Portugal or Croatia, who will win?
Published: 11:13 PM, 2 July 2026
Portugal and Croatia will face each other tomorrow at 5 am Bangladesh time in the fight to reach the last 16 of the World Cup. This could be the last match of the two legends Ronaldo and Luka Modric's World Cup careers.
In the group stage, the two teams advanced to the second round by finishing runners-up in their respective groups. Portugal had 5 points with one win and two draws. Croatia, on the other hand, earned 6 points with two wins and one loss in three matches.
Portugal is ahead of Croatia in terms of strength or ranking. The Portuguese are ranked eighth in the ranking. The Croats are ranked 13th.
The two teams have played against each other in head-to-head matches so far in a total of 10 matches. Portugal has won seven of them. On the other hand, Croatia has won only one. The remaining two were draws. The last time the two teams faced each other was in the UEFA Nations League.
According to Opta supercomputers, Portugal will have the last laugh in today's match. Opta says that Portugal has a 56.7 percent chance of winning this match, Croatia has a 19.6 percent chance. And the match has a 19.6 percent chance of a draw after the scheduled 90 minutes.

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