Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first World Cup knockout-stage goal of his career, Goncalo Ramos netted a stoppage-time header and Portugal got a last-second break on an offside call to beat Croatia 2-1 on Thursday and set up a last-16 clash with Spain, which beat Austria 3-0 earlier in the day.
Croatia looked to have equalized at the end, leaving Ronaldo crestfallen on the bench, but the last-gasp effort was ruled offside after a video assistant referee review, prompting the team¡¯s supporters in the south end of Toronto Stadium to shower the pitch with debris.
¡°It¡¯s difficult because it¡¯s a game if ?you don¡¯t win, you go home,¡± said Ramos. ¡°But for me, especially, I love those types of moments, I love those types of games, I want to play every game like that, ?I want ?to be in the big moment.¡±
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