Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestylePortugal will play Spain in the last 16 of the World Cup after seeing off Croatia following some late drama.After a goalless first half, it was Croatia who went in through a fine finish from Ivan Perisic, before Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first World Cup knockout goal to bring Portugal level.Then in the 94th minute, Goncalo Ramos popped up to head Portugal in front from a Rafael Leao cross – and there was still time for VAR to rule out a late Croatia penalty.Switzerland are also through after comfortably seeing off Algeria 2-0 – Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye scoring towards the start of each half.While Spain set up the clash with Portugal by cruising past Austria. A brace from Mikel Oyarzabal and a goal from Tottenham’s Pedro Porro won the game for the European champions.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

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Only six spots remain in the World Cup Sweet 16, with half of those to be decided on Thursday. The slate is highlighed by a matchup between highly-touted Spain and Austria in…