Fernandes scored two second-half goals though Cristiano Ronaldo continued to claim the first as his own long after the final whistle and could have had a hat-trick during a relatively tame encounter. Uruguay are now bottom of the group and need maximum points against Ghana, who they infamously knocked out of the 2010 World Cup courtesy of Luis Suarez’s handball and Asamoah Gyan’s penalty miss, plus a favour from Portugal against South Korea to avoid an ignominious early exit.
Uruguay committed the first foul inside 25 seconds and collected the first booking after six minutes, when Rodrigo Bentancur fouled Ruben Dias. But a game simmering with needle and gamesmanship this was not, despite Pepe playing and the late introduction of Suarez.
There was little sign of urgency from Uruguay either as they sought their first win of the tournament, with Diego Alonso’s side content to let Portugal dominate possession before shutting down their creative talents in numbers. José Maria Gimenéz, part of a three-man central defence that was tightly supported by Uruguay’s wing-backs, rarely left the side of Joao Félix or Bernardo Silva in the first half. Hurting Portugal on the break or from a set-piece was the clear strategy.
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