Roberto Martinez was killed by fire, but left his team out of the World Cup.
European teams will continue to fight for the right to compete at the 2026 World Championships, and it is clear that this fight holds such prospects for many of them. And then the representation of the region is gradually changing through the playoff grids, so that at the first stage we can build national teams that are traditional for our region among themselves. How did it happen, for example, that between Portugal and Croatia, while Toronto had little to show for its strength?.
Aside from the storyline in this game was the match between striker Cristiano Ronaldo and the late Luka Modric on the side of the barricades, so here we are with you about the rest of their appearances on. And it was important to understand that behind this legendary bet itself comes from this line. Ale hto yourself?
And we didn’t know the context of this species until the very final whistle. Bo Roberto Martinez's team started out quite lively, and just like that, they spoiled the best starting scoring moments in this game with the great efforts of Bruno Fernandes and Renato Veiga. The Croatians jumped into the fight just after the first watering hole, but when it happened, the “European villages” no longer had any chances, and then Zlatka Dalic’s team began to lose control of the ball.
That’s how it became on the cob of another time that Portugal is little unique for any minds. On the 53rd round, Stanisic's serve from the right flank was passed to the far corner of the goalkeeper to Perisic, and then they allowed the well-timed Croatian not only to kick the ball, but also to shoot a low shot under the right post. And it wasn’t just this moment that Dalic’s team lived with their lives. The same bunch of passes flew straight towards Volodin Costa, at which point the Portuguese defense simply collapsed in front of their eyes.
It is important to understand what was on the minds of the fans of Martinez’s team at that moment, and the coach, who lost his place in the game. The decision about substitutions in one slot made a lot of noise, but it also reflected the cost of the “crusaders”, even though it looked like a penalty, which Veig earned under the hour of the cut from the right flank on 66 minutes. Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to score his first goal in the World Cup playoffs, and calmly shoots through the center of the goal.
Just after that, Croatia beat their superniks from the Swedish attack with two shots from Kovacic from afar, the first of which received a posture from the right, and from finishing under the crossbar, they were able to defeat Costa. And then Martinez finished off the Portuguese fans by making it possible to dismiss Cristiano Ronaldo himself.. Also, the partners’ share of the further part of the superstar in this tournament was already in full swing without any.
Prote Martinez is criticized for a lot of things, but not exactly for this episode. Bo yo team came out victorious from this difficult game with an extremely stressful compensation hour. Bottom line, the Portuguese themselves were determined to serve Leau from the left flank, with his head in the far corner of the Ramos pass. Already behind the boundaries of the beginning of the compensated ten minutes, Guardiola managed to score a goal, having then transferred the complex episode from the thrown feed from the left flank with the head of Matanovic to the far one for Mario Pasalic. І from the same dot and joked for offside. And now, as it turned out, it became the basis for scoring a goal, which could extend the international career of Luka Modric, who was hired for the first year.
The final whistle of the Honduran head referee Hector Said Martinez Sorto sealed the exit of the national team Portugal to the 1/8 finals of the World Cup 2026, the same as for Croatia.
Portugal - Croatia 2:
1 Goals: Ronaldo 68 (pen. ), Ramos, 90+4 - Perisic, 53 Portugal: D. Costa - Cancelo (Semedo, 62), Dias, Veiga, Mendes - F. Neves, Vitinha (Silva, 62) — Neto (Conceicao, 62), B. Fernandes (Ramos, 62), Leao - Ronaldo (R. Neves, 82).
Croatia: Livakovic - Stanisic, Shutalo, Pongracic, Perisic - Modric, Kovacic (Kramaric, 90+6) - Vlasic (Guardiol, 90+2), P. Suchic, Baturina (Mario Pasalic, 69) - Budimir (Matanovich, 46).
Next: Diash - Modric, Perisic.