Uruguay 2–1 Portugal: 2018 World Cup match
2–1Full time
Match in one glance
UruguayPortugalGoalCard
Uruguay
Portugal
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
UruguayPortugal
29.8%Possession sequences70.2%
7Shots21
3On target4
0.48Expected goals (xG)1.00
291Passes593
65.3%Pass accuracy82.0%
7Corners38
14Fouls13
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1EREdinson Roberto Cavani GómezUruguay · 2 goals0.25xG
- 2BMBernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e SilvaPortugal · 0 goals0.17xG
- 3KLKléper Laveran Lima FerreiraPortugal · 1 goals0.16xG
- 4MVMatías Vecino FaleroUruguay · 0 goals0.16xG
- 5
Cristiano RonaldoPortugal · 0 goals0.14xG
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Round of 16
- Stage
- Round of 16
- Date
- 2018-06-30
- Venue
- Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Uruguay / PortugalUruguay
Edinson Cavani7′
Edinson Cavani62′
Portugal
Pepe55′
Complete match timeline
UruguayPortugalGoalCardSubstitution
Uruguay
Portugal
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
10 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 0E. Cavani 7′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 1Pepe 55′ · E. Cavani 62′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Uruguay
4-4-2FM
1Fernando MusleraMC
22Martín CáceresDG
3Diego GodínJG
2José GiménezDL
17Diego LaxaltLT
14Lucas TorreiraNN
8Nahitan NándezMV
15Matías VecinoRB
6Rodrigo BentancurEC
21Edinson Cavani
9Luis SuárezListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 5CSCarlos Sánchez81′
- 7CRCristian Rodríguez63′
- 11CSCristhian Stuani74′
Match contributions
- Edinson Cavani⚽ 2
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1FMFernando MusleraGoalkeeper
- 2JGJosé GiménezCentre-back
- 3DGDiego GodínCentre-back
- 6RBRodrigo BentancurLeft midfielder
- 8NNNahitan NándezRight midfielder
- 9Luis SuárezCentre-forward
- 14LTLucas TorreiraCentral midfielder
- 15MVMatías VecinoCentral midfielder
- 17DLDiego LaxaltLeft-back
- 21ECEdinson CavaniCentre-forward
- 22MCMartín CáceresRight-back
Portugal
4-4-2RP
1Rui PatrícioRP
15Ricardo PereiraP
3PepeJF
6José FonteRG
5Raphaël GuerreiroBS
11Bernardo SilvaAS
23Adrien SilvaWC
14William CarvalhoJM
10João MárioGG
17Gonçalo GuedesListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 4MFManuel Fernandes84′
- 9ASAndré Silva74′
- 20RQRicardo Quaresma65′
Match contributions
- Pepe⚽ 1
- Cristiano Ronaldo▰ 90′+3′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1RPRui PatrícioGoalkeeper
- 3PPepeCentre-back
- 5RGRaphaël GuerreiroLeft-back
- 6JFJosé FonteCentre-back
- 7Cristiano RonaldoCentre-forward
- 10JMJoão MárioLeft midfielder
- 11BSBernardo SilvaRight midfielder
- 14WCWilliam CarvalhoCentral midfielder
- 15RPRicardo PereiraRight-back
- 17GGGonçalo GuedesCentre-forward
- 23ASAdrien SilvaCentral midfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Passing network
Uruguay
Portugal
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Uruguay
6%7%14%12%16%11%9%19%6%
Portugal
19%11%18%14%14%10%6%5%3%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeCésar Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
Team comparison
UruguayPortugal
29.8%Possession sequences70.2%
7Shots21
3On target4
0.48Expected goals (xG)1.00
291Passes593
65.3%Pass accuracy82.0%
7Corners38
14Fouls13
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
0.48Uruguay1.00Portugal
0.48Total xG1.00
0.48Non-penalty xG1.00
0.07xG per shot0.05
3Shots on target4
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Uruguay2 goals · 7 shots · 0.48 xG
Portugal1 goal · 21 shots · 1.00 xG
Passing network
Uruguay
Portugal
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Uruguay
6%7%14%12%16%11%9%19%6%
Portugal
19%11%18%14%14%10%6%5%3%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
2Goals1
7Shots21
3On target4
17Dribble attempts27
Passing
291Pass attempts593
190Completed passes486
65.3%Pass accuracy82.0%
7Corners38
Defending
35Duels25
11Interceptions10
183Pressures98
14Fouls13
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsEC
Edinson CavaniUruguay2Goals0Assists0.25xG
BS
Bernardo SilvaPortugal0Goals0Assists0.17xG
P
PepePortugal1Goals0Assists0.16xG
MV
Matías VecinoUruguay0Goals0Assists0.16xG
Uruguay
4-4-2| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EC Edinson CavaniStarter | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.25 |
MV Matías VecinoStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.16 |
| Luis SuárezStarter | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.07 |
MC Martín CáceresStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
DG Diego GodínStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
FM Fernando MusleraStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
LT Lucas TorreiraStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
DL Diego LaxaltStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
NN Nahitan NándezStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
RB Rodrigo BentancurStarter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Portugal
4-4-2| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BS Bernardo SilvaStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.17 |
P PepeStarter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.16 |
| Cristiano RonaldoStarter | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.14 |
JF José FonteStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 |
GG Gonçalo GuedesStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.12 |
RP Rui PatrícioStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
AS Adrien SilvaStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 |
RA Ricardo Andrade Quaresma BernardoSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 |
RG Raphaël GuerreiroStarter | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.04 |
MH Manuel Henrique Tavares FernandesSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.03 |
WC William CarvalhoStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.03 |
JM João MárioStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
RP Ricardo PereiraStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Round of 16
- Stage
- Round of 16
- Date
- 2018-06-30
- Venue
- Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Uruguay / PortugalUruguay
Edinson Cavani7′
Edinson Cavani62′
Portugal
Pepe55′
Data by
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