Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Croatia vs Ghana, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Croatia
2 – 1
Full Time
Ghana
Sat 27 Jun 2026 · 21:00 UTC Lincoln Financial Field 68,324 HT 45' · FT 45'
Petar Sucic 31' 1–0
1–1 73' Derrick Luckassen
Nikola Vlasic 83' 2–1
Ivan Perisic 68' Y
Y 90' Kojo Peprah Oppong

Overview

Match Preview

Croatia vs Ghana — Worldcup at Lincoln Financial Field.

  • Croatia 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
  • Ghana 3 games · 4 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Assistant 1 Michael Barwegen (USA)
  • Assistant 2 Lyes Arfa
20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Croatia 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Ghana
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-27 Croatia 2–1 Ghana

Recent Form

Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Ghana H 2–1 W
23 Jun Panama A 1–0 W
17 Jun England A 2–4 L
24 Jun Italy H 1–1 D
19 Jun Albania H 2–2 D
15 Jun Spain A 0–3 L
Ghana
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Croatia A 1–2 L
23 Jun England A 0–0 D
17 Jun Panama H 1–0 W
02 Dec Uruguay H 0–2 L
28 Nov South Korea A 3–2 W
24 Nov Portugal A 2–3 L

Season Stats

Croatia Ghana
#46 Position #47
6 Points 4
3 Played 3
2 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
5 Scored 2
5 Conceded 2
+0 GD +0
2.00 PPG 1.33
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season
50% Clean Sheets
Ghana this season

Croatia are 46th (6 pts). Ghana are 47th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Ghana
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Croatia get us underway at Lincoln Financial Field.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Croatia looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Nikola Vlasic scoring 1 goals.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Croatia and Ghana are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Jonas Adjei Adjetey is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Croatia tonight.
  • 31' Petar Sucic does the damage! The net is bulging and Croatia surge ahead!
  • 36' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carlos Queiroz might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 41' Croatia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Ghana backline.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Ghana. Jonas Adjei Adjetey is replaced by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Queiroz will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ghana that had 7 games and scored 9 goals.
  • 61' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Croatia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Igor Matanovic. He replaces Ante Budimir on 67 minute.
  • 68' Ivan Perisic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 68.
  • 72' Another substitution for Ghana to replace Jordan Ayew by Brandon Thomas-Asante on 72 minute.
  • 73' Derrick Luckassen adds to his 1 season tally! Ghana lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 78' The Croatia bench stirs into life. Mateo Kovacic is withdrawn and Marco Pasalic gets his opportunity.
  • 83' What composure from Nikola Vlasic! The Croatia international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 85' Caleb Yirenkyi gets the nod from Ghana. He replaces Kwasi Sibo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Croatia team. Martin Baturina is replaced by Marco Pasalic on 88 minute.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Ghana player. Kojo Peprah Oppong gets a card.
  • Ghana will have plenty to reflect on. Croatia were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Croatia Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Ghana Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Queiroz

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.35 Croatia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Ghana xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Croatia47% Draw28% Ghana25%
Actual: Croatia win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Croatia or Draw
76%
Draw or Ghana
53%
Croatia or Ghana
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Croatia31% Draw51% Ghana18%
Actual: Croatia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
1 – 0
12.3%
0 – 0
12.1%
2 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Croatia

Handicap Croatia covers Push Ghana covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Croatia keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Ghana keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.