Croatia vs Portugal, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueCroatia into Nations League quarterfinals with Portugal draw
Josko Gvardiol scored his first international goal in two years to rescue a point for Croatia in their 1-1 Nations League A Group 1 draw with Portugal in Split on Monday as both teams advance to March's quarter-finals.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Rafael Leão (Portugal).
- 2': Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
- 4': Foul by Igor Matanovic (Croatia).
- 4': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Attempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Otávio with a through ball.
- 10': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia).
- 10': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 15': Attempt missed. Martin Baturina (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 17': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Félix.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Otávio (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 17': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Martin Baturina.
- 18': Attempt missed. Renato Veiga (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vitinha with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
- 18': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Martin Baturina (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 20': Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
- 21': Offside, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
- 24': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
- 26': Foul by João Neves (Portugal).
- 26': Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Hand ball by Borna Sosa (Croatia).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
- 30': Attempt missed. Nélson Semedo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by João Neves.
- 31': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by João Cancelo.
- 33': Goal! Croatia 0, Portugal 1. João Félix (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitinha with a through ball.
- 37': Attempt saved. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a through ball.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol with a headed pass.
- 40': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Otávio.
- 40': Attempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Araújo.
- 41': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 45': Offside, Portugal. Rafael Leão is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by João Félix with a through ball.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Croatia 0, Portugal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Croatia 0, Portugal 1.
- 45': Substitution, Croatia. Kristijan Jakic replaces Borna Sosa.
- 45': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Mateo Kovacic because of an injury.
- 48': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Renato Veiga.
- 50': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
- 53': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia).
- 53': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt saved. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Araújo (Portugal).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Sucic replaces Ivan Perisic.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Araújo (Portugal).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Offside, Croatia. Josko Gvardiol is caught offside.
- 63': Substitution, Portugal. Tiago Djaló replaces Tomás Araújo because of an injury.
- 63': Substitution, Croatia. Ante Budimir replaces Igor Matanovic.
- 65': Goal! Croatia 1, Portugal 1. Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kristijan Jakic with a cross.
- 67': Foul by Kristijan Jakic (Croatia).
- 67': Rafael Leão (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
- 68': Vitinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Croatia).
- 71': Nélson Semedo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Portugal. Fábio Silva replaces Rafael Leão.
- 71': Substitution, Portugal. Francisco Conceição replaces Otávio.
- 73': Attempt saved. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francisco Conceição with a cross.
- 73': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Dominik Livakovic.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Dominik Livakovic (Croatia).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Attempt saved. Luka Sucic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
- 78': Attempt saved. Ante Budimir (Croatia) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 78': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by José Sá.
- 78': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Moro replaces Luka Modric.
- 79': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Sucic with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nikola Moro with a headed pass.
- 81': Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Dalot replaces Nuno Mendes.
- 83': Foul by Fábio Silva (Portugal).
- 83': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Portugal).
- 85': Martin Baturina (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Francisco Conceição (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha.
- 86': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Mario Pasalic.
- 87': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Martin Baturina.
- 89': Ante Budimir (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Renato Veiga (Portugal).
- 90': Renato Veiga (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Fábio Silva (Portugal).
- 90'+1': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Ante Budimir (Croatia) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box.
- 90'+3': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
- 90'+3': Kristijan Jakic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Josip Sutalo (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Josip Sutalo.
- 90'+5': Foul by Fábio Silva (Portugal).
- 90'+5': Nikola Moro (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Fábio Silva (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Nikola Moro (Croatia).
- 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Croatia 1, Portugal 1.
- 0': Match ends, Croatia 1, Portugal 1.
Statistics
 POR |
CRO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| 57 | Possession | 43 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 543 | Accurate Passes | 402 |
| 608 | Passes | 447 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 6 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 19 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 21 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Stadion Poljud
Location: Split, Croatia
Venue: Stadion Poljud
Location: Split, Croatia
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 |
Line-Ups
Croatia (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dominik Livakovic (GK) |
| 5 | Duje Caleta-Car |
| 4 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 6 | Josip Sutalo |
| 19 | Borna Sosa |
| 14 | Ivan Perisic |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 16 | Martin Baturina |
| 9 | Andrej Kramaric |
| 22 | Igor Matanovic |
Portugal (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | José Sá (GK) |
| 13 | Renato Veiga  |
| 19 | Nuno Mendes |
| 3 | Tomás Araújo |
| 23 | Vitinha |
| 16 | Otávio |
| 15 | João Neves |
| 20 | João Cancelo |
| 2 | Nélson Semedo |
| 10 | João Félix |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
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