CroatiaCroatia vs Ghana — World Cup
2-1
GhanaLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Going into the match, Croatia had won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.3 goals a game; Ghana had won 1, drawn 6, lost 3 in 10, scoring 0.8.
Match report
Home form going in: Croatia
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 2, lost 4 (W L L W D). 1.3 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 0-1 at Panama · 23 Jun 2026
- L 4-2 at England · 17 Jun 2026
- L 2-0 at France · 23 Mar 2025
- W 2-0 vs France · 20 Mar 2025
- D 1-1 vs Portugal · 18 Nov 2024
- L 1-0 at Scotland · 15 Nov 2024
Away form going in: Ghana
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 6, lost 3 (D W L D L). 0.8 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 at England · 23 Jun 2026
- W 1-0 vs Panama · 17 Jun 2026
- L 1-2 vs Niger · 18 Nov 2024
- D 1-1 at Angola · 15 Nov 2024
- L 2-0 at Sudan · 15 Oct 2024
- D 0-0 vs Sudan · 10 Oct 2024
How it unfolded
- 31' Normal Goal — P. Sucic (Croatia)
- 73' Normal Goal — D. Luckassen (Ghana)
- 83' Normal Goal — N. Vlasic (Croatia)
Match statistics
| Croatia | Metric | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 53 | Ball possession | 47 |
| 0.42 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.64 |
| 8 | Total shots | 6 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 3 | Attempts inside box | 3 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 523 | Total passes | 455 |
| 477 | Accurate passes | 402 |
| 91 | Pass accuracy | 88 |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| -1.13 | Goals prevented | -1.13 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |