Uruguay v Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo's men backed to set up date with France

Sochi ITV 7pm

Analysis
Uruguay and Portugal meet for the right to face France in the World Cup quarter-finals but it is unlikely to be anything like as entertaining as Les Blues's 4-3 thriller against Argentina.

There has been a market move on the tie - Portugal have been backed into favouritism - and it looks a really tight contest.

Uruguay v Portugal match preview

Bernardo Silva and Goncalo Guedes return to the Portugal starting 11 and there is also a place in the team for new Leicester signing Ricardo, who comes in for Cedric Soares, at right-back.

Centre-back Jose Gimenez has recovered from a minor knock to partner Diego Godin at the heart of the Uruguay defence.

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Teams
Uruguay (4-3-1-2): Muslera; Caceres, Gimenez, Godin, Laxalt; Nandez, Torreira, Vecino; Bentancur; Suarez, Cavani.
Portugal (4-4-2): Rui Patricio; Ricardo, Fonte, Pepe, Guerreiro; B Silva, Adrien Silva, Carvalho, Joao Mario; Guedes, Ronaldo.

Betting
Best morning odds
15-8 Uruguay, 2-1 Portugal, 2-1 draw.

Latest odds
2-1 Uruguay, 15-8 Portugal, 2-1 draw.

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