{"id":6975,"date":"2026-06-27T23:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T23:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lets-canada.com\/%e5%85%8b%e7%be%85%e5%9f%83%e8%a5%bf%e4%ba%9e-2-1-%e8%bf%a6%e7%b4%8d%ef%bc%9a2026-%e4%b8%96%e7%95%8c%e7%9b%83-l-%e7%b5%84%e5%85%8b%e7%be%85%e5%9f%83%e8%a5%bf%e4%ba%9e%e5%b0%8f%e5%8b%9d\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T15:05:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:05:29","slug":"croatia-2-1-ghana-2026-world-cup-group-i-croatia-narrowly-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/croatia-2-1-ghana-2026-world-cup-group-i-croatia-narrowly-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Croatia 2-1 Ghana: Croatia Edge Past Ghana in 2026 World Cup Group L"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Updated: 2026-07-01 | Results and data follow FIFA&#8217;s official announcements; please double-check live information.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Croatia edged Ghana 2-1 at Philadelphia Stadium to book their place in the 2026 World Cup knockout stage out of Group L. Petar Su\u010di\u0107 opened the scoring in the 31st minute with a long-range strike from outside the box, before Ghana hit back through Derrick Luckassen in the 73rd minute, his equaliser confirmed only after a VAR review.<\/p>\n<p>The decisive moment arrived in the 83rd minute, when Nikola Vla\u0161i\u0107 headed home a Luka Modri\u0107 corner to restore Croatia&#8217;s lead and settle the contest. The result saw Croatia advance as Group L runners-up behind England, while Ghana finished third and were eliminated. Croatia now move on to face Portugal in the Round of 32 in Toronto on 3 July. 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