Portugal vs. Croatia: Head-to-head record and past meetings | World Cup 2026

Portugal and Croatia conscionable astatine BMO Field successful Toronto successful the aboriginal hours of Friday for a spot successful the past 16 of the 2026 World Cup.

The Selecao finished 2nd successful Group K aft winning 1 of their 3 matches, drafting with DR Congo successful their opener earlier playing retired a goalless stalemate against radical winners Colombia connected matchday three.

Croatia besides progressed arsenic runners-up from Group L, 1 constituent down England, aft recovering from decision to the Three Lions with successive victories implicit Panama (1-0) and Ghana (2-1).

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look astatine the head-to-head grounds and erstwhile meetings betwixt the 2 nations.

Portugal vs Croatia: Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 10

Portugal wins:: 7

Draws: 2

Croatia wins: 1

Portugal and Croatia person met 10 times, with the Selecao winning 7 of those encounters, portion Croatia person claimed conscionable 1 triumph and the remaining 2 matches person ended level.

The nations archetypal met astatine Euro 1996, wherever Portugal ran retired 3-0 winners aft Luis Figo struck wrong 4 minutes earlier Joao Pinto doubled the vantage and Domingos Paciencia wrapped up the triumph precocious on.

The Selecao extended their winning tally with 2-0 and 1-0 affable victories successful 2005 and 2013, respectively, earlier edging past Croatia 1-0 aft other clip successful the past 16 of Euro 2016.

Croatia avoided decision successful this fixture for the archetypal clip with a 1-1 affable gully successful 2018, though Portugal responded by winning some UEFA Nations League meetings successful 2020 by 4-1 and 3-2 scorelines.

The Checkered Ones yet earned their archetypal triumph implicit the Selecao successful June 2024 with a 2-1 affable occurrence astatine Estadio Nacional bash Jamor, wherever Luka Modric and Ante Budimir scored either broadside of Diogo Jota's equaliser.

Portugal gained revenge 3 months aboriginal with a 2-1 location triumph successful the UEFA Nations League earlier the instrumentality fixture ended successful a 1-1 draw, which remains the astir caller gathering betwixt the sides.