Croatia 2:1 Ghana: World Cup Match Result

World Cup

Croatia LWLWWL

2:1

Finished

Kick-off was 27 Jun, 22:00 BST

Ghana LDWDLL

Venue: Stadium Maksimir City: Zagreb

In the World Cup game on 27 June 2026, Croatia beat Ghana 2:1. Match numbers: shots on target 4:1, corners 3:2.

Key numbers

Possession, % 53 – 47

Shots on target 4 – 1

Shots off target 2 – 3

Expected goals 0.42 – 0.64

⚽ 31' P. Sucic — Goal ⇄ 46' J. Adjetey — Substitution ⇄ 46' E. Owusu — Substitution ⇄ 66' A. Budimir — Substitution 🟨 68' I. Perisic — Yellow card ⇄ 71' J. Ayew — Substitution ⇄ 71' K. Sulemana — Substitution ⚽ 73' D. Luckassen — Goal ⇄ 78' M. Kovacic — Substitution ⚽ 83' N. Vlasic — Goal ⇄ 85' K. Sibo — Substitution ⇄ 88' M. Baturina — Substitution ⇄ 88' N. Vlasic — Substitution 🟨 90+4' K. Peprah — Yellow card

Match events

31' 1:0 Croatia Goal P. Sucic assist: M. Kovacic
46' 1:0 Ghana Substitution J. Adjetey off: K. Peprah
46' 1:0 Ghana Substitution E. Owusu off: I. Fatawu
66' 1:0 Croatia Substitution A. Budimir off: I. Matanovic
68' 1:0 Croatia Yellow card I. Perisic
71' 1:0 Ghana Substitution J. Ayew off: B. Thomas-Asante
71' 1:0 Ghana Substitution K. Sulemana off: E. Nuamah
73' 1:1 Ghana Goal D. Luckassen assist: E. Nuamah
78' 1:1 Croatia Substitution M. Kovacic off: M. Pasalic
83' 2:1 Croatia Goal N. Vlasic assist: L. Modric
85' 2:1 Ghana Substitution K. Sibo off: C. Yirenkyi
88' 2:1 Croatia Substitution M. Baturina off: M. Pasalic
88' 2:1 Croatia Substitution N. Vlasic off: J. Gvardiol
90+4' 2:1 Ghana Yellow card K. Peprah

Statistics

53 Possession, % 47

4 Shots on target 1

2 Shots off target 3

0.42 Expected goals 0.64

0 Big chances 2

99 Attacks 104

3 Corners 2

9 Fouls 13

13 Free kicks 9

1 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 5

16 Throw-ins 10

All statistics

8/1747% Aerial duels 9/1753%

95 Backward passes 67

2 Blocked shots 2

23 Clearances 11

3/1520% Crosses 3/1225%

7/1354% Dribbles 8/1844%

0.61 Expected assists 0.49

46 Failed passes 53

0 Goalkeeper saves 2

4 Interceptions 9

8 Key passes 6

16/3842% Long passes 18/3946%

75 Passes into the final third 45

244 Passes in the opposition half 209

294 Passes in own half 258

0.50 Shot accuracy 0.17

5 Shots from outside the box 3

3 Shots inside the box 3

8/1457% Tackles 7/1354%

523 Total passes 455

Line-ups

Croatia

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Dominik Livaković	1
2	Josip Stanišić	2
3	Marin Pongračić	3
6	Josip Šutalo	6
14	Ivan Perišić	14
8	Mateo Kovačić	8
10	Luka Modrić	10
13	Nikola Vlašić	13
16	Martin Baturina	16
17	Petar Sučić	17
11	Ante Budimir	11

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Ivor Pandur	12
23	Dominik Kotarski	23
4	Joško Gvardiol	4
5	Duje Ćaleta-Car	5
22	L. Vuskovic	22
25	Martin Erlić	25
7	Nikola Moro	7
15	Mario Pasalic	15
18	Kristijan Jakić	18
19	Toni Fruk	19
21	Luka Sučić	21
9	Andrej Kramarić	9
20	Igor Matanović	20
24	Marco Pasalic	24
26	Petar Musa	26

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Ghana

Starting XI
#	Player	number
16	Benjamin Asare	16
4	Jonas Adjei Adjetei	4
14	Gideon Mensah	14
23	Derrick Luckassen	23
26	Marvin Senaya	26
5	Thomas Partey	5
8	Kwasi Sibo	8
15	Elisha Owusu	15
9	Jordan Pierre Ayew	9
11	Antoine Serlom Semenyo	11
22	Kamaldeen Sulemana	22

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Lawrence Ati Zigi	1
12	Joseph Anang	12
2	Alidu Seidu	2
6	Abdul Mumin	6
17	Rahman Baba	17
18	Jerome Osei Opoku	18
21	Kojoe Pepra Oppong	21
3	Caleb Yirenky	3
20	Augustine Boakye	20
7	Issahaku Abdul Fatawu	7
10	Solomon Brandon Michael Clarke Thomas-Asante	10
13	Christopher Bach	13
19	Iñaki Arthuer Dannis Williams	19
24	Ernest Nuamah Appiah	24
25	Prince Kwabena Adu	25