Portugal vs Uzbekistan Highlights, FIFA World Cup 2026: Ronaldo's record brace powers POR to 5-0 rout

Portugal vs Uzbekistan Highlights, FIFA World Cup 2026: Cristiano Ronaldo brace helps Portugal script 5-0 win.

Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Portugal's forward #17 Rafael Leao (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's fifth goal during the 2026 World Cup Group K football match (AFP)

Portugal vs Uzbekistan Highlights, FIFA World Cup 2026: Portugal have truly arrived at this World Cup. A shock draw against DR Congo in their opener had raised serious questions, triggered intense criticism of Cristiano Ronaldo, and sparked a social media storm around the team. But in Houston, Portugal kept the outside noise at bay to script a 5-0 win against Uzbekistan....Read More

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• 24 Jun 2026, 12:33:11 AM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Portugal win!

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: A win at last. That should silence all the criticism and clear all doubts. This team is here to win. And Ronaldo is here to score and help the team win.

  Portugal thrash Uzbekistan 5-0 to leave the latter on brink of elimination. Portugal all but seal knockout berth.

• 24 Jun 2026, 12:23:16 AM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: 5 star Portugal!

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Rafael Leoa smashes home the 5th goal for Portugal. Ronaldo was the target, but the ball took a deflection off the defender and Leoa was unmarked as he charged it and curled it straight into the top left corner.

  Portugal 5-0 Uzbekistan, 81 minutes

• 24 Jun 2026, 12:17:38 AM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Vitinha going off

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Vitinha has been benched and replaced by Rafael Leoa.

  Portugal 4-0 Uzbekistan, 82 minutes

• 24 Jun 2026, 12:09:38 AM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Mendes to Ronaldo…denied again

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Mendes is looking for Ronaldo. Cuts a low cross into the box. Ronaldo gets in position, but the attempt is blocked off the defender's foot.

  The captain then captivates of another casual error from the Uzbek keeper. But the hat-trick gets denied again.

  Portugal 4-0 Uzbekistan, 74 minutes

• 24 Jun 2026, 12:06:45 AM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Final 20 mins to go

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Hydration break over and it's time for the final 20 minutes in the game. Portugal are already 4-0 ahead. What next now? Hat-trick loading?

• 23 Jun 2026, 11:57:00 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: GOAL again!

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: That was utter chaos inside the box after the corner from Bruno. Joao Felix is taking the credit for this. Ronaldo cut forward to the front post, but did not get a foot on it. That touched Felix, hits Khusanov on the line and bounces into the net. That's an OWN GOAL!

  Portugal 4-0 Uzbekistan, 59 minutes

• 23 Jun 2026, 11:53:26 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Freekick for Portugal

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Another long chat from Portugal after Ronaldo is fouled and they have been handed a freekick. Ronaldo this time? Measuring again. This is a long way out.

  No. It's a dummy again. He skips over the ball and makes space ahead of the defense line as Mendes chips the ball ahead. Ronaldo misses and gets hurt. He is grimacing in pain.

• 23 Jun 2026, 11:49:48 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Corner for UZB

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Sukhorov strikes from outside the box, hits a defender and Uzbekistan get a corner. Great passage of play from the debutants.

• 23 Jun 2026, 11:48:07 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Costa saves

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: That was a lucky save for Portugal. Fayzullaev cuts from the right corner inside the box and curls the ball looking for the top right corner, but the ball deflects off a defender and goes straight into the hands of Costa.

  Portugal 3-0 Uzbekistan, 51 minutes

• 23 Jun 2026, 11:40:41 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Double substitution for Portugal

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Portugal make two changes at the start of the second half. Semedo and Conceicao replace Cancelo and Neto

• 23 Jun 2026, 11:39:14 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Second half begins

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: The final 45 minutes of play is underway in Houston. Can Portugal extend their lead? Or, will Uzbekistan threaten to bounce back?

• 23 Jun 2026, 11:36:00 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Goal 975!

• 23 Jun 2026, 11:34:14 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Goal no. 974 for Ronaldo!

• 23 Jun 2026, 11:24:02 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Half-time!

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: It's half-time in Houston and Portugal are 3-0 up, courtesy of a brace from Ronaldo and stunning free kick from Mendes.

• 23 Jun 2026, 11:23:16 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Hat-trick denied!

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Everyone at the Houston ground was up on their feet as Ronaldo collected the ball inside the Uzbekistan box with just second left on the clock. But a timely charge from the keeper denied the hat-trick. The ball had ballooned and almost entered the goal, before timely clearance from the defender.

• 23 Jun 2026, 11:16:18 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: 6 more minutes

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Six minutes have been added to the first half in Houston.

• 23 Jun 2026, 11:11:33 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Record goal for Ronaldo

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: He now has the most goals for Portugal at World Cups, with 10 strikes as he moves past Eusebio.

• 23 Jun 2026, 11:10:34 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Ronaldo has done it again!

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: It's SIUUUU time again! Twice in one game now. Bruno collects the ball as Ronaldo points for a through ball. The captain makes space for himself inside the box and slots it past the keeper.

  Portugal 3-0 Uzbekistan, 39 minutes

• 23 Jun 2026, 11:04:02 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Deja vu for Portugal

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: DR Congo had bounced back right after the hydration break. Uzbekistan have come out all guns blazing in the after that break today as the same venue, Houston, where Portugal had suffered a shock draw last time.

  Portugal 2-0 Uzbekistan, 32 minutes

• 23 Jun 2026, 11:02:20 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Uzbekistan's moment taken away

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: WHAT A GOAL! That will surely make the GOAL OF THE TOURNAMENT! An absolute wonder strike from Uzbekistan. Portugal wanted a call from the referee for a foul on Cancelo, which is when they lose control and Ganiev unleashes a monster strike to put Uzbekistan ahead.

  Yikes! That goal is taken away as VAR check reveals that foul. What a shame! Cannavaro can't do anything but smile at his own fate.

• 23 Jun 2026, 10:57:28 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: History-maker Cristiano Ronaldo

• 23 Jun 2026, 10:49:56 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Ronaldo not a team player?

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Rinaldo was used as a decoy there. All the attention was on him. Of course it would be. But he gave the opportunity to left-footed Mendes. All those who think Ronaldo is not a team player, take a good hard look at the passage of play.

• 23 Jun 2026, 10:48:31 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: GOAL for Portugal, again!

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Another chance beckons Portugal. Ronaldo measuring this. Will he take the freekick? Long chat with Bruno there. And yes he is taking it. Roar goes up from the crowd. Mobiles are out. Can he?

  Ronaldo forced to wait and wait and wait. He's frustrated. Oh its Mendes with the left foot and he drills it into the low left corner.

  Portugal 2-0 Uzbekistan, 17 minutes

• 23 Jun 2026, 10:38:21 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: SIUUUUU!!!

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: He gives fans what they wanted. Postioned himself spectacularly. Comes from behind two defenders, makes space and tilts his body to slot it home. Ronaldo has arrived

• 23 Jun 2026, 10:37:24 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: RONALDO!!!!!!!!

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: THERE IT IS. THE LEGEND IS NOT FINISHED YET. Ronaldo becomes the first player to score in 6 different World Cups.

• 23 Jun 2026, 10:35:50 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Ronaldo misses

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: That was a beautifully delivered ball from Mendes from the far left. Super cross. Ronaldo all clear, but fails to tap it in. Misses it just my inches. And it is these chances that he got to make the most of.

  Portugal 0-0 Uzbekistan, 4 minutes

• 23 Jun 2026, 10:32:38 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Expect a strong start from Portugal

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Expect the European giants to come out all guns blazing. Uzbekistan have moved to a flat 5 on the defense line already.

• 23 Jun 2026, 10:30:41 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Match underway!

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: So it begins in Houston. Can Portugal put an end to the outside noise to a show their fans have been waiting for? Can Ronaldo put an end to the criticisms? Or, will Uzbekistan stun the European giants?

• 23 Jun 2026, 10:25:16 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Recognise him?

  

  Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group K - Portugal v Uzbekistan - Houston Stadium, Houston, Texas, U.S. - June 23, 2026 Uzbekistan coach Fabio Cannavaro arrives at the stadium before the match IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Maria Lysaker (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters)

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Fabio Cannavaro, who led Italy to the 2006 World Cup title, is the Uzbekistan coach. He is the sixth World Cup-winning captain to return to the competition as a manager:

  Franz Beckenbauer (first WC as a manager: 1986)

  Daniel Passarella (1998)

  Diego Maradona (2010)

  Dunga (2010)

  Didier Deschamps (2014)

  Fabio Cannavaro (2026)

• 23 Jun 2026, 10:23:09 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Time for national anthems

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Players make their way onto the ground. The cameras are one, and one person only. Ronaldo it is. Portugal seek first win. Uzbekistan seek hope.

  Time for the national anthems.

• 23 Jun 2026, 10:18:50 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Head-to-head tie

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: This will be the first face-off between the two sides

• 23 Jun 2026, 10:15:06 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Prediction time!

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Zee5's Momentum Metre shows 90% chance of Portugal winning the contest, while Stats provider Opta’s supercomputer hands the reigning UEFA Nations League winner 80.3% chance to win. There is a 12.9 percent probability of a draw.

• 23 Jun 2026, 10:13:34 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: There is the Portugal starting XI

• 23 Jun 2026, 10:09:50 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Ronaldo starts

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: It can be confirmed that Ronaldo starts for Portugal and so does Bruno Fernandes.

• 23 Jun 2026, 09:43:26 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Portugal face more than just World Cup debutants

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Uzbekistan may be playing their first World Cup, but Portugal cannot threat this as a routine assignment. Fabio Cannavaro's side have athletic defenders, a genuine outlet in Eldor Shomurodov and creative threat through Abbosbek Fazyullaev. After the DR Congo draw, Portugal are up against pressure, expectation and an opponent desperate for their first World Cup point.

• 23 Jun 2026, 09:34:17 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Why Ramos may fit this Portugal better right now

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: The argument for Goncalo Ramos is not just about Ronaldo's age. Ramos gives Portugal more penalty-box movement, pressing energy and vertical runs, which can open space for Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva and Vitinha. He also has World Cup proof: when Ronaldo was benched in 2022, Ramos scored a hat-trick against Switzerland.

• 23 Jun 2026, 09:29:38 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Ronaldo's uncomfortable numbers

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup story has entered a difficult phase. He went goalless through Euro 2024, and failed to convert Portugal clearest chances in the 1-1 draw against DR Congo. For a player chasing history in a sixth World Cup, the debate is no longer only about legacy, but about current output.

• 23 Jun 2026, 09:26:39 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Ronaldo, Messi, Mbappe and the World Cup contrast

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: The comparison is impossible to avoid. Messi is still bending this World Cup around his left foot, Mbappe is charging towards the tournament's biggest scoring records, and Ronaldo arrives against Uzbekistan trying to answer a different question: can he still dominate these nights? For Portugal it is about more than nostalgia now.

• 23 Jun 2026, 09:09:15 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Ronaldo still searching for his World Cup rhythm

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Cristiano Ronaldo remains Portugal's biggest storylin, but the opening game showed why scrutiny is not going away. He struggled to impose himself against DR Congo, missed key chances and extended his golless run in major tournaments. Against Uzbekistan, Portugal need more than presence from their captain, they need end product.

• 23 Jun 2026, 08:48:14 PM IST

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Can Portugal turn control into conviction?

  Portugal vs Uzbekistan LIVE Score: Portugal's draw against DR Congo was not disastrous, but it did leave Roberto Martinez's side needing sharper execution against Uzbekistan. The quality gap is obvious on paper, yet World Cup groups can turn uncomfortable quickly. For Portugal, this is less about survival and more about restoring authority before the Colombia test.