Uzbekistan Suffers 5-0 Defeat Against Portugal at World Cup

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — The Uzbekistan national football team suffered a heavy defeat against the Portugal national team in their second-round match of the World Cup group stage.

The match, held in Houston, United States, ended with a score of 5-0 in favor of the European team. For the winners, goals were scored by Cristiano Ronaldo, who secured a brace in the 6th and 39th minutes, Nuno Mendes in the 17th minute, and Rafael Leao in the 87th minute. Furthermore, Uzbekistan player Abduvohid Nematov scored an own goal in the 60th minute of the match.

Following this victory, Portugal earned 4 points and moved up to first place in the Group K standings. Colombia sits in second place with 3 points, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is third with 1 point, and the Uzbekistan national team rounds out the quartet with no points. Meanwhile, the Colombians and Congolese will play their head-to-head match of the second round later on the night of 23 June 2026.

The final third-round matches in this quartet are scheduled for the night of 27 June 2026. The Portugal national team will meet Colombia, while the football players of Uzbekistan will play their decisive group match against the DR Congo team.

As a reminder, the current World Cup is jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This tournament has become historic, as 48 national teams are participating in it for the first time in history. The final match of the world championship, where Argentina is the reigning winner, will take place on 19 July 2026.