Portugal 2-1 Croatia · World Cup 2026
Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Portugal and Croatia met in the World Cup 2026 at BMO Field in Toronto on Thursday, 2 July 2026.
Goalscorers
Portugal: C. Ronaldo 68'; G. Ramos 90'. Croatia: I. Perišić 53'.
How the match went
Portugal saw more of the ball, 60% of it. Portugal had 15 shots with 3 on target, Croatia 13 with 6 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 9 to Portugal and 5 to Croatia. Portugal conceded 6 fouls, Croatia 12. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Portugal, 2 for Croatia).
Line-ups
Portugal started in a 4-2-3-1: Diogo Costa, João Cancelo, Rúben Dias, Renato Veiga, Nuno Mendes, João Neves, Vitinha, Pedro Neto, Bruno Fernandes, Rafael Leão, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Croatia started in a 4-2-3-1: Dominik Livaković, Josip Stanišić, Josip Šutalo, Marin Pongračić, Ivan Perišić, Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić, Nikola Vlašić, Petar Sučić, Martin Baturina, Ante Budimir.
More from this competition: World Cup 2026 fixtures, results and table.