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Josko Gvardiol denied extremely late equaliser by cruellest of VAR decisions

Goncalo Ramos scored a 94th-minute winner to fire Portugal to the last-16 of the World Cup, edging Croatia after a dramatic second half. The match was goalless after tentative opening exchanges produced minimal threat, but Croatia raced out of the gates in the second, taking the fight to their neighbours. Ivan Perisic fired home with a clinical finish to open the scoring, before Cristiano Ronaldo, who had previously seen a goal ruled out for offside, equalised from the penalty spot after Nikola Vlasic rugby-tackled Renato Veiga.

After Petar Sucic then had a goal ruled out for an offside of his own, Ramos gave the Selecao a late lead, but that was not the end of the story. Josko Gvardiol scored another equaliser in the twelfth minute of the ten that had been added to send his team-mates into rapture, but it was denied for a marginal offside, restoring Portugal’s lead with mere minutes left to play.

Portugal will now face Spain in the round of 16, with that match due to take place in Dallas on July 6. Catch up with the action as it happened below with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, complete with expert insight and analysis.