Croatia has received good news from Group H. Spain's win over Uruguay has eliminated any chance that the third-placed team from Group H will compete among the best third-placed teams.

What happened?

Spain's win over Uruguay has helped Croatia as it has dropped Uruguay to third place in the group, where they now have only two points.

Why is this important for Croatia?

This outcome means that no team from Group H will compete with Croatia for one of the spots among the best third-placed teams. However, Croatia still needs to do its part against Ghana.

What's next?

Currently, the teams ahead of Croatia among the third-placed teams are Sweden, Ecuador, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Paraguay, and Senegal. All of them have four points except Senegal, which has three, but also has a goal difference of +2. Therefore, Croatia needs at least a draw against Ghana to be sure of advancing to the knockout stage.

DateOpponentResult
2026-06-17England4-2

Croatia must be careful as a loss to Ghana could significantly complicate their situation. In that scenario, Croatia would remain on three points and fall below South Korea due to a worse goal difference.

Croatia's next fixture is against Czechia on 2026-09-26, but for now, they need to focus on their match against Ghana.