Portugal defeats Croatia 2-1 to advance to face Spain
Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 in the World Cup Round of 32, with Gonçalo Ramos scoring the decisive goal. A late Croatian equaliser was ruled out after ball‑technology analysis detected a touch by Igor Matanovic before the ball reached off‑side player Mario Pasalic.
Portugal defeated Croatia 2-1 in the Round of 32 match, according to timesofindia. Gonçalo Ramos scored the goal that sent Portugal through to play Spain in the next round, CNN reported. A late Croatian goal that would have equalised the match was ruled out, CNN reported. Timesofindia reported that technology in the World Cup ball was used to determine that the late Croatian goal should be disallowed. Timesofindia added that the decision to disallow the goal was based on a detected touch by Igor Matanovic before the ball reached off‑side player Mario Pasalic.
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