Croatia 2-1 Ghana

Timeline

Petar Sucic1-0
🅰 Mateo Kovacic
31'
First Half ends,
45'
Kojo Peprah Oppong
↓ Jonas Adjetey
45'
Fatawu Issahaku
↓ Elisha Owusu
Igor Matanovic
↓ Ante Budimir
66'
Ivan Perisic
68'
71'
Brandon Thomas-Asante
↓ Jordan Ayew
71'
Ernest Nuamah
↓ Kamaldeen Sulemana
73'
Derrick Luckassen1-1
🅰 Ernest Nuamah
Mario Pasalic
↓ Mateo Kovacic
78'
Nikola Vlasic2-1
🅰 Luka Modric
83'
85'
Caleb Yirenkyi
↓ Kwasi Sibo
Josko Gvardiol
↓ Nikola Vlasic
88'
Marco Pasalic
↓ Martin Baturina
88'
90'+4'
Kojo Peprah Oppong
Second Half ends,

Game leaders

Croatia

Total ShotsN. Vlasic2
Accurate PassesJ. Sutalo82
Defensive InterventionsJ. Sutalo12

Ghana

Total ShotsF. Issahaku2
Accurate PassesD. Luckassen71
Defensive InterventionsM. Senaya11

Stats

CroatiaGhana

Possession

53%

47%

8Shots6

4Shots on target1

2Blocked shots2

Match info

Kick-off: Sunday 28 June
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Referee: Drew Fischer
Attendance: 68,324
Round: 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

Form

CroatiaWLWLL

L@Brazil3-1
LvsBelgium2-0
WvsSlovenia2-1
L

CroatiaGhana

Possession

53%

47%

8Shots6

4Shots on target1

2Blocked shots2

3Corners

Ghana4-1-4-1

16Asare

4↓Adjetey

5Partey

14Mensah

23⚽

Match ends, Croatia 2, Ghana 1.
90'+8'
Second Half ends, Croatia 2, Ghana 1.
90'+7'
Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Ghana) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gideon Mensah.
90'+5'
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Marvin Senaya.
90'+4'
Igor Matanovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'
Kojo Peprah Oppong (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4'
Foul by Kojo Peprah Oppong (Ghana).
90'+4'
Attempt blocked. Marvin Senaya (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ernest Nuamah.
90'+2'
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Gideon Mensah.
90'+2'
Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
90'+2'
Foul by Marin Pongracic (Croatia).
90'+2'

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	England	3	2	1	0	:	+4	7
2	Croatia	3	2	0	1	:	0	6

477Accurate passes402

GhanaDWDLL

L@Germany2-1
L@Mexico2-0
D@Wales1-1
WvsPanama1-0
D@England0-0

477Accurate passes402

11Semenyo

15↓Owusu

22↓Sulemana

8↓Sibo

1Livakovic

3Pongracic

14Perisic

6Sutalo

2Stanisic

8↓Kovacic

10Modric

16↓Baturina

17⚽Sucic

13⚽↓Vlasic

11↓Budimir

Substitutes · Croatia

5Duje Caleta-Car
25Martin Erlic
15Mario Pasalic↑
24Marco Pasalic↑
20Igor Matanovic↑
18Kristijan Jakic
7Nikola Moro
9Andrej Kramaric
21Luka Sucic
23Dominik Kotarski
4Josko Gvardiol↑
12Ivor Pandur
22Luka Vuskovic
26Petar Musa
19Toni Fruk

Substitutes · Ghana

6Abdul Mumin
12Joseph Anang
18Jerome Opoku
10Brandon Thomas-Asante↑
19Iñaki Williams
3Caleb Yirenkyi↑
7Fatawu Issahaku↑
2Alidu Seidu
20Augustine Boakye
13Christopher Bonsu Baah

Brandon Thomas-Asante (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+1'

Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

90'+1'

Foul by Marvin Senaya (Ghana).

90'+1'

Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.

90'

Petar Sucic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'

Foul by Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana).

90'

Offside, Ghana. Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.

89'

Offside, Croatia. Igor Matanovic is caught offside.

88'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

88'

Substitution, Croatia. Marco Pasalic replaces Martin Baturina.

88'

Substitution, Croatia. Josko Gvardiol replaces Nikola Vlasic.

87'

Delay in match because of an injury Antoine Semenyo (Ghana).

85'

Substitution, Ghana. Caleb Yirenkyi replaces Kwasi Sibo.

84'

Igor Matanovic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

84'

Foul by Kwasi Sibo (Ghana).

83'

Goal! Croatia 2, Ghana 1. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.

82'

Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Benjamin Asare.

82'

Attempt saved. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Benjamin Asare (Ghana). Assisted by Martin Baturina.

81'

Foul by Martin Baturina (Croatia).

81'

Marvin Senaya (Ghana) wins a free kick on the right wing.

80'

Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).

80'

Abdul Fatawu (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

78'

Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Mateo Kovacic.

76'

VAR Decision: Goal Croatia 1-1 Ghana (Derrick Luckassen).

73'

Goal! Croatia 1, Ghana 1. Derrick Luckassen (Ghana) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ernest Nuamah with a cross following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.

72'

Foul by Marin Pongracic (Croatia).

72'

Thomas Partey (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

71'

Substitution, Ghana. Ernest Nuamah replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.

71'

Substitution, Ghana. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Jordan Ayew.

71'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

69'

Delay in match for a drinks break.

68'

Ivan Perisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

68'

Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).

68'

Abdul Fatawu (Ghana) wins a free kick on the right wing.

66'

Substitution, Croatia. Igor Matanovic replaces Ante Budimir.

65'

Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Josip Stanisic.

59'

Foul by Jordan Ayew (Ghana).

59'

Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

57'

Attempt blocked. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

56'

Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Luka Modric.

55'

Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).

55'

Derrick Luckassen (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

53'

Martin Baturina (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

53'

Foul by Marvin Senaya (Ghana).

53'

Offside, Ghana. Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.

51'

Marvin Senaya (Ghana) wins a free kick on the right wing.

51'

Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).

47'

Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Derrick Luckassen.

45'

Second Half begins Croatia 1, Ghana 0.

45'

Substitution, Ghana. Abdul Fatawu replaces Elisha Owusu.

45'

Substitution, Ghana. Kojo Peprah Oppong replaces Jonas Adjetey.

45'+4'

First Half ends, Croatia 1, Ghana 0.

45'+1'

Petar Sucic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

45'+1'

Foul by Thomas Partey (Ghana).

45'

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

43'

Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).

43'

Gideon Mensah (Ghana) wins a free kick on the left wing.

40'

Attempt missed. Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas Adjetey.

38'

Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Sucic.

35'

Foul by Kwasi Sibo (Ghana).

35'

Martin Baturina (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

31'

Goal! Croatia 1, Ghana 0. Petar Sucic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.

30'

Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Benjamin Asare (Ghana). Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.

30'

Foul by Elisha Owusu (Ghana).

30'

Martin Baturina (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

29'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

25'

Delay in match for a drinks break.

24'

Thomas Partey (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

24'

Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).

21'

Attempt missed. Marin Pongracic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a set piece situation.

20'

Foul by Kwasi Sibo (Ghana).

20'

Petar Sucic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.

17'

Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Martin Baturina following a fast break.

Foul by Elisha Owusu (Ghana).

Martin Baturina (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Petar Sucic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana).

Martin Baturina (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Marvin Senaya (Ghana).

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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21Kojo Peprah Oppong↑

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