Portugal take on the visitors Uruguay in the round 2 match of group stage of FIFA World Cup 2022. The match will be played on Monday, November 28th at Lusail Iconic Stadium (Lusail).
Portugal, of course, are still perceived through the prism of their victories at the Euro and in the Nations League. But it is worth remembering that after that there were rather average performances at the last World Championship and within last year's continental tournament. Moreover, in both recent qualifying cycles, the grandee finished only 2nd, after Ukraine and Serbia. And the ticket to Qatar was taken only in the additional playoffs. After that, the wards of Fernando Santos finished 2nd in the group of the League of Nations, losing the lead to Spain there. Already at the World Cup it turned out to start with a victory. But these 3-2 caused a lot of different questions and doubts. In the very end, Williams ambushed the gaping goalkeeper, but, having stolen the match from him, for some reason he could not really hit - and it would have been a well-deserved draw.
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Uruguay twice were world champions. Indeed, these are longstanding achievements. But under Oscar Washington Tabares, it was possible to make it to the semi-finals. The long work of this master ended unsuccessfully, a failure at the end of the last calendar year. There were several defeats in a row, including 0-3 against Bolivia, and there was a threat to be left without the usual trip to the World Cup. In the end, they decided to castling, and with a new mentor, Diego Alonso, Uruguay was able to return to 3rd position in the final standings in South America with a shocking end to the selection. The team went to the Middle East not only with a coach, but also with an updated roster. The usual leaders in the applicatn, but not all of them started: Muslera and Caceres remained on the bench, and Cavani only replaced Luis Suarez. However, the character of the "charrois" as a whole remains the same. Starting the tournament with a strong, but not top opponent, South Korea, the Latin Americans generally did not deliver a single accurate shot on target with each other.
The national teams have been in sight for a long time, but only at the last World Cup, in 2018, they played each other for the first time - in the 1/8 finals. Then Cavani scored a double, and this allowed the South Americans to win 2-1. Judging by the odds, they believe in the success of Ronaldo and the company. But this opponent looks more solid than Ghana. So it's worth using a bet that Uruguay won't lose.
Prediction for the match: Uruguay to win with +0.5 handicap (X2).
