Croatia defeats Ghana 2-1 in Philadelphia to secure second place in Group L and advance to the World Cup knockout stage with a late Nikola Vlasic winner assisted by Luka Modric.Petar Sucic opened the scoring, Derrick Luckassen equalized after a VAR-reviewed set-piece, and Luka Modric became the oldest player to record a World Cup assist while extending his international career.The match drew 68,324 fans in rainy conditions, saw tactical discipline from
Carlos Queiroz and possession control from
Zlatko Dalic, and leaves Croatia facing a round-of-16 tie against
Portugal and
Cristiano Ronaldo.