With one remaining group match, Portugal defeated Uruguay 2-0 to go to the World Cup's round of 16 with a pair of goals from Bruno Fernandes.

Despite Uruguay's Rodrigo Bentancur creating the finest opportunity of the half, who outran three Portugal players and fired straight at Diogo Costa in goal

Portugal controlled possession in the first half on Monday.

In the 54th minute, Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United scored a cross that broke the scoreless tie.

After the ball seemed to graze Cristiano Ronaldo's head, he originally celebrated the goal as his, but FIFA subsequently determined that it had really been Fernandes' goal.

In the 72nd minute, Darwin Nunez and Edinson Cavani were replaced by experienced attacker Luis Suarez and Maximiliano Gomez, respectively.

Although Gomez rattled the post immediately after entering the field and Suarez won a free kick with some gymnastics, Uruguay was unable to score despite their opportunities.

Fernando Santos, the coach of Portugal, claimed that his team earned their victory over Uruguay

"The crew did a great job of what I required of them. They had one or two less than ideal moments," he stated following the game. "We're done, but we still need to work hard and get better."

Fernandes claimed he mistakenly believed Ronaldo had scored the opening goal.