FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

England 5–1 Croatia

Wednesday 9 Sep 2009 · London, England

England5–1Croatia

Goals6

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Lampard Gerrard Lampard Gerrard Eduardo Rooney

7′1–0Frank Lampard England · penalty
18′2–0Steven Gerrard England
59′3–0Frank Lampard England
67′4–0Steven Gerrard England
71′4–1Eduardo Croatia
77′5–1Wayne Rooney England

Line-ups

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

England

1Robert GreenGK
2Glen JohnsonDF
3Ashley ColeDF
5Matt UpsonDF
6John TerryDF
4Steven GerrardMF●● ↓81′
7Aaron LennonMF ↓80′
8Frank LampardMF●●
11Gareth BarryMF
9Emile HeskeyFW ↓60′
10Wayne RooneyFW●

Came on

16Jermain DefoeFW↑60′
17David BeckhamMF↑80′
15James MilnerMF↑81′

Croatia

Came on

7Ivan RakitićMF↑45′
10Mladen PetricFW↑45′
17Ivan KlasnicFW↑74′

Elo

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

England: 2013 → 2032
Croatia: 1919 → 1901

Expected score for England: 75.3% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 12, 1996–2026.

England wins: 7
Draws: 2
Croatia wins: 3

Form either side

England

Before

2–1 v Ukraine 1 Apr 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
4–0 v Kazakhstan 6 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
6–0 v Andorra 10 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–2 v Netherlands 12 Aug 2009 · Friendly
2–1 v Slovenia 5 Sep 2009 · Friendly

After

0–1 v Ukraine 10 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
3–0 v Belarus 14 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
0–1 v Brazil 14 Nov 2009 · Friendly
3–1 v Egypt 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly
3–1 v Mexico 24 May 2010 · Friendly

Croatia

Before

2–1 v Romania 11 Feb 2009 · Friendly
2–0 v Andorra 1 Apr 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
2–2 v Ukraine 6 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
3–1 v Belarus 12 Aug 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–0 v Belarus 5 Sep 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

After

3–2 v Qatar 8 Oct 2009 · Friendly
2–1 v Kazakhstan 14 Oct 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
5–0 v Liechtenstein 14 Nov 2009 · Friendly
1–0 v Belgium 3 Mar 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Austria 19 May 2010 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

England

2–1 v Ukraine 1 Apr 2009
4–0 v Kazakhstan 6 Jun 2009
6–0 v Andorra 10 Jun 2009
5–1 v Croatia 9 Sep 2009
0–1 v Ukraine 10 Oct 2009
3–0 v Belarus 14 Oct 2009

Croatia

2–0 v Andorra 1 Apr 2009
2–2 v Ukraine 6 Jun 2009
3–1 v Belarus 12 Aug 2009
1–0 v Belarus 5 Sep 2009
1–5 v England 9 Sep 2009
2–1 v Kazakhstan 14 Oct 2009

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