FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage

Croatia 2–1 Ghana

Saturday 27 Jun 2026 · Philadelphia, United States (neutral)

Croatia2–1Ghana

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Sucic Luckassen Vlasic

31′1–0Petar Sucic Croatia
73′1–1Derrick Luckassen Ghana
83′2–1Nikola Vlasic Croatia

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Croatia

Came on

20Igor Matanovic↑66′
15Mario Pasalic↑78′
24Marco Pasalic↑88′
4Josko Gvardiol↑88′

Ghana

Came on

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Croatia: 1949 → 1960
Ghana: 1689 → 1678

Expected score for Croatia: 81.7% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 1, 2026–2026.

Croatia wins: 1
Draws: 0
Ghana wins: 0

Form either side

Croatia

Before

1–3 v Brazil 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly
0–2 v Belgium 2 Jun 2026 · Friendly
2–1 v Slovenia 7 Jun 2026 · Friendly
2–4 v England 17 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
1–0 v Panama 23 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

After

1–2 v Portugal 2 Jul 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Ghana

Before

1–2 v Germany 30 Mar 2026 · Friendly
0–2 v Mexico 22 May 2026 · Friendly
1–1 v Wales 2 Jun 2026 · Friendly
1–0 v Panama 17 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
0–0 v England 23 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

After

0–1 v Colombia 3 Jul 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Road through the tournament

Croatia

2–4 v England Group stage
1–0 v Panama Group stage
2–1 v Ghana Group stage
1–2 v Portugal Round of 32

Ghana

1–0 v Panama Group stage
0–0 v England Group stage
1–2 v Croatia Group stage
0–1 v Colombia Round of 32

Every Croatia v Ghana match1

From Croatia's side.


27 Jun 2026	Ghana	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2026	Group stage

Score: martj42 · Scorers: martj42 · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN