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    Portugal v Croatia

    2024 International Friendly
    POR
    PortugalPortugalPOR
    1
    FT
    CRO
    CroatiaCroatiaCRO
    2
    Diogo Jota - 48'
    Luka Modric - 8' Pen
    Ante Budimir - 56'
    • Summary
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    Match Formations

    • 22
      Costa
    • 19
      Mendes
    • 14
      Inacio
    • 4
      Dias
    • 5
      Dalot
    • 23
      Vitinha
    • 6
      Palhinha
    • 8
      Fernandes
    • 11
      Félix
    • 9
      Ramos
    • 10
      Silva
    No.Name
    22Diogo Costa
    14Gonçalo Inacio
    4Rúben Dias
    19Nuno Mendes
    20João Cancelo
    5Diogo Dalot
    2Nélson Semedo
    6João Palhinha
    23Vitinha
    16Matheus Nunes
    8Bruno Fernandes
    25Pedro Neto
    9Gonçalo Ramos
    21Diogo Jota
    11João Félix
    17Rafael Leão
    10Bernardo Silva
    Substitutes
    12José Sá
    24António Silva
    26Francisco Conceição
    15João Neves
    13Danilo Pereira
    3Pepe
    18Rúben Neves
    7Cristiano Ronaldo
    1Rui Patrício

    Game Information

    Estádio do Jamor
    5:45 PM, 8 June 2024
    Oeiras, Portugal
    Attendance: 37,500
    • Referees:
    • Harm Osmers
    Luka Modric of Croatia celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the International Friendly match between Portugal and Croatia at Estadio Nacional do Jamor on June 08, 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal.
    Diogo Cardoso/Getty Images

    Modric helps Croatia beat Ronaldo-less Portugal

    Goals in each half by Luka Modric and Ante Budimir got Croatia a historic first win over Portugal in eight matches when they beat the hosts 2-1 in an international friendly on Saturday, as Cristiano Ronaldo remained on the bench.
    Jun 8, 2024, 08:45 pm - ESPN News Services

    Match Timeline

    PortugalPortugal
    CroatiaCroatia
    • KO
    • 8
    • 39
    • HT
    • 45
    • 48
    • 54
    • 56
    • 59
    • 67
    • 70
    • 75
    • 77
    • 84
    • 90+1
    • FT

    Match Commentary

    -
    Match ends, Portugal 1, Croatia 2.
    90'+3'
    Second Half ends, Portugal 1, Croatia 2.
    90'+3'
    Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
    Full Commentary

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