World Cup | Group Stage Matchday 3 | 2026-06-28 06:00 JST
2 – 1
31' P. Sučić 83' N. Vlašić
Match summary The World Cup Group Stage Matchday 3 fixture between Croatia and Ghana was played on June 28. Croatia narrowly beat Ghana 2-1. Croatia led 1-0 at half-time. In the second half, Croatia scored 1 and Ghana scored 1.
Scorers: Croatia – N. Vlašić and P. Sučić; Ghana – D. Luckassen. Assists: Croatia – L. Modrić and M. Kovačić; Ghana – E. Nuamah.
Croatia controlled the game with 53% possession and 8 shots (6 for their opponents). Croatia scored 2 from 4 shots on target.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Livakov 14 Peri šić 3 Pong rač 6 Šutalo 2 Stan iši 8 Kovačić 10 Modrić 16 Baturin 17 Sučić 13 Vlašić 11 Budimir
4-1-4-1 16 Asare 14 Mensah 23 Luck ass 4 Adje tey 26 Senaya 5 Partey 22 Sule man 8 Sibo 15 Owusu 11 Seme nyo 9 Ayew
0.42 Expected goals (xG) 0.64
-1.13 Goals prevented (xG) -1.13
View as table Croatia Stat Ghana 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-1-4-1 53% Possession 47% 0.42 Expected goals (xG) 0.64 8 Shots 6 4 Shots on target 1 2 Shots off target 3 2 Blocked shots 2 3 Shots inside the box 3 5 Shots outside the box 3 3 Corner kicks 2 1 Offsides 2 9 Fouls 13 523 Passes 455 477 Accurate passes 402 91% Pass accuracy 88% 0 Goalkeeper saves 2 -1.13 Goals prevented (xG) -1.13 1 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Drew Fischer, Canada
Player stats Croatia Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK D. Livaković 0 14(67%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 90 1(1) DF J. Stanišić 0 33(89%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 3(None) DF J. Šutalo 0 1(100%) 2 82(94%) 0 0 0 7.3 90 1 4(4) DF M. Pongračić 1 0 3 69(96%) 0 0 0 2 6.6 90 7(4) DF I. Perišić 1 1 0 2 43(96%) 0 1 0 1 6.6 90 1 7(4) MF L. Modrić 0 1(50%) 2 2 82(92%) 1 0 0 7.9 90 4 7(3) MF M. Kovačić 0 1 58(95%) 1 0 0 6.9 78 1 2(1) MF N. Vlašić 2 1 1 1 20(95%) 0 0 0 2 7.3 88 7(2) MF P. Sučić 1 1 1 1 31(91%) 0 0 0 4 8.7 90 1 8(6) MF M. Baturina 0 2(50%) 1 20(77%) 0 0 0 1 5 6.9 88 2 17(8) FW A. Budimir 0 4(80%) 0 0 0 3 6 66 5(None) FW I. Matanović 0 1(100%) 4(67%) 0 0 0 2 6.7 24 5(5) MF Mario Pasalic 1 1 0 11(100%) 0 0 0 6.6 12 1(None) DF J. Gvardiol 0 1 3(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 10 2 3(2) FW Marco Pašalić 0 2(67%) 3(60%) 0 0 0 6.3 10 3(2) GK D. Kotarski 0 0 0 0 GK Ivor Pandur 0 0 0 0 DF D. Ćaleta-Car 0 0 0 0 DF L. Vušković 0 0 0 0 DF Martin Erlić 0 0 0 0 MF Kristijan Jakić 0 0 0 0 MF L. Sučić 0 0 0 0 MF N. Moro 0 0 0 0 MF Toni Fruk 0 0 0 0 FW A. Kramarić 0 0 0 0 FW Petar Musa 0 0 0 0
Ghana Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Benjamin Asare 0 13(87%) 0 0 0 5.9 90 DF Marvin Senaya 0 6 29(81%) 0 0 0 3 2 6.5 90 2 16(10) DF J. Adjetey 0 44(92%) 0 0 0 6.3 45 1 DF D. Luckassen 1 1 1 71(87%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 1 6(5) DF G. Mensah 0 1 47(87%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 1 4 4(3) MF Thomas Partey 0 69(92%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.3 90 3 5(2) MF A. Semenyo 1 0 1(50%) 16(89%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 6(2) MF Elisha Owusu 0 1(100%) 1 1 11(73%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 45 6(2) MF Kwasi Sibo 0 1 38(95%) 0 0 0 3 6.2 85 5(1) MF Kamaldeen Sulemana 0 3(50%) 2 17(89%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 71 11(5) FW J. Ayew 0 8(89%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 71 3(None) DF K. Peprah Oppong 0 21(88%) 0 1 0 1 6.2 45 2(None) FW A. Fatawu 2 0 2(67%) 4(100%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 45 1 5(4) FW B. Thomas-Asante 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 19 1(1) FW E. Nuamah 0 1(20%) 2 5(71%) 1 0 0 7.2 19 2 7(3) MF Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi 0 1 7(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 13 3(None) GK Lawrence Ati Zigi 0 0 0 0 GK Joseph Anang 0 0 0 0 DF A. Seidu 0 0 0 0 DF A. Mumin 0 0 0 0 DF Rahman Baba 0 0 0 0 DF Jerome Opoku 0 0 0 0 FW Christopher Baah 0 0 0 0 FW I. Williams 0 0 0 0 MF Augustine Boakye 0 0 0 0 FW P. Adu 0 0 0 0
Lineups Croatia Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 D. Livaković Starter DF 2 J. Stanišić Starter DF 6 J. Šutalo Starter DF 3 M. Pongračić Starter DF 14 I. Perišić Starter MF 10 L. Modrić Starter MF 8 M. Kovačić Starter MF 13 N. Vlašić Starter MF 17 P. Sučić Starter MF 16 M. Baturina Starter FW 11 A. Budimir Bench DF 4 J. Gvardiol Bench FW 24 M. Pasalic Bench FW 20 I. Matanović Bench MF 15 Mario Pasalic
Show unused substitutes (11) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 23 D. Kotarski Bench GK 12 I. Pandur Bench FW 9 A. Kramarić Bench DF 5 D. Ćaleta-Car Bench MF 7 N. Moro Bench DF 25 M. Erlic Bench MF 18 K. Jakic Bench MF 21 L. Sučić Bench FW 26 P. Musa Bench MF 19 T. Fruk Bench DF 22 L. Vušković
Ghana Role Pos No. Player Starter 16 B. Asare Starter DF 26 M. Senaya Starter DF 4 J. Adjetey Starter DF 23 D. Luckassen Starter DF 14 G. Mensah Starter MF 5 T. Partey Starter MF 11 A. Semenyo Starter MF 15 E. Owusu Starter MF 8 K. Sibo Starter MF 22 K. Sulemana Starter FW 9 J. Ayew Bench FW 10 B. Thomas-Asante Bench FW 24 E. Nuamah Bench DF 21 K. Peprah Oppong Bench MF 3 Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi Bench FW 7 A. Fatawu
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 L. Ati Zigi Bench GK 12 J. Anang Bench DF 17 A. Baba Bench FW 19 I. Williams Bench DF 18 J. Opoku Bench FW 25 P. Adu Bench DF 2 A. Seidu Bench FW 13 C. Bonsu Baah Bench DF 6 A. Mumin Bench MF 20 A. Boakye
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 31' Croatia ⚽ Goal P. Sučić 1-0 2H 1' Ghana 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Adjetey → IN K. Peprah Oppong 2H 1' Ghana 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Owusu → IN A. Fatawu 2H 21' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Budimir → IN I. Matanović 2H 23' Croatia 🟨 Yellow card I. Perišić 2H 26' Ghana 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Ayew → IN B. Thomas-Asante 2H 26' Ghana 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Sulemana → IN E. Nuamah 2H 28' Ghana ⚽ Goal D. Luckassen 1-1 2H 31' Ghana 📺 VAR D. Luckassen 2H 33' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Kovačić → IN Mario Pasalic 2H 38' Croatia ⚽ Goal N. Vlašić 2-1 2H 40' Ghana 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Sibo → IN Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi 2H 43' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Vlašić → IN J. Gvardiol 2H 43' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Baturina → IN M. Pasalic 2H 45+4' Ghana 🟨 Yellow card K. Peprah Oppong
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