Match preview · Group K · Matchday 2
Portugal
v
Uzbekistan
Tue 23 June · 13:00 ET
NRG Stadium, Houston
Peacock
Portugal and Uzbekistan meet in Group K on Matchday 2, at NRG Stadium in Houston.
Our full pre-match read — the local-press reporting, the team news that matters and the one thing to watch — lands closer to kickoff, once the group's opening games have shaped what's at stake. In the meantime, the team guides have how each side plays, who to watch and how far they can go.
The local press we read
Our previews are built from the outlets that actually cover these teams — the local-language dailies, beat writers and columnists who break the news first.
On Portugal
- A Bola convocados · pt
- O Jogo lista · pt
- A Bola omissions · pt
- A Bola challenge quote · pt
- Record live list · pt
- Record 27 profiles · pt
- Record Samu Costa reaction · pt
- RTP list preview · pt
- RTP Martinez interview · pt
- Euronews PT squad · pt
- FIFA squad · en
- FourFourTwo Portugal squad · en
- Record · pt
- A Bola · pt
On Uzbekistan
- Gazeta.uz (Russian edition — squad announcement) · ru
- Gazeta.uz (English edition) · en
- Zamin.uz — Arshavin 'dark horse' comment · uz/en
- Zamin.uz — Cannavaro on Khusanov strengths/weaknesses · uz/en
- Zamin.uz — Shatskikh on Cannavaro appointment · uz/en
- Zamin.uz — Shomurodov Super Lig top scorer · uz/en
- Zamin.uz — Smakov rates Uzbekistan's World Cup chances · uz/en
- UzDaily.uz — Shomurodov tops Super Lig scoring list · uz/en
- UzDaily.uz — 30-man squad announcement · uz/en
- Kursiv.media — 'Asia's Chokers to 2026 Debutants' (Kazakhstan, English/Russian) · en
- Kursiv.media — Pakhtakor leads domestic call-ups · en
- Daryo.uz — Netherlands friendly announcement · uz/en
- Vesti.kz / Championat.Asia — 'Somewhere overdone' squad criticism (Russian, Kazakhstan) · ru
- Sovsport.ru — Russian analysis of Cannavaro's squad · ru
- Sports.ru — Uzbekistan team page (Russian) · ru
- Championat.com — Uzbekistan national team news (Russian) · ru
- UzNews.uz — official squad confirmation (Russian/Uzbek) · ru
- FIFA.com — Cannavaro appointment · en
- AFC.com — UAE 0-0 Uzbekistan qualification match + Kapadze quote · en
- Alikulov injury / surgery — eticketing.co sourced report · en
- Football Italia — Cannavaro quotes on Uzbekistan · en
- Rotowire — Group K tactical preview · en
- Sports Illustrated — Uzbekistan World Cup preview · en
- Sofascore — Group K preview · en
- Kursiv / Guardian / Reuters (via secondary) — qualification emotional reaction · en
- How Football Explains Asia — Substack near-miss history · en
- Premier League — Khusanov stats page · en
- Sofascore — Fayzullaev player stats · en
- FOX Sports