Portugal and Croatia meet in a Round of 32 showdown on Thursday as two European powers with proven tournament pedigree.
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The Portuguese are set as -130 favorites while Croatia carries a price of -400 to advance.
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What our Post expert thinks about Croatia vs. Portugal
Portugal finished second in Group K after a dominant 5-0 win over Uzbekistan but was held scoreless by Colombia and also drew with DR Congo. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored twice at this World Cup.
Croatia recovered from a 4-2 opening loss to England by defeating Panama and Ghana, though both victories came by a single goal after defensive issues were exposed against elite opposition.
Portugal has won three of the last five meetings between these two, including a 1-0 victory at Euro 2016 and a 2-1 UEFA Nations League win in 2024.
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