Rustam Ashurmatov

Appears ready for Portugal

Ashurmatov (calf) appears to be ready for Tuesday's match against Portugal after talking to Zamin.uz about preparations for the contest. "We have recovered day by day. Today we started preparing for Portugal. We are improving tactically and physically. We will use all our capabilities on the pitch. We won't give a hundred percent, we will give a thousand percent."

Analysis: Ashurmatov looked to come off with a calf injury in Uzbekistan's opener, but is now looking to have already recovered after talking about training preparations. This is good news for the team after he started in their opener and is expected to start in their next contest. He then should remain in that role to face Portugal if he has recovered, recording six clearances before his exit in the opener.