Croatia 2-1 Ghana · World Cup 2026
Croatia beat Ghana 2-1 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Croatia and Ghana met in the World Cup 2026 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Saturday, 27 June 2026.
Goalscorers
Croatia: P. Sučić 31'; N. Vlašić 83'. Ghana: D. Luckassen 73'.
How the match went
Croatia saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Croatia had 8 shots with 4 on target, Ghana 6 with 1 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 3 to Croatia and 2 to Ghana. Croatia conceded 9 fouls, Ghana 13. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Croatia, 1 for Ghana).
Line-ups
Croatia started in a 4-2-3-1: Dominik Livaković, Josip Stanišić, Josip Šutalo, Marin Pongračić, Ivan Perišić, Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić, Nikola Vlašić, Petar Sučić, Martin Baturina, Ante Budimir.
Ghana started in a 4-1-4-1: Benjamin Asare, Marvin Senaya, Jonas Adjei Adjetey, Derrick Luckassen, Gideon Mensah, Thomas Partey, Antoine Semenyo, Elisha Owusu, Kwasi Sibo, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Jordan Ayew.
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