Portugal vs Croatia 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions
Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 on Friday, 03 July 2026 in World Cup. The match was refereed by Espen Eskas. It was played at BMO Field.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Rúben Dias received a yellow card for Portugal at 17'.
Second half: Croatia made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Budimir replacing I. Matanović. Croatia took the lead at 53' when I. Perišić scored, making the score 0-1. L. Modrić received a yellow card for Croatia at 59'. VAR intervened at 61' for Portugal (Goal cancelled). Portugal made their 1st substitution at 62', with Vitinha replacing Bernardo Silva. Portugal made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Bruno Fernandes replacing Nélson Semedo. Portugal made their 3rd substitution at 63', with João Cancelo replacing Gonçalo Ramos. Portugal made their 4th substitution at 63', with Pedro Neto replacing Francisco Conceição. VAR intervened at 67' for Portugal (Penalty confirmed). Croatia made their 2nd substitution at 68', with M. Baturina replacing M. Pašalić. Portugal took the lead at 68' when Cristiano Ronaldo scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. Portugal made their 5th substitution at 81', with Cristiano Ronaldo replacing Rúben Neves. Portugal added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when Gonçalo Ramos scored, with the assist credited to Rafael Leão, making the score 3-1. Croatia made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with N. Vlašić replacing J. Gvardiol. Croatia made their 4th substitution at 90+6', with M. Kovačić replacing A. Kramarić. I. Perišić received a yellow card for Croatia at 90+8'. VAR intervened at 90+16' for Croatia (Goal cancelled).
Portugal used 5 substitutions while Croatia used 4 substitutions. Portugal got 1 yellow card, while Croatia got 2 yellow cards.