UEFA Nations League

Portugal vs Croatia, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Portugal
  • 7': Diogo Dalot
  • 34': Cristiano Ronaldo
FT
2 - 1
Croatia
  • 41': Diogo Dalot (OG)

Ronaldo's historic goal helps Portugal beat Croatia

Cristiano Ronaldo's 900th career goal helped Portugal to a 2-1 win over Croatia in their first Nations League game on Thursday as Diogo Dalot opened the scoring for the hosts and netted an own goal.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Portugal. Rafael Leão is caught offside.
  • 4': Offside, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
  • 5': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).
  • 6': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
  • 7': Goal! Portugal 1, Croatia 0. Diogo Dalot (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
  • 11': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Bernardo Silva.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 17': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Portugal).
  • 20': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Croatia).
  • 22': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 22': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Dominik Livakovic.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vitinha following a corner.
  • 25': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 30': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 31': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
  • 34': Goal! Portugal 2, Croatia 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
  • 37': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Kristijan Jakic (Croatia) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Pasalic with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
  • 41': Kristijan Jakic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Own Goal by Diogo Dalot, Portugal. Portugal 2, Croatia 1.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 44': Foul by Vitinha (Portugal).
  • 44': Mario Pasalic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristijan Jakic with a headed pass.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Dangerous play by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).
  • 45'+1': Vitinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Borna Sosa.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Portugal 2, Croatia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Portugal 2, Croatia 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Croatia. Duje Caleta-Car replaces Marin Pongracic.
  • 45': Substitution, Portugal. João Neves replaces Rafael Leão.
  • 45': Substitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces Pedro Neto.
  • 49': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
  • 51': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
  • 51': Attempt missed. João Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
  • 56': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
  • 57': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
  • 57': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Substitution, Croatia. Igor Matanovic replaces Martin Baturina.
  • 62': Offside, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
  • 64': Offside, Croatia. Kristijan Jakic is caught offside.
  • 65': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
  • 66': Foul by Igor Matanovic (Croatia).
  • 66': Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Sucic replaces Mario Pasalic.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 71': Hand ball by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
  • 72': Foul by Igor Matanovic (Croatia).
  • 72': Vitinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Luka Modric (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Sucic with a cross.
  • 76': Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Perisic replaces Kristijan Jakic.
  • 77': Substitution, Croatia. Petar Sucic replaces Luka Modric.
  • 77': Substitution, Portugal. António Silva replaces Gonçalo Inácio.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Borna Sosa with a cross.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Nélson Semedo (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 83': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Vitinha (Portugal).
  • 88': Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Jota replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
  • 90': Substitution, Portugal. Pote replaces Vitinha because of an injury.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Sucic with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Petar Sucic (Croatia).
  • 90'+2': Pote (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Portugal 2, Croatia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Portugal 2, Croatia 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 5
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 4
50.1 Possession 49.9
13 SHOTS 15
4 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
538 Accurate Passes 540
576 Passes 580
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
8 Accurate Crosses 2
20 Crosses 13
0.4 Cross % 0.2
35 Long Balls 46
26 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.7 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 6
11 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 5
14 Effective Clearances 13
14 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 57,675

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Portugal 6 +8 14
2 Croatia 6 0 8
3 Scotland 6 -1 7
4 Poland 6 -7 4
Full Standings

Line-Ups

POR Portugal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Diogo Costa (GK)
14 Gonçalo Inacio
3 Rúben Dias
19 Nuno Mendes
5 Diogo Dalot
23 Vitinha
8 Bruno Fernandes
10 Bernardo Silva
7 Cristiano Ronaldo
17 Rafael Leão
20 Pedro Neto
Portugal Substitutes:
João Neves, Pedro Gonçalves, Rui Silva, António Silva, João Félix, João Palhinha, Rúben Neves, José Sá, Renato Veiga, Francisco Trincão, Nélson Semedo, Diogo Jota.

CRO Croatia (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Dominik Livakovic (GK)
3 Marin Pongracic
4 Josko Gvardiol
6 Josip Sutalo
16 Martin Baturina
10 Luka Modric Yellow Card
8 Mateo Kovacic
19 Borna Sosa
2 Kristijan Jakic
9 Andrej Kramaric
15 Mario Pasalic
Croatia Substitutes:
Bruno Petkovic, Luka Ivanusec, Duje Caleta-Car, Petar Sucic, Nikola Moro, Nediljko Labrovic, Igor Matanovic, Ante Budimir, Dominik Kotarski, Marko Pjaca, Ivan Perisic, Luka Sucic.

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