Former Sweden striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, has claimed Croatia were “robbed” successful their last-32 clash with Portugal astatine the 2026 World Cup.
Portugal won the crippled 2-1, but determination was contention astatine afloat clip implicit a disallowed goal.
Goncalo Ramos had headed successful the 2nd extremity for his state earlier Josko Gvardiol bundled location what appeared to level the crippled astatine 2-2.
But the video adjunct referee, VAR, yet ruled retired the goal, with FIFA claiming Connected Ball Technology confirmed that determination was a faint interaction from Igor Matanovic.
Speaking to Gazzetta, Ibrahimovic said: “It was a fantastic lucifer ruined successful the extremity by VAR.
“I saw thing irregular astir the 2-2 goal; VAR disallowed it, but for me, it was a robbery.
“Either the sensor successful the shot wasn’t moving oregon thing went wrong, due to the fact that Renato Veiga touched the ball, which means determination was nary offside.
“Look astatine the angle: Croatia’s fig 20 doesn’t interaction the ball, nor does helium alteration its trajectory successful the slightest. It’s Portugal’s fig 13 [Veiga] who touches it!”


























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