Croatia v Ghana: World Cup Group L Live
Live coverage of Croatia against Ghana from Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, with minute-by-minute updates from the official FIFA match feed.
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Full time: Croatia 2-1 Ghana
Full time at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia. Croatia 2, Ghana 1. Thanks for following our live coverage.
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Yellow card: Kojo Peprah Oppong (90'+4')
Kojo Peprah Oppong is shown a yellow card for Ghana in the 90'+4' minute.
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Substitution, Croatia (88')
Josko Gvardiol replaces Nikola Vlasic for Croatia.
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Substitution, Croatia (88')
Marco Pasalic replaces Martin Baturina for Croatia.
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Substitution, Ghana (85')
Caleb Yirenkyi replaces Kwasi Sibo for Ghana.
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GOAL! Croatia 2-1 Ghana (83')
Nikola Vlasic scores for Croatia in the 83' minute. Croatia 2, Ghana 1.
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Substitution, Croatia (78')
Mario Pasalic replaces Mateo Kovacic for Croatia.
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GOAL! Croatia 1-1 Ghana (73')
Derrick Luckassen scores for Ghana in the 73' minute. Croatia 1, Ghana 1.
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Substitution, Ghana (71')
Ernest Nuamah replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana for Ghana.
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Substitution, Ghana (71')
Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Jordan Ayew for Ghana.
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Yellow card: Ivan Perisic (68')
Ivan Perisic is shown a yellow card for Croatia in the 68' minute.
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Substitution, Croatia (66')
Igor Matanovic replaces Ante Budimir for Croatia.
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Second half under way
We are back for the second half.
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Half time: Croatia 1-0 Ghana
It is the break at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia.
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GOAL! Croatia 1-0 Ghana (31')
Petar Sucic scores for Croatia in the 31' minute. Croatia 1, Ghana 0.
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Substitution, Ghana
Abdul Fatawu replaces Elisha Owusu for Ghana.
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Substitution, Ghana
Kojo Peprah Oppong replaces Jonas Adjetey for Ghana.
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Kickoff at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
We are under way. Croatia get the 2026 World Cup Group L clash with Ghana started.
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Teams confirmed
The starting elevens are in for Croatia and Ghana. We are set at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia.
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Croatia v Ghana: matchday build-up
Welcome to our live coverage of Croatia against Ghana at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, a decisive Group L fixture at the 2026 World Cup. Ghana lead Croatia by a point on four points apiece, but Croatia's superior goal difference means a win could see them leapfrog into second. Both sides need a result, with qualification on the line. Team news, kickoff and minute-by-minute updates to follow, sourced from the official FIFA match feed.
Match events
- 0' ↔️ Kojo Peprah Oppong→ Jonas Adjetey
- 0' ↔️ Abdul Fatawu→ Elisha Owusu
- 31' ⚽ Petar Sucic
- 66' ↔️ Igor Matanovic→ Ante Budimir
- 68' 🟨 Ivan Perisic
- 71' ↔️ Brandon Thomas-Asante→ Jordan Ayew
- 71' ↔️ Ernest Nuamah→ Kamaldeen Sulemana
- 73' ⚽ Derrick Luckassen
- 78' ↔️ Mario Pasalic→ Mateo Kovacic
- 83' ⚽ Nikola Vlasic
- 85' ↔️ Caleb Yirenkyi→ Kwasi Sibo
- 88' ↔️ Marco Pasalic→ Martin Baturina
- 88' ↔️ Josko Gvardiol→ Nikola Vlasic
- 90' 🟨 Kojo Peprah Oppong
Attendance · 68324
Lineup
Croatia
4-2-3-1- 1 Dominik Livakovic
- 2 Josip Stanisic
- 3 Marin Pongracic
- 6 Josip Sutalo
- 8 Mateo Kovacic
- 10 Luka Modric (C)
- 13 Nikola Vlasic
- 16 Martin Baturina
- 17 Petar Sucic
- 11 Ante Budimir
- 14 Ivan Perisic
- 12 Ivor Pandur
- 23 Dominik Kotarski
- 4 Josko Gvardiol
- 5 Duje Caleta-Car
- 18 Kristijan Jakic
- 22 Luka Vuskovic
- 25 Martin Erlic
- 7 Nikola Moro
- 15 Mario Pasalic
- 19 Toni Fruk
- 21 Luka Sucic
- 9 Andrej Kramaric
- 20 Igor Matanovic
- 24 Marco Pasalic
- 26 Petar Musa
Manager · Zlatko Dalić
Ghana
4-1-2-3- 16 Benjamin Asare
- 4 Jonas Adjetey
- 14 Gideon Mensah
- 23 Derrick Luckassen
- 26 Marvin Senaya
- 5 Thomas Partey
- 8 Kwasi Sibo
- 11 Antoine Semenyo
- 15 Elisha Owusu
- 9 Jordan Ayew (C)
- 22 Kamaldeen Sulemana
- 1 Lawrence Ati Zigi
- 12 Joseph Anang
- 2 Alidu Seidu
- 6 Abdul Mumin
- 17 Baba Rahman
- 18 Jerome Opoku
- 21 Kojo Peprah Oppong
- 3 Caleb Yirenkyi
- 20 Augustine Boakye
- 7 Abdul Fatawu
- 10 Brandon Thomas-Asante
- 13 Christopher Bonsu Baah
- 19 Inaki Williams
- 24 Ernest Nuamah
- 25 Prince Adu
Manager · Carlos Queiroz