Portugal escaped by the skin of its teeth against Croatia, seeing out a 2–1 victory on Thursday in a game that could only be described as absolutely enthralling and somewhat manic.
After a rather underwhelming first half lacked much of any talking points, the game came to life following the restart. Croatia was the better side in the early stages and was rewarded for its newfound dominance with a goal from Ivan Perišić in the 53rd minute.
