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Croatia 0 – 1 Portugal
Portugal defeating Croatia in extra time and qualify for the UEFA EURO Quarterfinal. Portugal grabbing the victory in the 117th minute with the headed shot of midfielder Ricardo Quaresma and assist by forward Cristiano Ronaldo. Portugal will face Poland on Thursday 30 June at the Stade Velodrome, Marseille, France.
Here are Croatia vs Portugal official starting lineups – formations on Saturday 25 June 2016 for the UEFA Euro 2016 Round of 16 at the Stade Felix Bollaert in Lens, France
7 Italian Serie A players with Croatia
- Sassuolo defender Sime Vrsaljko
- Napoli defender Ivan Strinic
- Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic
- Inter Milan midfielder Ivan Perisic
- Fiorentina midfielder Milan Badelj
- Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic
- Fiorentina forward Nikola Kalinic
No Serie A players in Portugal team.
CROATIA (4-2-3-1): Subašić; Srna, Ćorluka, Vida, Strinić; Badelj, Modrić; Brozović, Rakitić, Perišić; Mandžukić
Subs: Vargić, Kalinić, Vrsaljko, Jedvaj, Schildenfeld, Kovačić, Rog, Ćorić, Kramarić, Kalinić, Čop, Pjaca.
Coach: Čačić.
PORTUGAL (4-4-2): Rui Patrício; Vieirinha, Pepe, Jose Fonte, Raphaël Guerreiro; João Mario, William Carvalho, João Moutinho, André Gomes; Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani.
Subs: Lopes, Eduardo, Cédric, Bruno Alves, Eliseu, Danilo, Renato Sanches, Adrien Silva, Éder, Rafa Silva, Quaresma.
Coach: Fernando Santos.
NOTE: Italian Serie A Players highlighted in red.
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Photo: facebook.com/uefaeuro
EURO 2016: Croatia 23-man Squad
Goalkeepers: Danijel Subasic (Monaco), Lovre Kalinic (Hajduk Split), Ivan Vargic (Rijeka)
Defenders: Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow), Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk), Domagoj Vida (Dynamo Kiev), Sime Vrsaljko (Sassuolo), Gordon Schildenfeld (Dinamo Zagreb), Ivan Strinic (Napoli), Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen)
Midfielders: Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid), Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan), Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan), Milan Badelj (Fiorentina), Marko Rog, Ante Coric (both Dinamo Zagreb)
Forwards: Mario Mandzukic (Juventus), Nikola Kalinic (Fiorentina), Marko Pjaca (Dinamo Zagreb), Duje Cop (Dinamo Zagreb), Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim)
EURO 2016: Portugal 23-man Squad
Goalkeepers: Rui Patrício (Sporting CP), Anthony Lopes (Lyon), Eduardo (Dínamo Zagreb).
Defenders: Vieirinha (Wolfsburg), Cédric (Southampton), Pepe (Real Madrid), Ricardo Carvalho (Monaco), Bruno Alves (Fenerbahçe), José Fonte (Southampton), Eliseu (Benfica), Raphael Guerreiro (Lorient).
Midfielders: William Carvalho (Sporting CP), Danilo Pereira (Porto), João Moutinho (Monaco), Renato Sanches (Benfica), Adrien Silva (Sporting CP), André Gomes (Valencia), João Mário (Sporting CP).
Forwards: Rafa Silva (Braga), Ricardo Quaresma (Beşiktaş), Nani (Fenerbahçe), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Éder (Lille).
Photo: facebook.com/selecoesportugal
Photos of the match Croatia vs Portugal courtesy by facebook.com/uefaeuro
Croatia and Inter Milan midfielder Ivan Perisic attempting a headed shot …. awesome haircut.
Pepe and Croatia Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic
Croatia and Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic blocked by Portugal players Fonte and Raphael on his attempt to score.
Croatia / Inter Milan midfielder Ivan Perisic and Darijo Srna attempting to block Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo
UEFA EURO 2016 – Round of 16
Croatia 0 – 1 Portugal
Saturday 25 June 2016
Stade Felix Bollaert
Lens, France
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP)
Assistant referee: Roberto Alonso (ESP) and Juan Yuste (ESP)
Additional assistant referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP) and Carlos Del Cerro (ESP)
Fourth official: Viktor Kassai (HUN)
Goal: 117′ Ricardo Quaresma (P)