Croatia Battle Past Ghana to Sew up World Cup Last 32 Spot
- On Saturday, Croatia defeated Ghana 2-1 in Philadelphia to secure a World Cup knockout round spot, with goals from Nikola Vlaai and Luka.
- Ghana had already clinched a knockout round spot for the first time since 2010, making this loss to Croatia its third group stage match before advancing.
- Luka scored in the 31st minute for Croatia, while Derrick Luckassen equalized for Ghana in the 73rd minute; Vlaai headed the 83rd-minute winner off a Luka Modri corner.
- Croatia finished second behind England in the Group, while Ghana placed third. The match was the first of five group stage games in Philadelphia where both teams scored.
- Antoine Semenyo remains without a goal through three group matches despite scoring 17 Premier League goals last season, though Ghana has one knockout round game remaining.
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Croatia's selection secured its ticket to the 10th World Cup 2026 finals after beating 2-1 to the already ranked Ghana, yesterday in duel of the third and final date of the L Group, disputed in Philadelphia.
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Croatia tops Ghana in Philly’s final World Cup group stage match
Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. Philadelphia rounded out its FIFA World Cup group stage games with a 2-1 win by Croatia over Ghana. Despite the rainy conditions on Saturday, the attendance was a fourth-straight full house of 68,324. The fifth World Cup game at Philadelphia Stadium this summer seemed as though it had the lowest stakes, with Ghana having already secured its spot in the knockou…
Croatia has defeated Ghana this Saturday in the last match of the L Group of the World Cup 2026. In the first act, Sucic advanced the set led by Dalic with a distant shoe where Asare has not been able to arrive, the Ghanaian goalkeeper who had not fit in the two previous matches. Croatia was much superior to the African selection in the first time, but in the second he decided to back down to keep the result. Ghana pushed in search of the match …
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