FIFA World Cup

FT Thursday, July 2, 2026
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BMO Field · 43,036 att. · FOX · Tele · FOX One

Match Report

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Portugal eliminate Croatia at World Cup after dramatic late VAR call

Gonçalo Ramos headed a stoppage-time winner and Josko Gvardiol had an equaliser controversially disallowed as Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 at the World Cup.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
5
39.6
Possession
60.4
13
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
312
Accurate Passes
533
370
Passes
585
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
7
Accurate Crosses
6
22
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.3
42
Long Balls
39
18
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
11
Effective Tackles
9
22
Tackles
19
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
5
19
Effective Clearances
19
19
Clearances
19

Highlights

00:41 Modrić: Croatia gave everything, but it wasn't meant to be Watch on ESPN 02:06 Did Martinez make the right call taking off Ronaldo? Watch on ESPN 00:34 Portugal fans in Lisbon celebrate Ronaldo's penalty vs. Croatia Watch on ESPN 00:31 Lisbon erupts for Portugal's late winner vs. Croatia Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

POR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Diogo CostaG
  2. 13Renato VeigaCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 25Nuno MendesLB
  5. 20João CanceloRB
  6. 8Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 23VitinhaLM
  8. 15João NevesRM
  9. 7Cristiano RonaldoF
  10. 17Rafael LeãoAM-L
  11. 18Pedro NetoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Samú CostaSUB
  2. 21Rúben NevesSUB
  3. 4Tomás AraújoSUB
  4. 14Gonçalo InácioSUB
  5. 6Matheus NunesSUB
  6. 11João FélixSUB
  7. 2Nélson SemedoSUB
  8. 26Francisco ConceiçãoSUB
  9. 9Gonçalo RamosSUB
  10. 19Gonçalo GuedesSUB
  11. 22Rui SilvaSUB
  12. 5Diogo DalotSUB
  13. 16Francisco TrincãoSUB
  14. 10Bernardo SilvaSUB
  15. 12José SáSUB

CRO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Dominik LivakovicG
  2. 3Marin PongracicCD-L
  3. 6Josip SutaloCD-R
  4. 14Ivan PerisicLB
  5. 2Josip StanisicRB
  6. 17Petar SucicAM
  7. 8Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 11Ante BudimirF
  10. 16Martin BaturinaAM-L
  11. 13Nikola VlasicAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Andrej KramaricSUB
  2. 20Igor MatanovicSUB
  3. 21Luka SucicSUB
  4. 23Dominik KotarskiSUB
  5. 15Mario PasalicSUB
  6. 22Luka VuskovicSUB
  7. 4Josko GvardiolSUB
  8. 7Nikola MoroSUB
  9. 5Duje Caleta-CarSUB
  10. 26Petar MusaSUB
  11. 24Marco PasalicSUB
  12. 19Toni FrukSUB
  13. 18Kristijan JakicSUB
  14. 25Martin ErlicSUB
  15. 12Ivor PandurSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Rúben Dias (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 24' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  3. 24'
  4. 27' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 27'
  6. 45' Substitution, Croatia. Igor Matanovic replaces Ante Budimir.
  7. 53' Goal! Portugal 0, Croatia 1. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  8. 59' Luka Modric (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 62' Substitution, Portugal. Bernardo Silva replaces Vitinha.
  10. 63' Substitution, Portugal. Francisco Conceição replaces Pedro Neto.
  11. 63' Substitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces Bruno Fernandes.
  12. 63' Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos replaces João Cancelo.
  13. 65'
  14. 66'
  15. 68' Goal! Portugal 1, Croatia 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  16. 68' Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Martin Baturina.
  17. 69' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  18. 69'
  19. 72' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  20. 72'
  21. 81' Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
  22. 90'+2' Substitution, Croatia. Josko Gvardiol replaces Nikola Vlasic.
  23. 90'+4' Goal! Portugal 2, Croatia 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
  24. 90'+6' Substitution, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  25. 90'+8' Ivan Perisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
  26. 90'+15'
  27. 90'+16'
  28. 90'+16' Delay in match (Portugal).
  29. 90'+16'
  30. 90'+19' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  31. 90'+19'

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