Portugal will look to emulate their Iberian neighbours Spain by getting their World Cup bid properly up and running in their second group outing this week. The Spanish were held to a shock goalless draw by Cape Verde in their opening fixture but responded with an impressive 4-0 demolition of Saudi Arabia on Sunday to go clear at the top of Group H.
The Portugal World Cup 2026 campaign also started slowly, Roberto Martinez’s star-studded side held 1-1 by DR Congo , but they will now be targeting a convincing victory of their own over Group K underdogs Uzbekistan .
The World Cup debutants were beaten 3-1 by Uruguay in their opening match and prop up the table, and we expect Fabio Cannavaro’s troops to remain there. Our opening Portugal vs Uzbekistan prediction is for the European outfit to win both halves @ 13/10 in a BOYLE Sports Price Boost.
Betting Odds
Portugal vs Uzbekistan Betting Odds – 2026 World Cup
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Portugal | 1/6 | 85.7% |
Uzbekistan | 14/1 | 6.7% |
Draw | 11/2 | 15.4% |
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
Portugal are 1/6 favourites to beat Uzbekistan , who are 14/1 for the win, with the draw at 11/2.
How to Watch
How to watch Portugal vs Uzbekistan
This World Cup Group K match is scheduled to begin at 18:00 BST on Tuesday and will be shown live on ITV1.
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Form Guides
Portugal form guide
Portugal came into the World Cup in decent touch, with four wins and a draw since losing 2-0 to the Republic of Ireland in their penultimate qualifier in November. All looked to be going to plan in the Portugal World Cup opener against DR Congo after Joao Neves gave his side a sixth-minute lead in Houston .
But the African nation levelled on the stroke of half-time through Newcastle forward Yoane Wissa and Nations League holders Portugal, for whom captain Cristiano Ronaldo played the whole match, could not find a winner.
Ronaldo will not have failed to notice the likes of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane, Vinicius Junior and Erling Haaland have already netted at least twice already, and he will want to add his name to that list of superstars as soon as possible in what will be his final World Cup.
The 41-year-old is 5/2 to score at least twice but for our World Cup tips today we’re going for his former Manchester United team-mate Bruno Fernandes to net @ 7/5.
Uzbekistan form guide
Uzbekistan put a series of near-misses behind them to become the first team from Central Asia to reach the World Cup finals after finishing just behind to Iran in qualifying. Their form in 2026 has been mixed, beating Gabon 3-1 and Venezuela on penalties in the FIFA Series but suffering defeats to Canada (2-0) and Netherlands (2-1) in their two World Cup warm-up matches.
However, they were far from outclassed and both Canada and the Netherlands needed stoppage-time goals to finish off th e White Wolves. In their World Cup opener, Uzbekistan again made things difficult for Uruguay before Jaminton Campaz’s stoppage-time goal killed off their hopes of snatching a draw.
Under the guidance of Italy’s World Cup-winning centre-back Cannavaro and with Manchester City defender Abdukodir Khusanov in their backline, Uzbekistan have not shipped a lot of goals and we think they will make things tough for Portugal too. Therefore, another of our World Cup tips today is for Portugal to win with under 4.5 goals in total @ 1/2 .
Betting Tips
Portugal vs Uzbekistan Betting Tips
Portugal to win both halves @ 13/10
Bruno Fernandes to net at any time @ 7/5
Portugal to win & under 4.5 goals @ 1/2
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