In the second round of Group K in the World Cup, Portugal faced Uzbekistan at the NRG Stadium. Portugal ultimately defeated Uzbekistan 5-0. In the standings, Portugal leads with 4 points, Colombia (who did not play in the second round) is second with 3 points, the Democratic Republic of Congo is third with 1 point, and Uzbekistan is at the bottom with 0 points.

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In the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring, marking his sixth consecutive World Cup appearance with a goal. Mendes added another from a free kick, and Ganiev's goal was disallowed due to a foul. Ronaldo then scored again, surpassing Eusebio to become Portugal's all-time leading scorer in World Cup history. At halftime, Portugal led Uzbekistan 3-0. In the second half, Bruno Fernandes' corner kick from the right forced an own goal from goalkeeper Nematov, and Leao scored as a substitute. At the final whistle, Portugal defeated Uzbekistan 5-0.
After scoring twice in this match, Cristiano Ronaldo also broke his personal goal drought of 10 consecutive major tournaments (5 World Cups + 5 European Championships). At 41 years and 138 days old, the Portuguese superstar became the second oldest player to score in a World Cup, second only to Milla (42 years and 39 days old, in 1994).
[Focus Event] In the 6th minute, Cancelo delivered a low cross from the right edge of the penalty area, and Ronaldo volleyed home at the near post, giving Portugal a 1-0 lead.

In the 17th minute, Portugal won a free kick, which Mendes took and scored directly, giving Portugal a 2-0 lead.

In the 30th minute, Uzbekistan won the ball back in the attacking third. Ganev received the ball on the edge of the penalty area, made a slight adjustment, and then fired a long-range shot into the net. VAR intervened, and the referee ruled that Fezulayev had fouled Cancelo earlier during the counter-attack, so the goal was disallowed.

In the 39th minute, Bruno Fernandes dribbled forward and passed the ball straight to the right side of the penalty area, where Cristiano Ronaldo made a run and fired a low shot into the net from a tight angle, giving Portugal a 3-0 lead.

In the 45+6 minute, Ronaldo almost completed a hat-trick after receiving a cross, but the Uzbek goalkeeper rushed out in time and the defender cleared the ball in front of the goal.
In the 58th minute, Portugal had a brilliant free-kick combination, with Ronaldo making a run forward and facing the goalkeeper one-on-one, but his shot was saved again.
In the 60th minute, Bruno Fernandes took a corner kick from the right, and goalkeeper Nematov inadvertently deflected the ball into his own net, giving Portugal a 4-0 lead.

In the 87th minute, Husanov made a clearance error, and Leão followed up with a shot from the penalty spot, giving Portugal a 5-0 lead.
[Team Lineups]
Portugal Starting XI: 1-D. Costa, 3-R. Diaz, 13-Vega, 20-Cancelo, 25-N. Mendes, 8-B. Fernandez, 15-J. Neves, 23-Vitinha, 7-C. Ronaldo, 11-Felix, 18-Neto Portugal Substitutes: 12-José Sá, 22-R. Silva, 2-Semedo, 4-Araujo, 5-Dalot, 14-Inácio, 24-S. Costa, 6-Núñez, 10-B. Silva, 21-R. Neves, 9-G. Ramos, 16-Trincão, 17-Leão, 19-Guedes, 26-Consesan Uzbekistan Starting XI: 12-Né 2-Husanov, 5-Ashumatov, 13-Nasrulayev, 18-Abdullayev, 24-Karimov, 7-Shukurov, 9-Khamrobekov, 19-Ganev, 22-Feizulaev, 14-Shomurodov Uzbekistan Substitutes: 1-Yusupov, 16-Yergashev, 3-Aliyonov, 4-Sefiev, 15-Yesmururodov, 25-Umasaliev, 26-Uruzov, 6-Mosgovoi, 8-Iskandrov, 10-Masharipov, 11-Urunov, 17-Khamdamov, 23-Isanov, 20-Amonov, 21-Sergeyev

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