan. The decisive moment came late, in the 87th minute.

Expected goals race

Portugal Uzbekistan ● goal

Cumulative expected goals, minute by minute. ESPN's free feed has no xG, so each shot's xG is estimated with a naive distance-and-angle logistic model fitted on shot coordinates from the play-by-play.

Shot map

Portugal (attacking →) Uzbekistan (attacking ←) size = xG · star = goal

Portugal · match stats · Uzbekistan

66 Possession 34

17 Shots 7

9 On Target 2

3 Corners 2

14 Fouls 15

2 Offsides 2

2 Saves 4

1 Yellows 1

0 Reds 0

What the model expected

Pre-match Elo: Portugal 1992, Uzbekistan 1682. The model priced this Portugal 79% / draw 13% / Uzbekistan 7%, most likely score 2–0. The model called it. The result moves 14 Elo points from Uzbekistan to Portugal — that flows straight into the next round of tournament simulations.

Timeline

6' GOALGoal! 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.

14' YELLOWOdiljon Khamrobekov (Uzbekistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

17' GOALGoal! Portugal 2, Uzbekistan 0. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

39' GOALGoal! 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.

45' SUBSubstitution, Uzbekistan. Khojiakbar Alijonov replaces Sherzod Nasrullaev.

45' SUBSubstitution, Uzbekistan. Akmal Mozgovoy replaces Odiljon Khamrobekov.

45' SUBSubstitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces João Cancelo.

45' SUBSubstitution, Portugal. Francisco Conceição replaces Pedro Neto.

60' GOALOwn Goal by Abduvokhid Nematov, Uzbekistan. Portugal 4, Uzbekistan 0.

63' SUBSubstitution, Portugal. Trincão replaces João Félix.

68' YELLOWRenato Veiga (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

73' SUBSubstitution, Uzbekistan. Igor Sergeev replaces Abbosbek Fayzullaev.

76' SUBSubstitution, Portugal. Bernardo Silva replaces João Neves.

83' SUBSubstitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces Vitinha.

87' GOALGoal! Portugal 5, Uzbekistan 0. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.

90'+2' SUBSubstitution, Uzbekistan. Ruslanbek Jiyanov replaces Bekhruz Karimov.

90'+2' SUBSubstitution, Uzbekistan. Sherzod Esanov replaces Otabek Shukurov.

Lineups

Portugal

4-2-3-1

1Diogo Costa G
13Renato Veiga CD-L
3Rúben Dias CD-R
25Nuno Mendes LB
20João Cancelo RB
8Bruno Fernandes AM
23Vitinha LM
15João Neves RM
7Cristiano Ronaldo F
11João Félix AM-L
18Pedro Neto AM-R

Subs: Nélson Semedo, Francisco Conceição, Francisco Trincão, Bernardo Silva, Rafael Leão

Uzbekistan

3-4-2-1

12Abduvohid Nematov G
18Abdulla Abdullaev CD
5Rustam Ashurmatov CD-L
2Abdukodir Khusanov CD-R
7Otabek Shukurov CM-L
9Odiljon Xamrobekov CM-R
13Sherzod Nasrullaev LM
24Behruzjon Karimov RM
14Eldor Shomurodov F
22Abbosbek Fayzullaev CF-L
19Azizjon Ganiev CF-R

Subs: Khojiakbar Alijonov, Akmal Mozgovoy, Igor Sergeev, Ruslanbek Jiyanov, Sherzod Esanov