UEFA Euro qualification 2007

England 2–3 Croatia

Wednesday 21 Nov 2007 · London, England

England2–3Croatia

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Kranjcar Olic Lampard Crouch Petric

8′0–1Niko Kranjcar Croatia
14′0–2Ivica Olic Croatia
56′1–2Frank Lampard England · penalty
65′2–2Peter Crouch England
77′2–3Mladen Petric Croatia

Line-ups

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

England

Came on

17David BeckhamMF↑46′
16Jermain DefoeFW↑46′
18Darren BentFW↑80′

Croatia

Came on

21Mladen PetricFW●↑69′
24Danijel PranjicMF↑75′
7Ivan RakitićFW↑84′

Elo

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

England: 1950 → 1921
Croatia: 1886 → 1915

Expected score for England: 72% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 12, 1996–2026.

England wins: 7
Draws: 2
Croatia wins: 3

Form either side

England

Before

3–0 v Israel 8 Sep 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
3–0 v Russia 12 Sep 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
3–0 v Estonia 13 Oct 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
1–2 v Russia 17 Oct 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
1–0 v Austria 16 Nov 2007 · Friendly

After

2–1 v Switzerland 6 Feb 2008 · Friendly
0–1 v France 26 Mar 2008 · Friendly
2–0 v United States 28 May 2008 · Friendly
3–0 v Trinidad and Tobago 1 Jun 2008 · Friendly
2–2 v Czech Republic 20 Aug 2008 · Friendly

Croatia

Before

2–0 v Estonia 8 Sep 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
6–0 v Andorra 12 Sep 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
1–0 v Israel 13 Oct 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
3–0 v Slovakia 16 Oct 2007 · Friendly
0–2 v North Macedonia 17 Nov 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007

After

0–3 v Netherlands 6 Feb 2008 · Friendly
1–1 v Scotland 26 Mar 2008 · Friendly
1–0 v Moldova 24 May 2008 · Friendly
1–1 v Hungary 31 May 2008 · Friendly
1–0 v Austria 8 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008

Road through the tournament

England

0–0 v Israel 24 Mar 2007
3–0 v Andorra 28 Mar 2007
3–0 v Estonia 6 Jun 2007
3–0 v Israel 8 Sep 2007
3–0 v Russia 12 Sep 2007
3–0 v Estonia 13 Oct 2007
1–2 v Russia 17 Oct 2007
2–3 v Croatia 21 Nov 2007

Croatia

2–1 v North Macedonia 24 Mar 2007
1–0 v Estonia 2 Jun 2007
0–0 v Russia 6 Jun 2007
2–0 v Estonia 8 Sep 2007
6–0 v Andorra 12 Sep 2007
1–0 v Israel 13 Oct 2007
0–2 v North Macedonia 17 Nov 2007
3–2 v England 21 Nov 2007

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