World Cup / 3 July 2026

Portugal 2-1 Croatia

World Cup / Round of 32

2-1

Match Finished

Fri 3 Jul 2026 / 00:00 PT / BMO Field

Was the result deserved?

The goals each side scored, next to the quality of the chances they created.

Portugal2 scored / 2.18 expected

Croatia1 scored / 1.34 expected

Portugal created the better chances and took them.

What is expected goals? Every chance is worth a fraction of a goal depending on how good it was. Added up, it describes the quality of what each side created - not what the score should have been.

How the match unfolded

Portugal above the line, Croatia below. Goals are filled circles, cards are squares, substitutions are small dots.

What happened, minute by minute

Kick-off, every goal and card, half-time and full time with the score at each, in the order they happened. Portugal on the left edge, Croatia on the right.

Kick-off
🟨
Rúben Dias
Yellow Card
17'
Half-time0–0
⇄
OnI. Matanovic
OffA. Budimir
46'
⚽
I. Perisic
Normal Goal
53'
🟨
L. Modrić
Yellow Card
59'
●
Cristiano Ronaldo
Goal cancelled
61'
⇄
OnBernardo Silva
OffVitinha
62'
⇄
OnGonçalo Ramos
OffJoão Cancelo
63'
⇄
OnNélson Semedo
OffBruno Fernandes
63'
⇄
OnFrancisco Conceição
OffPedro Neto
63'
●
Renato Veiga
Penalty confirmed
67'
⇄
OnM. Pasalic
OffM. Baturina
68'
⚽
Cristiano Ronaldo
Penalty
68'
⇄
OnRúben Neves
OffCristiano Ronaldo
81'
⚽
Gonçalo Ramos
Normal Goal / assist Rafael Leão
90'
⇄
OnJ. Gvardiol
OffN. Vlasic
90'
⇄
OnA. Kramarić
OffM. Kovacic
90'
🟨
I. Perisic
Yellow Card
90'
●
J. Gvardiol
Goal cancelled
90'
Full-time2–1