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Croatia beat Ghana
Match Details
Lincoln Financial Field
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
· 68,324 fans
· Fox Sports 1, Universo, FOX One
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Highlights
Croatia edge Ghana to clinch spot in World Cup knockouts
Croatia earned a spot in the World Cup knockout round, getting goals from Nikola Vlasic and Luka Sucic to beat Ghana 2-1 on Saturday.
Recap via ESPN
Clips play on ESPN
Commentary
- ·Match ends, Croatia 2, Ghana 1.
- 90'+8'Second Half ends, Croatia 2, Ghana 1.
- 90'+7'Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Ghana) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gideon Mensah.
- 90'+5'Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Marvin Senaya.
- 90'+4'Igor Matanovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4'Kojo Peprah Oppong (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4'Foul by Kojo Peprah Oppong (Ghana).
- 90'+4'Attempt blocked. Marvin Senaya (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ernest Nuamah.
- 90'+2'Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Gideon Mensah.
- 90'+2'Attempt blocked. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 90'+2'Foul by Marin Pongracic (Croatia).
- 90'+2'Brandon Thomas-Asante (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHA | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CRO | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Match Leaders
Ghana- DL Derrick Luckassen · 1Goals
- FI Fatawu Issahaku · 2Total Shots
- BA Benjamin Asare · 2Saves
- MS Marvin Senaya · 11Defensive Interventions
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Derrick Luckassen · 71Accurate Passes
Croatia- PS Petar Sucic · 1Goals
- NV Nikola Vlasic · 2Total Shots
- JS Josip Sutalo · 12Defensive Interventions
- JS Josip Sutalo · 82Accurate Passes
FIFA World Cup Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
Key Events
83'Goal! Croatia 2, Ghana 1. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
73'Goal! Croatia 1, Ghana 1. Derrick Luckassen (Ghana) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ernest Nuamah with a cross following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
31'Goal! Croatia 1, Ghana 0. Petar Sucic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
Team Stats
GhanaCroatia
General
46.7
Possession %
53.3
6
Shots
8
1
On Target
4
2
Offsides
1
2
Corners
3
13
Fouls
9
Passing & Defense
402
Passes Completed
477
3
Crosses Won
3
7
Tackles Won
8
9
Interceptions
4
11
Clearances
23
Discipline
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Saves
0
Recent Form
Croatia
L
L
W
L
W
Ghana
L
L
D
W
D
Starting Lineups
Ghana4-1-4-1
Croatia4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes
Croatia
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DL #1 Dominik LivakovicG
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MP #3 Marin PongracicCD-L
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JS #6 Josip SutaloCD-R
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#14 Ivan PerisicLB
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JS #2 Josip StanisicRB
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PS #17 Petar SucicAM31'
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MK #8 Mateo KovacicLM
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LM #10 Luka ModricRM
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AB #11 Ante BudimirF
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MB #16 Martin BaturinaAM-L
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NV #13 Nikola VlasicAM-R83'
Substitutes · 4 used
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DC #5 Duje Caleta-Car
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ME #25 Martin Erlic
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MP #15 Mario Pasalic 78' for Mateo Kovacic
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MP #24 Marco Pasalic 88' for Martin Baturina
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IM #20 Igor Matanovic 66' for Ante Budimir
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KJ #18 Kristijan Jakic
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NM #7 Nikola Moro
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AK #9 Andrej Kramaric
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LS #21 Luka Sucic
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DK #23 Dominik Kotarski
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JG #4 Josko Gvardiol 88' for Nikola Vlasic
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IP #12 Ivor Pandur
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LV #22 Luka Vuskovic
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PM #26 Petar Musa
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TF #19 Toni Fruk
Ghana
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BA #16 Benjamin AsareG
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#23 Derrick LuckassenCD-L73'
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JA #4 Jonas AdjeteyCD-R
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TP #5 Thomas ParteyDM
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GM #14 Gideon MensahLB
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MS #26 Marvin SenayaRB
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KS #8 Kwasi SiboCM-L
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EO #15 Elisha OwusuCM-R
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KS #22 Kamaldeen SulemanaLM
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AS #11 Antoine SemenyoRM
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JA #9 Jordan AyewF
Substitutes · 5 used
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AM #6 Abdul Mumin
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JA #12 Joseph Anang
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JO #18 Jerome Opoku
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BT #10 Brandon Thomas-Asante 71' for Jordan Ayew
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IW #19 Iñaki Williams
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CY #3 Caleb Yirenkyi 85' for Kwasi Sibo
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FI #7 Fatawu Issahaku 45' for Elisha Owusu
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AS #2 Alidu Seidu
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AB #20 Augustine Boakye
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CB #13 Christopher Bonsu Baah
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LA #1 Lawrence Ati Zigi
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KP #21 Kojo Peprah Oppong 45' for Jonas Adjetey
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EN #24 Ernest Nuamah 71' for Kamaldeen Sulemana
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PA #25 Prince Adu
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BR #17 Baba Rahman
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