Croatia drop Gvardiol, Ghana recall Sulemana
PHILADELPHIA, June 27 : Croatia dropped Josko Gvardiol in one of three changes for Saturday's final World Cup Group L match against Ghana, who also made three switches, leaving out forward Inaki Williams.
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How to Watch the World Cup Today: Schedule, Times, TV, Streaming for Argentina, England, Portugal, More
The 2026 World Cup group stage reaches its dramatic conclusion Saturday as six nations discover their fates in Groups J, K and L. Lionel Messi and the defending champion Argentina face Jordan in Dallas. Messi sits atop the tournament's scoring chart at five goals. England takes on Panama in New York/New Jersey while Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal heads to Miami to meet a Colombia side that has been one of the tournament's most impressive teams. All six matches are simulcast in pairs within each group, and every game airs on FOX or FS1 and streams live on FOX One.
Perisic banks on Croatia’s African edge in Ghana decider
PHILADELPHIA, June 26 : Croatia veteran Ivan Perisic hopes their excellent record against African opposition can help them recapture their World Cup magic when they face Ghana on Saturday as they look to book their spot in the knockouts.
Croatia scorer Budimir hails win over Panama that keeps hopes alive
TORONTO, June 23 : Croatia's match-winner Ante Budimir rejoiced in their 1-0 victory against Panama at the World Cup and hoped they would learn the right lessons as they stayed in contention to progress.
Croatia push past Panama 1-0, remain third in Group L
Halftime substitute Ante Budimir scored in the 54th minute and Croatia eliminated Panama from World Cup contention with a tightly fought 1-0 victory in a Group L clash at Toronto on Tuesday. It was the first World Cup goal for Budimir, 34, and fifth in a competitive fixture for his country, all of those coming since 2023. Croatia (1-1-0, 3 points) remain third in the group heading into the final matchday, but they can guarantee a top-two finish with a victory over Ghana in their final match on Saturday in Philadelphia. Panama (0-2-0, 0 points) are still seeking their first point five matches into their World Cup history, having also lost 1-0 to Ghana in their 2026 opener in Toronto last week. However, despite playing the first two matches without injured talisman Adalberto Carrasquilla, Los Canaleros have a goal differential six better than at this stage in their first World Cup appearance in 2018. Budimir put Croatia in front on what was easily their best attack of the match to that point. Josip Stanisic combined with Marco Pasalic to get down the right, then struck a well-weighted cross to the top of the 6-yard box. Panama goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera dove to try and intercept the service but couldn’t reach it, and Budimir showed up at the back post to guide in a composed finish into an open goal. With that, the match erupted for about 15 minutes. Three minutes after the goal, Croatia captain Luka Modric played Pasalic in alone on goal from his own half. Mosquera sized up Pasalic and charged from his line at the right time to smother the initial attempt, and Pasalic fired wide from a poor angle on the rebound. Panama responded to force Dominik Livakovic into three stops inside of a minute.
Budimir gives Croatia 1-0 win to eliminate Panama in Group L
TORONTO, June 23 : Ante Budimir guided Croatia to a 1-0 win over a stubborn Panama side in their World Cup Group L clash on Tuesday, giving the Balkan side a crucial three points and eliminating the Central Americans on a night where the stakes were high for both sides.
Hasil Piala Dunia 2026: Kroasia Tundukkan Panama
Bermain di Toronto Stadium, Rabu (24/6) pagi WIB, Kroasia langsung mengancam di menit ke-2, namun tandukan Luka Modric melenceng dari gawang Panama yang dijaga Orlando Mosquera. Menit ke-4, peluang Panama via tembakan Amir Murillo diblok Josip Sutalo.
Lukaku returns in style with 90th goal for Belgium
RIJEKA, Croatia, June 2 : Romelu Lukaku marked his return to the Belgium side with a record-extending 90th international goal as they beat Croatia 2-0 away in their World Cup warm-up friendly on Tuesday.