UEFA Euro qualification 2006

Croatia 2–0 England

Wednesday 11 Oct 2006 · Zagreb, Croatia

Croatia2–0England

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Eduardo Neville

61′1–0Eduardo Croatia
68′2–0Gary Neville Croatia · own goal

Line-ups

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

Croatia

Came on

18Ivica OlicFW↑76′
16Jerko LekoMF↑81′
8Marko BabicMF↑89′

England

Came on

14Kieran RichardsonMF↑72′
17Jermain DefoeFW↑72′
16Shaun Wright-PhillipsMF↑73′

Elo

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

Croatia: 1870 → 1903
England: 2002 → 1969

Expected score for Croatia: 45.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 12, 1996–2026.

Croatia wins: 3
Draws: 2
England wins: 7

Form either side

Croatia

Before

0–0 v Japan 18 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
2–2 v Australia 22 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
2–0 v Italy 16 Aug 2006 · Friendly
0–0 v Russia 6 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
7–0 v Andorra 7 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006

After

4–3 v Israel 15 Nov 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
2–1 v Norway 7 Feb 2007 · Friendly
2–1 v North Macedonia 24 Mar 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
1–0 v Estonia 2 Jun 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
0–0 v Russia 6 Jun 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007

England

Before

0–0 v Portugal 1 Jul 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
4–0 v Greece 16 Aug 2006 · Friendly
5–0 v Andorra 2 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
1–0 v North Macedonia 6 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
0–0 v North Macedonia 7 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006

After

1–1 v Netherlands 15 Nov 2006 · Friendly
0–1 v Spain 7 Feb 2007 · Friendly
0–0 v Israel 24 Mar 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
3–0 v Andorra 28 Mar 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
1–1 v Brazil 1 Jun 2007 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Croatia

0–0 v Russia 6 Sep 2006
7–0 v Andorra 7 Oct 2006
2–0 v England 11 Oct 2006
4–3 v Israel 15 Nov 2006

England

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