Match summary
Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 in the World Cup, 16th Finals.
Portugal vs Croatia in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Gonçalo Ramos's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Portugal's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
- Portugal won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 53rd minute; timeline of 3 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Portugal3W 2D 0L
PortugalCroatia
11Pointsof 159
10Goals scored7
3Goals conceded8
2Clean sheets1
0Scored in a row4
8Unbeaten in a row2
1Without a win0
0Conceded in a row1
Head to head5 meetings · Jun 2013 – Nov 2024
- Portugal wins
- 2
- Draws
- 2
- Croatia wins
- 1
2.2goals per meeting
80%both teams scored
40%3+ goals
20%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsPortugal 2W 2D 1L · 2.2 goals per game
Meetings
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
PortugalCroatia
- 90+8'Yellow Card · Croatia · Ivan Perišić
- 90+6'Substitution · Croatia · Andrej Kramaric · InOut: Mateo Kovacic
- Goal · Portugal · Gonçalo Ramos2-190+4'
- 90+2'Substitution · Croatia · Josko Gvardiol · InOut: Nikola Vlašić
- Substitution · Portugal · Rúben Neves · InOut: Cristiano Ronaldo81'
- Penalty · Portugal · Cristiano Ronaldo1-1 · Penalty68'
- 68'Substitution · Croatia · Mario Pašalić · InOut: Martin Baturina
- Substitution · Portugal · Francisco Conceição · InOut: Pedro Neto63'
- Substitution · Portugal · Gonçalo Ramos · InOut: João Cancelo63'
- Substitution · Portugal · Nélson Semedo · InOut: Bruno Fernandes63'
- Substitution · Portugal · Bernardo Silva · InOut: Vitinha62'
- 59'Yellow Card · Croatia · Luka Modrić
- 53'Goal · Croatia · Ivan Perišić0-1
- 46'Substitution · Croatia · Igor Matanovic · InOut: Ante Budimir
- Yellow Card · Portugal · Rúben Dias17'
Match Statistics
Match stats
PortugalCroatia
60%Ball Possession40%
15Shots Total13
3Shots On Target6
9Corners5
6Fouls12
1Yellow Cards2
1Offsides4
5Saves2
585Passes370
8Shots Off Target5
119Attacks66
45Dangerous Attacks36
10Shots Inside Box10
5Shots Outside Box3
2Goals1
16Free Kicks7
2Shots Blocked4
5Substitutions4
1Hit Woodwork1
19Tackles22
1Assists0
533Accurate Passes312
20Total Crosses22
6Accurate Crosses7
5Interceptions10
55Duels Won42
3Big Chances Created4
2Big Chances Missed3
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 27' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 11(91%) | - | 3/4 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 59(88%) | 2 | 8/15 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(77%) | - | - | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 68(97%) | - | 4/7 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 95(91%) | 3 | 10/14 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 52(90%) | - | 2/9 | |
| 7.1 | 81' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 22(95%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 51(92%) | 5 | 7/10 | |
Vitinha MF | 7.0 | 62' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 75(93%) | 2 | 7/9 |
| 7.0 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 31(87%) | 4 | 7/11 | |
| 6.7 | 27' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(93%) | - | 2/5 | |
| 6.6 | 27' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 10(80%) | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 9' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(92%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.4 | 63' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 31(90%) | 1 | 3/6 | |
| 6.3 | 63' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(93%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
| 6.3 | 28' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(73%) | - | 0/2 |