Match at a glance
COL / GHA20Attempts8
8On target0
60.7%Possession39.3%
90.8%Pass accuracy83.0%
14Fouls committed10
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
3Corners2
Colombia 1–0 Ghana: 2026 World Cup match result
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Colombia won in normal time
- Jhon Arias14'
Match in one glance
ColombiaGhanaGoalCard
Colombia
Ghana
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
How the lead moved
COL GHA- 14'
Jhon Arias1 COL
Colombia led for the closing passage. Plotted from recorded goal times only — per-minute pressure is not in the source data.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1JAJhon Arias 1 goal · 1 on target
- 2
Luis Suárez 1 assist · 2 fouls won - 3LALawrence Ati Zigi
7 saves - 4
Luis Díaz 2 on target - 5GPGustavo Puerta 1 on target · 3 fouls won
What separated the teams
Finishing
Colombia had the scoring edge
5.0%Goal conversion0.0%
Territory
Colombia controlled more of the ball
60.7%Possession39.3%
Defensive workload
Colombia made more recorded interventions
29Saves, interceptions, clearances23
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Complete match timeline
ColombiaGhanaGoalCardSubstitution
Colombia
Ghana
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
13 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 0J. Arias 14'
Second half
45′–90′0 – 0No goals in this period
Colombia
4-3-3CV
12Camilo Vargas
2JL
16Jefferson LermaGP
14Gustavo PuertaJA
11Jhon Arias
10Listed formation · positions are schematic
Ghana
4-1-4-1LA
1Lawrence Ati ZigiMS
26Marvin SenayaGM
14Gideon MensahDL
23Derrick LuckassenJO
18Jerome Opoku
5JA
9Jordan AyewListed formation · positions are schematic
Select a player portrait to see the recorded shirt number, position and lineup context.
Attendance69,045
RefereeClément Turpin
COL4-3-3
GHA4-1-4-1
Result statusFull time
Complete performance breakdown
COLGHA
Attacking output
Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.
20Attempts8
8On target0
4Blocked shots5
40.0%Shot accuracy0.0%
5.0%Goal conversion0.0%
Goals divided by attempts
Possession & passing
Control, circulation and progression of the ball.
60.7%Possession39.3%
532Passes completed312
90.8%Pass accuracy83.0%
5Crosses completed2
32Long balls completed9
Defensive work
Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.
0Saves7
8Tackles won7
70%Tackle success50%
5Interceptions5
24Clearances11
Discipline & pressure
Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.
14Fouls committed10
2Offsides0
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
3Corners2
What separated the teams
Finishing
Colombia had the scoring edge
5.0%Goal conversion0.0%
Territory
Colombia controlled more of the ball
60.7%Possession39.3%
Defensive workload
Colombia made more recorded interventions
29Saves, interceptions, clearances23
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1JAJhon Arias 1 goal · 1 on target
- 2Luis Suárez 1 assist · 2 fouls won
- 3LALawrence Ati Zigi 7 saves
- 4Luis Díaz 2 on target
- 5GPGustavo Puerta 1 on target · 3 fouls won
- 6DSDavinson Sánchez 1 on target · 2 fouls won
- 7
Richard Ríos 1 on target · 1 fouls won - 8JMJohan Mojica 1 on target · 1 fouls won
- 9JCJáminton Campaz 1 on target
- 10
Antoine Semenyo 3 fouls won
Player leaders
Who led the recorded actions
Decisive moments
1 eventsTournament path
How both teams reached this match
ColombiaGhanaAll-time World Cup meetings
Colombia vs Ghana, across editions
1COL wins
0Draws
0GHA wins
1meetings
1–0goal balance
1knockout meetings
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.
Source: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.