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Roberto Casillas

Why Croatia’s Late Equalizer vs. Portugal Didn’t Count—2026 World Cup

Portugal defeated Croatia 2–1 in the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup in a match the finished in incredibly controversial fashion.

Croatia appeared to score an equalizer deep into stoppage time—103 minutes in to be exact. An Ivan Perišić cross into the penalty area took a deflection off Renato Veiga and into the path of Mario Pašalić. The midfielder failed to control it, but the ball bounced off him perfectly into the path of Joško Gvardiol, who tapped-in Croatia’s second from close range.

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