Croatia vs Ghana | Suffarah

World Cup

Croatia

2-1

Full-time HT 1-0

Ghana

Petar Sučić 31'
Nikola Vlašić 83'

Derrick Luckassen 73'

Pre-match
First half
Half-time
Second half
Full-time

Sunday 28 June · 00:00 Drew Fischer

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

Croatia beat Ghana 2-1. Scorers for Croatia: Petar Sučić 31', Nikola Vlašić 83'. Scorers for Ghana: Derrick Luckassen 73'.

Croatia Ghana Ghana logo

Full-time 2 - 1
Added time: 4 minutes
90+4'
Kojo Peprah Oppong Yellow card · Ghana Kojo Peprah Oppong of Ghana is booked
88'
Marco Pasalic Out: Martin Baturina · Croatia Substitution for Croatia: Marco Pasalic comes on for Martin Baturina
88'
Joško Gvardiol Out: Nikola Vlašić · Croatia Substitution for Croatia: Joško Gvardiol comes on for Nikola Vlašić
85'
Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi Out: Kwasi Sibo · Ghana Substitution for Ghana: Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi comes on for Kwasi Sibo
83'
Nikola Vlašić 2-1 Goal · Assist: Luka Modrić · Croatia Goal for Croatia! Nikola Vlašić turns in the pass from Luka Modrić (2-1)
78'
Mario Pasalic Out: Mateo Kovačić · Croatia Substitution for Croatia: Mario Pasalic comes on for Mateo Kovačić
76'
Derrick Luckassen VAR · Goal confirmed · Ghana VAR review: Goal confirmed
73'
Derrick Luckassen 1-1 Goal · Assist: Ernest Nuamah · Ghana Goal for Ghana! Derrick Luckassen turns in the pass from Ernest Nuamah (1-1)
71'
Ernest Nuamah Out: Kamaldeen Sulemana · Ghana Substitution for Ghana: Ernest Nuamah comes on for Kamaldeen Sulemana
71'
Brandon Thomas-Asante Out: Jordan Ayew · Ghana Substitution for Ghana: Brandon Thomas-Asante comes on for Jordan Ayew
68'
Ivan Perišić Yellow card · Croatia Ivan Perišić of Croatia is booked
66'
Igor Matanović Out: Ante Budimir · Croatia Substitution for Croatia: Igor Matanović comes on for Ante Budimir
46'
Abdul Fatawu Out: Elisha Owusu · Ghana Substitution for Ghana: Abdul Fatawu comes on for Elisha Owusu
46'
Kojo Peprah Oppong Out: Jonas Adjetey · Ghana Substitution for Ghana: Kojo Peprah Oppong comes on for Jonas Adjetey
Half-time 1 - 0
31'
Petar Sučić 1-0 Goal · Assist: Mateo Kovačić · Croatia Mateo Kovačić provides, Petar Sučić finishes for Croatia (1-0)
Kick-off

The teams before the match

Croatia Ghana Ghana logo

LLWLW Last 5 matches LLDWD

2Position3

6Pts4

1.7Goals scored per match1

1.4Goals conceded per match1.3

3Clean sheets4

From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Mexico	3	3	0	0	6	0	6:0	+6	9	LWWWW
2	South Africa	3	1	1	1	2	3	2:3	-1	4	LWDL
3	South Korea	3	1	0	2	2	3	2:3	-1	3	LLW
4	Czechia	3	0	1	2	2	6	2:6	-4	1	LDL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Switzerland	3	2	1	0	7	3	7:3	+4	7	LWWWW
2	Canada	3	1	1	1	8	3	8:3	+5	4	LWLWD
3	Bosnia & Herzegovina	3	1	1	1	5	6	5:6	-1	4	LWLD
4	Qatar	3	0	1	2	2	10	2:10	-8	1	LLD

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	7	1	7:1	+6	7	LWWWD
2	Morocco	3	2	1	0	6	3	6:3	+3	7	LWWWW
3	Scotland	3	1	0	2	1	4	1:4	-3	3	LLW
4	Haiti	3	0	0	3	2	8	2:8	-6	0	LLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	USA	3	2	0	1	8	4	8:4	+4	6	LWLWW
2	Australia	3	1	1	1	2	2	2:2	0	4	LDLW
3	Paraguay	3	1	1	1	2	4	2:4	-2	4	LWDWL
4	Türkiye	3	1	0	2	3	5	3:5	-2	3	WLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Germany	3	2	0	1	10	4	10:4	+6	6	LLWW
2	Ivory Coast	3	2	0	1	4	2	4:2	+2	6	LWLW
3	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	2	2	2:2	0	4	LWDL
4	Curaçao	3	0	1	2	1	9	1:9	-8	1	LDL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	10	4	10:4	+6	7	LWWD
2	Japan	3	1	2	0	7	3	7:3	+4	5	LDWD
3	Sweden	3	1	1	1	7	7	7:7	0	4	LDLW
4	Tunisia	3	0	0	3	2	12	2:12	-10	0	LLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Belgium	3	1	2	0	6	2	6:2	+4	5	LWWWD
2	Egypt	3	1	2	0	5	3	5:3	+2	5	LWDWD
3	Iran	3	0	3	0	3	3	3:3	0	3	DDD
4	New Zealand	3	0	1	2	4	10	4:10	-6	1	LLD

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Spain	3	2	1	0	5	0	5:0	+5	7	WWWWW
2	Cape Verde Islands	3	0	3	0	2	2	2:2	0	3	LDDD
3	Uruguay	3	0	2	1	3	4	3:4	-1	2	LDD
4	Saudi Arabia	3	0	2	1	1	5	1:5	-4	2	DLD

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group I

Pos	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	France	3	3	0	10	2	10:2	+8	9	LLWWW
2	Norway	3	2	1	8	7	8:7	+1	6	LWWLW
3	Senegal	3	1	2	8	6	8:6	+2	3	LWLL
4	Iraq	3	0	3	1	12	1:12	-11	0	LLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group J

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	8	1	8:1	+7	9	LWWWW
2	Austria	3	1	1	1	6	6	6:6	0	4	LDLW
3	Algeria	3	1	1	1	5	7	5:7	-2	4	LDWL
4	Jordan	3	0	0	3	3	8	3:8	-5	0	LLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group K

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Colombia	3	2	1	0	4	1	4:1	+3	7	LWDWW
2	Portugal	3	1	2	0	6	1	6:1	+5	5	LWDWD
3	Congo DR	3	1	1	1	4	3	4:3	+1	4	LWLD
4	Uzbekistan	3	0	0	3	2	11	2:11	-9	0	LLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group L

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	England	3	2	1	0	6	2	6:2	+4	7	WLWWW
2	Croatia	3	2	0	1	5	5	5:5	0	6	LWWL
3	Ghana	3	1	1	1	2	2	2:2	0	4	LLDW
4	Panama	3	0	0	3	0	4	0:4	-4	0	LLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Third-placed teams

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Congo DR	3	1	1	1	4	3	4:3	+1	4	LWLD
2	Sweden	3	1	1	1	7	7	7:7	0	4	LDLW
3	Ghana	3	1	1	1	2	2	2:2	0	4	LLDW
4	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	2	2	2:2	0	4	LWDL
5	Bosnia & Herzegovina	3	1	1	1	5	6	5:6	-1	4	LWLD
6	Algeria	3	1	1	1	5	7	5:7	-2	4	LDWL
7	Paraguay	3	1	1	1	2	4	2:4	-2	4	LWDWL
8	Senegal	3	1	0	2	8	6	8:6	+2	3	LWLL
9	Iran	3	0	3	0	3	3	3:3	0	3	DDD
10	South Korea	3	1	0	2	2	3	2:3	-1	3	LLW
11	Scotland	3	1	0	2	1	4	1:4	-3	3	LLW
12	Uruguay	3	0	2	1	3	4	3:4	-1	2	LDD

Next round

The best 8 third-placed teams advance to the Round of 32.

The match in brief

The teams before the match

Croatia4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

Ghana4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

Group J

Group K

Group L

Third-placed teams

No previous meetings recorded