Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestylePortugal secured a dramatic 2-1 victory over Croatia in a World Cup last-32 match in Toronto, with Goncalo Ramos heading in a stoppage-time winner. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first World Cup knockout goal from a penalty, cancelling out Ivan Perisic's opener, after an earlier goal by Ronaldo was disallowed for offside. The match was filled with controversy, including four disallowed goals, most notably Josko Gvardiol's potential equaliser in added time, which was ruled out by VAR due to an offside call. Both teams had numerous chances and near misses, with Croatia improving significantly in the second half and Mateo Kovacic hitting the post, contributing to a thrilling and tightly contested encounter. Portugal now move into the last-16 where they will face rivals Spain in Dallas on Monday, 6 July. The game kicks off at 8pm BST (3pm ET).In fullWorld Cup 2026 fixtures, latest results and full tournament bracketMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Portgual’s next match confirmed after late VAR drama against Croatia
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestylePortugal secured a dramatic 2-1 victory over Croatia in a World Cup last-32 match in Toronto, with Goncalo Ramos heading in a stoppage-time winner. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first World Cup knockout goal from a penalty, cancelling out Ivan Perisic's opener, after an earlier goal by Ronaldo was disallowed for offside. The match was filled with controversy, including four disallowed goals, most notably Josko Gvardiol's potential equaliser in added time, which was ruled out by VAR due to an offside call. Both teams had numerous chances and near misses, with Croatia improving significantly in the second half and Mateo Kovacic hitting the post, contributing to a thrilling and tightly contested encounter. Portugal now move into the last-16 where they will face rivals Spain in Dallas on Monday, 6 July. The game kicks off at 8pm BST (3pm ET).In fullWorld Cup 2026 fixtures, latest results and full tournament bracketMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
