37-year-old Ivan Perisic has given Croatia a shock lead over Portugal within the World Cup Spherical of 32.
The previous Tottenham man was available early within the second half, selecting up the ball unmarked on the again publish earlier than rifling previous goalkeeper Diogo Costa.
It was the end result of spell from Croatia, who had been the much less dominant facet within the first half.
However lower than 10 minutes into the second interval, the PSV Eindhoven man sparked wild celebrations amongst his team-mates and the closely outnumbered followers within the stadium.
At half-time Portugal had managed 9 photographs, however just one had discovered the goal.
Cristiano Ronaldo had gone shut a number of occasions, simply lacking a variety of headers from teasing crosses.
He additionally had a purpose dominated out for a marginal offside name.
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes additionally had two possibilities to place Portugal forward within the match, solely to be denied on each occassions.
Now, Ronaldo and Co should discover a technique to mount a comeback, or endure a shock exit on the first knockout spherical.
It might additionally mark the tip of Ronaldo’s worldwide profession, with experiences rising earlier within the day that he’ll retire from Portugal duties after the event.
