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Croatia vs Ghana FIFA World Cup 2026

Final score, timeline, lineups, stats and match details from Philadelphia Stadium.

Full-timeGroup LFinal at 98'
Croatia flagCROCroatia
2 - 1Full-time
Ghana flagGHAGhana

VenuePhiladelphia Stadium

Kickoff

StageGroup L

Final data
Match timelineShowing 7 of 52 events
Full-time
90'+7'
Abdul FATAWUAttempts an effort on goal.
Luka MODRICTakes a corner kick.
90'+6'
90'+4'
Kojo Peprah OPPONGWas shown a yellow card.
90'+4'
Marvin SENAYAAttempts an effort on goal.
Luka MODRICTakes a corner kick.
90'+3'
Mario PASALICAttempts an effort on goal.
90'+2'
Marin PONGRACICCommits a foul.
90'+2'
Timeline keyGoalShotSaveFoulSubstitutionYellow cardRed cardCornerOffsidePenaltyVAR
Substitutions7 changes
Substitutions listed from the match timeline
MinTeamOnOff
66'Croatia flagCROIgor MATANOVICAnte BUDIMIR
71'Ghana flagGHABrandon THOMAS-ASANTEJordan AYEW
71'Ghana flagGHAErnest NUAMAHKamaldeen SULEMANA
78'Croatia flagCROMario PASALICMateo KOVACIC
85'Ghana flagGHACaleb YIRENKYIKwasi SIBO
88'Croatia flagCROJosko GVARDIOLNikola VLASIC
88'Croatia flagCROMarco PASALICMartin BATURINA

Lineups and formation

Croatia flagCroatia4-2-3-1
Ghana4-1-2-3Ghana flag
Croatia flag

Croatia

4-2-3-1

1Dominik LIVAKOVICGK

2Josip STANISIC

3Marin PONGRACIC

6Josip SUTALO

8Mateo KOVACIC

10Luka MODRICC

11Ante BUDIMIR

13Nikola VLASIC

14Ivan PERISIC

16Martin BATURINA

17Petar SUCIC

15Mario Pasalic

20Igor Matanovic

Ghana flag

Ghana

4-1-2-3

16Benjamin ASAREGK

4Jonas ADJETEY

5Thomas PARTEY

8Kwasi SIBO

9Jordan AYEWC

11Antoine SEMENYO

14Gideon MENSAH

15Elisha OWUSU

22Kamaldeen SULEMANA

23Derrick LUCKASSEN

26Marvin SENAYA

7Abdul Fatawu

3Caleb Yirenkyi

21Kojo Peprah Oppong

Substitutions

Substitution details
MinTeamOnOff
66'Croatia flagCRO20Igor Matanovic11Ante Budimir
71'Ghana flagGHA10Brandon Thomas-Asante9Jordan Ayew
71'Ghana flagGHA24Ernest Nuamah22Kamaldeen Sulemana
78'Croatia flagCRO15Mario Pasalic8Mateo Kovacic
85'Ghana flagGHA3Caleb Yirenkyi8Kwasi Sibo
88'Croatia flagCRO4Josko Gvardiol13Nikola Vlasic
88'Croatia flagCRO24Marco Pasalic16Martin Baturina
Lineup keyGKGoalkeeperCCaptainFrom match timelineGoalYellow cardRed cardSubstituted onSubstituted off

Match stats

CroatiaMatch statsGhana

2Goals1

8Shots6

3Shots on target1

8Fouls committed12

3Corner kicks2

1Yellow cards1

1Offsides2

4Substitutions5

Match details

VenuePhiladelphia Stadium, Philadelphia

TeamsCroatia vs Ghana

GroupGroup L

Kickoff

StatusFull-time

Latest event97' Shot: Abdul FATAWU

Team World Cup records

Tournament records for each team provide fixture context where there is no verified previous senior head-to-head meeting.

Croatia flag

Croatia

Runners-up: 2018

Croatia have built a high-pressure knockout identity across the last two editions and remain one of Europe's most resilient tournament teams.

Appearances
7th World Cup appearance in 2026
Last tournament
2022 third place
Ghana flag

Ghana

Quarter-finals: 2010

Ghana bring one of Africa's most memorable knockout stories and continue the chase for another deep World Cup run.

Appearances
5th World Cup appearance in 2026
Last tournament
2022 group stage

Match context

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