Toronto, July 3 -- Cristiano Ronaldo kept alive his dream of ending his illustrious World Cup career on a high as Portugal staged a dramatic late comeback to defeat Croatia 2-1 in a pulsating FIFA World Cup Round of 32 clash at BMO Field on Friday IST ,sealing a last-16 showdown with Spain.
In a contest that had everything - goals, VAR interventions, a penalty, three disallowed goals and a controversial finish after 19 minutes of stoppage time - substitute Goncalo Ramos emerged as Portugal's hero, heading home a stoppage-time winner before Croatia saw an injury-time equaliser ruled out following another VAR review.
The victory came on the first anniversary of the death of Portugal forward Diogo Jota, making it an emotional night for Rober...