Portugal to finish World Cup preparations with Nigeria friendly

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Fri, 03 Apr 2026 - 10:57 GMT

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Portugal players react with teammates and United States players after the match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Portugal players react with teammates and United States players after the match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

(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.

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