Euro 2024 participants Portugal and Croatia will face off in an international friendly at Estadio Nacional on Saturday.
Roberto Martinez's side registered a 4-1 win over Finland in the mid-week, while the Checkered Ones defeated North Macedonia 3-0 last time out.
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Portugal vs Croatia kick-off time & stadium
| Date: | June 8, 2024 |
| Kick-off time: | 5:45 pm BST |
| Venue: | Estadio Nacional |
The international friendly match between Portugal and Croatia will be played at Estadio Nacional in Oeiras, Portugal.
It will kick off at 5:45 pm BST on Saturday, June 8, in the United Kingdom (UK).
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Team news & squads
Portugal team news
Martinez confirmed that the Saudi-based pair of Ruben Neves and Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the Croatia game, so Goncalo Ramos could lead the attack this time around.
With Antonia Silva and Ruben Dias at the heart of defence, the likes of Diogo Costa, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot can also expect to see themselves start from the onset.
Portugal possible XI: Costa; Dalot, A. Silva, Dias, Cancelo; Fernandes, Palhinha, B. Silva; Jota, Ramos, Leao
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Patricio, Sa, Costa |
| Defenders: | Semedo, Pepe, Dias, Pereira, Inacio, Dalot, Mendes, A. Silva, Cancelo |
| Midfielders: | Palhinha, Fernandes, B. Silva, J. Neves, Nunes, Vitinha |
| Forwards: | Ramos, Felix, Neto, Leao, Jota, Conceicao |
Croatia team news
Croatia boss Zlatko Dalic may want to try out Josko Gvardiol ahead of Martin Erlic at the back, while the rest of the line-up should remain more or less the same from the North Macedonia win.
Mateo Kovacic, Ivan Perisic and Andrej Kramaric are all likely to keep their spots in the XI, with Bruno Petkovic starting upfront.
Croatia possible XI: Livakovic; Juranovic, Vida, Gvardiol, Sosa; Baturina, Kovacic; Majer, Kramaric, Perisic; Petkovic
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Livakovic, Labrovic, Ivusic |
| Defenders: | Stanisic, Pongracic, Gvardiol, Erlic, Sutalo, Sosa, Vida, Juranovic |
| Midfielders: | Majer, Kovacic, Modric, Brozovic, Vlasic, Pasalic, Ivanusec, Sucic, Baturina |
| Forwards: | Kramaric, Perisic, Budimir, Petkovic, Pjaca, Pasalic |
Head-to-Head Record
The following is the head-to-head record of the last five meetings between Portugal and Croatia across all competitions.
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2020 | Croatia 2-3 Portugal | UEFA Nations League |
| September 5, 2020 | Portugal 4-1 Croatia | UEFA Nations League |
| September 6, 2018 | Portugal 1-1 Croatia | International Friendly |
| June 25, 2016 | Croatia 0-1 AET Portugal | UEFA European Championship |
| June 10, 2013 | Croatia 0-1 Portugal | International Friendly |