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Colombia 1-0 Ghana · World Cup 2026

Colombia beat Ghana 1-0 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Colombia and Ghana met in the World Cup 2026 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Saturday, 4 July 2026.

Goalscorers

Colombia: J. Arias 14'. Ghana did not score.

How the match went

Colombia saw more of the ball, 61% of it. Colombia had 20 shots with 8 on target, Ghana 8 with 0 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 3 to Colombia and 2 to Ghana. Colombia conceded 14 fouls, Ghana 10. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Colombia, 3 for Ghana).

Line-ups

Colombia started in a 4-3-3: Camilo Vargas, Daniel Muñoz, Davinson Sánchez, Jhon Lucumí, Johan Mojica, Gustavo Puerta, Jefferson Lerma, Jhon Arias, James Rodríguez, Jhon Córdoba, Luis Díaz.

Ghana started in a 4-1-4-1: Lawrence Ati Zigi, Marvin Senaya, Derrick Luckassen, Jerome Opoku, Gideon Mensah, Thomas Partey, Iñaki Williams, Caleb Yirenkyi, Kwasi Sibo, Antoine Semenyo, Jordan Ayew.

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Minute by minute

  1. 14'Goal! Colombia 1-0 Ghana. J. Arias (Colombia) scores, assisted by L. J. Suárez .
  2. 45'Half-time. Colombia 1-0 Ghana.
  3. 57'VAR check complete: the goal for Colombia stands.
  4. 90'Full-time. Colombia 1-0 Ghana.
Full commentary (49 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Colombia vs Ghana.
  2. 1'Attempt missed. T. Partey (Ghana), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  3. 8'Substitution, Colombia: L. J. Suárez  comes on for J. Córdoba.
  4. 12'Yellow card for J. Arias (Colombia).
  5. 13'Substitution, Ghana: A. Seidu comes on for M. Senaya.
  6. 14'Goal! Colombia 1-0 Ghana. J. Arias (Colombia) scores, assisted by L. J. Suárez .
  7. 20'Attempt saved. L. Díaz (Colombia), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  8. 34'Attempt blocked. I. Williams (Ghana), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  9. 37'Attempt blocked. A. Semenyo (Ghana), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  10. 39'Attempt missed. L. Díaz (Colombia), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  11. 40'Attempt missed. I. Williams (Ghana), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  12. 42'Attempt missed. L. J. Suárez  (Colombia), header. xG 0.03.
  13. 44'Attempt blocked. I. Williams (Ghana), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  14. 44'Attempt blocked. A. Semenyo (Ghana), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  15. 45'6 minutes of added time.
  16. 45+1'Attempt saved. J. Mojica (Colombia), header. xG 0.21.
  17. 45'Half-time. Colombia 1-0 Ghana.
  18. 46'The second half is under way.
  19. 46'Substitution, Colombia: R. Ríos comes on for J. Rodríguez.
  20. 48'Attempt missed. R. Ríos (Colombia), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  21. 50'Yellow card for C. Yirenkyi (Ghana).
  22. 55'Attempt saved. G. Puerta (Colombia), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  23. 56'Attempt missed. D. Sánchez (Colombia), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  24. 57'VAR check complete: the goal for Colombia stands.
  25. 58'Attempt saved. L. Díaz (Colombia), right-footed shot. xG 0.29.
  26. 62'Substitution, Ghana: A. F. Issahaku comes on for I. Williams.
  27. 62'Substitution, Ghana: E. Owusu comes on for K. Sibo.
  28. 66'Yellow card for A. F. Issahaku (Ghana).
  29. 69'Attempt missed. T. Partey (Ghana), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  30. 69'Attempt blocked. A. Semenyo (Ghana), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  31. 72'Substitution, Colombia: J. Quintero comes on for J. Arias.
  32. 76'Yellow card for A. Seidu (Ghana).
  33. 77'Attempt missed. J. Quintero (Colombia), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  34. 78'Yellow card for R. Ríos (Colombia).
  35. 79'Substitution, Ghana: P. K. Adu comes on for C. Yirenkyi.
  36. 79'Substitution, Ghana: E. Nuamah comes on for J. Ayew.
  37. 80'Attempt blocked. L. Díaz (Colombia), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  38. 81'Attempt saved. D. Sánchez (Colombia), header from a corner. xG 0.31.
  39. 84'Attempt missed. J. Quintero (Colombia), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  40. 87'Attempt blocked. L. Díaz (Colombia), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  41. 90'Substitution, Colombia: J. Campaz comes on for L. Díaz.
  42. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  43. 90+2'Attempt missed. R. Ríos (Colombia), header. xG 0.37.
  44. 90+5'Attempt blocked. G. Puerta (Colombia), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  45. 90+5'Attempt blocked. L. J. Suárez  (Colombia), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  46. 90+5'Attempt missed. J. Campaz (Colombia), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  47. 90+6'Attempt saved. J. Campaz (Colombia), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  48. 90+6'Attempt saved. R. Ríos (Colombia), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  49. 90'Full-time. Colombia 1-0 Ghana.
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