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Portugal edge Croatia and reach World Cup last 16

By Staff Editor Thu, July 2 2026, 11:56 PM GMT-4

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their first goal against Croatia. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first World Cup knockout-stage goal of his career yesterday to help Portugal beat Croatia and gain a berth in the next round.

Reuters reported that Goncalo Ramos netted a stoppage-time header and Portugal got a last-second break on an offside call to beat Croatia 2-1 and set up a last-16 clash with Spain.

Reuters said that Croatia looked to have equalised at the end, leaving Ronaldo crestfallen on the bench, but the last-gasp effort was ruled offside after ‌a video assistant referee review, prompting the team’s supporters in the south end of Toronto Stadium to shower the pitch with debris.

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