Portugal beat Croatia in the extension, and Switzerland advanced to octaves with authority
Portugal has qualified for the 2026 World Cup's 8th finals with a 2-1 win over Croatia, thanks to a goal by Gonçalo Ramos in the 94th minute. Switzerland has also advanced, defeating Algeria (2-0), and waiting to meet its rival in the next round.
Portuguese team players celebrating victory. Photo: EFE
Portugal has suffered until the very last moment to beat Croatia at BMO Field Stadium in Toronto (2-1), and to qualify for the 2026 World Cup's 8th finals. The next round will be against Spain.
In the first half the team led by Roberto Martínez has dominated, but after the break he has lost control of the match asCroatia has taken over.\u00A0 Ivan Perisic's goal has overtaken the Croats and forced the Portuguese to react.
However, Croatia has had itsbest opportunities , and the decisive stops of the goalkeeperDiogo Costa have prevented the Croats from advancing on the scoreboard. Faced with this,\ u00A0 a0 Roberto Martínez has moved the bench and bet on a more offensive team, retiring Cristiano Ronaldo on the home straight.
When the match seemed destined for the extension, a great center of Rafael Leao was sent head-on to the bottom of the net Gonçalo Ramos in the 94th minute. Kroazia got a draw in the subsequent play Josko Gvardiol, but the VAR overturned the goal by pointing out the offside, ending the dream of Croatia .
In Vancouver, Switzerland confirmedits dominance with a 2-0 victory over Algeria.
The Helvetic team led the match to ten minutes thanks to a goal by Breel Embolo after a great individual action by young Johan Manzambi.
As soon as the second half began, Dan Ndoyincreased his lead by taking advantage of several defensive errors from Algeria, which had a few occasions, especially through Riyad Mahrez, but Switzerland controlled the match, and took a clear victory.
With this victory, the Helvetic team has qualified for the 8th finals of the World Cup for the sixth time, and will now face the winner of the match between Colombia and Ghana.
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