FIFA World Cup

Ghana

FIFA #65 · 3rdin Group L · 1-1-1
Ugh, no.
Ghana lost to Croatia
Ghana1-1-1 1 – 2 Croatia2-0-1
FT · Sat, Jun 27

Match Details

Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) · 68,324 fans · Fox Sports 1, Universo, FOX One View tournament bracket →

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

12T
GHA 01 1
CRO 11 2

Match Leaders

Ghana
Croatia

FIFA World Cup Standings
TeamGPWDLGDPts
1 England 3210+47
2 Croatia 320106
3 Ghana 311104
4 Panama 3003-40

Key Events

90'+4'Kojo Peprah Oppong (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88'Substitution, Croatia. Marco Pasalic replaces Martin Baturina.
88'Substitution, Croatia. Josko Gvardiol replaces Nikola Vlasic.
85'Substitution, Ghana. Caleb Yirenkyi replaces Kwasi Sibo.
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.
78'Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
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.
71'Substitution, Ghana. Ernest Nuamah replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
71'Substitution, Ghana. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Jordan Ayew.
68'Ivan Perisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66'Substitution, Croatia. Igor Matanovic replaces Ante Budimir.
45'Substitution, Ghana. Abdul Fatawu replaces Elisha Owusu.
45'Substitution, Ghana. Kojo Peprah Oppong replaces Jonas Adjetey.
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

Croatia4-2-3-1
1 Livakovic
2 Stanisic 6 Sutalo 3 Pongracic 14 Perisic
10 Modric A 8 Kovacic A
13 Vlasic 83' 17 Sucic 31' 16 Baturina
11 Budimir
9 Ayew
22 Sulemana 8 Sibo 15 Owusu 11 Semenyo
5 Partey
14 Mensah 23 Luckassen 73' 4 Adjetey 26 Senaya
16 Asare
Ghana4-1-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Croatia

  1. DL #1 Dominik LivakovicG
  2. MP #3 Marin PongracicCD-L
  3. JS #6 Josip SutaloCD-R
  4. #14 Ivan PerisicLB
  5. JS #2 Josip StanisicRB
  6. PS #17 Petar SucicAM31'
  7. MK #8 Mateo KovacicLM
  8. LM #10 Luka ModricRM
  9. AB #11 Ante BudimirF
  10. MB #16 Martin BaturinaAM-L
  11. NV #13 Nikola VlasicAM-R83'
Substitutes · 4 used

Ghana

  1. BA #16 Benjamin AsareG
  2. #23 Derrick LuckassenCD-L73'
  3. JA #4 Jonas AdjeteyCD-R
  4. TP #5 Thomas ParteyDM
  5. GM #14 Gideon MensahLB
  6. MS #26 Marvin SenayaRB
  7. KS #8 Kwasi SiboCM-L
  8. EO #15 Elisha OwusuCM-R
  9. KS #22 Kamaldeen SulemanaLM
  10. AS #11 Antoine SemenyoRM
  11. JA #9 Jordan AyewF
Substitutes · 5 used

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Recent Results
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