Every morning, we bring you the essentials of the night at the 2026 World Cup. Today's edition has a Portuguese stamp.
Portugal 2-1 Croatia: at 90+13', Joško Gvardiol believed he had made it 2-2, but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review for offside by the assistant, Mario Pašalić. At first glance, when Ivan Perišić crossed from the left, Pašalić looked on line. However, the new sensors integrated into all balls since the start of the tournament detected a very slight deviation in Igor Matanović, enough to put Pašalić ahead. A “technological offside” that maintained the advantage and sealed the Portuguese triumph.
Cristiano Ronaldo finally broke the deadlock and scored for the first time in a World Cup knockout stage, boosting the Portuguese comeback. Gonçalo Ramos confirmed the victory in added time. The two Portuguese scorers were the highlights of the night.
In another game, Switzerland beat Algeria 2-0, with Breel Embolo scoring one of the Swiss goals.
Today's calendar (Lisbon time):
- 8pm: Australia vs Egypt
- 00:00: Argentina vs Cape Verde
- 03:30: Colombia vs Ghana
With six goals already and having scored in every game since the start of the World Cup, will Lionel Messi be able to keep the series going? The answer comes at midnight.
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