Portugal host Croatia in the World Cup 2026 on 3 July 2026, Friday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 00:00 UK Time.
The Round of 32 takes Portugal and Croatia to BMO Field in Toronto on Thursday 2 July, an all-European tie between two sides who finished as runners-up in their groups.
Portugal came through Group K unbeaten behind Colombia, while Croatia recovered from an opening defeat to England to claim second place in Group L.
It is the first World Cup meeting between the nations, and it carries the weight of a veteran showpiece, with Cristiano Ronaldo at 41 and Luka Modric at 40 both chasing another deep run.
Roberto Martinez and Zlatko Dalic lead experienced squads with knockout pedigree, and the winner moves into a Round of 16 tie that could pit them against Spain.
Portugal arrive with a deep and talented squad but an attack that has flattered to deceive.
Beyond the 5-0 win over Uzbekistan they were held by DR Congo and could not break down Colombia, and Ronaldo has drawn criticism for his limited involvement outside that one rout. They were extremely lucky to escape with a point against the Colombians.
Bruno Fernandes remains their creative driver and the supporting cast is full of quality, yet the cutting edge has been missing against organised opponents.
Croatia are the more vulnerable side at the back, having shipped four goals to England and conceded in seven straight matches before steadying against Panama.
What they retain is the calm authority of Modric in midfield and a habit of grinding through knockout football, with two finals and a third-place finish behind this core. They have scored in every group game, even in defeat.
This has the look of a cagey, evenly matched contest in which neither defence is watertight and neither attack is flowing.
Both teams carry enough threat to score, but clear chances may be scarce, and a tight game between two experienced sides could easily go the distance.
The best bet for this match is both teams to score at 2.20. Croatia have scored in all three group games and Portugal carry enough individual quality to breach a defence that has looked exposed, making goals at both ends the most likely outcome in an otherwise tight contest.
We also find value in backing the game to be decided after penalties at 5.50. Two evenly matched, knockout-hardened teams meeting in a low-scoring affair points towards a stalemate over ninety minutes and the very real prospect of a shootout.
The Correct Score Prediction is 1-1 at 6.50, reflecting a tense, closely fought tie in which both sides score once and neither does enough to settle it inside regulation.
| Portugal | Croatia | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 3 | 3 |
| Wins | 1 | 2 |
| Draws | 2 | 0 |
| Loss | 0 | 1 |
| Goals For | 6 | 5 |
| Goals Against | 1 | 5 |
| Portugal | Croatia | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 2 | 2 |
| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | 0 |
| Loss | 0 | 1 |
| Goals For | 6 | 3 |
| Goals Against | 1 | 4 |
|
28.06.26
|
Colombia Portugal |
0-0 |
|
23.06.26
|
Portugal Uzbekistan |
5-0 |
|
17.06.26
|
Portugal DR Congo |
1-1 |
|
10.06.26
|
Portugal Nigeria |
2-1 |
|
06.06.26
|
Portugal Chile |
2-1 |
|
01.04.26
|
USA Portugal |
0-2 |
|
29.03.26
|
Mexico Portugal |
0-0 |
|
16.11.25
|
Portugal Armenia |
9-1 |
|
13.11.25
|
Ireland Portugal |
2-0 |
|
14.10.25
|
Portugal Hungary |
2-2 |
|
11.10.25
|
Portugal Ireland |
1-0 |
|
09.09.25
|
Hungary Portugal |
2-3 |
|
06.09.25
|
Armenia Portugal |
0-5 |
|
08.06.25
|
Portugal Spain (Penalties:5 - 3) |
2-2 |
|
04.06.25
|
Germany Portugal |
1-2 |
|
23.03.25
|
Portugal Denmark |
5-2 |
|
20.03.25
|
Denmark Portugal |
1-0 |
|
18.11.24
|
Croatia Portugal |
1-1 |
|
15.11.24
|
Portugal Poland |
5-1 |
|
15.10.24
|
Scotland Portugal |
0-0 |
|
12.10.24
|
Poland Portugal |
1-3 |
|
08.09.24
|
Portugal Scotland |
2-1 |
|
05.09.24
|
Portugal Croatia |
2-1 |
|
05.07.24
|
Portugal France (Penalties:3 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
01.07.24
|
Portugal Slovenia (Penalties:3 - 0) |
0-0 |
|
26.06.24
|
Georgia Portugal |
2-0 |
|
22.06.24
|
Turkey Portugal |
0-3 |
|
18.06.24
|
Portugal Czech Republic |
2-1 |
|
11.06.24
|
Portugal Ireland |
3-0 |
|
08.06.24
|
Portugal Croatia |
1-2 |
|
04.06.24
|
Portugal Finland |
4-2 |
|
26.03.24
|
Slovenia Portugal |
2-0 |
|
21.03.24
|
Portugal Sweden |
5-2 |
|
19.11.23
|
Portugal Iceland |
2-0 |
|
16.11.23
|
Liechtenstein Portugal |
0-2 |
|
16.10.23
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Portugal |
0-5 |
|
13.10.23
|
Portugal Slovakia |
3-2 |
|
11.09.23
|
Portugal Luxembourg |
9-0 |
|
08.09.23
|
Slovakia Portugal |
0-1 |
|
20.06.23
|
Iceland Portugal |
0-1 |
|
17.06.23
|
Portugal Bosnia & Herzegovina |
3-0 |
|
26.03.23
|
Luxembourg Portugal |
0-6 |
|
23.03.23
|
Portugal Liechtenstein |
4-0 |
|
10.12.22
|
Morocco Portugal |
1-0 |
|
06.12.22
|
Portugal Switzerland |
6-1 |
|
02.12.22
|
South Korea Portugal |
2-1 |
|
28.11.22
|
Portugal Uruguay |
2-0 |
|
24.11.22
|
Portugal Ghana |
3-2 |
|
17.11.22
|
Portugal Nigeria |
4-0 |
|
27.09.22
|
Portugal Spain |
0-1 |
|
23.06.26
|
Portugal Uzbekistan |
5-0 |
|
17.06.26
|
Portugal DR Congo |
1-1 |
|
10.06.26
|
Portugal Nigeria |
2-1 |
|
06.06.26
|
Portugal Chile |
2-1 |
|
16.11.25
|
Portugal Armenia |
9-1 |
|
14.10.25
|
Portugal Hungary |
2-2 |
|
11.10.25
|
Portugal Ireland |
1-0 |
|
08.06.25
|
Portugal Spain (Penalties:5 - 3) |
2-2 |
|
23.03.25
|
Portugal Denmark |
5-2 |
|
15.11.24
|
Portugal Poland |
5-1 |
|
08.09.24
|
Portugal Scotland |
2-1 |
|
05.09.24
|
Portugal Croatia |
2-1 |
|
05.07.24
|
Portugal France (Penalties:3 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
01.07.24
|
Portugal Slovenia (Penalties:3 - 0) |
0-0 |
|
18.06.24
|
Portugal Czech Republic |
2-1 |
|
11.06.24
|
Portugal Ireland |
3-0 |
|
08.06.24
|
Portugal Croatia |
1-2 |
|
04.06.24
|
Portugal Finland |
4-2 |
|
21.03.24
|
Portugal Sweden |
5-2 |
|
19.11.23
|
Portugal Iceland |
2-0 |
|
13.10.23
|
Portugal Slovakia |
3-2 |
|
11.09.23
|
Portugal Luxembourg |
9-0 |
|
17.06.23
|
Portugal Bosnia & Herzegovina |
3-0 |
|
23.03.23
|
Portugal Liechtenstein |
4-0 |
|
06.12.22
|
Portugal Switzerland |
6-1 |
|
28.11.22
|
Portugal Uruguay |
2-0 |
|
24.11.22
|
Portugal Ghana |
3-2 |
|
17.11.22
|
Portugal Nigeria |
4-0 |
|
27.09.22
|
Portugal Spain |
0-1 |
|
09.06.22
|
Portugal Czech Republic |
2-0 |
|
05.06.22
|
Portugal Switzerland |
4-0 |
|
29.03.22
|
Portugal North Macedonia |
2-0 |
|
24.03.22
|
Portugal Turkey |
3-1 |
|
14.11.21
|
Portugal Serbia |
1-2 |
|
12.10.21
|
Portugal Luxembourg |
5-0 |
|
09.10.21
|
Portugal Qatar |
3-0 |
|
01.09.21
|
Portugal Ireland |
2-1 |
|
23.06.21
|
Portugal France |
2-2 |
|
19.06.21
|
Portugal Germany |
2-4 |
|
09.06.21
|
Portugal Israel |
4-0 |
|
24.03.21
|
Portugal Azerbaijan |
1-0 |
|
14.11.20
|
Portugal France |
0-1 |
|
11.11.20
|
Portugal Andorra |
7-0 |
|
14.10.20
|
Portugal Sweden |
3-0 |
|
07.10.20
|
Portugal Spain |
0-0 |
|
05.09.20
|
Portugal Croatia |
4-1 |
|
14.11.19
|
Portugal Lithuania |
6-0 |
|
11.10.19
|
Portugal Luxembourg |
3-0 |
|
25.03.19
|
Portugal Serbia |
1-1 |
|
27.06.26
|
Colombia Portugal |
0-0 |
|
31.03.26
|
USA Portugal |
0-2 |
|
29.03.26
|
Mexico Portugal |
0-0 |
|
13.11.25
|
Ireland Portugal |
2-0 |
|
09.09.25
|
Hungary Portugal |
2-3 |
|
06.09.25
|
Armenia Portugal |
0-5 |
|
04.06.25
|
Germany Portugal |
1-2 |
|
20.03.25
|
Denmark Portugal |
1-0 |
|
18.11.24
|
Croatia Portugal |
1-1 |
|
15.10.24
|
Scotland Portugal |
0-0 |
|
12.10.24
|
Poland Portugal |
1-3 |
|
26.06.24
|
Georgia Portugal |
2-0 |
|
22.06.24
|
Turkey Portugal |
0-3 |
|
26.03.24
|
Slovenia Portugal |
2-0 |
|
16.11.23
|
Liechtenstein Portugal |
0-2 |
|
16.10.23
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina Portugal |
0-5 |
|
08.09.23
|
Slovakia Portugal |
0-1 |
|
20.06.23
|
Iceland Portugal |
0-1 |
|
26.03.23
|
Luxembourg Portugal |
0-6 |
|
10.12.22
|
Morocco Portugal |
1-0 |
|
02.12.22
|
South Korea Portugal |
2-1 |
|
24.09.22
|
Czech Republic Portugal |
0-4 |
|
12.06.22
|
Switzerland Portugal |
1-0 |
|
02.06.22
|
Spain Portugal |
1-1 |
|
11.11.21
|
Ireland Portugal |
0-0 |
|
07.09.21
|
Azerbaijan Portugal |
0-3 |
|
04.09.21
|
Qatar Portugal |
1-3 |
|
27.06.21
|
Belgium Portugal |
1-0 |
|
15.06.21
|
Hungary Portugal |
0-3 |
|
04.06.21
|
Spain Portugal |
0-0 |
|
30.03.21
|
Luxembourg Portugal |
1-3 |
|
27.03.21
|
Serbia Portugal |
2-2 |
|
17.11.20
|
Croatia Portugal |
2-3 |
|
11.10.20
|
France Portugal |
0-0 |
|
08.09.20
|
Sweden Portugal |
0-2 |
|
17.11.19
|
Luxembourg Portugal |
0-2 |
|
14.10.19
|
Ukraine Portugal |
2-1 |
|
10.09.19
|
Lithuania Portugal |
1-5 |
|
07.09.19
|
Serbia Portugal |
2-4 |
|
14.10.18
|
Scotland Portugal |
1-3 |
|
25.06.18
|
Iran Portugal |
1-1 |
|
24.06.17
|
New Zealand Portugal |
0-4 |
|
27.06.26
|
Croatia Ghana |
2-1 |
|
24.06.26
|
Panama Croatia |
0-1 |
|
17.06.26
|
England Croatia |
4-2 |
|
07.06.26
|
Croatia Slovenia |
2-1 |
|
02.06.26
|
Croatia Belgium |
0-2 |
|
01.04.26
|
Brazil Croatia |
3-1 |
|
26.03.26
|
Colombia Croatia |
1-2 |
|
17.11.25
|
Montenegro Croatia |
2-3 |
|
14.11.25
|
Croatia Faroe Islands |
3-1 |
|
12.10.25
|
Croatia Gibraltar |
3-0 |
|
09.10.25
|
Czech Republic Croatia |
0-0 |
|
08.09.25
|
Croatia Montenegro |
4-0 |
|
05.09.25
|
Faroe Islands Croatia |
0-1 |
|
09.06.25
|
Croatia Czech Republic |
5-1 |
|
06.06.25
|
Gibraltar Croatia |
0-7 |
|
23.03.25
|
France Croatia (Penalties:5 - 4) |
2-0 |
|
20.03.25
|
Croatia France |
2-0 |
|
18.11.24
|
Croatia Portugal |
1-1 |
|
15.11.24
|
Scotland Croatia |
1-0 |
|
15.10.24
|
Poland Croatia |
3-3 |
|
12.10.24
|
Croatia Scotland |
2-1 |
|
08.09.24
|
Croatia Poland |
1-0 |
|
05.09.24
|
Portugal Croatia |
2-1 |
|
24.06.24
|
Croatia Italy |
1-1 |
|
19.06.24
|
Croatia Albania |
2-2 |
|
15.06.24
|
Spain Croatia |
3-0 |
|
08.06.24
|
Portugal Croatia |
1-2 |
|
03.06.24
|
Croatia North Macedonia |
3-0 |
|
26.03.24
|
Egypt Croatia |
2-4 |
|
23.03.24
|
Tunisia Croatia (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
21.11.23
|
Croatia Armenia |
1-0 |
|
18.11.23
|
Latvia Croatia |
0-2 |
|
15.10.23
|
Wales Croatia |
2-1 |
|
12.10.23
|
Croatia Turkey |
0-1 |
|
11.09.23
|
Armenia Croatia |
0-1 |
|
08.09.23
|
Croatia Latvia |
5-0 |
|
18.06.23
|
Croatia Spain (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
14.06.23
|
Netherlands Croatia |
2-4 |
|
28.03.23
|
Turkey Croatia |
0-2 |
|
25.03.23
|
Croatia Wales |
1-1 |
|
17.12.22
|
Croatia Morocco |
2-1 |
|
13.12.22
|
Argentina Croatia |
3-0 |
|
09.12.22
|
Croatia Brazil (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
05.12.22
|
Japan Croatia (Penalties:1 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
01.12.22
|
Croatia Belgium |
0-0 |
|
27.11.22
|
Croatia Canada |
4-1 |
|
23.11.22
|
Morocco Croatia |
0-0 |
|
16.11.22
|
Saudi Arabia Croatia |
0-1 |
|
25.09.22
|
Austria Croatia |
1-3 |
|
22.09.22
|
Croatia Denmark |
2-1 |
|
27.06.26
|
Croatia Ghana |
2-1 |
|
07.06.26
|
Croatia Slovenia |
2-1 |
|
02.06.26
|
Croatia Belgium |
0-2 |
|
14.11.25
|
Croatia Faroe Islands |
3-1 |
|
12.10.25
|
Croatia Gibraltar |
3-0 |
|
08.09.25
|
Croatia Montenegro |
4-0 |
|
09.06.25
|
Croatia Czech Republic |
5-1 |
|
20.03.25
|
Croatia France |
2-0 |
|
18.11.24
|
Croatia Portugal |
1-1 |
|
12.10.24
|
Croatia Scotland |
2-1 |
|
08.09.24
|
Croatia Poland |
1-0 |
|
24.06.24
|
Croatia Italy |
1-1 |
|
19.06.24
|
Croatia Albania |
2-2 |
|
03.06.24
|
Croatia North Macedonia |
3-0 |
|
21.11.23
|
Croatia Armenia |
1-0 |
|
12.10.23
|
Croatia Turkey |
0-1 |
|
08.09.23
|
Croatia Latvia |
5-0 |
|
18.06.23
|
Croatia Spain (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
25.03.23
|
Croatia Wales |
1-1 |
|
17.12.22
|
Croatia Morocco |
2-1 |
|
09.12.22
|
Croatia Brazil (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
01.12.22
|
Croatia Belgium |
0-0 |
|
27.11.22
|
Croatia Canada |
4-1 |
|
22.09.22
|
Croatia Denmark |
2-1 |
|
06.06.22
|
Croatia France |
1-1 |
|
03.06.22
|
Croatia Austria |
0-3 |
|
29.03.22
|
Croatia Bulgaria |
2-1 |
|
26.03.22
|
Croatia Slovenia |
1-1 |
|
14.11.21
|
Croatia Russia |
1-0 |
|
11.10.21
|
Croatia Slovakia |
2-2 |
|
07.09.21
|
Croatia Slovenia |
3-0 |
|
28.06.21
|
Croatia Spain |
3-5 |
|
22.06.21
|
Croatia Scotland |
3-1 |
|
18.06.21
|
Croatia Czech Republic |
1-1 |
|
01.06.21
|
Croatia Armenia |
1-1 |
|
30.03.21
|
Croatia Malta |
3-0 |
|
27.03.21
|
Croatia Cyprus |
1-0 |
|
17.11.20
|
Croatia Portugal |
2-3 |
|
14.10.20
|
Croatia France |
1-2 |
|
11.10.20
|
Croatia Sweden |
2-1 |
|
19.11.19
|
Croatia Georgia |
2-1 |
|
16.11.19
|
Croatia Slovakia |
3-1 |
|
10.10.19
|
Croatia Hungary |
3-0 |
|
21.03.19
|
Croatia Azerbaijan |
2-1 |
|
23.06.26
|
Panama Croatia |
0-1 |
|
17.06.26
|
England Croatia |
4-2 |
|
01.04.26
|
Brazil Croatia |
3-1 |
|
26.03.26
|
Colombia Croatia |
1-2 |
|
17.11.25
|
Montenegro Croatia |
2-3 |
|
09.10.25
|
Czech Republic Croatia |
0-0 |
|
05.09.25
|
Faroe Islands Croatia |
0-1 |
|
06.06.25
|
Gibraltar Croatia |
0-7 |
|
23.03.25
|
France Croatia (Penalties:5 - 4) |
2-0 |
|
15.11.24
|
Scotland Croatia |
1-0 |
|
15.10.24
|
Poland Croatia |
3-3 |
|
05.09.24
|
Portugal Croatia |
2-1 |
|
15.06.24
|
Spain Croatia |
3-0 |
|
08.06.24
|
Portugal Croatia |
1-2 |
|
26.03.24
|
Egypt Croatia |
2-4 |
|
23.03.24
|
Tunisia Croatia (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
18.11.23
|
Latvia Croatia |
0-2 |
|
15.10.23
|
Wales Croatia |
2-1 |
|
11.09.23
|
Armenia Croatia |
0-1 |
|
14.06.23
|
Netherlands Croatia |
2-4 |
|
28.03.23
|
Turkey Croatia |
0-2 |
|
13.12.22
|
Argentina Croatia |
3-0 |
|
05.12.22
|
Japan Croatia (Penalties:1 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
23.11.22
|
Morocco Croatia |
0-0 |
|
16.11.22
|
Saudi Arabia Croatia |
0-1 |
|
25.09.22
|
Austria Croatia |
1-3 |
|
13.06.22
|
France Croatia |
0-1 |
|
10.06.22
|
Denmark Croatia |
0-1 |
|
11.11.21
|
Malta Croatia |
1-7 |
|
08.10.21
|
Cyprus Croatia |
0-3 |
|
04.09.21
|
Slovakia Croatia |
0-1 |
|
01.09.21
|
Russia Croatia |
0-0 |
|
13.06.21
|
England Croatia |
1-0 |
|
06.06.21
|
Belgium Croatia |
1-0 |
|
24.03.21
|
Slovenia Croatia |
1-0 |
|
14.11.20
|
Sweden Croatia |
2-1 |
|
11.11.20
|
Turkey Croatia |
3-3 |
|
07.10.20
|
Switzerland Croatia |
1-2 |
|
08.09.20
|
France Croatia |
4-2 |
|
05.09.20
|
Portugal Croatia |
4-1 |
|
13.10.19
|
Wales Croatia |
1-1 |
|
09.09.19
|
Azerbaijan Croatia |
1-1 |
|
06.09.19
|
Slovakia Croatia |
0-4 |
|
24.03.19
|
Hungary Croatia |
2-1 |
|
18.11.2024
|
Croatia Portugal |
1-1
|
|
05.09.2024
|
Portugal Croatia |
2-1
|
|
08.06.2024
|
Portugal Croatia |
1-2
|
|
17.11.2020
|
Croatia Portugal |
2-3
|
|
05.09.2020
|
Portugal Croatia |
4-1
|
|
05.09.2024
|
Portugal Croatia |
2-1
|
|
08.06.2024
|
Portugal Croatia |
1-2
|
|
05.09.2020
|
Portugal Croatia |
4-1
|
|
06.09.2018
|
Portugal Croatia |
1-1
|