Touted as dark horses going into the tournament, Portugal have struggled to live up to the billing, kicking off their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Congo DR.

That was followed by an impressive 5-0 defeat of Uzbekistan, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice, but it proved to be a false dawn as they were largely second best in the goalless draw with group winners Colombia.

Roberto Martinez, however, remains confident that Portugal can rise to the occasion but questions remain about whether Ronaldo will start.

"If there are ⁠changes ‌to be made, that's for the manager to decide, for him to analyse," said attacking midfielder Joao Felix. "He's the one who always makes the final decision, and whoever is in the starting 11, I think ⁠they'll deliver."

Aiming to end Portugal's dreams will be a Croatia side who were semi-finalists four years ago.

They, however, were also not at their best in the group stage as they opened their campaign with a 4-2 defeat against England.

Zlatko Dalic’s side recovered to defeat Panama 1-0 and Ghana 2-1 to advance, they have struggled to find the form of four years ago and will be hoping that veteran talisman Luka Modric can find the spark to take them into the Round of 16.

Portugal v Croatia
Venue: Toronto Stadium (Toronto)
Kick-off: Thursday, 19:00 (UTC-4)