Their tournament
how their World Cup unfoldedCroatia led Portugal past the hour mark after Ivan Perisic's second-half strike, only for a Ronaldo penalty to level matters and a stoppage-time Ramos goal to end their tournament in cruel fashion. The Golden Generation's long goodbye continues its slow fade — Zlatko Dalic's side showed enough fight to trouble one of Europe's heavyweights, but the margin, and the manner, was ultimately decisive. Their World Cup 2026 campaign ends at the Round of 32.
Results
Kane 12′Kane 42′Bellingham 47′Rashford 85′Baturina 36′Musa 45+5′
Ronaldo 68′Ramos 90+4′Perisic 53′
Group L runners-up
Knocked out- R32Thu Jul 2 16:00PT🇵🇹Portugal1–2
Group L standings
how the group finishedGroup L
Final| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🏴England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Group winner | |
| 2 | 🇭🇷Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +0 | 6 | Runner-up | |
| 3 | 🇬🇭Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 4 | Best third | |
| 4 | 🇵🇦Panama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | Out |
Squad
starting XI from Croatia at Portugal in boldGoalkeepers
- 1Dominik Livakovic31
- 12Ivor Pandur26
- 23Dominik Kotarski26
Defenders
- 2Josip Stanisic26
- 3Marin Pongracic28
- 6Josip Sutalo26
- 4Josko Gvardiol24
- 5Duje Caleta-Car29
- 22Luka Vuskovic19
- 25Martin Erlic28
Midfielders
- 8Mateo Kovacic32
- 10Luka Modric40
- 13Nikola Vlasic28
- 16Martin Baturina23
- 17Petar Sucic22
- 7Nikola Moro28
- 15Mario Pasalic31
- 18Kristijan Jakic29
- 19Toni Fruk25
- 21Luka Sucic23
Forwards
- 11Ante Budimir35
- 14Ivan Perisic37
- 9Andrej Kramaric35
- 20Igor Matanovic23
- 24Marco Pasalic25
- 26Petar Musa28