The victory of the Portuguese national team over Croatia in the 2026 World Cup witnessed many records, a large number of which were attributed to the star, Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Portuguese national team defeated its counterpart, Croatia, with two goals to one, in the match that brought the two teams together this morning, Friday, at Toronto Stadium in Canada, as part of the round of 32 competitions of the 2026 World Cup.
Ronaldo became the oldest player to score goals in the knockout stages of the World Cup, and he also topped the list of players with the most goals in European championships.
The "Yalla Kora" website reviews in the following lines the most prominent records witnessed in the Portugal vs. Croatia match in the 2026 World Cup.
Ronaldo the oldest and most
1 - Cristiano Ronaldo (41 years and 147 days) became the oldest player to participate in a knockout match in World Cup history.
2 - Cristiano Ronaldo became the second most capped player in the World Cup, with 26 matches, behind Lionel Messi, the leader, with 29 matches.
3 - Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in the knockout stages of the World Cup.
4 - Cristiano Ronaldo became the oldest player to score goals in the knockout stages in World Cup history.
5 - Cristiano Ronaldo became the oldest European player to score goals in a major tournament (World Cup + Euro) with 25 goals.
Ramos the best substitute
6 - Gonçalo Ramos (4 goals) is the second-best scorer in Portugal's history in World Cup knockout matches, after Eusébio (6 goals).
7 - Gonçalo Ramos scored 31% of his professional goals (with clubs and the national team) as a substitute (30 goals out of 97 matches).
8 - Gonçalo Ramos is the first player to score the winning goal for Portugal in stoppage time of the second half in World Cup history.
Breaking Perišić's curse
9 - Ivan Perišić (7 goals) became Croatia's all-time top scorer in the World Cup, surpassing Davor Šuker (6 goals).
10 - This is the first match Croatia has lost after Ivan Perišić scored a goal since July 15, 2018, against France in the World Cup final.
Portugal's achievements and Croatia's downfall
11 - The Portuguese national team won all eight matches in which Gonçalo Ramos scored, in all competitions.
12 - The Portuguese national team won a knockout match in the World Cup after trailing for the second time, following their victory over North Korea on July 23, 1966.
13 - The Croatian national team (8 goals) is the team that has conceded the most penalties in World Cup history without saving any of them.
14 - The Croatian national team lost a knockout match in the World Cup after leading for the second time, after their victory over France on July 8, 1998.
15 - The Croatian national team lost a match after conceding a goal in stoppage time of the second half, for the first time in World Cup history.
The United States of America is hosting the 2026 World Cup, along with Mexico and Canada, with the participation of 48 teams, for the first time in the tournament's history, from June 11 to July 19.
