Portugal vs Croatia Live Streaming: How to Watch FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 Match Online from Anywhere

Toronto Stadium will host an all-European World Cup Round of 32 showdown Thursday as Portugal face Croatia for the first time in the cup’s history. The winner will advance to the Round of 16 to play either Spain or Austria. Both teams finished second in their groups, with Portugal ending behind Colombia in Group K and Croatia finishing behind England in Group L.

Neither side came through the group stage at its best, but both have the knockout-stage experience to pose a serious threat. Portugal have won seven of their previous 10 meetings with Croatia, including a Round of 16 victory at Euro 2016 on their way to become champions.

Portugal on a High

History favors Portugal, but Croatia have repeatedly shown they can upset the odds. Roberto Martinez has a fully fit squad to choose from with no injury concerns. Joao Neves is set to return to the starting lineup after being rested against Colombia, partnering Vitinha in central midfield.

Bruno Fernandes is expected to play in the No. 10 role behind the front three, with Pedro Neto and Joao Felix supporting Ronaldo.

Nuno Mendes and Joao Cancelo are set to continue at full-back, while Ruben Dias and Renato Veiga are expected to start in central defense.

Diogo Costa will begin in goal. Ronaldo, 40, is the oldest outfield player at the tournament and has yet to register a goal or an assist in a World Cup knockout match during his career — a statistic that continues to define his involvement at this stage.

Meanwhile, Croatia’s Zlatko Dalic has no new injury concerns following Croatia’s 2-1 win over Ghana.

The biggest change is the return of Josko Gvardiol at left-back, allowing Ivan Perisic to move into a more advanced attacking role. Luka Modric, who became the oldest player to record a World Cup assist after setting up Nikola Vlasic’s winning goal against Ghana, is expected to anchor the midfield alongside Mateo Kovacic.

Petar Sucic is set to complete the midfield trio after scoring against Ghana. Martin Baturina is expected to play in the attacking midfield role behind Ante Budimir, while Josip Stanisic, Josip Sutalo, and Marin Pongracic are set to continue in defense.

When and Where to Watch

The Portugal vs Croatia 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match will be played at Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada, on July 2, Thursday. The match starts at 7 PM ET/12 AM BST (July 3)/4:30 AM IST (July 3)/8:30 AM AEST (July 3).

How to Watch

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