Overview

• Publimetro reports a verbal agreement for Mexico to host Portugal at Estadio Azteca on March 28, 2026 for the venue’s reopening.
• The Athletic, relayed by Telemundo Deportes, reports the USMNT is pursuing a March 2026 friendly with Portugal on a different day after the Mexico date, plus another match with Belgium.
• Publimetro notes Portugal has not guaranteed Cristiano Ronaldo’s participation, which depends on his fitness and selection for the window.
• TV Azteca journalist David Medrano says he was told Ronaldo will be called up and play against Mexico, a claim not yet confirmed by the federations.
• Coverage cautions that if Portugal requires UEFA playoff matches in the March window, those fixtures would take precedence and could disrupt the friendlies.