Portugal Edge Croatia After Snicko VAR

Portugal, Croatia and Cristiano Ronaldo
Thursday in Toronto

Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 to reach the World Cup last 16, with Goncalo Ramos scoring in stoppage time after Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty. The result ended Luka Modric’s fifth and likely final World Cup campaign in Canada.

Croatia thought they had equalised deep into added time, but VAR ruled Mario Pasalic offside after Connected Ball Technology detected a faint Igor Matanovic touch. FIFA later defended the decision, leaving Portugal to face Spain next.