Friendly

Portugal 2–0 Croatia

Saturday 12 Nov 2005 · Coimbra, Portugal

Portugal2–0Croatia

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Petit Pauleta

32′1–0Petit Portugal
65′2–0Pedro Miguel Pauleta Portugal

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Portugal: 1908 → 1918
Croatia: 1876 → 1866

Expected score for Portugal: 68.1% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 11, 1996–2026.

Portugal wins: 8
Draws: 2
Croatia wins: 1

Form either side

Portugal

Before

2–0 v Egypt 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly
6–0 v Luxembourg 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–0 v Russia 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–1 v Liechtenstein 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–0 v Latvia 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

1–1 v Northern Ireland 15 Nov 2005 · Friendly
3–0 v Saudi Arabia 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
4–1 v Cape Verde 27 May 2006 · Friendly
3–0 v Luxembourg 3 Jun 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Angola 11 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

Croatia

Before

1–1 v Brazil 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly
3–1 v Iceland 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–1 v Malta 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–0 v Sweden 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–0 v Hungary 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

0–2 v South Korea 29 Jan 2006 · Lunar New Year Cup 2006
4–0 v Hong Kong 1 Feb 2006 · Lunar New Year Cup 2006
3–2 v Argentina 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
4–1 v Austria 23 May 2006 · Friendly
2–2 v Iran 28 May 2006 · Friendly

Every Portugal v Croatia match11

From Portugal's side.


2 Jul 2026	Croatia	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2026	Round of 32
18 Nov 2024	Croatia	1–1	Away	UEFA Nations League 2024	—
5 Sep 2024	Croatia	2–1	Home	UEFA Nations League 2024	—
8 Jun 2024	Croatia	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
17 Nov 2020	Croatia	3–2	Away	UEFA Nations League 2020	—
5 Sep 2020	Croatia	4–1	Home	UEFA Nations League 2020	—
6 Sep 2018	Croatia	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
25 Jun 2016	Croatia	1–0	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2016	Round of 16
10 Jun 2013	Croatia	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
12 Nov 2005	Croatia	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
19 Jun 1996	Croatia	3–0	Neutral	UEFA Euro 1996	Group stage

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: none · Cards: none