Portugal defeated Croatia 2-1 in a Round of 16 match at the 2026… (матч · минута · сборная)
Portugal defeated Croatia 2-1 in a Round of 16 match at the 2026 World Cup, advancing to the round of 8. The game took place in Toronto with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Goncalo Ramos, while Ivan Perisic scored for Croatia.
Consensus
- Portugal defeated Croatia 2-1 in a World Cup Round of 16 match
- The match was held in Toronto
- Cristiano Ronaldo scored a penalty goal for Portugal on the 68th minute
- Goncalo Ramos scored the winning goal for Portugal at 90+4 minutes
- Ivan Perisic scored Croatia's only goal on the 53rd minute
- The match was part of the 2026 World Cup in North America
Points of divergence
- Ronaldo started the game and was substituted at the 81st minute, becoming second on the list for most World Cup appearances behind Messi with 26 games — vm
- Ronaldu started the match and left the field at the 81st minute, surpassing Lothar Matthaus to become second in World Cup appearances with 26 matches — vesti
- Ronaldo became the oldest player to play in a World Cup playoff game, being 41 years and 147 days old on match day — vm
- Ronaldu set a new record as the oldest player to participate in a World Cup playoff game, aged 41 years and 147 days at the time of the match — vesti
- Spain also reached the playoff stage on July 2nd by defeating Austria 3-0 — vm
- The best goal of the group stage was scored by Eldor Shomurodov from Uzbekistan against DR Congo in Atlanta, USA — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Portugal Defeats Croatia and Advances to the Round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup — Вечерняя Москва
- Portugal advances to the Round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup after defeating Croatia — Вести
- Portugal beats Croatia 2-1 at the 2026 World Cup — Коммерсантъ