Croatia beat Ghana to finish the group stage in second place, while their opponents finished third. The start of the meeting was cautious, but Croatia gradually took the initiative into its own hands. In the 17th minute, Vlasic hit the post, and in the 31st, Sucic opened the scoring with a long-range shot - 1:0. Ghana created almost no chances before the break. After the break, the African team became more active and equalized the score in the 73rd minute: Lucassen scored after a set piece, but the end was left to the Croats. In the 82nd minute, Vlasic again put the team ahead, accurately completing a corner kick - 2:1. Statistics of the match Croatia - Ghana of the 3rd round of the group stage of the World Cup? 2026 Croatia - Ghana 2:1 Goals:  Sucic 31, Vlasic 83 - Lucassen 73 Expected goals (xG):  0. 42 - 0. 64 Ball possession: 53% - 47% Shots: 8 - 6 Shots on target: 4 - 1 Corners: 3 - 2 Fouls: 9 - 13 Croatia: Livakovic - Perisic, Pongracic, Sutalo, Stanisic - Kovacic, Modric - Baturina, Sucic, Vlasic - Budimir. Ghana:  Asare - Senaya, Adjetey, Lucassen, Mensah - Partey, Owusu, Sibo - Sulemana, Ayu, Semenyo. DR Congo secures place in the playoffs? off after a difficult meeting with the Uzbekistan team. The nominal guests started actively, which led to a goal in the 10th minute. This goal unsettled the Africans for a long time, and the first half as a whole was left to the Uzbeks, although one of their goals was canceled due to a violation of the rules. After the break, DR Congo improved significantly and restored the balance in the 65th minute when Wissa converted a penalty - 1:1. This moment changed the course of the match: the Africans increased the tempo and began to act bolder in attack. The decisive moment came at the end: in the 78th minute, DR Congo took the lead after finishing off Maele, and already in stoppage time, Wissa scored a double with a spectacular strike and sealed the victory. Statistics of the match DR Congo - Uzbekistan of the 3rd round of the group stage of the World Cup? 2026 DR Congo - Uzbekistan 3:1 Goals:  Wissa 68, (pen); 90+1, Maele 78 - Shomurodov 10 Expected goals (xG):  2. 34 - 0. 20 Ball possession: 58% - 42% Shots: 19 - 3 Shots on target: 4 - 1 Corners:

2 - 4 Fouls: 6 - 16 DR Congo: Mpasi - Wang? Bissaka, Mbema, Tuanzebe, Masuaku - Mbuku, Mutussamy, Sadiki, Sipenga - Wissa, Bakambu. Uzbekistan: Nematov - Khusanov, Urozov, Ashurmatov - Alijonov, Mozgovoy, Shukurov, Nasrullaev - Khamdamov, Faizullaev. Warnings: Sadiki, Mbuku, Mutussamy - Khusanov, Nasrullaev. Panama could not stop England, and Ghana lost to Croatia. News on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp.