A second half brace from Bruno Fernandes sent Portugal through to the last 16 of the World Cup to join France and Brazil after a 2-0 win over a lacklustre Uruguay.
Fernandes scored with a cross intended for Cristiano Ronaldo that sailed fortuitously into the net on 54 minutes and converted a spot kick in stoppage time to put his side into the knockout stages with a match remaining.
Portugal had the lion’s share of the possession and dominated for most of the Group H match, but struggled to create clear-cut chances until the second half in a game where Uruguay looked out of sorts and lacked initiative.
It was the third time at a World Cup that Portugal had won two successive group-stage matches and the previous two times led to streaks into the semi-finals.
