FIFA World Cup 2018 · Semi-final

Croatia 2–1 England

Wednesday 11 Jul 2018 · Moscow, Russia (neutral) · after extra time

Croatia2–1England

Goals3

0′45′90′105′120′Trippier Perisic Mandzukic

5′0–1Kieran Trippier England
68′1–1Ivan Perisic Croatia
109′2–1Mario Mandzukic Croatia

Line-ups

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

Croatia

23Danijel SubasicGK
2Sime VrsaljkoDF
3Ivan StrinicDF ↓95′
6Dejan LovrenDF
21Domagoj VidaDF
7Ivan RakitićMF
10Luka ModricMF ↓119′
11Marcelo BrozovicMF
4Ivan PerisicFW●
17Mario MandzukicFW● ↓115′
18Ante RebicFW ↓101′

Came on

22Josip PivaricDF↑95′
9Andrej KramaricFW↑101′
5Vedran CorlukaDF↑115′
19Milan BadeljMF↑119′

England

Came on

19Marcus RashfordFW↑74′
3Danny RoseDF↑91′
4Eric DierMF↑97′
11Jamie VardyFW↑112′

Elo

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

Croatia: 1987 → 2021
England: 2030 → 1996

Expected score for Croatia: 43.8% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 8 of 12, 1996–2026.

Croatia wins: 3
Draws: 2
England wins: 7

Form either side

Croatia

Before

2–0 v Nigeria 16 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
3–0 v Argentina 21 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–1 v Iceland 26 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
1–1 v Denmark 1 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–2 v Russia 7 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

After

2–4 v France 15 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
1–1 v Portugal 6 Sep 2018 · Friendly
0–6 v Spain 11 Sep 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
0–0 v England 12 Oct 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
2–1 v Jordan 15 Oct 2018 · Friendly

England

Before

2–1 v Tunisia 18 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
6–1 v Panama 24 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
0–1 v Belgium 28 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
1–1 v Colombia 3 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–0 v Sweden 7 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

After

0–2 v Belgium 14 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
1–2 v Spain 8 Sep 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
1–0 v Switzerland 11 Sep 2018 · Friendly
0–0 v Croatia 12 Oct 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
3–2 v Spain 15 Oct 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018

Road through the tournament

Croatia

2–0 v Nigeria Group stage
3–0 v Argentina Group stage
2–1 v Iceland Group stage
1–1 v Denmark Round of 16
2–2 v Russia Quarter-final
2–1 v England Semi-final
2–4 v France Final

England

2–1 v Tunisia Group stage
6–1 v Panama Group stage
0–1 v Belgium Group stage
1–1 v Colombia Round of 16
2–0 v Sweden Quarter-final
1–2 v Croatia Semi-final
0–2 v Belgium Third-place play-off

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: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul