Friendly

England 3–1 Croatia

Wednesday 20 Aug 2003 · Ipswich, England

England3–1Croatia

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Beckham Owen Mornar Lampard

10′1–0David Beckham England · penalty
51′2–0Michael Owen England
78′2–1Ivica Mornar Croatia
80′3–1Frank Lampard England

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

England

1David JamesGK ↓45′
2Phil NevilleDF ↓81′
3Ashley ColeDF ↓60′
5Rio FerdinandDF ↓61′
6John TerryDF
4Steven GerrardMF ↓82′
7David BeckhamMF● ↓61′
8Paul ScholesMF ↓64′
11Nicky ButtMF ↓27′
9Emile HeskeyFW ↓76′
10Michael OwenFW● ↓61′

Came on

16Frank LampardMF●↑27′
13Paul RobinsonGK↑45′
15Matt UpsonDF↑60′
14Wayne BridgeDF↑61′
19Joe ColeMF↑61′
21Trevor SinclairMF↑61′
18Kieron DyerMF↑64′
20James BeattieFW↑76′
12Danny MillsDF↑81′
17Danny MurphyMF↑82′

Croatia

1Stipe PletikosaGK ↓70′
2Dario SimicDF ↓45′
3Josip SimunicDF ↓73′
4Stjepan TomasDF
5Robert KovacDF
6Boris ZivkovicDF ↓72′
7Milan RapaicMF ↓45′
8Jerko LekoMF ↓59′
10Niko KovacMF
9Marijo MaricFW ↓45′
11Ivica OlicFW

Came on

14Marko BabicMF↑45′
15Darijo SrnaMF↑45′
18Ivica MornarFW●↑45′
17Giovanni RossoMF↑59′
12Tomislav ButinaGK↑70′
16Jasmin AgicMF↑72′
13Anthony SericDF↑73′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

England: 1957 → 1963
Croatia: 1831 → 1825

Expected score for England: 78.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 12, 1996–2026.

England wins: 7
Draws: 2
Croatia wins: 3

Form either side

England

Before

2–0 v Liechtenstein 29 Mar 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
2–0 v Turkey 2 Apr 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
2–1 v South Africa 22 May 2003 · Friendly
2–1 v Serbia 3 Jun 2003 · Friendly
2–1 v Slovakia 11 Jun 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003

After

2–1 v North Macedonia 6 Sep 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
2–0 v Liechtenstein 10 Sep 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
0–0 v Turkey 11 Oct 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
2–3 v Denmark 16 Nov 2003 · Friendly
1–1 v Portugal 18 Feb 2004 · Friendly

Croatia

Before

0–0 v Poland 12 Feb 2003 · Friendly
4–0 v Belgium 29 Mar 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
2–0 v Andorra 2 Apr 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
2–1 v Sweden 30 Apr 2003 · Friendly
1–0 v Estonia 11 Jun 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003

After

3–0 v Andorra 6 Sep 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
1–2 v Belgium 10 Sep 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
1–0 v Bulgaria 11 Oct 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
1–1 v Slovenia 15 Nov 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
1–0 v Slovenia 19 Nov 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003

Every England v Croatia match12

From England's side.


17 Jun 2026	Croatia	4–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2026	Group stage
13 Jun 2021	Croatia	1–0	Home	UEFA Euro 2021	Group stage
18 Nov 2018	Croatia	2–1	Home	UEFA Nations League 2018	—
12 Oct 2018	Croatia	0–0	Away	UEFA Nations League 2018	—
11 Jul 2018	Croatia	1–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2018	Semi-final
9 Sep 2009	Croatia	5–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
10 Sep 2008	Croatia	4–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
21 Nov 2007	Croatia	2–3	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2007	—
11 Oct 2006	Croatia	0–2	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2006	—
21 Jun 2004	Croatia	4–2	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2004	Group stage
20 Aug 2003	Croatia	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
24 Apr 1996	Croatia	0–0	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN