Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portugal vs Croatia, Worldcup 2026 LAST 32

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Portugal
2 – 1
Full Time
Croatia
Thu 2 Jul 2026 · 23:00 UTC BMO Field 43,036 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 53' Ivan Perisic
Cristiano Ronaldo pen 68' 1–1
Goncalo Ramos 90+4' 2–1
Ruben Dias 17' Y
Y 59' Luka Modric
Y 90' Ivan Perisic

Overview

Match Preview

Portugal vs Croatia — Worldcup at BMO Field.

Match Details

  • Referee Espen Eskas (Norway)
  • Assistant 1 Jan Erik Engan
  • Assistant 2 Isaak Bashevkin
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

3
1
Portugal 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Croatia
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-02 Portugal 2–1 Croatia 2018-03-17 Portugal 1–1 Croatia 2017-09-30 Croatia 0–2 Portugal 2016-06-25 Croatia 0–1 Portugal

Recent Form

Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jul Croatia H 2–1 W
27 Jun Colombia A 0–0 D
23 Jun Uzbekistan H 5–0 W
17 Jun Congo DR H 1–1 D
05 Jul France H 3–5 L
01 Jul Slovenia H 3–0 W
Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jul Portugal A 1–2 L
27 Jun Ghana H 2–1 W
23 Jun Panama A 1–0 W
17 Jun England A 2–4 L
24 Jun Italy H 1–1 D
19 Jun Albania H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Portugal Croatia
#42 Position #46
5 Points 6
3 Played 3
1 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 1
6 Scored 5
1 Conceded 5
+5 GD +0
1.67 PPG 2.00
33% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season
25% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season

Portugal are 42nd (5 pts). Croatia are 46th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portugal
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at BMO Field. Portugal are looking to make home advantage count against Croatia.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Mateo Kovacic, a Croatia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 17' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ruben Dias on 17 minutes.
  • 22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nuno Mendes, as he is very good at scoring at BMO Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 27' It looks surprising Portugal does not make any changes. Diogo Costa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 37' Portugal looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Cristiano Ronaldo scoring 1 goals.
  • 42' Croatia international Nikola Vlasic has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' A change in the Croatia ranks — Ante Budimir exits the field as Igor Matanovic enters on 46.
  • 51' Croatia are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 53' What a strike from Ivan Perisic! The score is 0-1.
  • 58' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Josip Sutalo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 59' Luka Modric was booked on 59.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Portugal! Bernardo Silva comes on to replace Vitinha.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Portugal — Francisco Conceicao on, Pedro Neto off on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Cristiano Ronaldo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the forward.
  • 68' Croatia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mario Pasalic is hanging Martin Baturina on the field on 68 minute.
  • 73' Portugal are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Croatia's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Portugal team. Cristiano Ronaldo is replaced by Ruben Neves on 81 minute.
  • 86' Portugal is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Croatia team. Nikola Vlasic is replaced by Josko Gvardiol on 90 minute.
  • 90' Ivan Perisic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Portugal Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto Martínez

Croatia Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.33 Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Croatia xG
I would bet for: Portugal to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portugal69% Draw19% Croatia12%
Actual: Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Portugal or Draw
88%
Draw or Croatia
31%
Portugal or Croatia
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portugal52% Draw39% Croatia9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.1%
1 – 0
11.1%
3 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
6.4%
4 – 0
5.8%
4 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
3%
5 – 0
2.8%
0 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Portugal

Handicap Portugal covers Push Croatia covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 22% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 23% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Portugal keeps clean sheet
51% ✗
Croatia keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.