Portugal could qualify early for the next phase of the World Cup with a game remaining if they beat Uruguay on Monday, a task probably much easier said than done.
Uruguay have the World Cup edge in winning the tournament twice, albeit a few generations ago, and are more than familiar with Portugal having knocked them out of the contest in 2018 in the last-16.
Uruguay, while failing to score any goals or even record shots on target in their opener against a gritty South Korea on Thursday, were composed, organised and looked a team capable of another deep World Cup run, with veterans and neophytes combining seamlessly and moving the ball with confidence. “It's nothing I'm worried about because I know that my players can do better than that, but that's football,” he said. “I am totally confident they can perform much better than this.”
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