UEFA Nations League

Croatia vs Portugal, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Croatia
  • 65': Josko Gvardiol
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Portugal
  • 33': João Félix

Croatia into Nations League quarterfinals with Portugal draw

Josko Gvardiol scored his first international goal in two years to rescue a point for Croatia in their 1-1 Nations League A Group 1 draw with Portugal in Split on Monday as both teams advance to March's quarter-finals.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Rafael Leão (Portugal).
  • 2': Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
  • 4': Foul by Igor Matanovic (Croatia).
  • 4': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Attempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Otávio with a through ball.
  • 10': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia).
  • 10': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Martin Baturina (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Félix.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Otávio (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Martin Baturina.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Renato Veiga (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vitinha with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
  • 18': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Martin Baturina (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
  • 20': Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 21': Offside, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
  • 24': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Josip Sutalo.
  • 26': Foul by João Neves (Portugal).
  • 26': Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Hand ball by Borna Sosa (Croatia).
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Nélson Semedo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by João Neves.
  • 31': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by João Cancelo.
  • 33': Goal! Croatia 0, Portugal 1. João Félix (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitinha with a through ball.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a through ball.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol with a headed pass.
  • 40': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Otávio.
  • 40': Attempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Araújo.
  • 41': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 45': Offside, Portugal. Rafael Leão is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by João Félix with a through ball.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Croatia 0, Portugal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Croatia 0, Portugal 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Croatia. Kristijan Jakic replaces Borna Sosa.
  • 45': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Mateo Kovacic because of an injury.
  • 48': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Renato Veiga.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
  • 53': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia).
  • 53': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Araújo (Portugal).
  • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Substitution, Croatia. Luka Sucic replaces Ivan Perisic.
  • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Araújo (Portugal).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Offside, Croatia. Josko Gvardiol is caught offside.
  • 63': Substitution, Portugal. Tiago Djaló replaces Tomás Araújo because of an injury.
  • 64': Substitution, Croatia. Ante Budimir replaces Igor Matanovic.
  • 65': Goal! Croatia 1, Portugal 1. Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kristijan Jakic with a cross.
  • 67': Foul by Kristijan Jakic (Croatia).
  • 67': Rafael Leão (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
  • 68': Vitinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Croatia).
  • 71': Nélson Semedo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Portugal. Fábio Silva replaces Rafael Leão.
  • 71': Substitution, Portugal. Francisco Conceição replaces Otávio.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francisco Conceição with a cross.
  • 73': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Dominik Livakovic.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Dominik Livakovic (Croatia).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Luka Sucic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario Pasalic.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Ante Budimir (Croatia) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 78': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by José Sá.
  • 78': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Moro replaces Luka Modric.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Sucic with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nikola Moro with a headed pass.
  • 81': Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Dalot replaces Nuno Mendes.
  • 83': Foul by Fábio Silva (Portugal).
  • 83': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Portugal).
  • 85': Martin Baturina (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Francisco Conceição (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha.
  • 86': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Mario Pasalic.
  • 87': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Martin Baturina.
  • 89': Ante Budimir (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Renato Veiga (Portugal).
  • 89': Renato Veiga (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Fábio Silva (Portugal).
  • 90'+1': Josip Sutalo (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Ante Budimir (Croatia) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 90'+3': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
  • 90'+3': Kristijan Jakic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Josip Sutalo (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Josip Sutalo.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Fábio Silva (Portugal).
  • 90'+5': Nikola Moro (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Fábio Silva (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Nikola Moro (Croatia).
  • 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Croatia 1, Portugal 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Croatia 1, Portugal 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 5
6 Saves 4
56.8 Possession 43.2
12 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
541 Accurate Passes 401
605 Passes 448
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
6 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.3
43 Long Balls 48
28 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 12
18 Tackles 17
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
5 Interceptions 8
21 Effective Clearances 12
21 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Stadion Poljud
Location: Split, Croatia
Attendance: 33,386

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Portugal 6 +8 14
2 Croatia 6 0 8
3 Scotland 6 -1 7
4 Poland 6 -7 4
Full Table

Line-Ups

CRO Croatia (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Dominik Livakovic (GK)
5 Duje Caleta-Car
4 Josko Gvardiol
6 Josip Sutalo
19 Borna Sosa
14 Ivan Perisic
8 Mateo Kovacic
10 Luka Modric
16 Martin Baturina
9 Andrej Kramaric
22 Igor Matanovic
Croatia Substitutes:
Nikola Vlasic, Marco Pasalic, Dominik Kotarski, Nikola Moro, Mislav Orsic, Luka Sucic, Ivica Ivusic, Marin Pongracic, Kristijan Jakic, Mario Pasalic, Marko Pjaca, Ante Budimir.

POR Portugal (3-5-2)

No. Name
12 José Sá (GK)
13 Renato Veiga Yellow Card
19 Nuno Mendes
3 Tomás Araújo
23 Vitinha
16 Otávio
15 João Neves
20 João Cancelo
2 Nélson Semedo
10 João Félix
17 Rafael Leão
Portugal Substitutes:
Diogo Dalot, Francisco Trincão, Geovany Quenda, Fábio Silva, Tiago Djaló, António Silva, Francisco Conceição, Samú Costa, Rui Silva.

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