What's coming up
Next Sunday, the U.S. will face top-ranked Sweden in Group G at 5 a.m. ET at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.
How it looks
Due to the Netherlands' 7-0 thrashing of Vietnam, the U.S. moves into second place in Group E with five points. Portugal, meanwhile, will leave their first World Cup in third place with four points.
98'
END OF GAME
96' Substitutions for USA
In: Thompson and O'Hara
Out: Alex Morgan and Dunn
91' ON THE TRAVE
Ana Capeta beats Sonnett, leaves two more behind and stamps the crossbar on her way into the box
90'
+8
89' Substitutions for Portugal
In: Joana Marchão and Ana Capeta
Out: Amado and Diana Silva
86'
Inês Pereira receives medical attention after debt with Sonnett
84'
Alex Morgan is put through on goal by Rapinoe, faces the runner and hits a low shot. The goalkeeper is unmarked
83' Substitutions for USA
In: Sonnett and Rodman
Out: Horan and Williams
80' Yellow card for USA
In: Telma Encarnação
Out: Norton
80' Yellow card for USA
Girma
71' Yellow card for Portugal
Diana Gomes
63'
Rapinoe swings in the corner. Ertz comes out of the middle and heads wide of the far post. During the move, Diana Silva was elbowed by Williams. The striker receives assistance inside the area
61' Substitution for Portugal
In: Andreia Jacinto
Out: Kika
60' Substitutions for USA
In: Rapinoe
Out: Smith
57'
Lavelle swings in a free-kick from the edge of the area. Alex Morgan heads over the goal
55' Yellow card for Portugal
Carole Costa
53' SANTA DIANA
Horan slips the ball through to Alex Morgan. The striker takes it off the keeper and shoots. Diana Gomes gets in the way to prevent the goal.
51' Yellow card for USA
Smith
47'
Lavelle shoots from the edge of the box but the ball rises too high
45'
Restart the game
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Scoreless at half.#USWNT x @Visa pic.twitter.com/SV9NGI1c0E — U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) August 1, 2023
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⏸️ Intervalo! Grande primeira parte das #Navegadoras! pic.twitter.com/KAeu5cHnZr — Portugal (@selecaoportugal) August 1, 2023
47'
First half ends
45'
+2
39'
Kika shoots from distance and the ball is dangerously close to the crossbar.
38' Yellow card for USA
Lavelle
26' ALMOST
Alex Morgan makes a good run along the back line and rolls the ball back. The ball deflects off the defender, Inês Pereira partially saves and Williams picks up the leftover in the small area, but ends up isolating it
24'
Inês Pereira takes the brunt of a high-sticking challenge from Alex Morgan. The goalkeeper receives medical attention
21'
Sullivan swings in the corner. Inês Pereira pulls off a save
15' WOW
Jessica Silva is put through at speed on the right. The No. 10 invades the area and finishes cross. The ball passes close to the post
14'
Smith lifts the ball to Williams at the far post, who heads the ball back to Alex Morgan. Inês Pereira anticipates and gets the ball
8'
Norton takes a chance from the edge of the box and shoots over the goal
6'
Alex Morgan takes a first-time shot, doesn't get it right and sends it wide of the goal
3'
Lavelle stretches with Williams, she lifts into the area, Alex Morgan moves well to get away from his marker and deflects in off his heel. The ball hits the woodwork and goes out
1'
Lavelle crosses from the right. Alex Morgan fails to head the ball clear and the defense takes advantage to clear the danger
00'
Ball rolling
Time for national anthems
Portugal's anthem being performed, then it will be the USA's turn
Not long to go
Players taking to the field
USA warming moments
Bring ‘em on out 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/adCv82Qage — U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) August 1, 2023
USA set
The XI in Auckland 🇺🇸#USWNT x @Visa pic.twitter.com/s189ve123O — U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) August 1, 2023
Portugal with its 11
Já temos 11 inicial!#PORUSA #FIFAWWC #Navegadoras pic.twitter.com/N5wiVgei95 — Portugal (@selecaoportugal) August 1, 2023
Retrospect
In the six-year span, this will be the fifth meeting between the teams. The USA have won all 10 previous meetings and outscored Portugal 39-0 overall in the series, although two of the last four meetings have been decided by a single goal
Video refereeing
VAR: Marco Fritz
AVAR:
Tatiana GuzmanField refereeing
Referee: Rebecca Welch
Assistant 1: Natalie Aspinall
Assistant 2: Anita Vad
Fourth official: Anahí Fernández Hernández
How and where to watch the Portugal vs USA match?
If you want to watch the game Portugal vs USA , your options is: Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, Telemundo, FOX Network
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What time is Portugal vs USA match for Women's World Cup?
This is the start time of the game Portugal vs USA of 1th August 2023 in several countries:
Argentina 4:00 am: DIRECT Sports Argentina, DIRECTV Sports App, directvsports.com
Bolivia 3 am: Fifa+
Brazil 4 am: Fifa+ and CazéTv
Chile 3 am:RCN Nuestra Tele, DIRECTV Sports Chile, DIRECTV Sports App, directvsports.com
Colombia 2 am:Caracol TV, RCN Nuestra Tele, DIRECTV Sports Colombia, DIRECTV Sports App, Caracol Play, directvsports.com
Ecuador 2 am: RCN Nuestra Tele, DIRECTV Sports Ecuador, DIRECTV Sports App, directvsports.com
USA 3 am: Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, Telemundo, FOX Network, Peacock, Foxsports.com, FOX Sports App
Spain 8 am: RTVE.es, TDP, fuboTV España
Mexico 2 am: RCN Nuestra Tele, TUDN, TUDN En Vivo, Fanatiz Mexico, ViX, VIX+
Paraguay 3 am: Fifa+
Peru 2 am: RCN Nuestra Tele, DIRECTV Sports Peru, DIRECTV Sports App, directvsports.com
Uruguay 4 am: DIRECTV Sports Uruguay, DIRECTV Sports App, directvsports.com
Venezuela 3 am: RCN Nuestra Tele, DIRECTV Sports Venezuela, DIRECTV Sports App, directvsports.com
Speak, Vlatko Andonovski!
"From the moment I sat in this chair in 2019, the pressure started. This is not new or something I did not expect. The difference from 2019 to now is that I have learned to turn pressure into enthusiasm. I didn't come to this World Cup thinking 'oh my God, we're getting a chance to compete for a title'. We have a good team, we have a good squad, we have the resources. Everything we need and we are playing well with this team.
Now, one thing I do is that I don't have any social media, I don't read anything. Our press officer is my main source of information. When we were driving here, we were talking about it. He shared some things with me, and I was like 'wow, when that happened. ' He's been really good to me and picking out the things that I need to know and picking out the things that I don't need to know, because I'm sure if I knew everything outside of our bubble, I wouldn't be smiling right now. That's how I deal with pressure.
You know, I think I'm sure if I knew everything outside of our bubble, I wouldn't be smiling right now, so that's how I deal with pressure. Another way is that we feel so prepared about anything and everything that in some ways that helps us deal with the pressure. I mean, we were prepared for the World Cup, we're prepared for every game and for different types of games, different scenarios, different moments and that's all we can do. In the end, we'll see what happens on the pitch.
For us, the most important thing is to get to the knockout stage, first and foremost. We don't want to look two, three, four steps ahead. If we start thinking too far ahead, our chance may never come."
Situation in the USA
Vlatko Andonovski has no problems and has all the players at his disposal.
Speak, Francisco Neto!
"The team feels motivated, eager to play. It's another opportunity, another moment, another World Cup game, another chance to represent our country at the highest level. We've worked hard and we deserve to be in the position we're in: to get to the last game relying only on us in an extremely difficult group. We're very ambitious and want to do well.
Colombia have great values. We probably don't have as much access to what they do, they're lesser-known teams, but of course Germany and number two in the rankings, that's Germany, super powerful. The World Cup is very much this, there are always these moments when teams lower down the rankings manage to excel, transcend and have incredible displays. We always believe in that, we believe in our value and we believe that teams that are competent and organized can play the games to the end. We want to play the game against the United States until the end, to be organized and competent enough to take the game to the end.
A United States continuing what they did in the second half against the Netherlands. Highly pressing, wanting to dominate the game from the start, having the ball, pushing the opposing team into the last third with very high pressure, with many players in their offensive line attacking the last third. We will have to be prepared and counter this strategy, which is what I think the United States will do, it's in their DNA. It's been growing at the World Cup, it's up to us to have the weapons to counter it.
We are talking about players who have played in many World Cup finals, have been in the national team space for many years, many Olympic Games. Of course they are human beings and of course when things are not going well they have some extra pressure. But when the ball starts rolling, the pressure on both sides will disappear. We have to be able to impose ourselves and not count on the nervousness of the USA. We noticed against the Netherlands that the US players grow with the game, they grow with the needs and the adversity. We have to be prepared for the best version of the USA. The best version of Portugal will also have to show up.
We will see if there are few or many [opportunities from Portugal]. We'll try to increase the number of chances, that's a big mission, we know it's difficult. We've played the USA four times, we know we have a tough record against them [10 defeats and one draw in 11 meetings, with zero goals scored], there are few teams in the world who score goals against them. But in those four meetings we've always created chances, even if we haven't put them away. We have our strategy for attacking the final third, we want to put our forwards in good situations to finish. Whether that happens will also depend on the individual ability of the players."
Situation in Portugal
Coach Francisco Neto will not be able to count on Fatima Pinto. The midfielder is still recovering from a knee injury.
USWNT
Four-time champions the United States are top of Group E with four points. The Yanks won 3-0 against Vietnam, followed by a 1-1 draw against Canada. And unlike their opponents, USWNT need just a draw to seal their spot.
Selection of the Quinas
After stumbling 1-0 to the Netherlands, Portugal fought back to beat Vietnam 2-0. In third place, the Seleção das Quinas have three points, one less than the Americans. The Immortals will need to win their match if they are to hope to qualify for the last 16 in their first ever finals appearance.
Eye on the game
Portugal vs USA this Tuesday (1), at the Eden Park at 3 am ET, for the Women's World Cup. The match is valid for the 3th round of the competition.
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