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Portugal survives a thriller at the World Cup, edging Croatia two to one in a game that had everything. Cristiano Ronaldo converted from the penalty spot to level things up, but was pulled in the eighty-first minute. Substitute Goncalo Ramos then broke Croatian hearts with a header in the ninety-fourth minute off a brilliant Rafael Leao cross, sending Portugal through to the Round of Sixteen.
Croatia thought they had forced extra time late in stoppage time, but VAR stepped in and ruled the equalizer offside using chip-in-ball technology — one of the more controversial calls of this World Cup. The ruling held, and Luka Modric's fifth and likely final bid for a World Cup title is over. Portugal now faces Spain on Monday with a quarterfinal spot on the line.
Meanwhile, Conor McGregor is back and talking. The former double champion returns at UFC three hundred twenty-nine on July eleventh in Las Vegas, rematching Max Holloway at one hundred seventy pounds. McGregor says the extra weight changes his power equation entirely, and after four years away from the octagon, the whole combat sports world is watching to see if he can back it up.
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