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Croatia vs Ghana Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Group Stage, Match 3
FT2–1
Saturday 27 June 2026  ·  21:00 UTC  ·  Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Match Report

Match Events ?
31'Petar Sučić (Mateo Kovačić)Croatia
68'🟨Ivan Perišić Croatia
73'Derrick Luckassen (Ernest Nuamah)Ghana
83'Nikola Vlašić (Luka Modrić)Croatia
90'🟨Kojo Peprah Oppong Ghana
Match Statistics ?
Croatia
Ghana
53%
Possession
47%
4
Shots on Target
1
8
Total Shots
6
3
Corners
2
9
Fouls
13
0.46
xG
0.73
Player Ratings ?
Croatia
8.7Petar SučićM
7.9Luka ModrićM
7.3Nikola VlašićM
Ghana
7.2Derrick LuckassenD
6.7Gideon MensahD
6.7Thomas ParteyM
Starting Lineups ?
Croatia · 4-2-3-1
1GDominik Livaković
2DJosip Stanišić
6DJosip Šutalo
3DMarin Pongračić
14DIvan Perišić
10MLuka Modrić
8MMateo Kovačić
13MNikola Vlašić
17MPetar Sučić
16MMartin Baturina
11FAnte Budimir
Ghana · 4-1-4-1
16GBenjamin Asare
26DMarvin Senaya
4DJonas Adjei Adjetey
23DDerrick Luckassen
14DGideon Mensah
5MThomas Partey
11MAntoine Semenyo
15MElisha Owusu
8MKwasi Sibo
22MKamaldeen Sulemana
9FJordan Ayew

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: Croatia
Expected: Croatia by 1–2 goals
Confidence: High
Croatia 73%Draw 19%Ghana 8%
xG: 1.96Expected goalsxG: 0.49

Croatia vs Ghana looks like a Croatia-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. Croatia has the stronger overall edge according to our model, with Croatia by 1–2 goals. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Clear Edge
Croatia stronger
Croatia: 1601 (#10)  ·  Ghana: 1309 (#45)
H2H Record ?
No data
Equal
First ever meeting
Croatia
Ghana
#2
Position ?
#3
6
Points ?
4
2W 0D 1L
Record ?
1W 1D 1L
5
Goals For ?
2
5
Goals Against ?
2
0
Goal Diff
0
#11
FIFA Rank ?
#74
1.5%
Win Prob ?
0.0%
L W W L
Form ?
L L D W

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 0 Meetings (All Competitions)
No previous meetings found in our data.
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
Both teams scoring regularly — Croatia and Ghana both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
🎯Clear model favourite: Croatia at 73% win probability.
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