FIFA World Cup 2018: Round of 16 - Uruguay VS Portugal Football Preview

FIFA World Cup 2018: Round of 16 - Uruguay VS Portugal Football Preview and head to head information. Portugal is one of the strong team in this FIFA world cup 2018. In the group round, Portugal was in Group B and another team from group B which qualified for knockout phase is Spain. On the other hand, Uruguay is the group leader of group A and won all three matches in the group phase. Another team from group A is Russia. The match schedule of FIFA World Cup 2018 2nd knockout phase match: Round of 16. 

FIFA World Cup 2018: Round of 16, Fisht Stadium Sochi
Uruguay VS Portugal
30 Jun 2018 - 21:00 Local time | 2:00 PM EST

FIFA World Cup 2018: Round of 16 - Uruguay VS Portugal Football Preview

Team Portugal

Portugal's did well in the group phase. Portugal football team won only 1 match and drew other two matches. Portugal has Ronaldo, who scored 2nd highest goal in group phase. Ronaldo scored 4 goals. Harry Kane  scored 5 goals which is highest number of goals till now in the FIFA World Cup 2018. In the group round, Portugal played 3 matches, those are - 

1. Spain VS Portugal, this was the first match of Portugal and the match was tie. Both the team Portugal and Spain scored 3 goals. 'DIEGO COSTA of Spain team scored 2 goals, first in was on 24 minute and second was on 55 minute. 3rd goal was scored by NACHO on 58 minute. But in return, Ronaldo scored three goals alone on 4 (Penalty), 44 and 88 minutes. 
2. Portugal vs Morocco, the only match Portugal football team won in the group phase. The only goal on that match scored by Ronaldo on 4 minute. 
3. IR Iran vs Portugal, on that match, Portugal almost won the match as Portugal was dominating the match. QUARESMA from Portugal football team scored only goal on that match on 45 minute. But Iran got an penalty on the extra time on 93 minute which was made by KARIM. Ronaldo missed a penalty on that match. 

FIFA World Cup 2018: Round of 16 - Uruguay VS Portugal Football Preview

Team Uruguay

In the group round phase, Uruguay showed how to defend. Uruguay football team's defense was so strong that no team could break that. Uruguay is only team which is still virgin :), the number of goals against Uruguay is zero. In the group round, Uruguay played against -

1. Egypt VS Uruguay, the first match of Uruguay which they won by 1 - 0.  J.M. GIMENEZ of Uruguay Football team on the last minute. Uruguay football team scored goal on 89 minute. 
2. Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia, the result of this match was same of the previous match. Uruguay football team won the match against Saudi Arabia team by 1 - 0 and the only goal was scored by L. SUAREZ on 23 minute.
3. Russia vs Uruguay was the 3rd match of the Uruguay football team in the FIFA World Cup 2018. Russia was strong team which made 8 goals in first 2 matches; score was 5 - 0 and 3 -1 but Russia football team was not able to score any goal against Uruguay football team. Uruguay won that match by 3 - 0 and goals were scored by SUAREZ (10'), CHERYSHEV (23') which was contributed by Russia (own goal) and CAVANI (90') minutes.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Round of 16 - Uruguay VS Portugal Football Preview

Uruguay VS Portugal Head to Head match summary

Both the team, Portugal and Uruguay met 2 times before. Portugal won 1 match and the other one was draw. The number of goals Portugal made 4 and Uruguay scored 1 goal.

So, in this FIFA world cup 2018, Uruguay is very strong in their defense and having good team work where Portugal football team is only depending on Ronaldo. It will be very hard for Portugal to break Uruguay's defense. See the point table

Portugal's previous performance and Team squad 

Portugal did well to win Euro 2016 title and currently, they are in a good rhythm, have a good understanding among the players. Cristiano Ronaldo is still the main strength for Portugal but players such as André & Bernardo Silva, and Gelson Martins have gained more experience and are able to support him better up front.

Portugal did not win any FIFA World Cup Title yet, their highest achievement is to get 3rd place title in 1966. That year also the first participation year for Portugal and till now they participated in 7 FIFA world cups. They played 26 matches and won 13 among them. They made 43 goals where they goal against 29 only.

Currently, Portugal is number 4th strong team among the 211 FIFA participant nations.

Portugal Football team Squad:

Coach: Fernando Santos

Goalkeepers:

Rui Patrício (1): Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting CP and the Portugal national team.
Born: February 15, 1988 (age 30 years)
Current Teams: Portugal national football team (#1 / Goalkeeper), Sporting CP (#1 / Goalkeeper).
Goals: 0

Anthony Lopes (12): Is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais as a goalkeeper.
Born: October 1, 1990 (age 27 years)
Current teams: Olympique Lyonnais (#1 / Goalkeeper), Portugal national football team (#12 / Goalkeeper)
Goals: 0

Beto Pimparel (22): António Alberto Bastos Pimparel, known as Beto, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Göztepe S.K. as a goalkeeper.
Born: May 1, 1982 (age 36 years)
Current teams: Portugal national football team (#22 / Goalkeeper), Göztepe S.K. (#13 / Goalkeeper)
Goals: 0

Defenders

Bruno Alves (2): Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Scottish Premiership club Rangers and the Portugal national team.
Born: November 27, 1981 (age 36 years)
Current teams: Portugal national football team (#2 / Defender), Rangers F.C. (#22 / Defender)
Goals: 11

Pepe (3): Kepler Laveran de Lima Ferreira, known as Pepe, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Turkish club Beşiktaş and the Portugal national team.
Born: February 26, 1983 (age 35 years)
Current teams: Portugal national football team (#3 / Defender), Beşiktaş J.K. Football Team (#5 / Defender
Goals: 5

Raphaël Guerreiro (5): Raphaël Adelino José Guerreiro is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for German club Borussia Dortmund and the Portuguese national team mainly as a left back but also as a left midfielder.
Born: December 22, 1993 (age 24 years)
Current teams: Borussia Dortmund (#13 / Defender), Portugal national football team (#5 / Defender)
Goals: 2

José Fonte (6): José Miguel da Rocha Fonte ComM is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Chinese club Dalian Yifang F.C. and the Portugal national team.
Born: December 22, 1983 (age 34 years)
Current teams: Portugal national football team (#4 / Defender), Dalian Yifang F.C. (#5 / Defender)
Goals: 0

Rúben Dias: (13): Rúben dos Santos Gato Alves Dias is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Benfica and the Portugal national team as a defender.
Born: May 14, 1997 (age 21 years)
Current teams: Portugal national football team (#13 / Defender)S.L. Benfica B (#66 / Defender)
Goals: 0

Ricardo Pereira: (15): Ricardo Domingos Barbosa Pereira, known simply as Ricardo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Leicester City.
Born: October 6, 1993 (age 24 years)
Current teams: Portugal national football team (#15 / Defender), Leicester City F.C. (Defender)
Goals: 0

Mário Rui (19): Mário Rui Silva Duarte, known as Mário Rui, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Italian club S.S.C. Napoli on loan from A.S. Roma as a left back.
Born: May 27, 1991 (age 27 years)
Current teams: S.S.C. Napoli (#6 / Defender), Portugal national football team (#19 / Defender)
Goals: 0

Cédric Soares (21): Cédric Ricardo Alves Soares CvIH ComM, known simply as Cédric, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Premier League club Southampton and the Portugal national team.

Born: August 31, 1991 (age 26 years)

Current teams: Southampton F.C. (#2 / Defender), Portugal national football team (#21 / Defender)

Goals: 1

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Midfielders:

Manuel Fernandes (4): Manuel Henrique Tavares Fernandes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Russian club FC Lokomotiv Moscow as a midfielder.
Born: February 5, 1986 (age 32 years)
Current teams: FC Lokomotiv Moscow (#4 / Midfielder), Portugal national football team (#4 / Midfielder)
Goals: 3

João Moutinho (8): João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho is a Portuguese footballer who plays for AS Monaco FC and the Portugal national team. Mainly a central midfielder he can also operate as a defensive or attacking midfielder.
Born: September 8, 1986 (age 31 years)
Current teams: Portugal national football team (#8 / Midfielder), AS Monaco FC (#8 / Midfielder)
Goals: 7

João Mário (10): João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Italian club Internazionale and the Portugal national team as a midfielder.
Born: January 19, 1993 (age 25 years)
Current teams: Portugal national football team (#10 / Midfielder), West Ham United F.C. (#18 / Midfielder)
Goals: 2

William Carvalho (14): William Silva de Carvalho ComM is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for the Portugal national team and most recently for Sporting CP as a defensive midfielder.

Born: April 7, 1992 (age 26 years)
Current teams: Portugal national football team (#14 / Midfielder), Sporting CP (#14 / Midfielder)
Goals: 2

Bruno Fernandes (16): Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes is a Portuguese footballer who plays the Portugal national team and most recently for Sporting CP as a midfielder.
Born: September 8, 1994 (age 23 years)
Current teams: Sporting CP (#8 / Midfielder)
Goals: 0

Adrien Silva (23): Adrien Sébastien Perruchet da Silva, known as Adrien Silva, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for English club Leicester City and the Portugal national team as a central midfielder.

Born: March 15, 1989 (age 29 years)
Current teams: Portugal national football team (#23 / Midfielder), Leicester City F.C. (#14 / Midfielder)
Goals: 1

Forwards

Cristiano Ronaldo (7): Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portugal national team. He is the main attraction for Portugal supporter. Portugal did not win any FIFA World Cup title, though they won Euro title back in 2016, this time this nation can win the FIFA World Cup 2018 title if Cristiano Ronaldo can show his charisma.
Born: February 5, 1985 (age 33 years)
Current teams: Real Madrid C.F. (#7 / Forward), Portugal national football team (#7 / Forward)
Goals: 85

André Silva (9): André Miguel Valente da Silva is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club A.C. Milan and the Portugal national team.
Born: November 6, 1995 (age 22 years)
Current teams: A.C. Milan (#9 / Forward), Portugal national football team (#9 / Forward)
Goals: 12

Bernardo Silva (11): Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for English club Manchester City and the Portugal national team as a midfielder.
Born: August 10, 1994 (age 23 years)
Current teams: Portugal national football team (#11 / Forwards), Manchester City F.C. (#20 / Midfielder)
Goals: 2

Gonçalo Guedes (17): Gonçalo Manuel Ganchinho Guedes is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Valencia CF, on loan from Paris Saint-Germain, and the Portugal national team.
Born: November 29, 1996 (age 21 years)
Current teams: Portugal national football team (#17 / Midfielder) and Paris St-Germain
Goals: 1

Gelson Martins (18): Gelson Dany Batalha Martins is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for the Portugal national team and most recently for Sporting CP as a winger.
Born: May 11, 1995 (age 23 years
Current teams: Sporting CP (#77 / Forward)
Goals: 0

Ricardo Quaresma (20): Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish club Beşiktaş and the Portugal national team.
Born: September 26, 1983 (age 34 years)
Current teams: Beşiktaş J.K. Football Team (#7 / Midfielder), Portugal national football team (#20 / Midfielder)
Goals: 9

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FIFA World Cup 2018: Round of 16 - Uruguay VS Portugal Football Preview

Uruguay is in 14th rank on FIFA global men's ranking. For Uruguay, Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani will be the men to watch in Russia Football FIFA World Cup 2018. If they can prove themselves, then this South American team will pick the 3 points in their pocket.

Uruguay Football team players:

Coach: Óscar Tabárez
Goalkeepers:
Fernando Muslera (1)
Martín Campaña (12)
Martín Silva (23)

Defenders
José María Giménez (2)
Diego Godín (3)
Guillermo Varela (4)
Nahitan Nández (8)
Gastón Silva (13)
Maximiliano Pereira (16)
Sebastián Coates (19)
Martín Cáceres (22)

Midfielders 
Carlos Sánchez (5)
Rodrigo Bentancur (6)
Cristian Rodríguez (7)
Giorgian De Arrascaeta (10)
Lucas Torreira (14)
Matías Vecino (15)
Diego Laxalt (17)
Jonathan Urretaviscaya (20)

Forwards
Luis Suárez (9)
Cristhian Stuani (11)
Maximiliano Gómez (18)
Edinson Cavani (21)

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