Soccer-Portugal to finish World Cup preparations with Nigeria friendly


Mar 31, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Portugal players react with teammates and United States players after the match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

April 3 (Reuters) - Portugal ⁠will complete their World Cup preparations ⁠with a friendly against Nigeria on ‌June 10, the Portuguese Football Federation said.

The federation did not announce a venue for the warm-up game ​but Portuguese media said on ⁠Friday it would ⁠be held in Leiria. Portugal have already scheduled ⁠a ‌friendly against Chile on June 6 at the National Stadium ⁠in Oeiras.

As part of their buildup to ​the World ‌Cup, Portugal drew 0-0 with tournament ⁠co-hosts Mexico ​at the reopening of the Azteca Stadium on Saturday and beat the U.S. 2-0 ⁠in Atlanta on Tuesday.

Portugal’s opening ​Group K game is on June 17 against the Democratic Republic of Congo, who eliminated ⁠Nigeria in the qualifiers, followed by Uzbekistan on June 23, with both games in Houston.

They play Colombia on June 27 in ​Miami in their final ⁠group game.

The World Cup runs from June ​11 to July 19 in ‌Canada, the United States ​and Mexico.

(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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