Evolving into a more offensive game system, Suarez & co. have ended the group stage beating Russia, score 3-0. The mission was also relieved by the elimination of Smolnikov in the 36th minute, but the table already showed the score of 2-0.

Thus, Uruguay has won Group A without difficulty, being the only team that has not even take a goal in this Championship. In fact, this year, the South Americans have reached six consecutive victories, all achieved without a goal taken. The route looks really astonishing if we take into account that no more than last year, they managed to win only two victories in ten games. Uruguay managed for the third consecutive time to pass the group stage. With an iron defense and a lethal attack, they seems to have all the reasons to hope they will be able to repeat the performance in 2010 when they has reached the semifinals stage.

On the other side, the Lusitans missed the chance to win Group B after being equalized in the 90 + 3 minute of confrontation with Iran. Previously, Ronaldo could have closed the game in the 53rd minute, but Real Madrid striker wasted a penalty kick. Although they ended up being equal to Spain, they finished second because they had a lesser goal scored. Unlike his opponent, Portugal had an oscillating track in 2018, with 3 wins, 4 draws and a defeat. Present for the seventh time in a World Championship, the Lusitans have passed the group stage for 4 times. Two times they managed to reach the semifinals in 1966 and 2006 respectively.

The two teams met for the first time in 1966 at the World Cup, when Portugal won 3-0. Six years later, they would draw in a friendly match, score 1-1.

With Ronaldo in a good shape, and the lethal attack of Suarez and Cavani, I will go with:

Both teams to score - Odds: 2.28 (Unibet)