Croatia was knocked out of the World Cup in a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to Portugal in the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s round of 32 on Thursday night in Toronto. It appeared that Croatia’s Josko Gvardiol had delivered one of the most dramatic equalizers in World Cup history,

Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 in hugely controversial circumstances to set up a mouthwatering round-of-16 clash with fierce rivals Spain at the 2026 World Cup. Croatia thought they had scored a last-gasp equaliser to send the game to extra time,

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Croatian media and fans continue to cry out over the refereeing controversy that saw their national team be eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Portugal

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Just as it looked like Croatia had staved off elimination with an extra-time goal to tie the match at two, it was taken away by VAR after it was ruled to be offside thanks to a minuscule touch by Igor Matanović that ended up costing his side the goal.

After Ghana leveled the match in the 73rd minute, Croatia scored the game-winner in the 83rd minute to win the match 2-1. While Croatia only needed a tie to advance, that goal gav