How to watch today's Portugal vs Ireland World Cup qualification game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

How to watch the World Cup Qualification UEFA match between Portugal and Ireland, as well as kick-off time and team news.

Portugal hosts Ireland at Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon on Saturday in a crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup European qualifier.

Portugal sit top of Group F with an unbeaten record and come into this fixture after consecutive away wins over Armenia (5-0) and Hungary (3-2), aiming to move closer to early qualification.

Ireland lie second in the group but face pressure after a shock 2-1 loss in Armenia, and a win here would keep their qualification hopes alive.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Portugal vs Ireland online - TV channels & live streams

	Fubo	Watch here
	ViX	Watch here
	Amazon Prime Video	Watch here

The match will be shown live on Fubo, VIX and Amazon Prime Video in the US. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.

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Portugal vs Ireland kick-off time

World Cup Qualification UEFA - 1st Round Grp. F

Estadio Jose Alvalade

The match will be played at Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon on Saturday, with kick-off at 2.45 pm ET for fans in the US.

Team news & squads

Portugal vs Ireland lineups

Portugal

4-2-3-1

Formation

3-4-2-1

IRL

Injuries and Suspended players

Injuries and Suspensions

No sidelined players

Injuries and Suspensions

No sidelined players

Portugal team news

Portugal will be missing midfield maestro João Neves of Paris Saint-Germain and Al-Hilal full-back João Cancelo, both sidelined with hamstring issues.

Ireland team news

Republic of Ireland, meanwhile, face a host of absences, with Matt Doherty, Jason Knight, Bosun Lawal, Callum O’Dowda, and Sammie Szmodics all unavailable due to injury - O’Dowda and Szmodics having withdrawn earlier this week.

Form

POR
-Form

Goal Scored (Conceded): 17/7
Games over 2.5 goals: 5/5
Both teams scored: 4/5

IRL
-Form

Goal Scored (Conceded): 6/6
Games over 2.5 goals: 3/5
Both teams scored: 4/5

Head-to-Head Record

POR

Last 5 matches

IRL

Wins

Draw

Win

Goals scored

Games over 2.5 goals: 3/5
Both teams scored: 2/5

How to watch today's Portugal vs Ireland World Cup qualification game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time