Portugal changed the scoreline quickly after kickoff. In the 6th minute, C. Ronaldo finished from a J. Cancelo assist to put Portugal 1-0 ahead. In the 17th minute, N. Mendes added another to make it 2-0.
Uzbekistan picked up a yellow card through O. Khamrobekov in the 14th minute. In the 29th minute, a goal involving A. Ganiev was ruled out after a VAR review for a foul, so the score remained unchanged. In the 39th minute, C. Ronaldo scored again from a Bruno Fernandes assist, sending Portugal into the break with a 3-0 lead.
After the restart, A. Nematov scored an own goal in the 60th minute, which was credited to Portugal and made it 4-0. R. Veiga was shown a yellow card in the 68th minute. In the 87th minute, R. Leao scored Portugal's fifth goal to seal the final 5-0 result.
In the match statistics, Portugal had 66% possession to Uzbekistan's 34%. Expected goals were 2.41 for Portugal and 0.25 for Uzbekistan. Portugal attempted 17 shots and Uzbekistan 7, with 9 on target for Portugal and 2 for Uzbekistan. Passing accuracy was 90% for Portugal and 81% for Uzbekistan. Portugal won 3 corners to Uzbekistan's 2. Both sides were offside twice. Portugal made 2 saves and Uzbekistan 4, while fouls finished at 14 for Portugal and 15 for Uzbekistan.
In the previous round, Portugal drew 1-1 with Congo (DRC) in the first group match, while Uzbekistan lost 1-3 to Colombia.
Next, Portugal will face Colombia in the third round of the group stage on 2026-06-27, and Uzbekistan will play Congo (DRC) on the same day in the third round.
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