Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez defended the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) decisions that shaped his side's dramatic 2-1 victory over Croatia in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32, while Croatia manager Zlatko Dalic criticised the officiating but refused to blame it entirely for his team's exit.

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Croatia's World Cup hopes ended with a disallowed goal due to VAR controversy. 15 missed penalties during the 2026 World Cup at 0.5% YES.

Roberto Martínez commended the numerous VAR interventions that helped Portugal past Croatia after his team narrowly edged an incident-packed match to progress to the last 16 of…

TORONTO, July 2 : Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic was unhappy with what he called the "bad refereeing" in his team's 2-1 loss to Portugal in their round of 32 clash on Thursday that…

TORONTO, July 2 : Portugal coach Roberto Martinez said his team deserved their 2-1 win over Croatia in the round of 32 at the World Cup on Thursday and praised the referee for…

NEW DELHI: Croatia's dramatic stoppage-time equaliser against Portugal at the 2026 FIFA World Cup was ruled out after a lengthy VAR review, a decision that ultimately proved…

Croatia's heartbreaking exit from the FIFA World Cup 2026 against Portugal came down to one of the tournament's most dramatic VAR decisions, with FIFA later explaining that…

Croatia's 2-1 defeat against Portugal in the early hours of Friday morning included two huge VAR calls which caused controversy

The Portugal vs Croatia FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match saw VAR take centre stage. | Football News

Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez defended the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) decisions that shaped his side's dramatic 2-1 victory over Croatia in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round…

Zlatko Dalić laments the death of raw footballing emotion after automated ball tracking spots a microscopic touch to deny his squad, leaving Portugal to march on into the round of…

Croatia's coach Zlatko Dalic criticizes poor refereeing after their 2-1 World Cup loss to Portugal, marking a disappointing exit.

Last minute VAR drama sent Croatia home after their equalizer was deemed offside against Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first World Cup goal from a penalty. Spain walked…

TORONTO: Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said VAR is taking “the joy out of football” after seeing his team have a stoppage time equalizer disallowed in their 2-1 World Cup defeat to…

Speaking after the match, Luka Modric claimed that Croatia deserved better, especially after their second-half performance. | Football News