The Portugal national team turned a one-goal deficit into a 2-1 victory over their Croatian counterparts in the Round of 32 matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
With this win, Portugal set up a Round of 16 clash against Spain.
Croatia took the lead first in the 51st minute through Ivan Perišić, before Portugal's captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, equalized from the penalty spot in the 68th minute.
In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Gonçalo Ramos scored the winning goal for Portugal.
The match was played as part of the Round of 32 of the tournament at Toronto Stadium in Canada.
Portugal dominated from the start of the match; in the fourth minute, the Croatian goalkeeper saved a powerful shot from Bruno Fernandes, whose rebound was then blocked by the defenders.
In the 16th minute, Renato Veiga's header from a corner kick went just over the Croatian goal, missing a chance to give Portugal the lead.
Minutes after the second half began, Mateo Kovačić penetrated the penalty area and fired a low shot with his left foot, but the ball deflected off the Portuguese goalkeeper's leg and went out of play.
In the 51st minute, Croatia scored their first goal through Ivan Perišić, who capitalized on a precise cross from the right flank, placing the ball between the feet of the Portuguese goalkeeper to give Croatia the lead.
In the 58th minute, the crossbar denied a powerful long-range shot from Leão that nearly resulted in a spectacular goal.
Shortly afterward, VAR prevented Cristiano Ronaldo from equalizing, as his goal against Croatia was disallowed for offside.
In the 65th minute, the referee consulted VAR and awarded a penalty to Portugal, which Ronaldo converted into the Croatian net to level the score.
In the fourth minute of stoppage time, substitute Gonçalo Ramos scored the winning goal for Portugal with a magnificent header, ending the match in a 2-1 victory for Portugal.
