Uruguay were considered outsiders to win this competition and the South Americans who have not conceded a goal so far, they could go all the way.
After they decided not to play more than one friendly game before this competition, many questioned how they would do in this World Cup, but while they have not scored so many goals, they have managed to not concede any.
The Uruguayans started their campaign with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Egpyt, before beating Saudi Arabia by the same scoreline. By the time they played in-form Russia in their final group game, they have found their rhythm and they won that game 3-0. They head into this game with five goals scored in three games and none conceded in their last six games.
Portugal came into this competition as European champions and they started with a 3-3 against Spain with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring all their goals. They beat Morocco in their next match 1-0, thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo again. Their final game against Iran almost ended with them getting eliminated as the Iranians missed chances to win the game, luckily it ended in a 1-1 draw to set up this clash.
Portugal have been overly reliant on Cristiano Ronaldo as he has scored four of their five goals so far, facing Diego Godin and Jose Jimenez would be a tough test for him, time would tell if he would pass.
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