Portugal vs Croatia

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WorldWorld Cup

Portugal

DWD

2-1Full time

Croatia

WWL

VenueBMO FieldSeason2026RoundRound of 32

Recent form

How the two teams have been playing

Portugal

DWD

Last 6: 10 goals scored, 4 conceded, 2 clean sheets.

Croatia

WWL

Last 6: 8 goals scored, 11 conceded, 1 clean sheets.

Lineups

Starting elevens, formations and benches

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Coach Roberto Martinez ▦Formation4-2-3-1 11Starting XI11 players

1 Diogo Costa

25 Nuno Mendes

13 Renato Veiga

3 Rúben Dias

20 João Cancelo

23 Vitinha

15 João Neves

17 Rafael Leão

8 Bruno Fernandes

18 Pedro Neto

7 Cristiano Ronaldo

Diogo Costa G · #1

João Cancelo D · #20

Rúben Dias D · #3

Renato Veiga D · #13

Nuno Mendes D · #25

João Neves M · #15

Vitinha M · #23

Pedro Neto M · #18

Bruno Fernandes M · #8

Rafael Leão M · #17

Cristiano Ronaldo F · #7

Bench

Substitutes

Nélson Semedo#2 · D

Bernardo Silva#10 · M

Francisco Conceição#26 · F

Gonçalo Ramos#9 · F

José Sá#12 · G

Rui Silva#22 · G

Tomás Araújo#4 · D

Matheus Nunes#6 · M

Gonçalo Inácio#14 · D

Diogo Dalot#5 · D

Francisco Trincão#16 · F

Gonçalo Guedes#19 · F

Rúben Neves#21 · M

Samú Costa#24 · M

João Félix#11 · F

Coach Zlatko Dalic ▦Formation4-2-3-1 11Starting XI11 players

1 Dominik Livaković

14 Ivan Perišić

3 Marin Pongračić

6 Josip Šutalo

2 Josip Stanišić

8 Mateo Kovačić

10 Luka Modrić

16 Martin Baturina

17 Petar Sučić

13 Nikola Vlašić

11 Ante Budimir

Dominik Livaković G · #1

Josip Stanišić D · #2

Josip Šutalo D · #6

Marin Pongračić D · #3

Ivan Perišić D · #14

Luka Modrić M · #10

Mateo Kovačić M · #8

Nikola Vlašić M · #13

Petar Sučić M · #17

Martin Baturina M · #16

Ante Budimir F · #11

Bench

Substitutes

Igor Matanović#20 · F

Mario Pašalić#15 · M

Ivor Pandur#12 · G

Dominik Kotarski#23 · G

Joško Gvardiol#4 · D

Duje Ćaleta-Car#5 · D

Luka Vušković#22 · D

Martin Erlić#25 · D

Nikola Moro#7 · M

Marco Pašalić#24 · F

Toni Fruk#19 · M

Luka Sučić#21 · M

Kristijan Jakić#18 · M

Andrej Kramarić#9 · F

Petar Musa#26 · F

Match trends

Recent patterns to know

Portugal are unbeaten in their last 3 matches on record.
Croatia have won 2 of their last 3 matches.
Both teams have scored in 6 of the last 7 meetings.
2 of the last 7 meetings between these two have ended level.

Head to head

Previous meetings

Portugal wins

Draws

Croatia wins

Avg goals

Both scored

86%

Over 2.5

57%

First-half avg

1.29

Meetings

18.11.2024Croatia vs Portugal1–1

05.09.2024Portugal vs Croatia2–1

08.06.2024Portugal vs Croatia1–2

17.11.2020Croatia vs Portugal2–3

05.09.2020Portugal vs Croatia4–1

30.03.2020Croatia vs Portugal–

06.09.2018Portugal vs Croatia1–1

25.06.2016Croatia vs Portugal0–1

Match statistics

60%Ball Possession40%

15Total Shots14

3Shots on Goal6

8Shots off Goal6

4Blocked Shots2

10Shots inside box11

5Shots outside box3

9Corner Kicks5

1Offsides4

6Fouls12

1Yellow Cards2

5Goalkeeper Saves2

576Total passes366

526Passes accurate311

91%Passes %85%

2.18Expected goals1.34

-0.45goals_prevented-0.45

Match events

Timeline

17'🟨R. DiasYellow card
HT · 0-0
46'↔A. BudimirSubstitution · I. Matanovic
53'⚽I. PerisicGoal
59'🟨L. ModricYellow card
61'⚽C. RonaldoGoal
62'↔VitinhaSubstitution · B. Silva
63'↔P. NetoSubstitution · F. Conceicao
63'↔B. FernandesSubstitution · N. Semedo
63'↔J. CanceloSubstitution · G. Ramos
68'⚽C. RonaldoPenalty goal
68'↔M. BaturinaSubstitution · M. Pasalic
81'⚽P. SucicGoal
81'↔C. RonaldoSubstitution · R. Neves
90+2'↔N. VlasicSubstitution · J. Gvardiol
90+4'⚽G. RamosGoal · R. Leao
90+6'↔M. KovacicSubstitution · A. Kramaric
90+8'🟨I. PerisicYellow card
90+13'⚽J. GvardiolGoal
FT · 2-1

Player ratings

Top performers

Gonçalo Ramos44 minutes7.9

Ivan Perišić107 minutes7.9

Diogo Costa107 minutes7.7

Nuno Mendes107 minutes7.7

Rúben Dias107 minutes7.5

Vitinha62 minutes7.2

Cristiano Ronaldo81 minutes7.2

Mateo Kovačić96 minutes7.2

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Frequently asked questions

Portugal vs Croatia prediction FAQs

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