Portugal won their second match of FIFA World Cup 2022 against Uruguay, comfortably. They have advanced to Round 16 knockouts and Portugal became the third team after Brazil and France to confirm their berth. Bruno Fernandes scored double strikes for Portugal at 54th and converted penalty corner at 90+3rd minutes to take them into knockouts against Uruguay, with 2-0.
During the match, Cristiano Ronaldo tried to head the ball headed into Goal post, several soccer fans claim that he should be awarded the goal, as he touched it but then referee did not feel so.
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Portugal took 15 shots at goal with 3 on target. They had only 60% ball possession, made 603 passes with 83% accuracy. Portugal made 10 fouls, got 3 Yellow Cards, 6 Corners and 3 Offsides. Uruguay took 11 shots at goal with 3 on target. They maintained 40% ball possession, made 403 passes with 73% accuracy. Uruguay made 16 fouls, got 2 Yellow Cards, 2 Corners. Portugal did not let Uruguay dominate at any opportunity at Lusail Stadium, Qatar.
Group H teams like Ghana, South Korea and Uruguay have been coming up with most exciting matches of this edition of FIFA World Cup without any doubt. But Portugal played their best against both Ghana and Uruguay. South Korea after their encounter with Ghana, would be eager to topple the giant Portugal in their next one. On the other hand, Ghana would be looking to score their second win against meek and out-of-form Uruguay, in their last group match. Most fans would be tuning in for Portugal vs South Korea match for sure!
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