WC26 Matchday
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POR
Portugal
Roberto Martínez · FIFA #5 · 86 rating
Best · Third place
Round of 32
Full-time 2 – 1 AI predicted 2–1 ✓
SoFi Stadium · Los Angeles · 70k
2026-07-02
CRO
Croatia
Zlatko Dalic · FIFA #11 · 81 rating
Best · Runners-up

Projected XIs 4-3-3 vs 4-3-3

PortugalCroatia
Portugal 2–1 Croatia
Expected goals 2.8 – 1.1 · projected scoreline

Portugal's attack (rated 99) is in a different class to Croatia's defence (75), so the model makes them 72% favourites, in a game that should stay competitive. Projected 2–1.

72%
15%
12%
Portugal win Draw Croatia win
Portugal favoured · clear rating edge. AI model — each attack vs the other’s defence (squad ratings, club & international goals, assists, goalkeeping), Poisson scoreline.