In the match of the second round of the group stage of the FIFA World Cup, the national teams of Portugal and Uruguay will meet. Will the European team win a second victory at the tournament? We'll figure it out.
Portugal
Portugal beat Ghana 3-2 in the first match, the African national team could have taken advantage of a mistake by Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa at the end of the match, but defenders helped during the match.
In the only friendly match before the World Cup, the Portuguese beat the Nigerian national team with a score of 4:0, and in the group of the League of Nations they took second place, losing the first place to the Spanish national team.
Uruguay
Uruguay in the first match went goalless with South Korea, and both teams had only one shot on target. The South American national team played two friendly matches before the World Cup, where they beat Canada (2-0) and lost to Iran (0:1).
It is worth noting that in the qualifying stage for the tournament, the Uruguayans took third place in the group, while conceding 22 goals in 18 games.
Statistics and figures
- Portugal is the favorite of the match;
- In their only match, in the 1/8 finals of the World Cup, the Uruguay national team won with a score of 2:1;
- Uruguay has suffered one defeat in ten matches this year
Forecast
I think that Uruguay will definitely distinguish itself in this match, because there are young Valverde and Nunez in the squad, as well as experienced Suarez and Cavani.
