Croatia

• Croatia are unbeaten in their last 10 internationals (W8 D2), the longest current run among all teams involved at EURO 2016.
• This is the second time Croatia have finished top of their group in a major tournament after EURO 2008 – they were then knocked out on penalties by Turkey in the quarter-finals.
• In the third round of group matches, Croatia were responsible for ending Spain’s record EURO run of 14 games without a defeat.
• Croatia have only failed to score once in their last 12 games at the European Championships, it was against Spain in 2012.
• Croatia’s only previous game at Lens’ Bollaert stadium was a 3-1 win v Jamaica in the 1998 World Cup group stages.
• Croatia have lost only one of their last 10 games at the EURO (0-1 v Spain in June 2012), winning six and drawing three.
• Only Davor Suker has scored/assisted more goals (9 goals, 1 assist) than Ivan Perisic for Croatia at major tournaments (4 goals, 3 assists).

Portugal

• Portugal have won all three of their encounters with Croatia, scoring six goals and conceding none.
• Their only previous encounter in a major tournament ended in a 3-0 win for Portugal in the group stages at EURO 1996.
• Portugal, still winless at EURO 2016 (D3), have made it to the knockout stages in all seven of their European Championship participations.
• Portugal have played the most games in the history of the European Championships without ever winning the tournament: 31 games, 0 trophies.
• Portugal are unbeaten in their last 10 competitive fixtures (W7, D3), all seven of their wins in that run coming by a single goal.
• Portugal’s last seven goals at the European Championships have been scored by Cristiano Ronaldo (5) or Nani (2).
• Ronaldo has now played in more games than any other player in EURO finals (17). He’s become the first player to score in four different European Championships and is now only one goal short of Michel Platini’s record of nine goals in the competition.