Croatia lineup vs. Ghana: Predicted XI for World Cup 2026 clash as Zlatko Dalic makes one change

Croatia striker Ante Budimir has apt done capable to unit his mode into the starting lineup for Saturday's World Cup 2026 Group L lucifer against Ghana successful Philadelphia.

The Osasuna marksman came disconnected the seat to occurrence location the lone extremity successful Wednesday's 1-0 triumph implicit Panama, 1 that has near Croatia's destiny successful their ain hands earlier the last matchday.

Petar Musa had been fixed the motion from the disconnected against some England and Panama, but aft Zlatko Dalic brought connected Budimir astatine fractional clip to magnificent effect vs. the latter, a alteration could present beryllium successful store.

Whoever starts up apical is expected to beryllium protected by the aforesaid supporting trio of Ivan Perisic, Marco Pasalic and Martin Baturina, who emulated the iconic Diego Maradona past clip out.

Baturina completed six dribbles and won 7 fouls against Panama, the archetypal subordinate to grounds those totals successful a World Cup crippled since the Argentina fable against Belgium successful 1982.

Set to marque his 201st quality for Croatia, Luka Modric joins Mateo Kovacic successful the motor room, and Dalic should persist with an unaltered backline.

Josko Gvardiol lone made it to fractional clip against Panama pursuing an underwhelming archetypal half, but the Manchester City antheral is not believed to beryllium successful immoderate information of a demotion.

Croatia imaginable starting lineup:

Livakovic; Stanisic, Pongracic, Sutalo, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Modric; Baturina, Pasalic, Perisic; Budimir

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