TORONTO — International soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal will face Croatia in the knockout Round of 32 in the World Cup \u2013 Thursday, July 2 \u2013 at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada. The match starts at 7 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n
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The game will air on FOX and in Spanish on Telemundo. Fans can also get a Spanish language broadcast on Peacock<\/a>.<\/p>\n Several streaming services will broadcast the game live and you can watch on Fubo<\/a> (free trial), DIRECTV<\/a> (free trial) and Sling<\/a> with Sling Select<\/a> for $19.99 per month. FOX on Sling is available in select markets.<\/p>\n Peacock<\/a> is available for $10.99\/month.<\/p>\n Portugal went 1-0-2 in Group K in its first three World Cup games, with a 5-0 win over Uzbekistan and a 1-1 draw vs. Congo DR and a 0-0 draw vs. Colombia.<\/p>\n Croatia dropped its first match in a 2-1 decision to England, but beat Panama 1-0 and Ghana 2-1 to advance to the knockout stage of the tournament. <\/p>\n For Portugal, they are looking to prove that they belong on the national stage. With great individual talent, they\u2019re looking to turn that into a long run. Croatia, on the other hand, is looking to begin yet another long run through the tournament. They made the final in 2018 and the semifinals in 2022.<\/p>\n Despite this, Portugal is the expected favorite. It will the 11th all-time meeting between the two sides.<\/p>\n Watch Croatia vs. Portugal for free on FuboTV<\/a><\/p>\n Players to watch <\/p>\n Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most famous athletes on the planet, and he\u2019ll lead Portugal into the matchup. <\/p>\n Through three World Cup games thus far, he has two goals and 13 shots, six of which were on target. He\u2019s earned a start in each of the team\u2019s three games. The 41-year-old scored just one goal in the 2022 World Cup, and is looking to improve upon that figure this time around.<\/p>\n For Croatia, they\u2019re led by 40-year-old Luka Modric. He doesn\u2019t have a goal this World Cup \u2013 yet \u2013 but the midfielder was \u201ctruly fantastic\u201d as his coach noted after the group stage. He became the oldest player to record a World Cup assist in the team\u2019s last game vs. Ghana. <\/p>\n Modric, the leader of the team, will try and lead them once again in his last World Cup.<\/p>\n Watch Croatia vs. Portugal for free on DIRECTV<\/a><\/p>\n Croatian expected starting lineup <\/p>\n Dominik Livakovic (GK), Josip Stanisic, Duje Caleta-Car, Josko Gvardiol, Martin Erlic, Mateo Kovacic, Luka Modric (c), Petar Sucic, Mario Pasalic, Nikola Vlasic, Andrej Kramaric.<\/p>\n Portugal expected starting lineup<\/p>\n Diogo Costa (GK), Diogo Dalot, Ruben Dias, Gon\u00e7alo Inacio, Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves, Vitinha, Bruno Fernandes (c), Francisco Conceicao, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Leao.<\/p>\n What\u2019s next for the winner?<\/p>\n The winner of the matchup will play on July 6 at 3 p.m. Eastern. They\u2019ll face the winner of Spain\/Austria in the Round of 16 game in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n The United States, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Belgium or Senegal will be waiting on the other side in the quarterfinals. <\/p>\n The path will be a difficult one, but it all starts with the matchup in Toronto.<\/p>\n Who is announcing Portugal vs. Croatia?<\/p>\n On FOX, Derek Rae will be on the play-by-play, with Rob Green as his analyst. Katie Shanahan will be the reporter, while Mark Clattenburg will offer assistance as the rules analyst.<\/p>\n What are the latest odds for Portugal vs. Croatia? <\/p>\n Note: These odds are as of Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n Moneyline (90 min.): Portugal -125; Croatia +380; Draw +260<\/p>\n Odds courtesy of DraftKings<\/a><\/p>\n Check out more information on how to watch the Portugal vs. Croatia World Cup game today on TV and streaming services: <\/p>\n What: Portugal vs. Croatia Round of 32 World Cup 2026 matchup<\/p>\n When: Thursday, July 2, 2026 <\/p>\n Time: 7 p.m. Eastern <\/p>\n Where: BMO Field | Toronto, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n Channel: FOX, Telemundo<\/p>\n Best streaming options: Fubo<\/a> (free trial), DIRECTV<\/a> (free trial), Sling<\/a>, Peacock<\/a><\/p>\n Information from the AP was included in this report and AI might have been used to assist with this story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO — International soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal will face Croatia in the knockout Round of 32…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":522354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[238968,238969,19712,228547,85,46,238970,238971,19711,105,238972,238973,238163,238974,238975],"class_list":["post-522353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-canada2026","tag-canada26","tag-fifa","tag-futbol","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-mexico2026","tag-mexico26","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-usa2026","tag-usa26","tag-worldcup","tag-worldcup2026","tag-worldcup26"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=522353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/522354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=522353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=522353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=522353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}