Cristiano Ronaldo — career goal #976

Portugal vs Croatia

Ivan Perišić put Croatia ahead in the 53rd minute. Ronaldo equalised from the penalty spot in the 68th before Gonçalo Ramos scored in second-half added time, assisted by Rafael Leão. Portugal won 2–1 in Toronto to progress from the World Cup round of 32.

Date

2026-07-02

Competition

2026 FIFA World Cup

Match result

2–1

Venue

Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada

Goal minute

68

Finish

penalty

Recorded match events

1. 17′ First half: Rúben Dias — Yellow card
2. 45′ Second half: Igor Matanovic — On for Ante Budimir
3. 53′ Second half: Ivan Perisic — Portugal 0–1 Croatia
4. 59′ Second half: Luka Modric — Yellow card
5. 62′ Second half: Bernardo Silva — On for Vitinha
6. 63′ Second half: Francisco Conceição — On for Pedro Neto
7. 63′ Second half: Nélson Semedo — On for Bruno Fernandes
8. 63′ Second half: Gonçalo Ramos — On for João Cancelo
9. 68′ Second half: Cristiano Ronaldo — Portugal 1–1 Croatia · Penalty · Career goal #976
10. 68′ Second half: Mario Pasalic — On for Martin Baturina
11. 81′ Second half: Rúben Neves — On for Cristiano Ronaldo
12. 90+2′ Second half: Josko Gvardiol — On for Nikola Vlasic
13. 90+4′ Second half: Gonçalo Ramos — Portugal 2–1 Croatia · Assist: Rafael Leão
14. 90+6′ Second half: Andrej Kramaric — On for Mateo Kovacic
15. 90+8′ Second half: Ivan Perisic — Yellow card

Match facts

Attendance

43,036

Referee

Espen Eskas

Venue

BMO Field

Kick-off (UTC)

2026-07-02 23:00 UTC

Possession

60.4% – 39.6%

Shots

15 – 13

Shots on target

3 – 6

Corners

9 – 5

Fouls committed

6 – 12

Offsides

1 – 4

Yellow cards

1 – 2

Red cards

0 – 0

Saves

5 – 2

Passes

585 – 370

Accurate passes

533 – 312

Blocked shots

4 – 2

Related goals

• Goal #976 · Portugal vs Croatia

Sources

• Career ledger · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Wikipedia scorecard · CC BY-SA 4.0
• ESPN · match record, team sheets & events
• FIFA · FIFA knockout results: Portugal advance from the round of 32