What is 'Snicko'? World Cup VAR drama explained after Portugal vs Croatia chaos Cricket-style technology used to rule out Josko Gvardiol’s last-gasp equaliser in dramatic last-32 thriller Evening Standard · Jul 3
Why was 103rd minute Croatia equaliser ruled out by VAR in climactic World Cup knockout match? Croatia controversially exited the World Cup at the first knockout round FourFourTwo · Jul 3
VAR keeps Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup dream alive Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal faced potential World Cup elimination FourFourTwo · Jul 3
Ronaldo’s tears, Martinez’s choice and Modric’s ending: Inside Portugal v Croatia, a World Cup epic One of the most-dramatic games in World Cup history ended with Ronaldo – who had scored and finally been substituted – paying tribute to his late teammate Diogo Jota The Independent UK · Jul 3
Why was Josko Gvardiol’s goal disallowed vs Portugal? Croatia fans throw bottles on pitch amid VAR controversy Gvardiol’s last-gasp equaliser against Portugal was ruled out after the Snicko technology revealed a touch barely noticeable to the human eye The Independent UK · Jul 3
Why Croatia’s 103rd-minute equaliser against Portugal was disallowed by VAR Croatia believed they had scored a 103rd-minute equaliser against Portugal in their World Cup clash on Thursday. Ivan Perisic had put Croatia head in the 53rd minute before Cristiano Ronaldo equalised from the penalty spot 15 minutes later, and then Goncalo Ramos made it 2-1 to Portugal with a powerful… The Independent UK · Jul 3
Croatia vs Ghana World Cup 2026 Predictions and Best Bets Croatia must win to advance at Lincoln Financial Field. Our pick is Croatia -127 in this Group L shoot-out against Ghana on June 27. Sports Lens · Jun 24
England vs Croatia proves all the fun of the fair on thrillseekers' doorstep - but only for the neutral England ran out 4-2 winners over Croatia in their opening 2026 World Cup fixture in Dallas - but not before giving fans kittens FourFourTwo · Jun 17
England 4-2 Croatia: World Cup 2026 Group L player ratings Harry Kane gave a fine captain’s performance while Dominik Livakovic stopped the scoreline running away from Croatia The Guardian - UK · Jun 17
England vs Croatia player ratings: Jude Bellingham stars, as Ezri Konsa struggles Who starred for England against Croatia in their World Cup 2026 opener? FourFourTwo · Jun 17
Modric still casts a spell as Croatia win warm-up with England to come Luka Modric scored on what could be last game on home soil as Croatia beat Slovenia 2-1 before heading off to the US, with England in their World Cup group The Guardian - UK · Jun 7
Atalanta ace singles out superb Celtic star who changed game in Italy ATALANTA ace Mario Pasalic reckons Celtic keeper Kasper Schmeichel saved them from Champions League defeat. The National (Scotland) · Oct 24, 2024
Celtic keep Atalanta at bay in Champions League The Hoops lost 7-1 in their last European outing. The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024
UEFA Super Cup: Kylian Mbappe strikes on debut as Madrid beat Atalanta NEW DELHI: Kylian Mbappe scored on his Real Madrid debut to help his new team defeat Atalanta 2-0 and win the UEFA Super Cup for the record sixth time on Wednesday in Warsaw. The Times of India · Aug 15, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2024 Mattia Zaccagni strikes at death to crush Croatia and send Italy through to last 16 Mattia Zaccagni scored in the eighth and final minute of added time to salvage a 1-1 draw for Italy after Luka Modric had put Croatia ahead
Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2024 Croatia vs Italy lineups: Starting XIs, confirmed team news, injury latest for Euro 2024 today Big calls from both teams
The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2024 Klaus Gjasula strikes late after own goal to snatch Albania draw with Croatia Klaus Gjasula went from villain to hero after cancelling out an own goal with a late equaliser for Albania to stun Croatia with a late 2-2 draw
The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024 Liverpool left needing miracle after Scamacca double for Atalanta Liverpool were left on the brink of exiting the Europa League after a 3-0 home defeat by Atalanta in the first leg of the quarter-final
The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024 Liverpool 0-3 Atalanta: Europa League quarter-final, first leg – live reaction Minute-by-miunte report: Two goals from Gianluca Scamacca helped the Italian side record a famous victory over a ragged Liverpool side that have it all to do
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023 Wales shock Croatia to keep Euro hopes alive thanks to Harry Wilson double Harry Wilson scored twice as Wales beat Croatia 2-1 at the Cardiff City Stadium
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023 Wales defeat Croatia thanks to Harry Wilson double to boost Euro 2024 qualification hopes Wales 2-1 Croatia: The Dragons beat the 2022 World Cup semi-finalists for the first time in eight games.
The Times of India · Jun 15, 2023 Croatia stun hosts Netherlands to reach Nations League final NEW DELHI: Croatia secured their spot in the Nations League final with a 4-2 win over the Netherlands. Bruno Petkovic and Luka Modric scored in extra time in their team's win.
Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2023 Croatia produce trademark display with extra-time win over Netherlands to reach Nations League final Croatia overcame a dramatic clash with the Netherlands to win in the Nations League semi-finals on Wednesday night.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022 Argentina 3-0 Croatia: World Cup semi-final player ratings Lionel Messi was outstanding and ran the show but Croatia’s Ivan Perisic failed to offer anything useful from the left
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022 Argentina make two changes for World Cup semi-final with Croatia Lionel Scaloni has reverted back to the 4-4-2 he has deployed for much of the tournament in Qatar