Football can be ever so cruel. Just ask Croatia.
Related: Quaresma's 117th-minute heroics salvage humdrum affair between Portugal and Croatia
After an utter slog that lasted for 117 dour, uneventful minutes, Croatia and Portugal actually decided to play football. It didn't end well for the former. After a header struck the post at one end, the Portuguese raced down the pitch on the first meaningful counter of the contest, and the move ended with Ricardo Quaresma tapping a header into a yawning goal after a rebound.
Portugal advances to the quarter-final, and Croatia goes home.