00:04Welcome to Toronto, Ontario, where the FIFA World Cup's round of 32 continues with a meeting of two European sides
00:11containing two generational stars, Portugal facing Croatia at the Toronto Stadium.
00:16The very first time in a Real Madrid shirt back in 2009, who plays a 21st time at a World
00:23Cup. Each of those, the first whistle, the last dance for someone at a World Cup.
00:37Pongracic has retained his place alongside Sutelo up front. The early run and cross from Vlasic and the finish, a
00:48pretty weak one from Budimir.
00:51And this is a good run from Vlasic coming all the way across the field.
00:5635-year-old, another member of the 100-plus cap group.
01:02Leao now is going to stretch them and he's going to cross and that's a great save, but on the
01:06follow-up, it's blocked.
01:08And Bruno Fernandes is very, very close to forcing a way through.
01:14And there it is. Bruno Fernandes finding Leao behind, cuts it back to Bruno Fernandes, top of the box.
01:21Charles Neves, room for Leao to take this.
01:27And the early ball.
01:29And Novakovic has got some work to do.
01:32And he just palms it behind for the game's first corner.
01:35And this starts with a great run from Nuno Mendes across, across the box that drags the defender, leaves Leao
01:41wide.
01:42And Leao hits a great cross inside the box that Bruno Fernandes almost gets ahead on it.
01:48Neto could.
01:50And he'll cross and Ronaldo's in there again.
01:53And Novakovic came out for it.
01:54He didn't get anything on it either.
01:56He's gone behind for a goal kick.
01:58This looked to be a perfect in-swinger from Neto that goes right to Ronaldo's head.
02:04There it is, straight off the wall.
02:09Paul Gracic might disagree with me on that, but here's the effort.
02:16Pace on it, and over from Vega.
02:21This is an excellent cross from Nuno Mendes.
02:24And here comes Vega.
02:27And a yellow card.
02:32Ruben Diaz is protesting his innocence, but he goes into the book
02:36by a referee who does have a reputation for being no-nonsense.
02:41And you can see there the left arm.
02:46Marcelo cuts infield again there, looking for the width that they've got on the left side.
02:51Leao and Nuno Mendes.
02:54Here's Ronaldo.
02:58Good ball in!
03:00And Pongracic, diving, heads in behind for another corner.
03:07And this is a great cross here, I believe Nuno Mendes.
03:10And what a great play from Pongracic there, as it looked like Neto was lurking there.
03:17This one has had all the build-up to make it one of the great Toronto sports moments.
03:21And here is Suchic running at them.
03:25And it falls to Batarina.
03:28Shot repelled.
03:29Force wide.
03:31Perisic now.
03:33Cancelo trying to open them up now.
03:34The ball into the box.
03:35All the way through!
03:36And once again, somehow,
03:39it evades
03:41Ronaldo who was arriving
03:43into the six-yard box.
03:44And here's the switch.
03:45That's what we were just talking about.
03:47They have to open up the field.
03:49And Neto cuts inside and hits a great in-swinger.
03:54It's him to try and keep it alive to the edge of the box for Charles Neves.
03:58Then
03:59Mendes again.
04:03And the cross.
04:04And some vigor behind it.
04:06And so did the second one.
04:07And it's behind for another corner.
04:09To create opportunities.
04:10Here's Bruno Fernandes with an excellent ball across the box.
04:15Neto.
04:16Cancel is outside him.
04:18And this time,
04:19an easier one for Novakovic.
04:23So much of this first half has been played
04:26in the Croatian half.
04:28You can see the coaches are just trying to wave them up a little bit.
04:31In danger of sinking too deep.
04:34But then, susceptible to the ball over the top like that one.
04:37And that was off the head of Stanisic.
04:40And it's another Portuguese corner.
04:44This time lifted.
04:46In and all the way.
04:49Another good ball in.
04:51Fernandes was up there.
04:52There's Leao arriving.
04:53And he can't control the volley.
04:55And sends it behind.
04:57And another good ball from the right side.
04:59Another in-swinging ball from Neto.
05:02And Leao.
05:04Tries the volley right-footed.
05:07It's done from Stanisic.
05:08And they can now open it up for Perisic to chase.
05:12Neto is back with him.
05:16And with that, the referee blows his whistle.
05:21We head to half-time with a scoreline in this round of 32 tie.
05:24Portugal nil.
05:25Croatia nil.
05:28The second half underway in Toronto on a beautiful evening.
05:33And here's Petar Suchic.
05:35He opts for the cross.
05:37They've opted not to shoot.
05:39Matanovic now.
05:40Trying to battle his way through.
05:42Oh, they picked it up.
05:42It's Kovacic!
05:44It's the side netting.
05:50And it looks like Kosta got a little piece of it.
05:57Modric.
05:58Modric.
05:58Now the cross.
05:59Comfortable for Leao.
06:00Oh, and then he showed too much of it.
06:02Matanovic.
06:04Vlasic.
06:06Stanisic is outside him.
06:08Perisic is at the back post.
06:10Stanisic for the cross.
06:12It's going to come to Perisic.
06:14And Croatia have scored!
06:21They're not reacting.
06:23And here the ball goes to Stanisic.
06:26He's onside.
06:27As he crosses the ball, it goes far to the back.
06:30And there comes Perisic.
06:36Delivering a big, big moment for this Croatia team.
06:45Sucic again.
06:46On Vlasic.
06:47Flag stayed down.
06:48And he can cross it.
06:49And they've got another one!
06:50And now the flag has gone up.
06:55Connect the cross.
06:59And it's nearly offside.
07:03Got there first.
07:04Has a go!
07:06Off the woodwork, still alive and cleared.
07:10Hadlovakovic beaten.
07:12And that time, the cross.
07:16A little bit more comfortable.
07:17Badarina.
07:18He's got numbers to his left.
07:20It's Perisic again.
07:22And this time, it's blocked.
07:25Croatia.
07:25And here's Leao's shot.
07:27He unleashes this powerful shot to the far post.
07:31Nothing the goalkeeper could have done.
07:33Matanovic.
07:40And Modric into the book.
07:41For the challenge.
07:52Confirmation, Modric.
07:52Second player in the book.
07:53Ending up, ready to come into the game as substitutes.
07:57It's taking a while for them to sort it out.
07:58Here's Ronaldo.
07:59Trying to get on the end of this.
08:00He's there.
08:00And he clicks it past the keeper.
08:02But the flag goes up on the far side.
08:05The celebrations will be curtailed for now.
08:10But what a control from Ronaldo.
08:12I...
08:13That's very close, isn't it?
08:14Wow, that is very close.
08:18What a control there from Ronaldo.
08:23And we're so used to seeing things like this.
08:26Croatia defenders to think about.
08:30Mendes.
08:31An in-swinger.
08:33All the way through.
08:35Renato Vega didn't quite get there.
08:37Another excellent corner from Nuno Mendes.
08:41And it looks like...
08:42Just a touch off Loyal that sent it behind.
08:45Yeah, he got a little bit surprised by this one.
08:50Center of the pitcher there.
08:54It's good enough.
08:55It was Vlasic on him.
08:57These are difficult calls.
09:00Jared Gillett, the video assistant referee, has asked...
09:03Here is the decision.
09:04Huge moment now in this round of 32 clash.
09:06After review, Croatia player number 13
09:09holds his opponent with two arms.
09:12Clearing back.
09:13Final decision.
09:14Penalty.
09:15And here he is now with the hopes of a nation once more
09:19resting on his shoulders.
09:22The goalkeeper who has excelled from penalties in Lelakovic.
09:25Ronaldo.
09:281-1 in Toronto.
09:31And Cristiano Ronaldo.
09:33Take a big penalty.
09:35Here he is.
09:36And the throw arrives.
09:38And is caught.
09:40In the six-yard box by Costa.
09:43Look at this from Kovacic.
09:45And the strike.
09:46He hits the post.
09:48Boutes out to Vlasic.
09:51And sent back for Kovacic again.
09:54And tipped over.
09:56And Kovacic goes right through the Portugal midfield.
10:01Neves can't catch him.
10:03And he goes for that near post.
10:05Modric.
10:06Swung in high.
10:08And Matanovic was underneath it.
10:10He had a man.
10:10Time and space.
10:12Matanovic.
10:13Had some time as well.
10:14And he goes wide.
10:16And another good save from Costa.
10:19And look at them break that line.
10:21And they're through with Sucic.
10:24Croatia back in front.
10:27It's another really close call.
10:30It's very close and what a great ball there.
10:35Could this be the last time we see him at a FIFA World Cup.
10:40In a Portugal shirt.
10:43He scores tonight.
10:45He leaves the field.
10:47With ten minutes to play.
10:51And now Konsei Sauer's broken the line.
10:54He's got a man in the middle.
10:55Others arriving.
10:56And he'll win the corner.
10:59And just about every one of his corners has been dangerous.
11:04Swinger again.
11:05And headed wide.
11:07Well he got there this time.
11:08Calmly brought down.
11:10By Pedasucic.
11:12He hangs it up.
11:13It's headed wide.
11:15Stoppage time at the end of the 90.
11:19And the header is glancing.
11:21And ultimately wide.
11:24And now again.
11:25There's a little bit of space to run into.
11:27Goes for the early ball.
11:29And the header is in.
11:38The Super Sun.
11:40Does it again.
11:42Career of Luka Modric.
11:44As Croatian hearts are broken.
11:46In stoppage time in Toronto.
11:50For his club side.
11:51Paris Saint-Germain this season.
11:53That's a huge goal.
11:54Here's the cross.
11:55Into the box now.
11:57Baselic up there.
11:58Vega heads away.
11:59When you think about gutsy calls.
12:03Roboto Martinez.
12:04Changes four players.
12:05As there's a late challenge in.
12:07Off the ball.
12:08And Paris Saint-Germain.
12:08Is into the book.
12:10And they have worked out for him.
12:16The Portuguese.
12:181966 team.
12:20That went so close.
12:20With Eusebio at the helm.
12:23Sutelo launches it forward.
12:24Matanovic goes up.
12:26Good header.
12:26Vega.
12:28And Semedo now.
12:30Has space in front of him.
12:32Surely he just drives to the corner.
12:38They'll keep going.
12:39They'll look for another one.
12:44Parasic.
12:45Who weighs them on as he takes possession.
12:48Here come Croatia.
12:50One last cross.
12:51Into the hands of Costa.
12:57Five in the middle.
12:58Five in the middle.
12:58Here's the ball in.
12:59And it falls to the back.
13:01And it's got into the net.
13:02It's an equalizer.
13:04With surely the last kick of the game.
13:09Vario was arriving.
13:14And Croatia keeps pushing and pushing.
13:17Chance after chance.
13:18And here comes the cross.
13:23And there's the header.
13:29But it could be offside.
13:31It hits a defender.
13:33It could be.
13:34There's definitely going to be a check here.
13:38Well amid the drama.
13:39Amid the celebrations.
13:46To go to the screen.
13:49And after all those incredible celebrations.
13:52For Croatia and their supporters.
13:55The hope might just be about to turn.
13:58To heartbreak.
14:00There's the snicker on the bottom there.
14:02It's going to look at the touches.
14:04So there is the clear touch.
14:06From Matanovic.
14:08Croatia player number 20.
14:10Touch the ball.
14:11And head it.
14:12To the goalscorer.
14:14Final decision.
14:15Offside.
14:18And see out this.
14:20Wild finish.
14:22For this round of 32 game.
14:24The referees letting them play.
14:26But now it's over.
14:30For Cristiano Ronaldo.
14:32The World Cup journey continues.
14:37For Luka Modric.
14:39It's journey's end.
14:41Full time.
14:43Portugal 2.
14:45Croatia 1.
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