But in today's match, Ronaldo is not in the squad list. Luka Modric is, even he is the starting eleven for Croatia, but this time they did not meet on the field. Because Portugal has secured their position in the group, becoming the top, so whatever the result in this match, Portugal will still qualify and remain in the first place. And now, until the 53rd minute, Portugal is still leading with 1 - 0.
This dramatic match eventually ended in a draw. Josko Gvardiol, the Man City defender, fired a shot with an assist from K. Jakic in the second half. And they were able to hold the draw until the final whistle blew. This time, Modric and his team managed to secure 1 ticket. Here, Modric played for quite a long time, he was only replaced by Nicola Moro in the 78th minute. And in this last match, their statistics were actually not too far apart, even Croatia's attacks on Portugal were slightly more, this was quite balanced and satisfying for both of them.
The good news is that the young players like Yamal and Cubarsi would have matured enough and gained experienced before the next world cup. They really have a shot at repeating what the peak Spain did from 2008 to 2012 and I'm looking forward to it to see if they can replicate it.
Indeed, Spain has many young talents and they are great players. Even when Yamal was injured and could not join in this last match, Spain still has Morata, Nico Williams, Y. Pino and several other top players from Spain who play in top clubs. And this time, Spain ended the group match with a win, and perfectly without a single defeat.
Here is the match results today:
taken from:
EURO2024 Ig