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Croatia drop Gvardiol, Ghana recall Sulemana

Croatia drop Gvardiol, Ghana recall Sulemana

PHILADELPHIA, June 27 : Croatia dropped Josko Gvardiol in one of three changes for Saturday’s final World Cup Group L match against Ghana, who also made three switches, leaving out forward Inaki Williams.  • Ghana have booked their place in the next round and coach ⁠Carlos Queiroz brings Kamaldeen Sulemana into the attack for the game in Philadelphia, with Derrick Luckassen coming into the defence in place of Jerome Opoku. • A win for Croatia would guarantee their place in the knockout rounds. • Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic gives starts to Ante Budimir and Nikola Vlasic for the first time in this World Cup, and forward Petar Sucic gets a recall. • Manchester City’s Gvardiol is on the bench for Croatia after starting the first two games. • England are assured of a spot in the round of 32 and face eliminated Panama in the other Group L match. Lineups: Croatia: Dominik Livakovic, Josip Stanisic, Marin Pongracic, Josip Sutalo, Mateo Kovacic, Luka Modric, Ante Budimir, Nikola Vlasic, Ivan Perisic, Martin Baturina, Petar Sucic Ghana: Benjamin …

Man City defender Gvardiol to undergo shin surgery

Man City defender Gvardiol to undergo shin surgery

Jan ‌5 : Manchester City defender Josko Gvardiol will undergo surgery on a shin injury this week, the Premier League club said on ‌Monday. The 23-year-old Croatian ‌was substituted early in the second half of Sunday’s 1-1 home draw against Chelsea. “The defender will have surgery ‍later this week and assessment remains ongoing to ascertain the full extent of the injury ​and expected ‌prognosis,” City  said in a statement. City are second ​in the table on 42 points, ⁠six behind ‌leaders Arsenal. Their defender ​Ruben Dias also went off due to injury in ‍the Chelsea match and England ⁠centre back John Stones ​is sidelined too. (Tommy Lund ‌in Gdansk. editing ‍by ​Ed Osmond) Source link