Portugal vs Croatia

UEFA Nations League - League A 5 Sep 2024, 18:45
Portugal
Portugal
2–1
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Croatia
Croatia
🏟 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa) 👤 H. Meler Round 1

Match report

Portugal edged past Croatia 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League - League A on 5 September 2024.

Portugal had 15 shots to Croatia's 13.

The match was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa), with H. Meler in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 15 - 13 On target 6 - 4 Corners 5 - 7 Fouls 5 - 6 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal · 1 goal
8 Vitinha 102 passes (98% accurate)
8 Bruno Fernandes 1 assist
8 Kristijan Jakic captained the side
8 Luka Modric 67 passes (97% accurate)
First half vs second half
Portugal stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–6 9–7
Shots On Goal 4–2 2–2
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 1–5 4–2
Attacks 52–43 51–48
Match statistics
5 Corners 7
6 Substitution 5
103 Attacks 91
45 Dangerous Attacks 60
6 On Target 5
9 Off Target 10
15 Shots Total 13
6 Shots On Goal 4
3 Shots Off Goal 7
6 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 8
8 Shots Outside Box 5
5 Fouls 6
5 Corners 7
2 Offsides 2
50% Ball Possession 50%
0 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 4
581 Passes Total 575
541 Passes Accurate 537
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Portugal · 4-3-3
1 D. Costa
5 D. Dalot 3 R. Dias 14 G. Inácio 19 N. Mendes
10 B. Silva 23 Vitinha 8 B. Fernandes
20 P. Neto 7 C. Ronaldo 17 R. Leão
Croatia · 3-5-2
1 D. Livakovic
6 J. Sutalo 3 M. Pongracic 4 J. Gvardiol
2 K. Jakic 10 L. Modric 8 M. Kovacic 16 M. Baturina 19 B. Sosa
15 M. Pasalic 9 A. Kramaric
Portugal
Coach
Roberto Martínez
Substitutes
  • 2 Nélson Semedo
  • 15 João Neves
  • 4 António Silva
  • 21 Diogo Jota
  • 12 José Sá
  • 22 Rui Silva
  • 6 João Palhinha
  • 13 Renato Veiga
  • 18 Rúben Neves
  • 9 Pedro Gonçalves
  • 11 João Félix
  • 16 Francisco Trincão
Croatia
Coach
Z. Dalic
Substitutes
  • 5 Duje Caleta-Car
  • 22 Igor Matanovic
  • 21 Luka Sucic
  • 14 Ivan Perisic
  • 13 Petar Sucic
  • 12 Nediljko Labrovic
  • 23 Dominik Kotarski
  • 7 Nikola Moro
  • 18 Luka Ivanusec
  • 20 Marko Pjaca
  • 11 Ante Budimir
  • 17 Bruno Petkovic
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ João Neves ↓ Rafael Leão Portugal
  • 46' ↑ Nélson Semedo ↓ Pedro Neto Portugal
  • 46' ↑ D. Ćaleta-Car ↓ M. Pongračić Croatia
  • 61' ↑ I. Matanović ↓ M. Baturina Croatia
  • 67' ↑ L. Sučić ↓ M. Pašalić Croatia
  • 76' ↑ I. Perišić ↓ K. Jakić Croatia
  • 77' ↑ António Silva ↓ Gonçalo Inácio Portugal
  • 77' ↑ P. Sučić ↓ L. Modrić Croatia
  • 88' ↑ Diogo Jota ↓ Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal
  • 90' ↑ Pote ↓ Vitinha Portugal
Cards
  • 72' L. Modric Croatia
Head-to-head
Portugal 3 2 draws 1 Croatia
2024-11-18 Croatia vs Portugal 1 - 1
2024-09-05 Portugal vs Croatia 2 - 1
2024-06-08 Portugal vs Croatia 1 - 2
2020-11-17 Croatia vs Portugal 2 - 3
2020-09-05 Portugal vs Croatia 4 - 1
2020-03-30 Portugal vs Croatia 0 - 0
Recent form
Portugal D D D W W
Croatia D D L W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Portugal vs Croatia?
Portugal won 2-1 against Croatia on 5 September 2024.
Who won Portugal vs Croatia?
Portugal won the match 2-1.
Where was Portugal vs Croatia played?
The match was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa).
Who had more possession in Portugal vs Croatia?
Portugal had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.