England
Thu, Jun 18 · 1:45 AM
4–2
Full Time
Croatia

Harry Kane  12' (pen), 42'

Jude Bellingham 47'

Marcus Rashford 85'

Martin Baturina 36'

Petar Musa 45'+5

England vs Croatia 4-2 Live Score, Stats & Commentary

Match overview
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General info
Competition FIFA World Cup 2026
Round Group L
Formations 4-2-3-1 vs 3-4-2-1
Result
Winner England
Penalties —
Scorers Harry Kane  12' (pen), 42', Jude Bellingham 47', Marcus Rashford 85', Martin Baturina 36', Petar Musa 45'+5
Yellow cards 0 – 0
Red cards 0 – 0
Possession 52% – 48%
Shots 22 – 10
Match stats
VAR reviews 1 – 0
Goals 3 – 2
Penalties 1 – 0
Substitutions 5 – 5
Corners 8 – 2
Fouls 10 – 12
Saves 3 – 7
Passes 473 – 442
Attacks 87 – 81
Dangerous attacks 33 – 38
Penalties awarded 1 – 0
Big chances 7 – 2
Tackles 9 – 11
Interceptions 7 – 7
Key events
WestMinster WestMinster
11' 📺
To be retaken
England
12' ⚽
Harry Kane  — Goal!
England
36' ⚽
Martin Baturina — Goal!
Croatia
42' ⚽
Harry Kane  — Goal!
England
45'+5 ⚽
Petar Musa — Goal!
Croatia
47' ⚽
Jude Bellingham — Goal!
England
58' 🔄
Substitution: Luka Modrić → Mateo Kovacic 
Croatia
66' 🔄
Substitution: Petar Musa → Igor Matanovic
Croatia
66' 🔄
Substitution: Luka Vuskovic → Marco Pašalić
Croatia
72' 🔄
Substitution: Anthony Gordon → Marcus Rashford
England
72' 🔄
Substitution: Declan Rice → Morgan Rogers
England
72' 🔄
Substitution: Noni Madueke → Bukayo Saka
England
78' 🔄
Substitution: Martin Baturina → Nikola Vlašić
Croatia
78' 🔄
Substitution: Mario Pašalić → Andrej Kramaric
Croatia
79' 🔄
Substitution: Jude Bellingham → Djed Spence
England
85' ⚽
Marcus Rashford — Goal!
England
87' 🔄
Substitution: John Stones → Marc Guéhi
England
Live commentary
Deepal Deepal
90'
Ezri Konsa wins a free kick for England in the defensive half.
90'
Foul committed by Nikola Vlasic of Croatia.
90'+1
The fourth official has indicated there will be 6 minutes of added time.
90'+4
Corner awarded to Croatia after Djed Spence concedes.
90'+4
Elliot Anderson commits a foul for England.
90'+4
Mateo Kovacic wins a free kick for Croatia in the defensive half.
90'+4
Andrej Kramaric's right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
He was assisted by Ivan Perisic, who provided a headed pass.
90'+5
Josko Gvardiol's right-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box for Croatia is blocked.
90'+5
Morgan Rogers from England wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5
Foul committed by Petar Sucic of Croatia.
90'+6
Attempt missed.
Harry Kane takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the box for England.
87'
↔ Substitution
Substitution for England: Marc Guéhi comes on for John Stones.
85'
⚽ Goal
Goal!
England lead 4-2 against Croatia as Marcus Rashford scores with a right-footed shot from the left side of the box.
84'
Mateo Kovacic's right-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jordan Pickford.
83'
Reece James commits a foul for England.
83'
Igor Matanovic from Croatia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
82'
Attempt saved.
Djed Spence's right-footed shot from the center of the box is saved.
81'
Petar Sucic from Croatia misses the attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box that goes too high.
80'
↔ Substitution
Substitution for England: Djed Spence comes on for Jude Bellingham.
79'
Ezri Konsa wins a free kick for England in the defensive half.
79'
Igor Matanovic commits a foul for Croatia.
79'
↔ Substitution
Substitution for Croatia: Andrej Kramaric comes on for Mario Pasalic.
78'
Offside called against Croatia.
Josip Stanisic is the player caught offside.
78'
↔ Substitution
Substitution for Croatia: Nikola Vlasic comes on for Martin Baturina.
77'
Attempt saved.
Igor Matanovic's right-footed shot from outside the box is saved.
76'
⚽ Goal
Attempt saved.
Marco Pasalic's left-footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the center of the goal by Jordan Pickford. The assist came from Josip Stanisic.
73'
Foul committed by Ivan Perisic of Croatia.
73'
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
72'
↔ Substitution
Substitution for England: Morgan Rogers comes on for Declan Rice.
72'
↔ Substitution
Substitution for England: Marcus Rashford comes on for Anthony Gordon.
72'
↔ Substitution
Substitution for England: Bukayo Saka comes on for Noni Madueke.
72'
Bukayo Saka of England is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
69'
The match is currently delayed for a drinks break.
69'
Anthony Gordon's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
He was assisted by Harry Kane, who provided a headed pass.
67'
Jordan Pickford wins a free kick for England in the defensive half.
67'
Igor Matanovic from Croatia commits a foul.
66'
↔ Substitution
Substitution for Croatia: Marco Pasalic comes on for Luka Vuskovic.
66'
↔ Substitution
Substitution for Croatia: Igor Matanovic comes on for Petar Musa.
65'
Mateo Kovacic commits a foul for Croatia.
65'
Elliot Anderson from England wins a free kick on the right wing.
62'
Foul committed by Harry Kane of England.
62'
Mateo Kovacic wins a free kick for Croatia in the defensive half.
61'
John Stones from England wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61'
Foul committed by Petar Sucic of Croatia.
58'
↔ Substitution
Substitution for Croatia: Mateo Kovacic comes on for Luka Modric.
57'
Harry Kane's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
57'
⚽ Goal
Harry Kane's left-footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the center of the goal by Dominik Livakovic.
The attempt was assisted by Noni Madueke.
56'
Attempt saved.
Nico O'Reilly's header from the center of the box is saved.
56'
Corner awarded to England after Josip Sutalo concedes.
56'
⚽ Goal
Attempt saved.
Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) saves a right-footed shot from very close range by Ezri Konsa (England) in the center of the goal.
56'
⚽ Goal
Attempt saved.
Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) saves a header from very close range by Anthony Gordon (England) in the top center of the goal.
55'
Corner awarded to England after a concession by Mario Pasalic.
53'
Corner awarded to England after a concession by Ivan Perisic.
52'
Corner awarded to England after a concession by Dominik Livakovic.
52'
⚽ Goal
Declan Rice's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top center of the goal by Dominik Livakovic.
The attempt was assisted by Nico O'Reilly.
51'
Foul committed by John Stones of England.
51'
Martin Baturina from Croatia wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49'
Attempt missed.
Nico O'Reilly from England headed the ball from the right side of the six-yard box after a corner.
48'
Corner awarded to England after Dominik Livakovic concedes.
48'
Attempt saved.
Jude Bellingham's right-footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dominik Livakovic. Declan Rice provided the assist.
47'
⚽ Goal
Goal!
Jude Bellingham scores for England with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box. The score is now England 3, Croatia 2.
46'
The second half begins with the match tied at 2-2 between England and Croatia.
45'
Foul committed by Mario Pasalic of Croatia.
45'
Jude Bellingham wins a free kick for England in the attacking half.
45'+1
The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of added time.
45'+1
Reece James' right-footed shot from outside the box for England is blocked.
45'+4
Attempt missed by Mario Pasalic of Croatia, who took a right-footed shot from outside the box.
45'+4
Luka Modric wins a free kick for Croatia in the defensive half.
45'+4
Foul committed by Harry Kane (England).
45'+5
⚽ Goal
Goal!
The match is now 2-2 as Petar Musa scores for Croatia with a right-footed shot from the center of the box.
42'
⚽ Goal
Goal!
England leads 2-1 after Harry Kane scores with a header from the center of the box following a corner.
41'
Corner awarded to England after Luka Vuskovic concedes.
40'
Petar Musa wins a free kick for Croatia in the attacking half.
40'
Ezri Konsa commits a foul for England.
39'
Elliot Anderson commits a foul for England.
39'
Martin Baturina from Croatia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
36'
⚽ Goal
Goal!
The match is now 1-1 as Martin Baturina scores for Croatia with a right-footed shot from outside the box.
35'
Attempt missed by Harry Kane, who headed the ball from the center of the box for England.
33'
Nico O'Reilly commits a foul for England.
33'
Josip Stanisic from Croatia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
32'
Nico O'Reilly from England wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32'
Foul committed by Petar Sucic of Croatia.
32'
Elliot Anderson wins a free kick for England in the defensive half.
32'
Foul committed by Petar Musa of Croatia.
31'
Attempt missed by Jude Bellingham (England) with a left-footed shot from the center of the box.
28'
Harry Kane wins a free kick for England in the defensive half.
28'
Luka Vuskovic commits a foul for Croatia.
25'
Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
23'
The match is currently delayed for a drinks break.
20'
Luka Vuskovic wins a free kick for Croatia in the defensive half.
20'
Elliot Anderson commits a foul for England.
19'
Petar Sucic wins a free kick for Croatia in the defensive half.
19'
Declan Rice commits a foul for England.
16'
Corner awarded to England after a concession by Mario Pasalic.
16'
Noni Madueke's right-footed shot from a tough angle on the right is blocked.
Harry Kane provided the assist.
16'
Elliot Anderson's right-footed shot from outside the box for England is blocked.
15'
Corner awarded to Croatia after Jude Bellingham concedes.
12'
Corner awarded to England after a concession by Josko Gvardiol.
11'
Penalty saved!
Harry Kane's right-footed shot for England is saved.
9'
Penalty awarded to England as Noni Madueke is fouled in the penalty area.
9'
Luka Modric of Croatia concedes a penalty after committing a foul in the penalty area.
9'
Ezri Konsa's header from the center of the box is blocked.
Declan Rice provided the assist with a cross.
8'
Corner awarded to England after Luka Modric concedes.
8'
Harry Kane's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked.
3'
Josip Sutalo takes a right-footed shot but misses.
2'
Corner awarded.
1'
Kick-off!
The referee is Clement Turpin.
The first half ends with the score at England 2, Croatia 2.
The second half ends with England winning 4-2 against Croatia.
The match ends with England winning 4-2 against Croatia.
England 4-2-3-1
Croatia 3-4-2-1
1
Pickford
24
James
2
Konsa Ngoyo
5
Stones
3
O'Reilly
8
Anderson
4
Rice
20
Madueke
10
Bellingham
18
Gordon
9
Kane
1
Livaković
4
Gvardiol
22
Vušković
6
Šutalo
14
Perišić
15
Pašalić
10
Modrić
2
Stanisic
16
Baturina
17
Sučić
26
Musa
England
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 Jordan Pickford GK
24 Reece James DEF
2 Ezri Konsa DEF
5 John Stones DEF 🔄87'
3 Nico O'Reilly DEF
8 Elliot Anderson MID ⚽47'
4 Declan Rice MID ⚽42' 🔄72'
20 Noni Madueke FWD 🔄72'
10 Jude Bellingham MID ⚽47' 🔄79'
18 Anthony Gordon FWD 🔄72'
9 Harry Kane FWD
Substitutes
6 Marc Guéhi DEF 🔄87'
7 Bukayo Saka FWD 🔄72' ⚽85'
11 Marcus Rashford FWD 🔄72' ⚽85'
13 Dean Henderson GK
14 Jordan Henderson MID
15 Dan Burn DEF
16 Kobbie Mainoo MID
17 Morgan Rogers MID 🔄72'
19 Ollie Watkins FWD
21 Eberechi Eze MID
22 Ivan Toney FWD
23 James Trafford GK
25 Djed Spence DEF 🔄79'
26 Jarell Quansah DEF
Croatia
3-4-2-1
Starting XI
1 Dominik Livakovic GK
6 Josip Sutalo DEF
22 Luka Vuskovic DEF 🔄66'
4 Josko Gvardiol DEF
2 Josip Stanisic DEF
10 Luka Modrić MID 🔄58'
15 Mario Pašalić MID 🔄78'
14 Ivan Perišić FWD ⚽45'+5
17 Petar Sučić MID ⚽36'
16 Martin Baturina MID ⚽36' 🔄78'
26 Petar Musa FWD ⚽45'+5 🔄66'
Substitutes
3 Marin Pongracic DEF
5 Duje Caleta-Car DEF
7 Nikola Moro MID
8 Mateo Kovacic MID
9 Andrej Kramaric MID 🔄78'
11 Ante Budimir FWD
12 Ivor Pandur GK
13 Nikola Vlašić MID 🔄78'
18 Kristijan Jakic MID
19 Toni Fruk MID
20 Igor Matanovic FWD 🔄66'
21 Luka Sucic MID
23 Dominik Kotarski GK
24 Marco Pašalić FWD 🔄66'
25 Martin Erlić DEF
Group L standings
#TeamPWDLGDPts
1
England
3 2 1 0 +4 7
2
Croatia
3 2 0 1 +0 6
3
Ghana
3 1 1 1 +0 4
4
Panama
3 0 0 3 -4 0
All statistics
52%Ball possession48%
22Total shots10
11Shots on target5
20Shots inside box4
2Shots outside box6
473Passes442
406Successful passes380
86%Pass accuracy86%
87Attacks81
33Dangerous attacks38
8Corners2
7Big chances created2
42Long passes42
16Successful long passes18
13Total crosses13
6Accurate crosses2
9Tackles11
7Interceptions7
3Saves7
10Fouls12
5Substitutions5
12Dribble attempts9
5Successful dribbles4
Top stats
52% Ball possession 48%
22 Total shots 10
11 Shots on target 5
20 Shots inside box 4
2 Shots outside box 6
473 Passes 442
406 Successful passes 380
86% Pass accuracy 86%
87 Attacks 81
33 Dangerous attacks 38
8 Corners 2
7 Big chances created 2
42 Long passes 42
16 Successful long passes 18
13 Total crosses 13
6 Accurate crosses 2
9 Tackles 11
7 Interceptions 7
3 Saves 7
10 Fouls 12
5 Substitutions 5
12 Dribble attempts 9
5 Successful dribbles 4
22 Shots 10
52% Possession 48%
0 Offsides 1
Detailed statistics
Attacking
20 Shots inside box 4
2 Shots outside box 6
5 Shots blocked 2
11 Shots off target 5
15 Goal attempts 9
8 Corners 2
1 Penalties 0
Passing & Crosses
473 Passes 442
406 Successful Passes 380
86% Pass accuracy 86%
42 Long passes 42
16 Successful long passes 18
38% Long pass accuracy 43%
13 Total crosses 13
6 Accurate crosses 2
15 Throw-ins 18
6 Goal kicks 7
12 Free kicks 10
Defending
3 Saves 7
9 Tackles 11
7 Interceptions 7
0 Offsides 1
66 Ball safe 63
Discipline & Dribbles
10 Fouls 12
12 Dribble attempts 9
5 Successful dribbles 4
42% Dribble success % 44%
5 Substitutions 5
Complete team comparison
EnglandStatCroatia
6
Accurate crosses
2
3
Assists
2
87
Attacks
81
52%
Ball possession
48%
66
Ball safe
63
7
Big chances created
2
5
Big Chances Missed
1
8
Corners
2
33
Dangerous attacks
38
12
Dribble attempts
9
38
Duels Won
41
10
Fouls
12
12
Free kicks
10
15
Goal attempts
9
6
Goal kicks
7
4
Goals
2
7
Interceptions
7
15
Key Passes
7
42
Long passes
42
0
Offsides
1
473
Passes
442
1
Penalties
0
3
Saves
7
5
Shots blocked
2
20
Shots inside box
4
11
Shots off target
5
11
Shots on target
5
2
Shots outside box
6
22
Total shots
10
5
Substitutions
5
5
Successful dribbles
4
42%
Dribble success
44%
12
Successful Headers
16
16
Successful long passes
18
38%
Long pass accuracy
43%
406
Successful passes
380
86%
Pass accuracy
86%
9
Tackles
11
15
Throw-ins
18
13
Total crosses
13
All-time record
3
Wins
0
Draws
1
Wins
Jun 17, 2026
England 4 – 2 Croatia
World Cup
Jul 11, 2018
Croatia 2 – 1 England
World Cup
Sep 9, 2009
England 5 – 1 Croatia
WC Qualification Europe
Sep 10, 2008
Croatia 1 – 4 England
WC Qualification Europe

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