World Cup 2026: Tomas Araujo Absent for Portugal-Uzbekistan

Tomas Araujo ruled out of Portugal vs Uzbekistan World Cup clash  

Benfica defender Tomas Araujo will miss Portugal’s World Cup 2026 match vs Uzbekistan after skipping training with injury. Ruben Dias set to start at centre-back.

Benfica’s Tomas Araujo won’t feature against Uzbekistan due to injury. Portugal held final session in Palm Beach before flying to Houston for Tuesday’s 19:00 CET kickoff...

Tomas Araujo ruled out of Uzbekistan clash after skipping training due to injury.

Portugal held their last training session in Palm Beach on Monday ahead of the World Cup 2026 group stage match against Uzbekistan. Tomas Araujo was absent again and didn’t join his teammates on the pitch.

The Benfica centre-back has been sitting out recent sessions with an injury and kept up his rehab away from the squad. With his return to group training only planned for Wednesday, he’ll miss the game against Uzbekistan.

Ruben Dias, meanwhile, took part in the full session with no limits. The Manchester City defender sat out the opener, but he’s now in line to start at centre-back.

In the 15 minutes media were allowed to watch, the squad ran through their standard warm-ups with and without the ball. The four goalkeepers worked separately in a session held under intense heat.

The Portugal team will head to Houston later on Monday. That’s where Tuesday’s 19:00 CET kickoff against Uzbekistan will take place.