Portugal vs Croatia Prediction, 7/2/2026 World Cup Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 6/30/2026

Game: Portugal vs Croatia

Date: Thursday, July 2, 2026

Location: BMO Field in Toronto, AB

TV: FOX

BMO Field in Toronto, AB is the location where Croatia (2-0-1) will compete against Portugal (1-2-0) on Thursday. The moneyline on this World Cup game has Portugal at -130 and Croatia is at +400. The over/under is set at 2.5. The men protecting the net are Diogo Costa for Portugal and Dominik Livakovic for Croatia.

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Portugal is coming off a 0-0 draw against Colombia. Prior to that, they beat Uzbekistan 5-0 and played to a 1-1 draw with Congo DR. Cristiano Ronaldo has 2 goals for Portugal, while Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves, and Rafael Leao each have 1 goal. Diogo Costa has 9 saves while only allowing 1 goal in net for Portugal.

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Croatia is coming off a 2-1 win over Ghana after beating Panama 1-0. They opened the World Cup with a 4-2 loss to England. 5 different people have scored 1 goal for Croatia: Martin Baturina, Petar Sucic, Petar Musa, Ante Budimir, and Nikola Vlasic. Dominik Livakovic has 8 saves but has surrendered 5 goals in 3 games so far in the World Cup.

The guy who will defend the goal for Portugal is Diogo Costa. Costa has been on the field for 15,011 mins and has 291 saves during his soccer career. The keeper born in Portugal has had 389 shots tried against him in 168 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 0.70 (117 goals conceded) and his save % is 74.8%. Costa (126-23-19 mark during his soccer career) has tallied 81 shutouts, which has earned him a 48.6%% clean sheet percentage.

Dominik Livakovic will be residing in front of the net for Croatia. In his career, Livakovic has given up 292 goals while totaling 594 stops in 368 starts. Livakovic has earned 148 shutouts while defending 862 shots attempted against him in 33,029 career minutes. He has a save % of 68.9% and his clean sheet rate sits at 40.3%%. He has allowed 0.80 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 216-73-79.

Cristiano Ronaldo is one footballer you are going to want to keep your eye on for Portugal. Ronaldo has been a starter in 683 matchups so far in his career and he scores 0.88 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Portugal has totaled 600 goals scored in 61,414 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 156 assists while tallying 1,356 points in his career.

Croatia has a playmaker in Andrej Kramaric, who should keep defenses up at night. He has earned 498 points so far in his career and has helped on a goal 80 times. The forward representing Croatia has been on the pitch for 33,492 mins while scoring 209 goals. He is currently averaging 0.56 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 369 outings during his soccer career.

Who will win tonight's World Cup game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portugal (-130)

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