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Croatia vs Ghana – Lineups & Match Details

Croatia beat Ghana 2-1. Goals: P. Sučić (31'), D. Luckassen (73'), N. Vlašić (83'). Croatia had 53% possession against Ghana's 47%. Shots on target: 4-1.

World Cup · Group Stage - 3

Saturday, 27 June 2026

CroatiaCroatia

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

GhanaGhana

Referee: Drew Fischer, Canada

Lineups

CroatiaCroatia4-2-3-1
Dominik Livaković1Dominik LivakovićG
Josip Stanišić2Josip StanišićD
Josip Šutalo6Josip ŠutaloD
Marin Pongračić3Marin PongračićD
Ivan Perišić14Ivan PerišićD
Luka Modrić10Luka ModrićM
Mateo Kovačić8Mateo KovačićM
Nikola Vlašić13Nikola VlašićM
Petar Sučić17Petar SučićM
Martin Baturina16Martin BaturinaM
Ante Budimir11Ante BudimirF

Substitutes

20Igor MatanovićF
15Mario PašalićM
4Joško GvardiolD
24Marco PašalićF
23Dominik KotarskiG
12Ivor PandurG
5Duje Ćaleta-CarD
22Luka VuškovićD
25Martin ErlićD
18Kristijan JakićM
21Luka SučićM
7Nikola MoroM
19Toni FrukM
9Andrej KramarićF
26Petar MusaF
GhanaGhana4-1-4-1
B
16Benjamin AsareG
Marvin Senaya26Marvin SenayaD
Jonas Adjei Adjetey4Jonas Adjei AdjeteyD
Derrick Luckassen23Derrick LuckassenD
Gideon Mensah14Gideon MensahD
Thomas Partey5Thomas ParteyM
Antoine Semenyo11Antoine SemenyoM
Elisha Owusu15Elisha OwusuM
Kwasi Sibo8Kwasi SiboM
Kamaldeen Sulemana22Kamaldeen SulemanaM
Jordan Ayew9Jordan AyewF

Substitutes

21Kojo Peprah OppongD
7Abdul Fatawu IssahakuF
10Brandon Thomas-AsanteF
24Ernest NuamahF
3Caleb YirenkyiM
1Lawrence Ati ZigiG
12Joseph AnangG
2Alidu SeiduD
6Abdul MuminD
17Rahman BabaD
18Jerome OpokuD
13Christopher BaahF
19Iñaki WilliamsF
20Augustine BoakyeM
25Prince Kwabena AduF

Match Events

31'G

P. Sučić

Assist: M. Kovačić

46'S

J. Adjetey

Substitution 1

46'S

E. Owusu

Substitution 2

66'S

A. Budimir

Substitution 1

68'Y

I. Perišić

71'S

J. Ayew

Substitution 3

71'S

K. Sulemana

Substitution 4

73'G

D. Luckassen

Assist: E. Nuamah

78'S

M. Kovačić

Substitution 2

83'G

N. Vlašić

Assist: L. Modrić

85'S

K. Sibo

Substitution 5

88'S

M. Baturina

Substitution 3

88'S

N. Vlašić

Substitution 4

90'+4Y

K. Peprah Oppong

Statistics

Croatia
53%47%
Ghana
0.46Expected Goals (xG)0.73
8Total Shots6
4Shots on Target1
3Corners2
9Fouls13
1Offsides2
91Pass Accuracy (%)88
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Croatia host Ghana on Saturday, 27 June 2026. The kick-off time is 21:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Croatia go into the match 2nd in the table; Ghana sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Croatia have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Ghana have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Match recap

Croatia beat Ghana 2-1. Croatia scored through P. Sučić 31', N. Vlašić 83'. Ghana replied with D. Luckassen 73'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 83 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Croatia held 53% of the ball against 47% for Ghana. Shots on target finished 4-1. Expected goals read 0.46 for Croatia, 0.73 for Ghana.

Verdict

The win nudges Croatia forward and leaves Ghana with work to do. Croatia sat 2nd and Ghana 3rd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.