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Portugal 2-1 Croatia, World Cup

Portugal
  • Ronaldo 68′ (pen)
  • Ramos 90+4′

2–1

xG 2.30 – 1.34

Half time 0–0

Croatia
  • Perišić 53′
Kick-off
Venue
Toronto Stadium
Referee
Espen Eskås
Attendance
43,036

Portugal 2-1 Croatia. xG 2.3-1.3.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Portugal

4-2-3-1 · Roberto Martínez

Avg rating 7.24

Croatia

4-2-3-1 · Zlatko Dalic

Avg rating 6.48

Costa

#1 · Goalkeeper · Portugal

90′ played

7.6

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Nuno Mendes

#25 · Left-back · Portugal

90′ played

7.6

Player of the match

Passing

xA
0.50

Attack

xG
0.01

Dias

#3 · Centre-back · Portugal

90′ played

7.8

Passing

xA
0.04

Veiga

#13 · Centre-back · Portugal

90′ played

7.7

Passing

xA
0.01

Attack

xG
0.42

Cancelo

#20 · Right-back · Portugal

63′ played

7.4

Off 62′

Passing

xA
0.02

Attack

xG
0.04

João Neves

#15 · Defensive midfielder · Portugal

90′ played

7.5

Passing

xA
0.13

Attack

xG
0.10

Vítinha

#23 · Defensive midfielder · Portugal

62′ played

7.5

Off 62′

Passing

xA
0.02

Attack

xG
0.03

Leão

#17 · Left winger · Portugal

90′ played

8.2

1 assist

xG
0.09

Passing

xA
0.21

Bruno Fernandes

#8 · Attacking midfielder · Portugal

63′ played

6.7

Off 62′

Passing

xA
0.06

Attack

xG
0.53

Pedro Neto

#18 · Right winger · Portugal

63′ played

6.7

Off 62′

xG
0.00

Passing

xA
0.02

Ronaldo

#7 · Forward · Portugal

81′ played

7.7

1 goalOff 81′

xG
0.82

Passing

xA
0.01

Livaković

#1 · Goalkeeper · Croatia

90′ played

6.1

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Perišić

#14 · Left-back · Croatia

90′ played

7.5

1 goal

Passing

xA
0.09

Attack

xG
0.21

Pongracic

#3 · Centre-back · Croatia

90′ played

6.5

No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Sutalo

#6 · Centre-back · Croatia

90′ played

6.7

Passing

xA
0.01

Stanišić

#2 · Right-back · Croatia

90′ played

7.2

Passing

xA
0.01

Kovačić

#8 · Defensive midfielder · Croatia

89′ played

6.9

Off 90′

Passing

xA
0.04

Attack

xG
0.25

Modrić

#10 · Defensive midfielder · Croatia

90′ played

6.8

Passing

xA
0.20

Baturina

#16 · Left winger · Croatia

68′ played

6.1

Off 68′

xG
0.05

Passing

xA
0.02

Sučić

#17 · Attacking midfielder · Croatia

90′ played

6.4

Passing

xA
0.34

Attack

xG
0.08

Vlašić

#13 · Right winger · Croatia

89′ played

6.6

Off 90′

xG
0.02

Passing

xA
0.15

Budimir

#11 · Forward · Croatia

45′ played

5.9

Off 46′

xG
0.17

Bench

  • Semedo

    #2 · Substitute · Portugal

    27′ played

    6.5

    On 62′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Ramos

    #9 · Substitute · Portugal

    27′ played

    7.4

    1 goalOn 62′

    Attack

    xG
    0.13
  • Bernardo Silva

    #10 · Substitute · Portugal

    28′ played

    6.1

    On 62′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Conceição

    #26 · Substitute · Portugal

    27′ played

    6.2

    On 62′

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
  • Neves

    #21 · Substitute · Portugal

    9′ played

    On 81′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

Bench

  • Matanović

    #20 · Substitute · Croatia

    45′ played

    5.4

    On 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.15

    Attack

    xG
    0.40
  • Pašalić

    #15 · Substitute · Croatia

    22′ played

    6.4

    On 68′

    Attack

    xG
    0.16
  • Gvardiol

    #4 · Substitute · Croatia

    1′ played

    On 90′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Kramarić

    #9 · Substitute · Croatia

    1′ played

    On 90′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 60%Possession40%
    POG 60%, CRO 40%.
  • 2.30Expected goals (xG)1.34
    POG 2.30, CRO 1.34.
  • 1.42Non-penalty xG1.34
    POG 1.42, CRO 1.34.
  • 1.85xG on target1.51
    POG 1.85, CRO 1.51.
  • 15Shots13
    POG 15, CRO 13.
  • 3On target6
    POG 3, CRO 6.
  • 3Big chances4
    POG 3, CRO 4.
  • 585Passes370
    POG 585, CRO 370.
  • 91%Pass accuracy84%
    POG 91%, CRO 84%.
  • 9Corners5
    POG 9, CRO 5.
  • 19Tackles22
    POG 19, CRO 22.
  • 5Interceptions10
    POG 5, CRO 10.
  • 4.1PPDA (lower = more pressing)7.2
    POG 4.1, CRO 7.2.
  • 6Fouls12
    POG 6, CRO 12.
  • 1Yellow cards2
    POG 1, CRO 2.
  • 0Red cards0
    POG 0, CRO 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

PortugalCroatia
  1. Yellow card, Dias
    17′
  2. 46′
    Substitution, Matanović (Off Budimir)
  3. 53′
    Goal, Perišić0–1
  4. 59′
    Yellow card, Modrić
  5. Substitution, Semedo (Off Bruno Fernandes / Pedro Neto / Cancelo / Vítinha)
    62′
  6. Substitution, Ramos (Off Bruno Fernandes / Pedro Neto / Cancelo / Vítinha)
    62′
  7. Substitution, Bernardo Silva (Off Bruno Fernandes / Pedro Neto / Cancelo / Vítinha)
    62′
  8. Substitution, Conceição (Off Bruno Fernandes / Pedro Neto / Cancelo / Vítinha)
    62′
  9. Penalty, Ronaldo1–1
    68′
  10. 68′
    Substitution, Pašalić (Off Baturina)
  11. Substitution, Neves (Off Ronaldo)
    81′
  12. 90′
    Yellow card, Perišić
  13. 90′
    Substitution, Gvardiol (Off Kovačić / Vlašić)
  14. 90′
    Substitution, Kramarić (Off Kovačić / Vlašić)
  15. Goal, Ramos (Leão)2–1
    90+4′

Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0

28 shots

Every shot

← CRO attack

POG attack →

Ronaldo 68′Portugal · Goal · Penalty · Right foot0.92xGOT0.79xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Portugal2.30xG

Croatia1.34xG

Full time2–1

0.01.02.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Perišić 53′Ronaldo 68′ (P)Ramos 90+4′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

34Bruno Fernandes36Cancelo32Pedro Neto40João Neves69Dias55Nuno Mendes42Leão75Vítinha6Costa46Veiga21Ronaldo

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Portugal · Starting XI until the first substitution (61')Busiest link: Dias and Vítinha, 35 passes.Centralisation index 0.08: Vítinha made 1.8× an even share of the passes.
18Modrić26Kovačić13Sutalo27Pongracic13Livaković13Perišić19Sučić8Baturina16Stanišić11Vlašić2Budimir

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Croatia · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Kovačić and Pongracic, 12 passes.Centralisation index 0.08: Pongracic made 1.8× an even share of the passes.

Both sides spread the ball about as evenly (centralisation 0.08 and 0.08).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 75), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 35).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.