Everything you need to know ahead of Thursday’s FIFA World Cup Round of 32 showdown One of the marquee matches of the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 arrives Thursday night as Portugal and Croatia meet in a battle featuring two of international soccer’s greatest players.

TORONTO (AP) — At 41, Cristiano Ronaldo will get another match in a Portugal uniform, thanks to a penalty he scored, a stoppage time header by Goncalo Ramos, and a VAR ruling the Croatia team still doesn't understand.

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Croatia and Ghana fans celebrated together outside Philadelphia Stadium as they danced and waved their national flags. (AP video by Tassanee Vejpongsa)

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More than 5,700 miles from home, members of Houston's Croatian community gathered Thursday evening at the Houston Croatian Club to watch Croatia take on Portugal in a Round of 32 World Cup knockout match.