Head to head · Men's national teams
Croatia v Portugal
Croatia and Portugal have met 11 times since 1996: Portugal lead 8–1.
1Croatia win
2draws
8Portugal wins
Goals: Croatia 9, Portugal 21 · 11 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Wednesday, 19 June 1996: Croatia 0–3 Portugal in Nottingham.
- The most recent was on Thursday, 2 July 2026: Portugal 2–1 Croatia (FIFA World Cup).
- Croatia's biggest win: Portugal 1–2 Croatia, 2024.
- Portugal's biggest win: Croatia 0–3 Portugal, 1996.
- 7 of the 11 meetings were competitive matches and 4 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 2 Jul | Portugal 2–1 Croatia FIFA World Cup · Toronto, Canada (neutral) |
Portugal |
| 2024 | ||
| 18 Nov | Croatia 1–1 Portugal UEFA Nations League · Split, Croatia |
Draw |
| 5 Sept | Portugal 2–1 Croatia UEFA Nations League · Lisbon, Portugal |
Portugal |
| 8 Jun | Portugal 1–2 Croatia Friendly · Oeiras, Portugal |
Croatia |
| 2020 | ||
| 17 Nov | Croatia 2–3 Portugal UEFA Nations League · Split, Croatia |
Portugal |
| 5 Sept | Portugal 4–1 Croatia UEFA Nations League · Porto, Portugal |
Portugal |
| 2018 | ||
| 6 Sept | Portugal 1–1 Croatia Friendly · Faro-Loulé, Portugal |
Draw |
| 2016 | ||
| 25 Jun | Croatia 0–1 Portugal UEFA Euro · Lens, France (neutral) |
Portugal |
| 2013 | ||
| 10 Jun | Croatia 0–1 Portugal Friendly · Geneva, Switzerland (neutral) |
Portugal |
| 2005 | ||
| 12 Nov | Portugal 2–0 Croatia Friendly · Coimbra, Portugal |
Portugal |
| 1996 | ||
| 19 Jun | Croatia 0–3 Portugal UEFA Euro · Nottingham, England (neutral) |
Portugal |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.