LIVE: Portugal vs Croatia, World Cup 2026 Round of 32: Confirmed lineups announced; Record-breaking day for Ronaldo, Modric


Follow live coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup match between Portugal and Croatia. Get POR vs CRO live score, confirmed lineups, team news, goals, key moments, match stats and highlights as they happen.

Updated: Jul 03, 2026 03:47 IST

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo trains during a training session on the eve of his team’s World Cup match against Croatia. | Photo credit: AP

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo trains during a training session on the eve of his team’s World Cup match against Croatia. | Photo credit: AP

Wwelcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match between Portugal and Croatia in Toronto.

Only five places in the FIFA rankings separate today’s opponents. Eighth-placed Portugal are yet to hit the top gear this season, conceding group stage draws to DR Congo and Colombia to finish second in Group K.

13th-placed Croatia were beaten by England in their first match in Group L, but recovered to beat Ghana and Panama to seal progression to the round of 32.

Competition details:

Date: July 2, 2026; 7:00 PM local time (4:30 AM IST on July 3)

Location: BMO Field, Toronto

  • Coaching corner: Zlatko Dalic

    The meeting will be prepared as a showdown between Luka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo, but Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic believes the midfield battle will decide the match.

    «I believe this will be a battle of midfielders. Portugal have excellent players in midfield. They are very good tactically. In this match every mistake will be punished,» Dalic said on Wednesday.

  • Another record for the Portuguese number 7

  • Line-up Croatia (4-2-3-1)

    Dominik Livakovic (GK), Josip Stanisic, Marin Pongracic, Josip Sutalo, Ivan Perisic, Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Petar Sucic, Nikola Vlasic, Martin Baturina, Ante Budimir

  • Line-up Portugal (4-2-3-1)

    Diogo Costa (GK), Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Renato Veiga, Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, Joao Neves, Bruno Fernandes, Rafael Leao, Pedro Neto, Cristiano Ronaldo

  • Hello!

    Welcome to live coverage of the FIFA World Cup knockout match between Portugal and Croatia in Toronto. A mouthwatering round of 16 match against Spain to play for on the BMO pitch. Could be the last hurray for one of the best football players of the moment: Cristiano Ronaldo or Luka Modric. Stay up to date with all the updates and live commentary from the match.

Published on July 3, 2026





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