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Croatia snatch second by beating Ghana but both through to World Cup knockout stage
It had been another rainy day in Pennsylvania and with no roof at the Philadelphia Stadium, the risk of 65,000 people in ponchos left feeling miserable was real. Fortunately this predicted dead rubber turned out to be nothing of the kind, and with Luka Modric rolling back the years once again, the memories made were positive.
TL;DR
- Croatia beat Ghana with goals from Petar Sucic and Nikola Vlasic.
- Both Croatia and Ghana qualified for the knockout stage of the World Cup.
- Ghana reached the knockout rounds for the first time since 2010.
- Croatia's coach Zlatko Dalic believes the team is returning to its 2018 form.
- Ghana's coach Carlos Queiroz expressed skepticism about the expanded World Cup format.
- Luka Modric provided an assist for Vlasic's winning goal, becoming the oldest player to do so at a World Cup.