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Ghana Croatia vs Ghana: time, TV channel and stadium Group Stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 · Saturday, June 27, 2026 · 17:00 ET · Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia.
Match preview Croatia and Ghana close Group L at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia in a match that could define qualification. The 2018 finalists and 2022 third-place side face one of Africa's great teams in a final matchday with plenty at stake.
Croatia, specialists in settling tight matches, and Ghana, quarterfinalists in 2010 and always dangerous, promise an intense finale. The result could decide who joins England in the Round of 32, with the group's other match running in parallel.
Goals and cards Croatia (2) Petar Sucic 31' Nikola Vlasic 83' Ghana (1) Derrick Luckassen 73' Goals Croatia (1) Ivan Perisic 68' Ghana (1) Kojo Peprah Oppong 90'+4 Cards Match center
Lineups, changes and statistics ESPN 22 starters Croatia 4-2-3-1 Starting XI 1 Dominik Livakovic G 3 Marin Pongracic CD-L 6 Josip Sutalo CD-R 14 Ivan Perisic LB 2 Josip Stanisic RB 17 Petar Sucic AM 8 Mateo Kovacic LM ↓ 10 Luka Modric RM 11 Ante Budimir F ↓ 16 Martin Baturina AM-L ↓ 13 Nikola Vlasic AM-R ↓ Substitutes 5 Duje Caleta-Car SUB 25 Martin Erlic SUB 15 Mario Pasalic SUB ↑ 24 Marco Pasalic SUB ↑ 20 Igor Matanovic SUB ↑ 18 Kristijan Jakic SUB 7 Nikola Moro SUB 9 Andrej Kramaric SUB 21 Luka Sucic SUB 23 Dominik Kotarski SUB 4 Josko Gvardiol SUB ↑ 12 Ivor Pandur SUB 22 Luka Vuskovic SUB 26 Petar Musa SUB 19 Toni Fruk SUB Ghana 4-1-4-1 Starting XI 16 Benjamin Asare G 23 Derrick Luckassen CD-L 4 Jonas Adjetey CD-R ↓ 5 Thomas Partey DM 14 Gideon Mensah LB 26 Marvin Senaya RB 8 Kwasi Sibo CM-L ↓ 15 Elisha Owusu CM-R ↓ 22 Kamaldeen Sulemana LM ↓ 11 Antoine Semenyo RM 9 Jordan Ayew F ↓ Substitutes 6 Abdul Mumin SUB 12 Joseph Anang SUB 18 Jerome Opoku SUB 10 Brandon Thomas-Asante SUB ↑ 19 Iñaki Williams SUB 3 Caleb Yirenkyi SUB ↑ 7 Fatawu Issahaku SUB ↑ 2 Alidu Seidu SUB 20 Augustine Boakye SUB 13 Christopher Bonsu Baah SUB 1 Lawrence Ati Zigi SUB 21 Kojo Peprah Oppong SUB ↑ 24 Ernest Nuamah SUB ↑ 25 Prince Adu SUB 17 Baba Rahman SUB 9 45' 45' 66' 71' 71' 78' 85' 88' 88' 28 Croatia Ghana
9 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 2
53.3 Possession 46.7
8 SHOTS 6
4 ON GOAL 1
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
477 Accurate Passes 402
523 Passes 455
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
15 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
38 Long Balls 39
16 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 7
14 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 9
23 Effective Clearances 11
23 Clearances 11
ET (US East) 17:00
Colombia / Peru 16:00
Mexico City 15:00
Argentina / Chile 18:00
Spain 23:00
Date: Saturday, June 27, 2026.
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Capacity 65,827
TV channels and streaming vary by country (Telemundo and Fox in the US, RTVC in Colombia, TVA/Azteca in Mexico, RTVE in Spain, and more).
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