Portugal World Cup 2026 qualifiers: bookmakers’ odds for opening matches | OneFootball

In September, the Portuguese national team will kick off its World Cup 2026 qualifying run. In this article, we analyse the odds offered by bookmakers for the first matches of Roberto Martinez’s team.

Armenia v Portugal (06.09.2025)

In the opening match of the World Cup 2026 qualifiers, the Portuguese national team will play away against the Armenian national team. The game will take place on September 6, 2025, in Yerevan at the Republican Stadium. The Best Betting experts believe that Roberto Martinez’s team will start their qualifying run with a confident victory. Bets on the away team’s victory are accepted with odds of 1.17. You can bet on a draw at 6.90 odds, or Armenia’s victory with 17.00 odds.

Cristiano Ronaldo and his side are 1.50 favorites to cover the -1.5 handicap. Bookmakers are also confident that the match in Armenia will be successful: bets on a total of over 2.5 goals are accepted with odds of 1.56.

Please note that the last time the rivals met was in the EURO 2016 qualifiers. On those occasions the Portuguese national team won twice: 1-0 in the home match and 3-2 away, thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick.

Hungary v Portugal (09.09.2025)

On September 9, 2025, three days after the match in Yerevan, the Portuguese national team will visit Budapest. Here, they will play a match in the second round of the World Cup 2026 qualifiers against the Hungarian national team. According to experts representing well-known bookmakers, Roberto Martinez’s team has a decent chance of earning three points in this match. You can now bet on Portugal’s victory with odds of 1.65 - best betting tips. The probability of a draw is estimated at 4.25, while bets on the home team’s victory are estimated at 4.40.

At EURO 2020, which was postponed to the summer of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both national teams met in the opening round of the group stage. Back then, Rafa Silva, Rafael Guerreiro, and Cristiano Ronaldo scored and secured a 3-0 win.

Portugal’s World Cup 2026 qualifying match schedule

In the 2026 World Cup qualifying tournament, the Portuguese national team will play in Group F. In this group, Martinez’s team is considered the main contender for first place and direct entry into the tournament. Here is the schedule for teams hitting the pitch in the qualifiers:

Did you know?

In March 2025, Portugal defeated Denmark 5-2 in the second leg of the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals. One of the goals was scored by Cristiano Ronaldo. Therefore, the Portuguese set a record as the first player to score a goal for his national team for 22 consecutive years.