Portugal vs Croatia — World Cup 2026

FILE No. M-304CLASS: KNOCKOUTSTATUS: ROUND OF 32WC 2026 · TORONTO

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

All-time meetings

Portugal wins

Draws

Croatia wins

Portugal — starting XI

4-2-3-1

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

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

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Tale of the tape.

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

FIFA Rank

#11

ROUND OF 32

Stage

ROUND OF 32

Roberto Martínez

Coach

S. Oreščanin

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Win probability.

A first-pass split off the FIFA rankings — replace with the live model once the form data lands.

42Portugal

24DRAW

34Croatia

Portugal42%

━ DRAW24%

Croatia34%

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The bench faceoff.

Portugal · Head coach

Roberto Martínez

Croatia · Head coach

S. Oreščanin

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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.

Goalkeepers3

Defenders8

Midfield12

Attack3

Goalkeepers5

Defenders13

Midfield16

Attack11

// the wire

Portugal v Croatia · the wire

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Portugal vs Croatia.
The full dossier — form, key battles, the take — drops closer to kickoff.

ROUND OF 32BMO Field