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Completed 2026 World Cup · Group Stage

Croatia 2–1 Ghana: match result

Match 67 · Group Stage · Group LJune 27, 2026
Croatia2
  • Petar Sucic31'
  • Nikola Vlasic83'
2–1

Croatia won in normal time

Ghana1
  • Derrick Luckassen73'
TimelineCROGHA
0153045607590

31' goal Petar Sucic, 73' goal Derrick Luckassen, 83' goal Nikola Vlasic

53.3%Possession46.7%
8Shots6
4On target1
Philadelphia StadiumPhiladelphiaFT
This match
ScorecardAnalysisTeam statsContextNearby matches
CroatiaGhana
Attendance68,324
RefereeDrew Fischer
CRO4-2-3-1
GHA4-1-4-1
Result statusFull time

Match intelligence

What separated the teams

01 · Finishing

Croatia had the scoring edge

25.0%Goal conversion16.7%
02 · Territory

Croatia controlled more of the ball

53.3%Possession46.7%
03 · Defensive workload

Croatia made more recorded interventions

27Saves, interceptions, clearances22

Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.

Team comparison

Complete performance breakdown

CROGHA

Attacking output

Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.

8Attempts6
4On target1
2Blocked shots2
50.0%Shot accuracy16.7%
25.0%Goal conversion16.7%

Goals divided by attempts

Possession & passing

Control, circulation and progression of the ball.

53.3%Possession46.7%
477Passes completed402
90%Pass accuracy90%
3Crosses completed3
16Long balls completed18

Defensive work

Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.

0Saves2
8Tackles won7
60%Tackle success50%
4Interceptions9
23Clearances11

Discipline & pressure

Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.

9Fouls committed13
1Offsides2
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Corners2

Player leaders

Who led the recorded actions

1
Goals
PS
Petar Sucic
NV
Nikola Vlasic
DL
Derrick Luckassen
1
AssistsMateo KovacicMateo KovacicLuka ModricLuka Modric
EN
Ernest Nuamah
2
Shots
NV
Nikola Vlasic
MP
Mario Pasalic
FI
Fatawu Issahaku
1
On target
IP
Ivan Perisic
PS
Petar Sucic
NV
Nikola Vlasic
5
Fouls won
MB
Martin Baturina
2
Saves
BA
Benjamin Asare

Minute by minute

Everything that happened, in order

Goals, cards, penalties and substitutions as recorded.

G Goal! CardP Penalty↕ Substitution
Croatia versus Ghana match event timelineGoals, cards, penalties and substitutions plotted by recorded minute for each team.0'15'30'45'60'75'90'CROGHA31' · Goal · Petar SucicG45' · Substitution · Kojo Peprah Oppong↕45' · Substitution · Fatawu Issahaku↕66' · Substitution · Igor Matanovic↕68' · Yellow Card · Ivan Perisic!71' · Substitution · Brandon Thomas-Asante↕71' · Substitution · Ernest Nuamah↕73' · Goal · Derrick LuckassenG78' · Substitution · Mario Pasalic↕83' · Goal - Header · Nikola VlasicG85' · Substitution · Caleb Yirenkyi↕88' · Substitution · Josko Gvardiol↕88' · Substitution · Marco Pasalic↕90'+4' · Yellow Card · Kojo Peprah Oppong!
Croatia2 goals·1 cards·4 changes
Ghana1 goals·1 cards·5 changes

Key events

Goals, cards and penalties

  1. 31'
    Petar SucicGoal

    Right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner

    Assist Mateo Kovacic ·

  2. 68'
    Ivan PerisicYellow Card

    Is shown the yellow card for a bad foul

  3. 73'
    Derrick LuckassenGoal

    Left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner

    Assist Ernest Nuamah · with a cross following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review

  4. 83'
    Nikola VlasicGoal - Header

    Header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner

    Assist Luka Modric · with a cross following a corner

  5. 90'+4'
    Kojo Peprah OppongYellow Card

    Is shown the yellow card for a bad foul

Lineup & influence

Croatia

Croatia

4-2-3-1Zlatko Dalić
Confirmed XI
1Livakovic2Stanisic14Perisic8↓Kovacic6Sutalo3Pongracic13↓Vlasic10Modric11↓Budimir17Sucic16↓Baturina
LowerHigher↑ Attacking
DL

Dominik Livakovic

CRO · #1 · Goalkeeper

Starter
Involvement40%
0Saves
1Conceded
0Shots faced
0Fouls
0Yellow

Influence model uses assigned role plus real ESPN involvement, not fabricated tracking coordinates.

Impact changes

4 used

Tournament path

How both teams reached this match

Croatia
2W · 0D · 1L · 5–5
M22 · GroupENGL 2–4
M47 · GroupPANW 1–0
M67 · GroupGHAW 2–1
Ghana
1W · 1D · 1L · 2–2
M23 · GroupPANW 1–0
M46 · GroupENGD 0–0
M67 · GroupCROL 1–2

Group L impact

Table immediately after this result

5 of 6 group matches included.

PosTeamPGDPts
1Croatia3306
2England12+24
3Ghana2304
4Panama42-20

Snapshot ordering uses points, goal difference and goals scored. It is contextual, not a replacement for FIFA's complete tie-break procedure.

All-time World Cup meetings

Croatia vs Ghana, across editions

1CRO wins
0Draws
0GHA wins
1meetings
2–1goal balance
0knockout meetings
2026Croatia 2–1 GhanaGroup Stage

Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Adjacent archive results

Nearby matches

Match 66 · Group StageN. Zealand 1–5 BelgiumMatch 68 · Group StagePanama 0–2 England

Archived match data: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.