Portugal is gearing up to take on Croatia in a highly anticipated 2026 FIFA World Cup round of 32 matchup, scheduled to take place on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at Toronto Stadium, and will be broadcast on FOX. This marks Portugal's third consecutive knockout stage appearance, following their round of 16 finish in 2018 and quarterfinals appearance in 2022.
Despite being the only pre-tournament group favorite to not secure the top spot in their group, Portugal managed to advance as the Group K runner-up behind Colombia. The team's path to the knockout stage included a 5-0 victory over Uzbekistan, as well as draws against DR Congo and Colombia, finishing with 1-1 and 0-0 scores, respectively.
Notably, Portugal's six goals in the group stage tied their lowest ever total in the World Cup group stage. As the team moves forward, they, along with Cristiano Ronaldo, will be looking to regain their footing in what promises to be a challenging knockout stage.
On the other hand, Croatia has also secured a spot in the knockout stage for the third consecutive tournament, having finished as the runner-up in 2018 and third in 2022. The team advanced as the Group L runner-up behind England, after securing a crucial 2-1 win over Ghana in their final group stage match to leap into second place.
Croatia's performance in the group stage was marked by taking only 24 shots, which was the third-fewest, with an expected goal value of 2.8, the seventh-fewest. Conversely, they conceded 36 shots, ranking 10th-most, with an expected goal value of 4.4, the fourth-most.
For the Portugal vs. Croatia matchup, the current odds can be found at FanDuel Sportsbook as of July 2.
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Over/Under Total Odds: 2.5
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