UEFA Euro 2004 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Croatia 2–4 England

Monday 21 Jun 2004 · Lisbon, Portugal (neutral)

Croatia2–4England

Goals6

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Kovac Scholes Rooney Rooney Tudor Lampard

5′1–0Nico Kovac Croatia
40′1–1Paul Scholes England
45′1–2Wayne Rooney England
68′1–3Wayne Rooney England
73′2–3Igor Tudor Croatia
79′2–4Frank Lampard England

Line-ups

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

Croatia

Came on

19Ivica MornarFW↑45′
18Ivica OlicFW↑55′
8Darijo SrnaMF↑67′

England

Came on

15Ledley KingDF↑70′
23Darius VassellFW↑72′
14Phil NevilleDF↑84′

Elo

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

Croatia: 1844 → 1817
England: 1944 → 1971

Expected score for Croatia: 36% (a draw counts half). The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 12, 1996–2026.

Croatia wins: 3
Draws: 2
England wins: 7

Form either side

Croatia

Before

1–0 v North Macedonia 28 Apr 2004 · Friendly
1–0 v Slovakia 29 May 2004 · Friendly
2–1 v Denmark 5 Jun 2004 · Friendly
0–0 v Switzerland 13 Jun 2004 · UEFA Euro 2004
2–2 v France 17 Jun 2004 · UEFA Euro 2004

After

1–0 v Israel 18 Aug 2004 · Friendly
3–0 v Hungary 4 Sep 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
1–0 v Sweden 8 Sep 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
2–2 v Bulgaria 9 Oct 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
0–1 v Republic of Ireland 16 Nov 2004 · Friendly

England

Before

0–1 v Sweden 31 Mar 2004 · Friendly
1–1 v Japan 1 Jun 2004 · Friendly
6–1 v Iceland 5 Jun 2004 · Friendly
1–2 v France 13 Jun 2004 · UEFA Euro 2004
3–0 v Switzerland 17 Jun 2004 · UEFA Euro 2004

After

2–2 v Portugal 24 Jun 2004 · UEFA Euro 2004
3–0 v Ukraine 18 Aug 2004 · Friendly
2–2 v Austria 4 Sep 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
2–1 v Poland 8 Sep 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004
2–0 v Wales 9 Oct 2004 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2004

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1France	3	2	1	0	+3	7
2England	3	2	0	1	+4	6
3Croatia	3	0	2	1	-2	2
4Switzerland	3	0	1	2	-5	1

Road through the tournament

Croatia

0–0 v Switzerland Group stage
2–2 v France Group stage
2–4 v England Group stage

England

1–2 v France Group stage
3–0 v Switzerland Group stage
4–2 v Croatia Group stage
2–2 v Portugal Quarter-final

Every Croatia v England match12

From Croatia's side.


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

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