????FIFA World Cup 2026 LIVE: Portugal vs Croatia Round of 32 Match in Toronto | Ronaldo, Modric |N1

????Portugal vs Croatia LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 Match in Toronto | Ronaldo vs Modric | CNBC TV18
V/C: Reuters/AP
Portugal play Croatia in Toronto in a game that could mark the final career World Cup match for either 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo or his former Real Madrid teammate and veteran Croatian midfielder 40-year-old Luka Modric.
Croatia have again shown the resilience that has marked their recent World Cup runs, recovering from an opening loss to England with a 1-0 victory over Panama and a 2-1 win against Ghana. Portugal, meanwhile, have underwhelmed with just one win and two draws in the group stage and Ronaldo looking well off the pace.
A last-16 meeting against either Spain or Austria awaits the winners in Toronto.
At 41, Ronaldo defiantly screamed, “I’m back,” after netting twice against Uzbekistan as he became the first player to ever score at six World Cups. Modric, 40, similarly showed his age in Croatia’s tournament opener, which ended in a 4-2 defeat to England in Dallas, Texas.
Opta’s supercomputer has calculated a 54.5 percent probability of Portugal winning this fixture in regulation time while Croatia is assessed as having a 20.4 chance of victory.
The two countries have met 10 times with Portugal winning seven of those games while Croatia have won just one match, and two ended as draws.
Portugal’s team news
The Selecao have no reported injury concerns.
Predicted starting XI:
(4-2-3-1): Costa (goalkeeper); Cancelo, Dias, Veiga, Mendes; Vitinha, Joao Neves; Neto, Fernandes, Felix; Ronaldo

Croatia’s team news:
Predicted starting XI:
(4-3-3): Livakovic (goalkeeper); Stanisic, Sutalo, Pongracic, Gvardiol; Sucic, Modric, Kovacic; Baturina, Budimir, Perisic


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