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Portugal vs Croatia — World Cup 2026

FILE No. M-072CLASS: KNOCKOUTSTATUS: ROUND OF 32WC 2026 · TORONTO
VS
FT
Portugal
2–1
Croatia
Match events
  • R. Dias17'
  • C. RonaldoGoal Disallowed - offside61'
  • VitinhaOn: B. Silva62'
  • P. NetoOn: F. Conceicao63'
  • B. FernandesOn: N. Semedo63'
  • J. CanceloOn: G. Ramos63'
  • C. Ronaldo (pen)68'1–1
  • C. RonaldoOn: R. Neves81'
  • G. Ramosassist R. Leao90+4'2–1
  • 46'A. BudimirOn: I. Matanovic
  • 0–153'I. Perisic
  • 59'L. Modric
  • 68'M. BaturinaOn: M. Pasalic
  • 81'P. SucicGoal Disallowed - offside
  • 90+2'N. VlasicOn: J. Gvardiol
  • 90+6'M. KovacicOn: A. Kramaric
  • 90+8'I. Perisic
  • 90+13'J. GvardiolGoal Disallowed - offside
PORMatch statsCroatia
60%Possession40%
15Shots14
3Shots on Target6
9Corners5
6Fouls12
1Yellow Cards2
1
All-time meetings
1
Portugal wins
0
Draws
0
Croatia wins

Portugal — starting XI

4-2-3-1
1 D. Costa20 J. Cancelo3 Rúben Dias13 R. Veiga25 N. Mendes15 João Neves23 Vitinha18 Pedro Neto8 B. Fernandes17 R. Leão7 C. Ronaldo
Bench
  • 12José Sá
  • 22Rui Silva
  • 4Tomás Araújo
  • 2Nélson Semedo
  • 6Matheus Nunes
  • 14Gonçalo Inácio
  • 5Diogo Dalot
  • 16Francisco Trincão
  • 19Gonçalo Guedes
  • 10Bernardo Silva
  • 21Rúben Neves
  • 24Samú Costa
  • 26Francisco Conceição
  • 9Gonçalo Ramos
  • 11João Félix

Croatia — starting XI

4-2-3-1
1D. Livaković2J. Stanišić6J. Šutalo3M. Pongračić14I. Perišić10L. Modrić8M. Kovačić13N. Vlašić17P. Sučić16M. Baturina11A. Budimir
Bench
  • 12Ivor Pandur
  • 23Dominik Kotarski
  • 4Joško Gvardiol
  • 5Duje Ćaleta-Car
  • 22Luka Vušković
  • 25Martin Erlić
  • 7Nikola Moro
  • 15Mario Pašalić
  • 24Marco Pašalić
  • 19Toni Fruk
  • 21Luka Sučić
  • 18Kristijan Jakić
  • 9Andrej Kramarić
  • 20Igor Matanović
  • 26Petar Musa
// the tape · auto-generated

Tale of the tape.

The auto-generated comparison for Portugal vs Croatia. Editorial detail lands closer to kickoff.

#5
FIFA Rank
—
ROUND OF 32
Stage
ROUND OF 32
Roberto Martínez
Coach
—
// model · auto-generated

Win probability.

Coin-flip default — both sides' FIFA ranks not yet on file.

68Portugal
24DRAW
8Croatia
68%
24%
8%
// where to watch · FIFA media partners

Where to watch.

FIFA's named broadcast partners by territory. How many matches each carries — and whether coverage is free or paid — is set by local rights deals, so check your broadcaster for this fixture.

🇺🇸 United States
FOX Sports · Telemundo
🇲🇽 Mexico
Televisa · TV Azteca
🇧🇷 Brazil
Globo
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
BBC · ITV · talkSPORT
🇪🇸 Spain
RTVE · Mediapro · DAZN Spain
🇮🇹 Italy
RAI · DAZN Italy
🇩🇪 Germany
Telekom Deutschland · ARD · ZDF
🇫🇷 France
M6 · beIN Sports France
🇮🇳 India
Zee Entertainment
🇯🇵 Japan
Dentsu
🇰🇷 South Korea
JTBC
🇮🇩 Indonesia
TVRI
// the venue

BMO Field

Toronto
Stadium guide →
45,000
Capacity
Toronto
City
2007
Opened
grass
Surface
The squads

Both line-ups.

Every name in the frame — tap a player for their dossier, or a crest for the full team.

Portugal
Portugal
POR · Full dossier →
CroatiaSquad not yet announced.

// the wire

Portugal v Croatia · the wire

All news →
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03
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04
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05
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// match file · auto-generated
Portugal vs Croatia.
The full dossier — form, key battles, the take — drops closer to kickoff.
ROUND OF 32BMO Field