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Match predictionOur tip: 2-1
Portugal vs Croatia World Cup 2026 Prediction: Ronaldo and Midfield Stars Set for Knockout Showdown
Portugal meets Croatia in the World Cup 2026 Round of 32 at BMO Field in Toronto on 2 July, with the winner advancing to face Spain or Austria. Portugal finished second in Group K behind Colombia with one win and…
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- In the Knockout of the 2026 World Cup, Portugal and Croatia lock horns on 2026-07-03 at 00:00 GMT.
- Over the past 10 outings, Referee E. Eskas has shown 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, and 21 fouls each fixture.
- Looking back over 5 duels, Roberto Martínez has 2 wins versus Z. Dalić, who has 1 win, with 2 draws.
- Portugal and Croatia will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
- We're predicting Portugal to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Croatia are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
- Contrast in results: Portugal had to share the points 0-0 with Colombia, whereas Croatia claimed victory 2-1 vs. Ghana.
- Portugal (3-2-0) and Croatia (3-0-2) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
- Portugal have clearly got the edge H2H: in 8 meetings, they've beaten Croatia 5 times, with 2 draws and only 1 loss.
- 2-1 leads the pack at 20.5% of all our users' guesses, with 3-1 next on 10.2%.
- Our model forecasts 2-1 for Portugal, bolstered by their 1-1-0 home record and an average of 3.00 goals per game.
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1
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| 17' | R. Dias | ||
HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 53' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 59' | L. Modric | ||
| 61' | Goal cancelled | ||
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| 67' | VAR- Renato Veiga | Penalty confirmed | |
| 68' | 1 - 1 | ||
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| 81' | |||
| 90+2' | |||
| 90+4' | 2 - 1 | ||
| 90+6' | |||
| 90+8' | I. Perisic | ||
| 90+16' | Goal cancelled | Joško Gvardiol-VAR | |
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Portugal is going head to head with Croatia on 2/7/2026 23:00 GMT for the WorldCup World Cup. Our users most predicted score for this game is 2 - 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Portugal v Croatia H2H statistics!