Everything you need to know ahead of Thursday’s FIFA World Cup Round of 32 showdown One of the marquee matches of the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 arrives Thursday night as Portugal and Croatia meet in a battle featuring two of international soccer’s greatest players.

In the 109th minute of a wild, pulsating, nerve-shredding World Cup match for the ages, referee Espen Eskås finally called time.

TORONTO (AP) — At 41, Cristiano Ronaldo will get another match in a Portugal uniform, thanks to a penalty he scored, a stoppage time header by Goncalo Ramos, and a VAR ruling the Croatia team still doesn't understand.

Croatia captain Luka Modrić notched a World Cup win in his 200th cap, which eliminated Panama from the Round of 32.

Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 in their World Cup Round of 32 match at Toronto Stadium, after Croatia had a goal disallowed with seconds left on the clock. Soccer legends Ronaldo, 41, and Croatia's Luka Modrić,

TORONTO (AP) — There wasn’t much open space in Panama’s back line as it tried to keep its World Cup hopes alive. But just four minutes after Croatia coach Zlatko Dalić subbed on an extra forward in the second half,

Portugal advanced after edging out Croatia 2-1 in a hard-fought match, and Cristiano Ronaldo’s team will now face European champion Spain on Monday.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Croatia on Thursday, keeping the veteran forward's World Cup run alive.

By Frank Pingue TORONTO, July 2 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first World Cup knockout-stage goal of his career, Goncalo Ramos netted a stoppage-time header and Portugal got a last-second break on an offside call to beat Croatia 2-1 on Thursday and set up a last-16 clash with Spain.

Croatian soccer star Luka Modric surprised staff and fans alike when he swung by a Toronto restaurant for a meal this week. It looks like getting booted from the World Cup after a 2-1 loss to Portugal at Toronto Stadium on July 2 has done little to quell ...

Cristiano Ronaldo's likely last World Cup continued at the expense of Luka Modric's final bow, with Portugal outlasting Croatia 2-1 in an instant classic.