Portugal vs Uzbekistan Prediction, 6/23/2026 World Cup Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 6/22/2026

Game: Portugal vs Uzbekistan

Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Location: NRG Stadium in Houston, TX

TV: FOX

Portugal (0-1-0) will take on Uzbekistan (0-0-1) at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX on Tuesday. The moneyline on this World Cup contest has Portugal at -550 and Uzbekistan is at +1600. The over/under is set at 3.5. The starting goaltenders will be Diogo Costa for Portugal and Utkir Yusupov for Uzbekistan.

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Portugal had a disappointing 1-1 draw against Congo DR in their first World Cup game. Joao Neves scored the lone goal for the Portugese on an assist from Pedro Neto. Diogo Costa secured 1 save on 2 shots on goal as well for Portugal.

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Uzbekistan's debut World Cup game saw them lose to Colombia by a score of 3-1. Abbosbek Fayzullaev score the only goal for Uzbekistan, while goalie Utkir Yusupov had 1 save on 4 shots. The road doesn't get any easier for Uzbekistan, facing a determined Portugal squad.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Portugal will be Diogo Costa. Costa has been on the field for a total of 15,011 minutes and has earned 291 stops so far in his career. The goalie hailing from Portugal has seen 389 shots attempted at him in 168 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.70 (117 total goals surrendered) and his save percentage is 74.8%. Costa (126-23-19 record during his soccer career) has earned 81 shutouts, which leaves him with a 48.6%% clean sheet percentage.

Utkir Yusupov will reside in front of the goal for Uzbekistan. In his career, Yusupov has allowed 28 goals and has tallied 95 stops in 29 starts. He has allowed 0.97 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 15-8-6. He holds a save % of 62.1% and his shutout rate sits at 41.4%%. Yusupov has totaled 12 clean sheets and has defended 153 shots tried against him in 2,610 minutes throughout his career.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a member of the team who can be a force on the pitch for Portugal. He has 156 assists while earning 1,356 pts in his career. The forward representing Portugal has 600 goals in 61,414 mins. Ronaldo has been in the starting lineup in 683 games so far in his pro soccer career and tallies 0.88 goals per 90 minutes.

Uzbekistan is being led onto the pitch by Eldor Shomurodov, who should keep defenses up at night. He has tallied 139 points during his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 25 times. The forward representing Uzbekistan has been on the field for 13,122 professional minutes while scoring 57 goals. He scores 0.39 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 139 outings thus far in his career.

Who will win tonight's World Cup game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Porgugal (-550)

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