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England vs Croatia: match report

England hosted Croatia at AT&T Stadium on Wednesday 17 June 2026, in the World Cup (round 1). Clément Turpin is the referee.

Result and scorers

England 4-2 Croatia. Goals: Harry Kane 12' (pen) for England; Martin Baturina 36' for Croatia; Harry Kane 42' for England; Petar Musa 45'+5' for Croatia; Jude Bellingham 47' for England; Marcus Rashford 85' for England. Attendance: 70,389.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 12' Penalty: Harry Kane (England) 1-0
  • 36' Goal: Martin Baturina (Croatia) 1-1
  • 42' Goal: Harry Kane (England) 2-1
  • 45'+5' Goal: Petar Musa (Croatia) 2-2
  • 47' Goal: Jude Bellingham (England) 3-2
  • 85' Goal: Marcus Rashford (England) 4-2
Match stats (contains the result)
51.7%Possession48.3%
22Shots10
11Shots on target5
8Corners2
10Fouls12
0Offsides1
3Saves7
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

England 4-2-3-1

Coach: Thomas Tuchel

  1. 1 Jordan Pickford GK
  2. 24 Reece James DEF
  3. 2 Ezri Konsa DEF
  4. 5 John Stones DEF
  5. 3 Nico O'Reilly DEF
  6. 8 Elliot Anderson MID
  7. 4 Declan Rice MID
  8. 20 Noni Madueke FWD
  9. 10 Jude Bellingham MID
  10. 18 Anthony Gordon FWD
  11. 9 Harry Kane FWD

Bench

  • 17 Morgan Rogers MID
  • 7 Bukayo Saka FWD
  • 11 Marcus Rashford FWD
  • 25 Djed Spence DEF
  • 6 Marc Guéhi DEF
  • 13 Dean Henderson GK
  • 23 James Trafford GK
  • 15 Daniel Burn DEF
  • 26 Jarell Quansah DEF
  • 21 Eberechi Eze MID
  • 14 Jordan Henderson MID
  • 16 Kobbie Mainoo MID
  • 22 Ivan Toney FWD
  • 19 Ollie Watkins FWD

Croatia 3-4-2-1

Coach: Zlatko Dalic

  1. 1 Dominik Livakovic GK
  2. 6 Josip Sutalo DEF
  3. 22 Luka Vuskovic DEF
  4. 4 Josko Gvardiol DEF
  5. 2 Josip Stanisic DEF
  6. 10 Luka Modric MID
  7. 15 Mario Pasalic MID
  8. 14 Ivan Perisic FWD
  9. 17 Petar Sucic MID
  10. 16 Martin Baturina FWD
  11. 26 Petar Musa FWD

Bench

  • 8 Mateo Kovacic MID
  • 24 Marco Pasalic MID
  • 20 Igor Matanovic FWD
  • 9 Andrej Kramaric MID
  • 13 Nikola Vlasic MID
  • 23 Dominik Kotarski GK
  • 12 Ivor Pandur GK
  • 5 Duje Caleta-Car DEF
  • 3 Marin Pongracic DEF
  • 25 Martin Erlic DEF
  • 18 Kristijan Jakic MID
  • 21 Luka Sucic MID
  • 7 Nikola Moro MID
  • 19 Toni Fruk MID
  • 11 Ante Budimir FWD
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 13 June 2021: England 1-0 Croatia
  • Sunday 18 November 2018: England 2-1 Croatia
  • Friday 12 October 2018: Croatia 0-0 England
  • Wednesday 11 July 2018: Croatia 2-1 England
  • Wednesday 9 September 2009: England 5-1 Croatia