Match at a glance
POR / CRO15Attempts13
3On target6
60.4%Possession39.6%
91.1%Pass accuracy84.3%
6Fouls committed12
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
9Corners5
Portugal 2–1 Croatia: 2026 World Cup match result
2026 Round of 32Ask about this match
Portugal won in normal time
- Cristiano Ronaldo (pen)68'
- Gonçalo Ramos90'+4'
- Ivan Perisic53'
Match in one glance
PortugalCroatiaGoalCard
Portugal
Croatia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
How the lead moved
POR CRO- 53'
Ivan Perisic1 CRO - 68'
Cristiano Ronaldolevel - 94'Gonçalo Ramos1 POR
Portugal led for the closing passage. Plotted from recorded goal times only — per-minute pressure is not in the source data.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1IPIvan Perisic 1 goal · 1 on target
- 2
Cristiano Ronaldo 1 goal · 1 on target - 3GRGonçalo Ramos 1 goal · 1 on target
- 4
Rafael Leão 1 assist - 5DCDiogo Costa 5 saves
What separated the teams
Finishing
Portugal had the scoring edge
13.3%Goal conversion7.7%
Territory
Portugal controlled more of the ball
60.4%Possession39.6%
Defensive workload
Croatia made more recorded interventions
29Saves, interceptions, clearances31
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Complete match timeline
PortugalCroatiaGoalCardSubstitution
Portugal
Croatia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
13 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′0 – 1I. Perisic 53'
Portugal
4-2-3-1DC
1Diogo Costa
25
23
15Listed formation · positions are schematic
Croatia
4-2-3-1DL
1Dominik LivakovicJS
2Josip StanisicIP
14Ivan PerisicJS
6Josip SutaloMP
3Marin Pongracic
10NV
13Nikola VlasicPS
17Petar SucicMB
16Martin BaturinaAB
11Ante BudimirListed formation · positions are schematic
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Attendance43,036
RefereeEspen Eskas
POR4-2-3-1
CRO4-2-3-1
Result statusFull time
Complete performance breakdown
PORCRO
Attacking output
Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.
15Attempts13
3On target6
4Blocked shots2
20.0%Shot accuracy46.2%
13.3%Goal conversion7.7%
Goals divided by attempts
Possession & passing
Control, circulation and progression of the ball.
60.4%Possession39.6%
533Passes completed312
91.1%Pass accuracy84.3%
6Crosses completed7
19Long balls completed18
Defensive work
Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.
5Saves2
9Tackles won11
50%Tackle success50%
5Interceptions10
19Clearances19
Discipline & pressure
Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.
6Fouls committed12
1Offsides4
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
9Corners5
What separated the teams
Finishing
Portugal had the scoring edge
13.3%Goal conversion7.7%
Territory
Portugal controlled more of the ball
60.4%Possession39.6%
Defensive workload
Croatia made more recorded interventions
29Saves, interceptions, clearances31
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1IPIvan Perisic 1 goal · 1 on target
- 2Cristiano Ronaldo 1 goal · 1 on target
- 3GRGonçalo Ramos 1 goal · 1 on target
- 4Rafael Leão 1 assist
- 5DCDiogo Costa 5 saves
- 6DLDominik Livakovic 2 saves
- 7
Mateo Kovacic 3 on target · 1 fouls won - 8
Bruno Fernandes 1 on target · 2 fouls won - 9PSPetar Sucic 1 on target · 1 fouls won
- 10IMIgor Matanovic 1 on target
Player leaders
Who led the recorded actions
Decisive moments
3 eventsTournament path
How both teams reached this match
PortugalCroatiaAll-time World Cup meetings
Portugal vs Croatia, across editions
1POR wins
0Draws
0CRO wins
1meetings
2–1goal balance
1knockout meetings
Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Source: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.