Portugal 2-0 Uruguay: Bruno Fernandes scores twice to secure last-16 place

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By Phil McNultyChief shot writer astatine Lusail Stadium

Last updated connected 8 minutes ago.From the conception World Cup

Bruno Fernandes celebrates with Cristiano RonaldoBruno Fernandes has been progressive successful 8 goals successful his past 5 games for Portugal (five goals, 3 assists)

Portugal secured their spot successful the past 16 of the World Cup with triumph implicit Uruguay successful a scrappy brushwood astatine Lusail Stadium.

A crippled abbreviated connected existent prime saw the deadlock breached successful the 54th infinitesimal erstwhile a transverse from Bruno Fernandes floated beyond Uruguay keeper Sergio Rochet, the extremity fixed to Manchester United's midfield antheral contempt Cristiano Ronaldo claiming it had glanced disconnected his head.

Portugal made astir of the moving until they went up but Uruguay, who indispensable present bushed Ghana successful their last Group H crippled to person a accidental of qualifying, created chances of their ain and could person taken a point.

Rodrigo Bentancur's superb first-half tally was halted by Portugal keeper Diogo Costa's save, portion substitute Maxi Gomez deed the station arsenic Uruguay went successful hunt of an equaliser.

Portugal wrapped up the triumph successful stoppage clip erstwhile Fernandes got his 2nd from the spot aft a video adjunct referee involution which adjudged Jose Gimenez had handled.

Fernandes astir got his hat-trick earlier the last whistle but saw a debased changeable onslaught the post.

The crippled was interrupted successful the 2nd fractional by a transportation invader carrying a rainbow emblem and wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the words 'Save Ukraine' connected the beforehand and 'Respect for Iranian woman' connected the back.

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Portugal

  1. Squad number22Player nameDiogo Costa

  2. Squad number20Player nameJoão Cancelo

  3. Squad number3Player namePepe

  4. Squad number4Player nameRúben Dias

  5. Squad number19Player nameNuno Mendes

  6. Squad number18Player nameRúben Neves

  7. Squad number10Player nameBernardo Silva

  8. Squad number14Player nameWilliam Carvalho

  9. Squad number8Player nameBruno Fernandes

  10. Squad number11Player nameJoão Félix

  11. Squad number7Player nameCristiano Ronaldo

  1. Squad number5Player nameRaphaël Guerreiro

  2. Squad number6Player nameJoão Palhinha

  3. Squad number15Player nameRafael Leão

  4. Squad number23Player nameMatheus Nunes

  5. Squad number26Player nameGonçalo Ramos

Uruguay

  1. Squad number23Player nameRochet

  2. Squad number2Player nameGiménez

  3. Squad number3Player nameGodín

  4. Squad number19Player nameCoates

  5. Squad number13Player nameVarela

  6. Squad number15Player nameValverde

  7. Squad number6Player nameBentancur

  8. Squad number5Player nameVecino

  9. Squad number16Player nameOlivera

  10. Squad number11Player nameNúñez

  11. Squad number21Player nameCavani

  1. Squad number8Player namePellistri

  2. Squad number9Player nameSuárez

  3. Squad number10Player namede Arrascaeta

  4. Squad number17Player nameViña

  5. Squad number18Player nameGómez

Line-ups

Portugal

Formation 4-1-2-1-2

  • 22Diogo Costa
  • 20Cancelo
  • 3Pepe
  • 4Rúben DiasBooked astatine 89mins
  • 19Nuno MendesSubstituted forGuerreiroat 42'minutes
  • 18NevesBooked astatine 38minsSubstituted forRafael Leãoat 69'minutes
  • 10Bernardo Silva
  • 14William CarvalhoSubstituted forJoão Palhinhaat 83'minutes
  • 8Bruno Fernandes
  • 11João FélixBooked astatine 77minsSubstituted forNunesat 82'minutes
  • 7Cristiano RonaldoSubstituted forGonçalo Ramosat 82'minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Rui Patrício
  • 2Dalot
  • 5Guerreiro
  • 6João Palhinha
  • 9André Silva
  • 12
  • 15Rafael Leão
  • 16Vitinha
  • 17João Mário
  • 21Ricardo Horta
  • 23Nunes
  • 24António Silva
  • 26Gonçalo Ramos

Uruguay

Formation 3-5-2

  • 23Rochet
  • 2Giménez
  • 3GodínSubstituted forPellistriat 62'minutes
  • 19Coates
  • 13Varela
  • 15Valverde
  • 6BentancurBooked astatine 6mins
  • 5VecinoSubstituted forde Arrascaetaat 62'minutes
  • 16OliveraBooked astatine 44minsSubstituted forViñaat 86'minutes
  • 11NúñezSubstituted forGómezat 72'minutes
  • 21CavaniSubstituted forSuárezat 73'minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Muslera
  • 7de la Cruz
  • 8Pellistri
  • 9Suárez
  • 10de Arrascaeta
  • 12Sosa
  • 14Torreira
  • 17Viña
  • 18Gómez
  • 20Torres
  • 22Cáceres
  • 24Canobbio
  • 25Ugarte
  • 26Rodríguez

Referee:Alireza Faghani

Attendance:88,668

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Portugal 2, Uruguay 0.

  2. Second Half ends, Portugal 2, Uruguay 0.

  3. Pepe (Portugal) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  4. Foul by Maximiliano Gómez (Uruguay).

  5. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) hits the near station with a close footed changeable from extracurricular the box. Assisted by João Palhinha.

  6. Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Sergio Rochet.

  7. Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) close footed changeable from a hard space connected the close is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.

  8. Goal! Portugal 2, Uruguay 0. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the bottommost near corner.

  9. VAR Decision: Penalty Portugal.

  10. Rúben Dias (Portugal) is shown the yellowish card.

  11. Penalty conceded by José Giménez (Uruguay) with a manus shot successful the punishment area.

  12. Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal).

  13. Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  14. Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is excessively high. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur pursuing a acceptable portion situation.

  15. Foul by Rafael Leão (Portugal).

  16. Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.

  17. Substitution, Uruguay. Matías Viña replaces Mathías Olivera.

  18. Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).

  19. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  20. Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).

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