HOUSTON, June 23 (Reuters) - ⁠Portugal hope to bounce back from an underwhelming ⁠1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of ‌Congo when they face tournament debutants Uzbekistan in their second World Cup Group K clash in Houston on Tuesday.

• Portugal welcome ​back centre-back Ruben Dias after he ⁠missed the Congo ⁠draw through injury. He replaces the injured Tomas Araujo.

• ⁠Cristiano Ronaldo ‌starts again as the lead striker for Portugal, having not scored at a ⁠major finals in his last 10 games since ​a penalty ‌against Ghana in his side's opening fixture at ⁠the 2022 ​World Cup.

• Winger Joao Felix comes into the Portugal starting XI for Bernardo Silva.

• Goalkeeper Abduvohid Nematov starts ⁠for Uzbekistan, who have gone ​with five in defence, while Odiljon Xamrobeko and Azizjon Ganiev come into the midfield.

• Captain Eldor Shomurodov is ⁠again up front for coach Fabio Cannavaro's Uzbekistan, who lost their opener 3-1 to Colombia.

Teams:

Portugal: Diogo Costa, Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Renato Veiga, Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, ​Joao Neves, Bruno Fernandes, Pedro ⁠Neto, Joao Felix, Cristiano Ronaldo.