Highlights
Gibbs: England had 'too much star power' for Croatia
Highlights
Where does England's performance rank against the favourites?
Head-to-head
England vs Croatia Head-to-Head
Head-to-head context for England vs Croatia, built from completed matches available in the tournament feed.
England wins1
Draws0
Croatia wins0
Previous meetings
- 2026-06-17: England 4-2 Croatia
England recent results
- 2026-06-17: England 4-2 Croatia (W for England)
Croatia recent results
- 2026-06-17: England 4-2 Croatia (L for Croatia)
Match Events
EnglandMatch EventsCroatia
KO
0'HT
0'2H
0'FT
0'Harry Kane
VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
VAR
11'VAR
15'Petar Musa
VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
G
36'Martin Baturina
Assist: Petar Sucic
Goal! England 1, Croatia 1. Martin Baturina (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Petar Sucic.
G
45'+5'Petar Musa
Assist: Ivan Perisic
Goal! England 2, Croatia 2. Petar Musa (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a headed pass.
Jude Bellingham
Assist: Elliot Anderson
Goal! England 3, Croatia 2. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
G
47'SUB
58'Mateo Kovacic
Assist: Luka Modric
Substitution, Croatia. Mateo Kovacic replaces Luka Modric.
SUB
66'Igor Matanovic
Assist: Petar Musa
Substitution, Croatia. Igor Matanovic replaces Petar Musa.
SUB
66'Marco Pasalic
Assist: Luka Vuskovic
Substitution, Croatia. Marco Pasalic replaces Luka Vuskovic.
Morgan Rogers
Assist: Declan Rice
Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Declan Rice.
SUB
72'Bukayo Saka
Assist: Noni Madueke
Substitution, England. Bukayo Saka replaces Noni Madueke.
SUB
72'Marcus Rashford
Assist: Anthony Gordon
Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Anthony Gordon.
SUB
72'SUB
78'Andrej Kramaric
Assist: Mario Pasalic
Substitution, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric replaces Mario Pasalic.
SUB
78'Nikola Vlasic
Assist: Martin Baturina
Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Martin Baturina.
Djed Spence
Assist: Jude Bellingham
Substitution, England. Djed Spence replaces Jude Bellingham.
SUB
80'Marcus Rashford
Assist: Bukayo Saka
Goal! England 4, Croatia 2. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
G
85'Marc Guéhi
Assist: John Stones
Substitution, England. Marc Guéhi replaces John Stones.
SUB
87'
