Croatia 2-1 Ghana — World Cup 2026 Group L Result, Stats & Lineups

⏱️ Match Timeline

31' ⚽ Petar Sucic assist: Mateo Kovacic Croatia

45' 🔄 Kojo Peprah Oppong Ghana

45' 🔄 Abdul Fatawu Ghana

66' 🔄 Igor Matanovic Croatia

68' 🟨 Ivan Perisic Croatia

71' 🔄 Brandon Thomas-Asante Ghana

71' 🔄 Ernest Nuamah Ghana

73' ⚽ Derrick Luckassen assist: Ernest Nuamah with a cross following a set piece situation Ghana

78' 🔄 Mario Pasalic Croatia

83' ⚽ Nikola Vlasic assist: Luka Modric with a cross following a corner Croatia

85' 🔄 Caleb Yirenkyi Ghana

88' 🔄 Josko Gvardiol Croatia

88' 🔄 Marco Pasalic Croatia

90'+4' 🟨 Kojo Peprah Oppong Ghana

📊 Match Stats

53.3 Possession % 46.7

8 Shots 6

4 Shots on Target 1

3 Corners 2

0 Saves 2

9 Fouls 13

1 Offsides 2

1 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 0

523 Passes 455

90 Pass Accuracy % 90

15 Crosses 12

14 Tackles 13

4 Interceptions 9

23 Clearances 11

👥 Starting Lineups

🇭🇷 Croatia

4-2-3-1

1 Dominik Livakovic G

3 Marin Pongracic CD-L

6 Josip Sutalo CD-R

14 Ivan Perisic LB

2 Josip Stanisic RB

17 Petar Sucic AM

8 Mateo Kovacic LM

10 Luka Modric RM

11 Ante Budimir F

16 Martin Baturina AM-L

13 Nikola Vlasic AM-R

Subs: Duje Caleta-Car, Martin Erlic, Mario Pasalic, Marco Pasalic, Igor Matanovic, Kristijan Jakic, Nikola Moro, Andrej Kramaric, Luka Sucic, Dominik Kotarski, Josko Gvardiol, Ivor Pandur, Luka Vuskovic, Petar Musa

🇬🇭 Ghana

4-1-4-1

16 Benjamin Asare G

23 Derrick Luckassen CD-L

4 Jonas Adjetey CD-R

5 Thomas Partey DM

14 Gideon Mensah LB

26 Marvin Senaya RB

8 Kwasi Sibo CM-L

15 Elisha Owusu CM-R

22 Kamaldeen Sulemana LM

11 Antoine Semenyo RM

9 Jordan Ayew F

Subs: Abdul Mumin, Joseph Anang, Jerome Opoku, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Iñaki Williams, Caleb Yirenkyi, Fatawu Issahaku, Alidu Seidu, Augustine Boakye, Christopher Bonsu Baah, Lawrence Ati Zigi, Kojo Peprah Oppong, Ernest Nuamah, Prince Adu