Croatia vs Ghana: Thrilling World Cup Match Ends 2-1

Croatia ✓

2–1Match Finished

HT 1–0

Ghana

Match Events

31'P. Sucic (M. Kovacic) Croatia
46'J. Adjetey (K. Peprah) Ghana
46'E. Owusu (I. Fatawu) Ghana
66'A. Budimir (I. Matanovic) Croatia
68'Ivan Perišić Foul Croatia
71'J. Ayew (B. Thomas-Asante) Ghana
71'K. Sulemana (E. Nuamah) Ghana
73'D. Luckassen (E. Nuamah) Ghana
76'Derrick Luckassen Ghana
78'M. Kovacic (M. Pasalic) Croatia
83'N. Vlasic (L. Modric) Croatia
85'K. Sibo (C. Yirenkyi) Ghana
88'N. Vlasic (J. Gvardiol) Croatia
88'M. Baturina (M. Pasalic) Croatia
90+4'Kojo Peprah Oppong Foul Ghana

Statistics

Croatia		Ghana
4	Shots on Goal	1
2	Shots off Goal	3
8	Total Shots	6
2	Blocked Shots	2
3	Shots insidebox	3
5	Shots outsidebox	3
9	Fouls	13
3	Corner Kicks	2
1	Offsides	2
53%	Ball Possession	47%
1	Yellow Cards	1
	Red Cards
0	Goalkeeper Saves	2
523	Total passes	455
477	Passes accurate	402
91%	Passes %	88%
0.42	expected_goals	0.64
-1.13	goals_prevented	-1.13

Lineups

Croatia 4-2-3-1

1D. Livakovic

14I. Perisic

3M. Pongracic

8M. Kovacic

13N. Vlasic

1 D. Livakovic G
2 J. Stanisic D
6 J. Sutalo D
3 M. Pongracic D
14 I. Perisic D
10 L. Modric M
8 M. Kovacic M
13 N. Vlasic M
17 P. Sucic M
16 M. Baturina M
11 A. Budimir F

Substitutes

23 D. Kotarski G
12 I. Pandur G
9 A. Kramaric F
5 D. Caleta-Car D
7 N. Moro M
25 M. Erlic D
18 K. Jakic M
21 L. Sucic M
4 J. Gvardiol D
24 M. Pasalic F
20 I. Matanovic F
15 M. Pasalic M
26 P. Musa F
19 T. Fruk M
22 L. Vuskovic D

Coach: Zlatko Dalic

Ghana 4-1-4-1

16B. Asare

16 B. Asare
26 M. Senaya D
4 J. Adjetey D
23 D. Luckassen D
14 G. Mensah D
5 T. Partey M
11 A. Semenyo M
15 E. Owusu M
8 K. Sibo M
22 K. Sulemana M
9 J. Ayew F

Substitutes

Coach: Carlos Queiroz

Player Stats

Top Rated: Petar Sučić (highest match rating)

Croatia

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Dominik Livaković	G	90'	—	0	6.5
Josip Stanišić	D	90'	—	0	6.2
Josip Šutalo	D	90'	—	0	7.3
Marin Pongračić	D	90'	—	0	6.6
Ivan Perišić	D	90'	—	0	6.6
Luka Modrić	M	90'	—	1	7.9
Mateo Kovačić	M	78'	—	1	6.9
Nikola Vlašić	M	88'	1	0	7.3
Petar Sučić ★ Top Rated	M	90'	1	0	8.7
Martin Baturina	M	88'	—	0	6.9
Ante Budimir	F	66'	—	0	6
Igor Matanović sub	F	24'	—	0	6.7
Mario Pašalić sub	M	12'	—	0	6.6
Joško Gvardiol sub	D	10'	—	0	6.9
Marco Pašalić sub	F	10'	—	0	6.3
Dominik Kotarski sub	G	—	—	—	—
Ivor Pandur sub	G	—	—	—	—
Duje Ćaleta-Car sub	D	—	—	—	—
Luka Vušković sub	D	—	—	—	—
Martin Erlić sub	D	—	—	—	—
Kristijan Jakić sub	M	—	—	—	—
Luka Sučić sub	M	—	—	—	—
Nikola Moro sub	M	—	—	—	—
Toni Fruk sub	M	—	—	—	—
Andrej Kramarić sub	F	—	—	—	—
Petar Musa sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Dominik Livaković	—	21/–/14%	—	1/1	—	1/–	0/0
Josip Stanišić	—	37/–/33%	—	–/3	—	—	0/0
Josip Šutalo	—	87/–/82%	2	4/4	1/1	—	0/0
Marin Pongračić	–/1	72/–/69%	3	4/7	—	–/2	0/0
Ivan Perišić	1/1	45/–/43%	2	4/7	—	–/1	1/0
Luka Modrić	—	89/4/82%	2	3/7	1/2	—	0/0
Mateo Kovačić	—	61/1/58%	1	1/2	—	—	0/0
Nikola Vlašić	1/2	21/–/20%	1	2/7	—	–/2	0/0
Petar Sučić	1/1	34/1/31%	1	6/8	—	4/–	0/0
Martin Baturina	—	26/2/20%	1	8/17	2/4	5/1	0/0
Ante Budimir	—	5/–/4%	—	–/5	—	–/3	0/0
Igor Matanović	—	6/–/4%	—	5/5	1/1	2/–	0/0
Mario Pašalić	1/1	11/–/11%	—	–/1	–/1	—	0/0
Joško Gvardiol	—	3/–/3%	1	2/3	–/1	1/–	0/0
Marco Pašalić	—	5/–/3%	—	2/3	2/3	—	0/0
Dominik Kotarski	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ivor Pandur	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Duje Ćaleta-Car	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Luka Vušković	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Martin Erlić	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kristijan Jakić	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Luka Sučić	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Nikola Moro	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Toni Fruk	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Andrej Kramarić	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Petar Musa	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Ghana

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Benjamin Asare	G	90'	—	0	5.9
Marvin Senaya	D	90'	—	0	6.5
Jonas Adjei Adjetey	D	45'	—	0	6.3
Derrick Luckassen	D	90'	1	0	7.2
Gideon Mensah	D	90'	—	0	6.7
Thomas Partey	M	90'	—	0	6.3
Antoine Semenyo	M	90'	—	0	6.3
Elisha Owusu	M	45'	—	0	6.2
Kwasi Sibo	M	85'	—	0	6.2
Kamaldeen Sulemana	M	71'	—	0	6.5
Jordan Ayew	F	71'	—	0	6.3
Kojo Peprah Oppong sub	D	45'	—	0	6.2
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku sub	F	45'	—	0	6.9
Brandon Thomas-Asante sub	F	19'	—	0	6.7
Ernest Nuamah sub	F	19'	—	1	7.2
Caleb Yirenkyi sub	M	13'	—	0	6.6
Lawrence Ati Zigi sub	G	—	—	—	—
Joseph Anang sub	G	—	—	—	—
Alidu Seidu sub	D	—	—	—	—
Abdul Mumin sub	D	—	—	—	—
Rahman Baba sub	D	—	—	—	—
Jerome Opoku sub	D	—	—	—	—
Christopher Baah sub	F	—	—	—	—
Iñaki Williams sub	F	—	—	—	—
Augustine Boakye sub	M	—	—	—	—
Prince Kwabena Adu sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Benjamin Asare	—	15/–/13%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Marvin Senaya	—	36/–/29%	6	10/16	—	2/3	0/0
Jonas Adjei Adjetey	—	48/1/44%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Derrick Luckassen	1/1	82/1/71%	—	5/6	—	1/–	0/0
Gideon Mensah	—	54/1/47%	1	3/4	—	1/–	0/0
Thomas Partey	—	75/–/69%	—	2/5	—	2/1	0/0
Antoine Semenyo	–/1	18/–/16%	—	2/6	1/2	—	0/0
Elisha Owusu	—	15/–/11%	1	2/6	1/1	–/2	0/0
Kwasi Sibo	—	40/–/38%	1	1/5	—	–/3	0/0
Kamaldeen Sulemana	—	19/–/17%	2	5/11	3/6	–/1	0/0
Jordan Ayew	—	9/–/8%	—	–/3	–/1	–/1	0/0
Kojo Peprah Oppong	—	24/–/21%	—	–/2	—	–/1	1/0
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku	–/2	4/1/4%	—	4/5	2/3	2/–	0/0
Brandon Thomas-Asante	—	2/–/2%	—	1/1	—	1/–	0/0
Ernest Nuamah	—	7/2/5%	2	3/7	1/5	—	0/0
Caleb Yirenkyi	—	7/–/7%	—	–/3	—	–/1	0/0
Lawrence Ati Zigi	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Joseph Anang	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alidu Seidu	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Abdul Mumin	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Rahman Baba	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jerome Opoku	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Christopher Baah	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Iñaki Williams	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Augustine Boakye	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Prince Kwabena Adu	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: World Cup
Round: Group Stage - 3
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Referee: Drew Fischer, Canada