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00:00Two starting elevens, beginning with Portugal in front of Diego Costa, same back four, Renato
00:06Veiga, very impressive in the last two matches, the 22-year-old Vitinha at the hub of just
00:12about everything, Joao Neves in for Ruben Neves this time around, there is one other change
00:19from the side that drew with Colombia, Rafael Leal makes his first start of the tournament,
00:25coming in for Joao Felix, Ronaldo perhaps surprisingly has never netted in a World Cup knockout stage
00:31game, Croatia completely unaltered, so the same side that defeated Ghana 2-1, they still feature
00:39members of the successful old guard like 37-year-old Ivan Perisic and of course the peerless Luka
00:46Modric, now 40, they have found new World Cup goal scorers this time from Nikola Vlasic,
00:54Petar Sucic, Martin Baturina, a game that resonates right around the globe and the knowledge that
01:04two of the modern day greats, Ronaldo and Modric, share the same football office for perhaps the
01:11last time, Petar Sucic wasn't a bad idea, Vlasic was in position on the shot that time from Budimir
01:24just got to move it a little bit quicker, a little bit like this, got an inch for Rafael Leal
01:30and it was there for Bruna
01:33Fernandes and a big shout from the Portuguese players, the referee from Norway, Portugal against Croatia
01:40that was the power I was talking about, his willingness to drive, Vakovic does really well just to set and
01:46wait
01:46because he knows, because the ball's coming across Bruna Fernandes that the finish is
01:51really hard to put to the goalkeeper's left, so you stand and wait and then you're thinking
01:56well actually, it's probably going to go to my right
01:58in an inch, with the corner, and the bullet header, not quite on the target there
02:14Croatia not all that far behind in that regard, people with Croatian roots, tremendous support for both teams
02:22Cancello brought that down impeccably, and right across the face of goal
02:27and Bruno Fernandes asking the question about a possible job, Ronaldo was there
02:31brilliant defending, wonderful cross field switch
02:34just look at the top of your screen, the recognition
02:37get it round, around Ronaldo, just to put pressure on him
02:44by Ruben Dias
02:46and we'll keep it alive here, Portugal, Bruno Fernandes
02:52that was very strong play again, and Levakovic
02:56and it could have gone anywhere
02:58the cut back in, drives it across, and that touch
03:02was there
03:04made it difficult for Levakovic
03:06the half-time whistle beckoning
03:13Petronedo
03:14and Superball in there, wasn't cleared away, Rafael Leal was reaching for it, took it on the volley
03:22not to be
03:22because he's waiting for the challenge
03:25from Ronaldo, who doesn't come and it's out, more than up
03:29Igor Matanovic
03:30come on for Ante Budimir
03:34and Croatia are in a rhythm
03:37in a flow, that's been the case
03:40for a long time now, it's not gonna be the same without him
03:44Ruben Dias had to get rid of that one
03:47price was on there by Croatia, Kovacic
03:50and Matanovic
03:51having just come on
03:54and it's
03:55a chance here for Kovacic
04:01couldn't finish
04:02he's barely done anything in this game
04:04but it's a fantastic save by Costa
04:05just bundles his way through
04:08we've seen this so many times
04:10and Matio Kovacic
04:12he's a fantastic runner at the ball
04:14to ride challenges
04:16and just manages to get his shot away
04:18and it's a lower light foot
04:20he's only ever scored five goals at international level
04:24117 appearances now
04:26and they have the chance
04:27to add to that
04:30of the
04:31small
04:33figure
04:36Matanovic
04:41Nikola Vlasic
04:43from Croatia
04:47Stanisic
04:48and
04:49Matanovic was there
04:51Ivan Perisic
04:51one of the
04:55senior statesmen
04:59Ivan Perisic
05:00opens the scaring
05:023
05:033
05:043
05:043
05:164
05:21clinical from croatia watch at the top of your screen pedro netto is walking the right back
05:28right winger is out of shot now now he just doesn't get back into it there's an overload
05:34at the far post cancello can't read it it's a lovely little first touch that sets him up
05:40stanisic weights with perfectly to get that challenge from botanovic and then there there's
05:45the space and the touch but there's no challenge still time for him and for portugal to change things
05:57so it was there trying to link the play as we said botanovic has been excellent sits coming on
06:07so it's flash it's enjoy free now
06:11and it's another one but the offside flag has gone up latanovic just drifted they never really got
06:21back on side it's a straightforward decision 12 minutes down
06:28and it's rafael leal stanisic couldn't get there rafael leal banks it against the woodwork
06:38well he did everything and it's a wonderful strike
06:44and again here ronaldo was hovering safe pair of hands
06:48levakovic but a scare for a croatia this is now from one end number 17 to the other
06:56it's not just not got the dip it needed
07:05Portugal no they've
07:08also got to concentrate on the defensive side of things
07:14here come croatia again and it's
07:18diogo košta with that importance
07:21vaterina to take the corner
07:29he's not the best of deliveries
07:34vatanovic trying to protect the ball
07:38stopping the game slowing it down
07:41he's got a bus stop down below us around the substitutes area
07:49earlier on ronaldo silva
07:51vamo should also go to see
07:53francisco concesao and nelson semeida now ronaldo put it down cristiano ronaldo
08:03the flag has gone up however
08:12looking for his first ever knockout stage goal at the world cup
08:16now then
08:17oh this is tight
08:19this is tight
08:22it's a touch of the highest order
08:26finish to match
08:28to go as we mentioned four players coming on together
08:32nelson sonedo
08:34concesao
08:34ramos
08:36and
08:36lonaldo silva
08:37rutina
08:38finance
08:39carcelo
08:40pedro neto
08:41all going off
08:42not sure we've ever seen that before
08:43just got a bit hotter
08:50manch about to take it
08:52but first of all a bit of sorting out to do
08:54inside the penalty area
08:56it's way the body's in there
08:58she's looking at
08:59benardo still but completely unnoticed three yards out of the far post
09:03taken by
09:05nudam in shadow
09:06diving for it was
09:08renato veiga
09:09husband eskas from norway is the referee getting multiple looks
09:16it was flashing
09:18it's there with the arms on his opponent
09:22renato veiga
09:25taking his time though
09:27the referee
09:28he's making a foul
09:30let's wait for the announcement
09:34after review
09:35croatia player number 13
09:38holds his opponent
09:39with two arms
09:40with clearing back
09:41final decision
09:42penalty
09:43the croatian players don't much care for it
09:47but a penalty
09:48has been given
09:51while he's facing
09:52a penalty killer
09:54in domenik livakovic
09:58this history
09:59speaks for itself
10:02at previous world cups
10:03mostly in penalty shootouts
10:06ronaldo
10:07a picture of concentration
10:13cristiano ronaldo
10:15at 41 for portugal
10:21ronaldo's first ever
10:23look out stage goal
10:32lead it to ronaldo
10:38it takes a brave penalty taker
10:41to go high and straight
10:43on a bench
10:46Ramos
10:47on the bustle his way through
10:48modric
10:50to show a bit of calmness
10:52amid the clutter
10:53around him
10:54and perisic
11:01held up by
11:02take sucic
11:06sides
11:06trading the ball
11:08rather as though
11:09it were a hot potato
11:11now
11:12now
11:12kovicic
11:12look at the search here
11:16off the post
11:17it wouldn't go in
11:18might get another
11:19look at it
11:21kovicic
11:22it was there
11:24for kovicic
11:24well it would have been
11:26one of goals of the tournament
11:27a driving run
11:28and it just
11:31didn't have
11:32the bend
11:33just had an up and down
11:35rather than an in and out
11:36it's a wonderful touch
11:37from costa
11:38the first time
11:39that's a more routine save
11:41the faintest of touches
11:43from the keeper
11:46having to drop back here
11:49matanovic
11:50with composure
11:52the tonight
11:53by diego
11:54costa
11:55and he had touches in the first
11:58there's a brilliant bit of composure
12:00to throw the dummy
12:03he's wearing
12:04number 21
12:07which is symbolically
12:09very important
12:10on this night
12:11of all nights
12:12a year on
12:14portuguese time anyway
12:15from the passing
12:17of
12:17diogo jota
12:22this is number
12:28kovicic
12:28and
12:29oh it's a dream
12:30of a pass
12:31and it had to be a goal
12:33and it goes
12:34petosucic
12:35but no
12:37offside
12:40this was mighty close
12:43green of the body
12:45as we were saying
12:47well he's made his contribution
12:53gronaldo
12:53he'll hope
12:55it doesn't go down
12:57as his final
12:58world cup game
12:59but that right now
13:01is hanging in the balance
13:02here in toronto
13:03that's where neres comes in
13:07penalty shootouts
13:08have become the speciality
13:11last couple of world cup tournaments
13:13the bridge
13:14has pinged it forwards
13:15sucic
13:17a little change of direction
13:19into that awkward area
13:21for the portuguese defenders
13:24and he just gets it wrong
13:26because this
13:28has got goal written all over it
13:30the very accomplished
13:32defender
13:33joshko kvadior
13:37actually scored
13:38against
13:40portugal
13:43image
13:44showing
13:45for the ball
13:46it's
13:47rafael leal
13:49again
13:49abonto martinez
13:51on the edge
13:51of his technical area
13:53schradiger
13:54barking at
13:55the instructions
14:02rafael leal
14:04that deep ball
14:06and it's a splendid header
14:09gonzalo
14:10levos
14:11in at a time
14:13at the end
14:13for portugal
14:25well it's a super sub
14:26with a classic
14:28centre forward goal
14:29that may well nick it
14:31just gets in between
14:33the centre halves
14:34and just gets up
14:37the outspin
14:38battering away
14:38on the left hand side
14:39all evening
14:40this time
14:41just lobs it up there
14:42and says do something
14:43with it
14:43and boy does he do
14:45something
14:47just battles
14:48and scraps
14:48and jumps
14:49and makes a fantastic
14:50connection
14:53well the man he replaced
14:54scott
14:55wants to bring on
14:57andrei kramaric
15:00and that's it
15:01for kovacic
15:07out of the way
15:08up towards
15:09ramos
15:09and he's been
15:10pretty keen
15:11to
15:14there we go
15:15and then another one
15:16sure
15:17ruben diaz
15:18is particularly hurt
15:19by
15:19and kvadior
15:20takes it forward
15:22look at all the players
15:23back here
15:24for portugal
15:26stanisic
15:29suciic
15:29disguised it
15:30modric
15:31didn't quite
15:32have the legs
15:34as he pursued it
15:36nelson samedo
15:38checking the ball
15:39for a jog
15:42course he's out
15:43a distinctive
15:44running style
15:45of his
15:45and he has a go
15:47in the technical area
15:48it's not over yet
15:51kvadior
15:53perisic
15:56well they have players
15:57available
15:58inside the area
15:59but perisic
16:01into the gloves
16:03of tioga
16:05kroshta
16:05pescevic
16:08he's just got to
16:09throw it in there
16:09now
16:10this is it
16:10last second
16:13kvadior
16:15is
16:16directed to
16:16change the angle
16:19kvadior
16:20is
16:20waiting
16:20matanovic
16:21and is it
16:22going to go
16:22and it does
16:23it's remarkable
16:28kvadior
16:28was on the
16:29scene
16:33so it will be
16:35the question
16:35does the number
16:3620
16:37if kwasia
16:38get a touch
16:38on the ball
16:39which then makes
16:40that his teammate
16:41in an offside
16:42position
16:42if he doesn't
16:42touch the ball
16:43it's onside
16:43if he does
16:44touch it
16:45it's offside
16:50kwasia player
16:51number 20
16:52touched the ball
16:53and headed
16:54to the goalscorer
16:56final decision
16:57offside
16:59from a
17:01croatian angle
17:02so so cruel
17:06another look
17:08at this
17:09massive moment
17:14he was offside
17:16from that
17:17touch
17:17wasn't offside
17:18from the
17:19cross
17:19not offside
17:21still offside
17:22because of
17:22the touch
17:26faint is
17:28the touch
17:28there's a flick
17:29of the hair
17:30and then it
17:31hit him
17:31Renato
17:32Vega
17:32who doesn't
17:34play intentionally
17:35so doesn't
17:37play
17:37Pasalic
17:37onside
17:39it's complicated
18:09Nelson
18:12the world cup
18:13is over
18:14Luka
18:14Modric
18:15having to
18:16bid farewell
18:17to the greatest
18:19show on earth
18:21likely for the
18:22last time
18:23what a gripping
18:25contest
18:26Portugal go through
18:27back to
18:29duelsbreach
18:29he's
18:30to the
18:30as
18:30to the
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