Portugal vs Croatia
Portugal vs Croatia in the Round of 32, played July 2 in Toronto, ended 2-1 to Portugal in a match that swung on a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty, reported as his first World Cup knockout goal, and a stoppage-time winner from Goncalo Ramos.
Croatia had taken the lead through Ivan Perisic in the 53rd minute, holding it until Ronaldo's penalty leveled the score, before Ramos struck deep into stoppage time to win it for Portugal. Croatia's federation later lodged a formal complaint with FIFA after a late equalizer was ruled out for offside by VAR, arguing the decision changed the outcome of the match. Portugal had finished second in Group K before the win, drawing DR Congo 1-1 and Colombia 0-0 either side of a 5-0 win over Uzbekistan, while Croatia arrived as runners-up in Group L behind England, having lost to England 2-4 and beaten Panama 1-0 and Ghana 2-1, their tournament now ending in the opening knockout round.
Stay across Portugal vs Croatia for the full picture from that Round of 32 result, with the widget below covering lineups, scoring, discipline and match statistics from the game. For Croatia, the disallowed goal remains the lasting talking point from their exit; for Portugal, the win set up a Round of 16 meeting with Spain that ended 1-0 in a result reported as Ronaldo's final World Cup match. Check the page here for the complete match data.
Player statistic
| Rúben Dias | 17' | |||
| 53' | Ivan Perisic | |||
| 60' | Luka Modric | |||
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 68' | |||
| Gonçalo Ramos (Assist: Rafael Leão) |
90+4' | |||
| 90+8' | Ivan Perisic |
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