It is not new that the 2022 FIFA World Cup is still ongoing. Every team is now set for their second-round game that will continue on Friday, 25th of November 2022. The tournament is becoming exciting every day, seeing small teams beating the big teams. And Qatar 2022 predictions are tricky.
The first round of the group stage has taught us that there is no small team in the tournament. Any team can win a game. The first team that shocked everyone was the Saudi Arabia team when they faced Argentina for their Group C first-round game.
When the game started, Argentina dominated Saudi Arabia’s team from the beginning, and they could score one goal before the end of the first half. Three of Argentina’s goal was canceled due to offside.
Saudi Arabia’s team was so good in defense that they kept the offside line well to the extent that the Argentinians fell for it. Argentina eventually lost the game 1-2 to Saudi Arabia. Now that every team knows what is at stake for them not to qualify for the next round, they would want to be more careful with how they approach games.
Portugal and Uruguay are part of the teams in Group H that would want to make it out of the Group stage as the top two teams in their standings. So, they should earn six points, at least, out of the possible nine points in the group stage rounds. Both teams have had a good record in World Cup history, and we expect an incredible performance.
We look forward to this tie and hope it will be worth watching. It will feature top players in Europe. We will give you a preview of the teams as we await the game and provide our Portugal vs Uruguay best bets.
Portugal vs. Uruguay Information
Portugal and Uruguay will go head to head for the second round game of their Group H fixtures on the 28th of November, 2022. The match will kick off at 02:00 PM ET at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail. This game will earn both teams one or three points, but for now, we can’t say the three that would earn the three points.
Portugal has 26 players in their squad, and their average age is 26.8 years; on the other hand, Uruguay’s national team has 26 players in their squad too, but their average age is 27.8 years. Portugal ranks 9th as of the 6th of October, and Uruguay ranks 14th in the FIFA ranking.
Last Game Record
Portugal played their last game before the World Cup in an international friendly game against Nigeria. They played the game on the 17th of November, 2022. It is part of the preparation for the World Cup, even though Nigeria did not qualify for the tournament. The game ended 4-0, courtesy of Bruno Fernandes (2), Goncalo Ramos, and Joao Mario’s goals.
On the other hand, Uruguay also played their last game in an international friendly game against the Canada national team, which is also part of the teams in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup tournament. Uruguay played the game on the 27th of September, winning it by a 0-2 scoreline, courtesy of Nicolas de la Cruz and Darwin Nunez’s goals.
Portugal and Uruguay faced each other at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Both teams played the game in the round of 16 stages. During the game, Uruguay scored in the first half to take the lead with Edison Cavani’s goal. Ten minutes after the second half, Portugal equalized after Pepe put the ball at the back of Uruguay’s net.
However, Portugal could not score again in the match, and Cavani scored again in the 62nd minute of the game to give his team victory, which made them qualify for the Quarterfinal. They eventually lost the Quater final to France.
Portugal vs. Uruguay Analysis,
Both teams, would want to earn the three points is crucial for them if they want to qualify for the next phase of the tournament. Predicting this game would be tricky, but after their last meeting at the World Cup in 2018, we discovered that Uruguay won. So therefore, there will be a win in this game, and most importantly, both teams will score against each other.
Also, looking at the team squad, the Portugal team has more top players than the Uruguay team, which will give us a hint to bank on the Portugal team to score and win the game. Also, the odds of the Uruguay team winning this match are unfavorable. Therefore, the Portugal vs Uruguay best bets aren’t easy to come by.
Odds Breakdown
Portugal | Draw | Uruguay |
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-105 | +230 | +300 |
The odds for the Group H tie between Portugal and Uruguay are ready. We can see that the odds given to Portugal are lower, which will be our favorite to win this match. Although, we keep saying that sometimes, the team with the lowest odds wins, which we have experienced in the ongoing World cup.
The Portugal world cup odds to win this match are -105, which is beatable for them, and they would want to beat Uruguay this time because they were the ones that pushed them out of the last tournament. Uruguay’s odds of winning this match are +300, which is a little bit high for them to beat, but they also have the team to win games.
Portugal
There were top players in the Portugal squad that faced Uruguay at the 2018 World Cup, which they lost. Those players are participating again in the ongoing tournament in Qatar.
The players include Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias, Joao Felix, Danilo Pereira, and so on. With these quality players, Portugal should be able to advance to the next tournament round.
Uruguay
On the other hand, Uruguay have top players in their team that faced Portugal the last time they met, while there are new faces in their squad for the ongoing tournament. And Uruguay World Cup standings aren’t below average.
They have players like Darwin Nunez, Luis Suarez, Rodrigo Bentancur, Federico Valverde, Diogo Godin, Matias Veino, and Sergio Rochet, their Goalkeeper. They can qualify for the next stage as the two top teams in their group alongside Portugal.
Portugal vs. Uruguay Pick and Prediction
As mentioned above, there will surely be a win in this game, as both teams are set for the three pints. Portugal would want revenge for their loss when they faced Uruguay at the last World Cup, which is why we are backing them to push for the three points and qualify for the tournament’s next round. our Portugal vs Uruguay best bets are below.
- Pick 1: Portugal to win either half
- Pick 2: Over 2.5 goals.
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