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.
In the 13th minute of stoppage time, Croatia thought they scored a late equalizer. But VAR intervened, using sound wave technology to overturn the goal. CNN’s Patrick Snell explains.
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Croatia struck first against Portugal in its World Cup round of 32 battle Thursday, July 2. With a date in the round of 16 on the line, Croatia is owning the pitch. In the 53rd minute, Ivan Perišić scored to give Croatia a 1-0 lead.
Did a Croatia player touch the ball before the game-tying goal vs. Portugal before it was called back due to offsides.
Portugal advanced after edging out Croatia 2-1 in a hard-fought match, and Cristiano Ronaldo’s team will now face European champion Spain on Monday.
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