International Friendly

Portugal vs Croatia, 2024 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Portugal
  • 48': Diogo Jota
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Croatia
  • 8': Luka Modric (P)
  • 56': Ante Budimir

Modric helps Croatia beat Ronaldo-less Portugal in friendly

Goals in each half by Luka Modric and Ante Budimir got Croatia a historic first win over Portugal in eight matches when they beat the hosts 2-1 in an international friendly on Saturday, as Cristiano Ronaldo remained on the bench.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Portugal).
  • 1': Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
  • 4': Offside, Portugal. Nuno Mendes is caught offside.
  • 7': Penalty Croatia. Mateo Kovacic draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 7': Penalty conceded by Vitinha (Portugal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 8': Goal! Portugal 0, Croatia 1. Luka Modric (Croatia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 10': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
  • 10': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Luka Modric (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Lovro Majer (Croatia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 16': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Josip Stanisic.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Inácio with a headed pass.
  • 17': Offside, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos is caught offside.
  • 17': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 18': Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal).
  • 18': Lovro Majer (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 21': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by João Palhinha.
  • 22': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
  • 27': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 28': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
  • 28': Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Croatia).
  • 29': Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
  • 33': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by João Palhinha.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 34': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
  • 38': Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Ante Budimir (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 39': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
  • 39': Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Ante Budimir (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
  • 40': Lovro Majer (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Ante Budimir (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josip Stanisic with a headed pass.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Palhinha.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Portugal 0, Croatia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Portugal 0, Croatia 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Jota replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 45': Substitution, Portugal. João Cancelo replaces Nuno Mendes.
  • 45': Substitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces Diogo Dalot.
  • 45': Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces João Félix.
  • 47': Foul by Josip Stanisic (Croatia).
  • 47': João Cancelo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Goal! Portugal 1, Croatia 1. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 52': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Foul by Diogo Jota (Portugal).
  • 53': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
  • 53': Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Perisic replaces Andrej Kramaric.
  • 54': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Lovro Majer.
  • 54': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Sucic replaces Luka Modric.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 56': Goal! Portugal 1, Croatia 2. Ante Budimir (Croatia) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 58': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
  • 58': Vitinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
  • 64': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Marin Pongracic.
  • 65': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha.
  • 65': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 66': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
  • 67': Substitution, Croatia. Bruno Petkovic replaces Ante Budimir.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Portugal) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Cancelo following a corner.
  • 70': Substitution, Portugal. Pedro Neto replaces Bruno Fernandes.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
  • 75': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 75': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Ivanusec replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 75': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Josip Stanisic.
  • 76': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
  • 76': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': João Cancelo (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 80': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Josip Stanisic.
  • 81': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
  • 81': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Luka Sucic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic.
  • 82': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Foul by Diogo Jota (Portugal).
  • 84': Attempt missed. Vitinha (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
  • 84': Substitution, Portugal. Matheus Nunes replaces Vitinha.
  • 85': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Portugal).
  • 85': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Luka Ivanusec (Croatia).
  • 90'+1': Nélson Semedo (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Luka Ivanusec (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Rúben Dias (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Petkovic with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Portugal 1, Croatia 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Portugal 1, Croatia 2.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Estádio do Jamor
Location: Oeiras, Portugal
Attendance: 37,500

Line-Ups

POR Portugal (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Diogo Costa (GK)
14 Gonçalo Inácio
4 Rúben Dias
19 Nuno Mendes
5 Diogo Dalot
6 João Palhinha
23 Vitinha
8 Bruno Fernandes
9 Gonçalo Ramos
11 João Félix
10 Bernardo Silva
Portugal Substitutes:
Diogo Jota, Rafael Leão, Pedro Neto, José Sá, Matheus Nunes, António Silva, Francisco Conceição, João Neves, Danilo Pereira, Pepe, Nélson Semedo, Rúben Neves, João Cancelo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rui Patrício.

CRO Croatia (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Dominik Livakovic (GK)
3 Marin Pongracic
6 Josip Sutalo
4 Josko Gvardiol
2 Josip Stanisic
11 Marcelo Brozovic Yellow Card
8 Mateo Kovacic
10 Luka Modric
16 Ante Budimir Yellow Card
9 Andrej Kramaric
7 Lovro Majer
Croatia Substitutes:
Luka Ivanusec, Nikola Vlasic, Marko Pjaca, Martin Baturina, Bruno Petkovic, Nediljko Labrovic, Borna Sosa, Ivica Ivusic, Ivan Perisic, Domagoj Vida, Josip Juranovic, Martin Erlic, Mario Pasalic, Marco Pasalic, Luka Sucic.

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