India, June 26 -- Jose Mourinho named England and Portugal as his favourites to clinch the 2026 FIFA World Cup title. Portugal began their campaign with a shock 1-1 draw against DR Congo, with Cristiano Ronaldo receiving the bulk of the criticism. But then they bounced back to winning ways, beating Uzbekistan in their second Group K fixture. Ronaldo silenced his critics in style, getting a brace against the Asian side. Meanwhile, Nuno Mendes and Rafael Leao also scored a goal, with Abduvohid Nematov getting an own goal.

On the other hand, England began their Group L campaign with a 4-2 win over Croatia. The Three Lions failed to build on that win and were held to a goalless draw by Ghana in their second fixture.

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