Croatia took the lead in the first half. In the 31st minute, Petar Sučić finished a chance created by M. Kovacic to make it 1-0 for Croatia, and that score held through halftime.
After the break, Ghana drew level in the 73rd minute when D. Luckassen scored from an assist by E. Nuamah, bringing the match to 1-1. Croatia then changed the score again in the 83rd minute, as N. Vlasic found the net after being set up by L. Modric to restore Croatia's lead at 2-1. The score did not change again, and Croatia closed out the match with that result.
In disciplinary terms, Ivan Perišić received a yellow card in the 68th minute, and K. Peprah was booked in the 90+4th minute.
On the statistical side, Croatia had 53% possession compared with Ghana's 47%; expected goals were 0.46 for Croatia and 0.73 for Ghana. Croatia registered 8 shots and Ghana 6, with 4 on target for Croatia and 1 for Ghana. Passing accuracy was 91% for Croatia and 88% for Ghana; Croatia won 3 corners to Ghana's 2; offsides were 1 for Croatia and 2 for Ghana; saves were 0 for Croatia and 2 for Ghana; and fouls were 9 for Croatia and 13 for Ghana.
Previous round recap: Croatia beat Panama 1-0 in round 2 of the group stage, while Ghana drew 0-0 with England in round 2.
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