Portugal v Croatia: Is the game on TV? Kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Portugal, who won the first Nations League in 2019, will be hoping to make an ideal start to the new campaign against Croatia, who were beaten on penalties in last year's final by European champions Spain.

Is Portugal v Croatia on TV?

Portugal v Croatia has not been selected for TV coverage in the UK.

Portugal v Croatia kick-off time, date and venue

Portugal v Croatia will kick off at 19:45 BST on Thursday 5th September 2024 at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon.

Portugal v Croatia stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Both countries have scored on the last four occasions these teams have locked horns, but Portugal have kept six clean sheets in their last eight competitive matches.

Croatia beat Portugal 2-1 in a friendly before this summer's Euros, but failed to win any of their three Group B games against Spain, Italy and Albania.

Portugal v Croatia head-to-head record (H2H)

Portugal wins	5
Draws	2
Croatia wins	1

H2H stats refer to all competitions

Portugal v Croatia team news

Portugal team news

Teenage winger Geovany Quenda could feature, while Renato Veiga and Tiago Santos are also in the squad for the first time.

Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to start up front despite criticism of his performances at the Euros.

Croatia team news

Lovro Majer, Martin Erlic and Josip Stanisic are all out injured, while Duje Caleta-Car has a knock and may not be risked.