Croatia 2-1 Ghana — World Cup 2026, 27 Jun 2026
Croatia beat Ghana 2-1 in the World Cup 2026 on 27 June 2026 at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia. Petar Sucic and Nikola Vlašić scored for Croatia; Derrick Luckassen for Ghana. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
· kickoff·Lincoln Financial Field · Philadelphia·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-031'assist: Mateo Kovačić
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 66'
- 68'Foul
- 71'
- 71'
- 1-173'assist: Ernest Nuamah
- 76'VARGoal confirmed
- 78'
- 2-183'assist: Luka Modrić
- 85'
- 88'
- 88'
- 90+4'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Croatia
- 8.7Petar SucicM
- 7.9Luka ModrićM
- 7.3Nikola VlašićM
- 7.3Josip ŠutaloD
- 6.9Martin BaturinaM
- 6.9Joško GvardiolD
- 6.9Mateo KovačićM
- 6.7Igor MatanovićF
- 6.6Ivan PerišićD
- 6.6Marin PongracicD
- 6.6Mario PašalićM
- 6.5Dominik LivakovićG
- 6.3Marco PašalićF
- 6.2Josip StanišićD
- 6.0Ante BudimirF
Ghana
- 7.2Derrick LuckassenD
- 7.2Ernest NuamahF
- 6.9Abdul Fatawu IssahakuF
- 6.7Gideon MensahD
- 6.7Brandon Thomas-AsanteF
- 6.6Caleb YirenkyiM
- 6.5Kamaldeen SulemanaM
- 6.5Marvin SenayaD
- 6.3Antoine SemenyoM
- 6.3Thomas ParteyM
- 6.3Jonas AdjeteyD
- 6.3Jordan AyewF
- 6.2Kojo Peprah OppongD
- 6.2Elisha OwusuM
- 6.2Kwasi SiboM
- 5.9Benjamin AsareG
Line-ups
Substitutes
Substitutes
- 23Dominik KotarskiG
- 9Andrej KramarićF
- 7Nikola MoroM
- 5Duje Caleta-CarD
- 15M. Pasalic78'M6.6
- 21Luka SučićM
- 12Ivor PandurG
- 18Kristijan JakićM
- 25Martin ErlićD
- 26Petar MusaF
- 4Joško Gvardiol88'D6.9
- 20Igor Matanović66'F6.7
- 24M. Pasalic78'F6.3
- 19Toni FrukM
- 22Luka VuškovićD
Substitutes
- 1Lawrence ZigiG
- 6A. MuminD
- 17Abdul BabaD
- 19Iñaki WilliamsF
- 10B. Thomas-Asante71'F6.7
- 18Jerome OpokuD
- 12Joseph AnangG
- 2Alidu SeiduD
- 7I. Fatawu46'F6.9
- 20Augustine BoakyeM
- 24Ernest Nuamah71'F7.2
- 21Kojo Peprah Oppong90+4'46'D6.2
- 25Prince AduF
- 13Christopher Bonsu BaahF
- 3C. Yirenkyi85'M6.6
Team statistics
Croatia
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petar Sucic | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 8.7 |
| Luka Modrić | 90 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Nikola Vlašić | 88 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Josip Šutalo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Martin Baturina | 88 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Joško Gvardiol | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Mateo Kovačić | 78 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Igor Matanović | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Ivan Perišić | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Marin Pongracic | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Mario Pašalić | 12 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Dominik Livaković | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Marco Pašalić | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Josip Stanišić | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ante Budimir | 66 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Ghana
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Luckassen | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Ernest Nuamah | 19 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | 45 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Gideon Mensah | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Brandon Thomas-Asante | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Caleb Yirenkyi | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Kamaldeen Sulemana | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Marvin Senaya | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | – | 6.5 |
| Antoine Semenyo | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Thomas Partey | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jonas Adjetey | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jordan Ayew | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kojo Peprah Oppong | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Elisha Owusu | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Kwasi Sibo | 85 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Benjamin Asare | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Before and after
Croatia
- Previous: Panama 0-1 Croatia, 23 Jun 2026 · World Cup 2026
- Next: Portugal 2-1 Croatia, 2 Jul 2026 · World Cup 2026
Ghana
- Previous: England 0-0 Ghana, 23 Jun 2026 · World Cup 2026
- Next: Colombia 1-0 Ghana, 4 Jul 2026 · World Cup 2026
Data updated