Dallas Stadium gets a juicy one on Monday.
Here’s what to know about Portugal before the matchup.
When: Monday, July 6, 2 p.m.
Where: Dallas Stadium, Arlington
Broadcast: Fox (Ch. 4), Telemundo
Portugal World Cup results
Portugal 1, DR Congo 1 – Group K
Portugal 5, Uzbekistan 0 – Group K
Portugal 0, Colombia 0 – Group K
Portugal 2, Croatia 1 – Round of 32
What to know about Portugal
Nickname: Seleção das Quinas (Selection of the Shields)
World Cup appearances: 9 (1966, 1986, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026)
Portugal population: 11.4 million
Top storyline
Entering the tournament, one of Portugal’s top storylines was whether Cristiano Ronaldo could match the star power of Argentina’s Lionel Messi as each legend stepped into his record-setting sixth World Cup.
Well … that ship has pretty much sailed, and Messi left Ronaldo standing on the dock.
But the 41-year-old Portuguese forward has found the net three times in the 2026 World Cup, including a penalty kick to equalize the team’s Round of 32 match against Croatia — Gonçalo Ramos found the winner in stoppage time.
This will be the third time since 2010 that the European powers meet in the World Cup, with Spain having won 1-0 in 2010 and the two sides playing to a 3-3 draw in 2018.
Players to watch
Beyond Ronaldo, Nuno Mendes, João Neves, Rafael Leão and Ramos have scored for Portugal. Keep an eye on Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes and Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva as well, both of whom star in the Premier League.
Portugal is coming from Toronto where it seems they loved Canada and the Canadians loved them. Portugal manager Roberto Martinez, after the Round of 32 win, praised the fans, the stadium, the city, the atmosphere. We’ll see if D-FW can serve as a strong following act.
As for the patrons, the Portuguese turnout in the States has been strong thus far, so expect a surge of red and green in D-FW over the weekend.