Overview
- Petar Sucic opened the scoring with a 25–30 yard strike that broke Ghana’s shutout run, Derrick Luckassen levelled from a set piece, and Nikola Vlasic headed the winner from a Luka Modric corner to make it 2-1.
- The result lifted Croatia into second place in Group L and sent Ghana into third; both teams advance to the Round of 32, with Ghana moving on as one of the best third-placed sides.
- Sucic, 22 years and 245 days old, became Croatia’s second-youngest World Cup goalscorer according to FIFA reports.
- Luka Modric played the full match, supplied the assist for the winning goal and made a strong two-way contribution while recording his 201st appearance for Croatia.
- Croatia are scheduled to meet a Group K runner-up in Toronto in the Round of 32 in early July, with outlets reporting the match will take place there in the first days of the knockout round.