In Photos: Ronaldo, Ramos fire Portugal to dramatic 2-1 win over Croatia

Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonçalo Ramos saw Portugal defeat Croatia 2-1 in a dramatic round-of-32 clash in the 2026 FIFA World Cup (Source: Photo by AP)

A scoreless first half saw Portugal enjoy the majority of possession but struggle to carve out any clear scoring opportunities (Source: Photo by AP)

The match came alive in the 53rd minute when Ivan Perisic fired a low shot across goal to put Croatia ahead (Source: Photo by AP)

Portugal restored parity in the 68th minute after Cristiano Ronaldo converted from the penalty spot following a foul by Nikola Vlasic on Renato Veiga inside the box (Source: Photo by AP)

Ronaldo, 41, became the oldest player to score in the knockout stage of a World Cup (Source: Photo by AP)

Although he was substituted by coach Roberto Martinez while the match was still evenly poised (Source: Photo by AP)

He later watched from the sidelines as Goncalo Ramos headed in a brilliant cross from Rafael Leao during stoppage time (Source: Photo by AP)

The game ended in controversy as Croatia thought it had tied things up 2-2 in the very last moments, but Mario Pasalic was called offside as VAR ruled no goal (Source: Photo by AP)

Croatia fans threw bottles on the field and whistled in protest (Source: Photo by AP)

Portugal ​will face Spain on Monday in Dallas with the winner moving on to play Belgium or the United States in the quarter-final (Source: Photo by AP)