This page is now closed. Thanks for joining us. These were the updates as Croatia drew with Portugal in the UEFA Nations League on Monday, November 18:
This page is now closed. Thanks for joining us. These were the updates as Croatia drew with Portugal in the UEFA Nations League on Monday, November 18:
- Croatia qualify for the quarterfinals after a 1-1 draw with Portugal in Stadion Poljud in Split, Croatia.
- The visitors were the better team in the first half and took the lead through Joao Felix after 33 minutes.
- But the home side poured on the pressure in the second half and although Josko Gvardiol had a goal chalked off for offside, he scored the all-important equaliser soon after by prodding in a cross to the back post.
- Portugal top Group A1 with 14 points, Croatia finish second with eight points and Scotland come third after beating Poland 2-1 in Warsaw.
- Portugal and Croatia qualify for the quarterfinals in March. Poland are automatically relegated, while Scotland go into a relegation playoff against one of the League B runners-up in a two-legged tie in March.
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