FIFA World Cup

FT Saturday, June 27, 2026
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Croatia LLWLW 2
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Lincoln Financial Field · 68,324 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Croatia edge Ghana to clinch spot in World Cup knockouts

Croatia earned a spot in the World Cup knockout round, getting goals from Nikola Vlasic and Luka Sucic to beat Ghana 2-1 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
0
46.7
Possession
53.3
6
SHOTS
8
1
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
402
Accurate Passes
477
455
Passes
523
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
39
Long Balls
38
18
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
8
13
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
4
11
Effective Clearances
23
11
Clearances
23

Highlights

00:55 'He plays like he is 20 years old' - Croatian players on Luka Modrić Watch on ESPN

Lineups

CRO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Dominik LivakovicG
  2. 3Marin PongracicCD-L
  3. 6Josip SutaloCD-R
  4. 14Ivan PerisicLB
  5. 2Josip StanisicRB
  6. 17Petar SucicAM
  7. 8Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 11Ante BudimirF
  10. 16Martin BaturinaAM-L
  11. 13Nikola VlasicAM-R

GHA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 16Benjamin AsareG
  2. 23Derrick LuckassenCD-L
  3. 4Jonas AdjeteyCD-R
  4. 5Thomas ParteyDM
  5. 14Gideon MensahLB
  6. 26Marvin SenayaRB
  7. 8Kwasi SiboCM-L
  8. 15Elisha OwusuCM-R
  9. 22Kamaldeen SulemanaLM
  10. 11Antoine SemenyoRM
  11. 9Jordan AyewF

Timeline

  1. 25' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  2. 25'
  3. 29' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 29'
  5. 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.
  6. 45' Substitution, Ghana. Kojo Peprah Oppong replaces Jonas Adjetey.
  7. 45' Substitution, Ghana. Abdul Fatawu replaces Elisha Owusu.
  8. 66' Substitution, Croatia. Igor Matanovic replaces Ante Budimir.
  9. 68' Ivan Perisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 69' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  11. 69'
  12. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  13. 71'
  14. 71' Substitution, Ghana. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Jordan Ayew.
  15. 71' Substitution, Ghana. Ernest Nuamah replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
  16. 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.
  17. 76'
  18. 77'
  19. 78' Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  20. 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.
  21. 85' Substitution, Ghana. Caleb Yirenkyi replaces Kwasi Sibo.
  22. 87' Delay in match because of an injury Antoine Semenyo (Ghana).
  23. 87'
  24. 88' Substitution, Croatia. Josko Gvardiol replaces Nikola Vlasic.
  25. 88' Substitution, Croatia. Marco Pasalic replaces Martin Baturina.
  26. 88' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  27. 88'
  28. 90'+4' Kojo Peprah Oppong (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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