• Croatia fans pose for photos before the game. Charles Platiau / Reuters
    Croatia fans pose for photos before the game. Charles Platiau / Reuters
  • Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo warms up before the game. Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters
    Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo warms up before the game. Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters
  • Ivan Perisic of Croatia warms up before the match. Mohamed Messara / EPA
    Ivan Perisic of Croatia warms up before the match. Mohamed Messara / EPA
  • Portugal fans sing and chant before the start of the game. Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters
    Portugal fans sing and chant before the start of the game. Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters
  • Cristiano Ronaldo and Rui Patricio line up for the national anthems before the game. Lee Smith / Reuters
    Cristiano Ronaldo and Rui Patricio line up for the national anthems before the game. Lee Smith / Reuters
  • Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic in action with Portugal defenders Pepe and Adrien Silva. Lee Smith / Reuters
    Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic in action with Portugal defenders Pepe and Adrien Silva. Lee Smith / Reuters
  • Cristiano Ronaldo in action with Croatia’s Luka Modric, left, and Vedran Corluka. Charles Platiau / Reuters
    Cristiano Ronaldo in action with Croatia’s Luka Modric, left, and Vedran Corluka. Charles Platiau / Reuters
  • Luka Modric, right, and Portugal winger Nani in action. Miguel A Lopes / EPA
    Luka Modric, right, and Portugal winger Nani in action. Miguel A Lopes / EPA
  • Portugal’s Adrien Silva in action with Croatia’s Luka Modric. Charles Platiau / Reuters
    Portugal’s Adrien Silva in action with Croatia’s Luka Modric. Charles Platiau / Reuters
  • Luka Modric and Renato Sanches in action. Mohamed Messara / EPA
    Luka Modric and Renato Sanches in action. Mohamed Messara / EPA
  • Portugal’s Nani is challenged by Croatia’s Ivan Strinic. Lee Smith / Reuters
    Portugal’s Nani is challenged by Croatia’s Ivan Strinic. Lee Smith / Reuters
  • Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo in action with Croatia’s Vedran Corluka. Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters
    Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo in action with Croatia’s Vedran Corluka. Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters
  • Croatia’s Domagoj Vida heads at goal only for the ball to sail wide of the post. Lee Smith / Reuters
    Croatia’s Domagoj Vida heads at goal only for the ball to sail wide of the post. Lee Smith / Reuters
  • Portugal’s Ricardo Quaresma celebrates after scoring the only goal of the game. Lee Smith / Reuters
    Portugal’s Ricardo Quaresma celebrates after scoring the only goal of the game. Lee Smith / Reuters
  • Croatia’s Luka Modric reacts after Portugal’s Ricardo Quaresma scores their decisive goal. Carl Recine / Reuters
    Croatia’s Luka Modric reacts after Portugal’s Ricardo Quaresma scores their decisive goal. Carl Recine / Reuters

Ricardo Quaresma scores at the death to send Portugal into Euro 2016 quarter-finals — in pictures


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The best photos from Stade Bollaert-Delelis as Portugal and Croatia contested their Euro 2016 Round of 16 match. Portugal moved into the quarter-finals after a dramatic 1-0 win in the dying stages of extra-time. Former Al Ahli, Barcelona, and Chelsea winger Ricardo Quaresma scored the goal.

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