The United States hope to shake off their slip against the Netherlands for their Group E finale against Portugal at the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Ranked No. 1 in the world, the U.S. slumped to a 1-1 draw in their second group match against the Dutch, and looked poor for large stretches of the match, especially in the first half. Lindsey Horan’s thumping header equalized and secured a valuable point, but the performance on the whole was concerning.
The USWNT require just a draw against Portugal in their final group game, but would much prefer to collect all three points to help leave them atop the standings for a prime qualification spot in the Round of 16.
Portugal, ranked No. 21 in the world by FIFA, almost surely need an upset victory here to qualify for the knockout round, having fallen to the Dutch and beaten Vietnam in their first two games of their World Cup journey.
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USA vs Portugal live stream, TV channel
TV channel
Streaming
USA
FOX, Telemundo
Fubo, Fox Sports site/app,
Peacock (Spanish),
Telemundo Deportes site/app
UK
IVT1, STV Scotland
ITVX, STV Player
Australia
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Optus Sport
Canada
TSN1, TSN4,
TSN5
TSN+,
TSN site/app,
RDS site/app
India
DD Sports
FanCode
New Zealand
Sky Sport 1 NZ
Prime TV, Sky Sport NOW
Singapore
FIFA WWC CH01
StarHub TV+, meWATCH
Hong Kong
Now TV
Viu TV
Malaysia
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FIFA+
Fans in select regions of the world can stream the Women’s World Cup live on FIFA+, including in Japan, Brazil, Indonesia and Thailand.
What time does USA vs Portugal kick off?
This Women’s World Cup Group E match at Eden Park kicks off on Tuesday, August 1 at 7 p.m. local time in Auckland, New Zealand.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
Date
Kickoff time
USA
Tue, Aug. 1
3 a.m. ET
Canada
Tue, Aug. 1
3 a.m. ET
UK
Tue, Aug. 1
8 a.m. BST
Australia
Tue, Aug. 1
5 p.m. AEST
India
Tue, Aug. 1
12:30 p.m. IST
Hong Kong
Tue, Aug. 1
3 p.m. HKT
Malaysia
Tue, Aug. 1
3 p.m. MYT
Singapore
Tue, Aug. 1
3 p.m. SGT
New Zealand
Tue, Aug. 1
7 p.m. NZST
USA vs Portugal projected lineups & team news
The U.S. forwards struggled mightily against the Netherlands in their last Group E match, so it’s possible Vlatko Andonovski makes changes up front. Lynn Williams and Alyssa Thompson are the likely candidates to be rotated in, but until there’s any indication of that possibility, expect Andonovski to keep the faith in Sophia Smith and Trinity Rodman. If he does decide to make a change, Rodman is the likelier of the two to be withdrawn.
It was expected that Rose Lavelle was fit to start last time out against the Netherlands, but that was not the case, with Andonovski claiming she was limited to 45 minutes of action. She came on at halftime and made a huge impact, so if she’s finally fully match fit, she will start. There’s also questions about where Julie Ertz will play, but with Andi Sullivan struggling mightily at the No. 6 spot last time out, expect Ertz to move into midfield and Alana Cook to make her first start in defense.
Injuries hit the U.S. hard before the tournament, leaving Mallory Swanson, Becky Sauerbrunn, Christen Press, and Catarina Macario all unable to prove fit for World Cup duty.
USA projected starting lineup (4-3-3): Naeher (GK) — Dunn, Cook, Girma, Fox — Lavelle, Ertz, Horan — Rodman, Morgan, Smith.
Portugal head coach Francisco Neto made big changes to his lineup from game one to game two, so it remains to be seen if he sticks with those who entered against Vietnam or switches back to others who played the narrow loss to the Netherlands.
Playmaker Adreia Norton of Benfica started the opener at the No. 10 spot, but was an incredible 2-of-22 on ground duels, and was one of those replaced for the next game. In her place stepped her Benfica teammate Kika Nazareth, who picked up a goal against Vietnam, and created three chances for her teammates.
Three Portugal players are on yellow card suspensions, meaning another booking for Jessica Silva, Diana Gomes, or captain Ana Borges would see them banned a potential Round of 16 game should they qualify.
Portugal projected starting lineup (3-4-3): Morais (GK) — Borges, Costa, Seica — Alves, Jacinto, Pinto, Marchao — Silva, Nazareth, Encarnacao.
USA vs Portugal betting odds & lines
The United States are the clear favorites in this match, but their poor attacking performances have muted expectations somewhat coming into this Group E finale.
Between the two sides failing to produce significant attacking pressure so far, and the knowledge that the U.S. just need a draw to advance into the knockout stage, the odds clearly favor less scoring in this game.
USA
win
Draw
Portugal
win
Both teams
to score Y / N
Over / Under
2.5 goals
USA
-1.5
POR
+1.5
BetMGM
(USA)
-375
+450
+1000
+155 / -225
-120 / -115
-125
-115
Sports
Interaction
(Canada)
-417
+400
+900
+144 / -233
-118 / -118
-119
-111
SkyBet
(UK)
2/9
9/2
11/1
6/4, 1/2
4/5, 10/11
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Unibet
(Australia)
1.28
5.80
9.50
2.65 / 1.46
1.83 / 1.93
1.85
1.98
Dafabet
(India)
1.24
5.10
10.00
2.50 / 1.47
1.80 / 1.90
1.79
1.91
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