Portugal vs Croatia Live Review: Perisic puts Croatia ahead in the second half (0-1) of the 2026 World Cup match

56′: Croatia scores through Nikola Vlašić, but the assistant referee raises the flag and the goal is ruled out for offside.

53′: A deep cross from the right lands into the area, Ivan Perišić controls it, positions himself and finishes with a left-footed shot into the net to give Croatia the lead.

49′: Nikola Vlašić hits a first-time shot from distance after missing Rafael Leão’s chest, but his shot goes wide of the post.

48′: Mateo Kovačić drives into the penalty area with the ball at his feet and tries a shot to the left while off balance, but the keeper reacts well to push it for a corner.

The referee blows the whistle to start the second half.

45+4′: The referee blows the whistle to end the first half.

45+1′: A long cross from the right is slightly cleared with a header, and the ball falls to Rafael Leão, who hits a volley that goes wide.

45′: The fourth official signals that there will be four minutes of extra time.

40′: Portugal continues to try ways from the short corner before delivering a cross, but the technique didn’t work.

32′: Bruno Fernandes whipped in a dangerous cross from the left that could only be stopped by the keeper. Portugal’s follow-up effort was cleared after a corner by the defender.

30′: João Cancelo delivers a left-footed cross from the right, and Cristiano Ronaldo comes close to turning it into the net.

26′: The game continues after a hydration break.

23′: The referee stops the game for a water break.

19′: Rúben Dias is shown a yellow card.

18′: Renato Veiga’s header from the corner falls over the crossbar.

12′: Cristiano Ronaldo takes a powerful free kick, but it hits the wall.

11′: Portugal get a free kick in the danger zone after a foul on Nuno Mendes.

9′: A cross comes in from the right, and Ante Budimir’s header goes well over the crossbar.

8′: Pedro Neto cuts inside on the right and delivers a dangerous cross to Cristiano Ronaldo, who just can’t reach it.

6′: After a clearance falls to him on the edge of the box, João Cancelo hits a superb volley near the goal.

4′: Rafael Leão makes a run down the left and crosses the ball to Bruno Fernandes, whose first-time shot is well saved by the goalkeeper. Bruno Fernandes also cannot convert the rebound.

3′: A low cross goes in from the left, and Ante Budimir meets it first, but his shot goes straight into the keeper’s hands.

Portugal vs Croatia match starts.

The referees for this match are Espen Eskås (Norway, Referee), Jan Erik Engan (Norway, Assistant Referee), Isaak Bashevkin (Norway, Assistant Referee), Abongile Tom (South Africa, Fourth Official), Jarred Gillett (Australia, VAR) and Dennis Johan Higler (Netherlands, Assistant VAR).

The winner of this match will play against Spain, who beat Austria 3-0 earlier today.

Portugal finished second in Group K with five points after a 1-1 draw with DR Congo, a 5-0 win over Uzbekistan and a 0-0 draw with Colombia, while Croatia finished second in Group L after losing to England 4-2, beating Panama 1-0 and Ghana winning 2-1.

Portugal: Costa; Cancelo, Dias, Veiga, Mendes; B Fernandes, Neves, Vitinha; Leao, Neto and Ronaldo.

Croatia: Livakovic; Stanisic, Pongracic, Sutalo; Kovacic, Modric, Vlasic, Baturina, Sucic; Perisic and Budimir.

The stadium for this game is Toronto Stadium, Ontario, Canada. It has a capacity of 45,736.

Welcome to the live broadcast of the match Portugal vs Croatia.