Philadelphia, June 27 -- Croatia have dropped Josko Gvardiol in one of three changes for their final FIFA World Cup Group L match against Ghana in Philadelphia on Saturday, while Ghana also made three alterations despite already securing a place in the next round.

Croatia, who need a win to guarantee qualification for the knockout stage, saw coach Zlatko Dalic hand starts to Ante Budimir and Nikola Vlasic for the first time in the tournament, with Petar Sucic also recalled, as per Reuters.

Ghana, coached by Carlos Queiroz, brought in Kamaldeen Sulemana in attack and Derrick Luckassen in defence, in place of Jerome Opoku.

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