Croatia face Ghana in Philadelphia with knockout hopes on the line

Philadelphia decider tonight

It is simple. Croatia face Ghana at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday, and the math is unforgiving (1) (2). A win keeps your team in the knockout conversation. Anything less, and the third-place scramble gets complicated. This is Matchday 3 of Group L (2). Kickoff is 23:00 CEST (3).

Modric at the centre of everything

Luka Modric walks into another night where the whole country watches. Mateo Kovacic is expected alongside him (3). The 4–2 defeat to England stung, but Tuchel admitted his side were given a real test, Croatia created danger and forced England into a deep block for stretches (1). The attack is not the problem. Conceding four was, and that has to be fixed tonight.