UEFA Nations League 2018

England 2–1 Croatia

Sunday 18 Nov 2018 · London, England

England2–1Croatia

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Kramaric Lingard Kane

57′0–1Andrej Kramaric Croatia
78′1–1Jesse Lingard England
85′2–1Harry Kane England

Line-ups

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

England

Came on

20Dele Alli↑63′
17Jadon Sancho↑73′
14Jesse Lingard●↑73′

Croatia

Came on

3Antonio Milic↑26′
7Josip Brekalo↑45′
17Marko Rog↑79′

Elo

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

England: 1994 → 2008
Croatia: 1987 → 1973

Expected score for England: 64.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 10 of 12, 1996–2026.

England wins: 7
Draws: 2
Croatia wins: 3

Form either side

England

Before

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
3–0 v United States 15 Nov 2018 · Friendly

After

5–0 v Czech Republic 22 Mar 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
5–1 v Montenegro 25 Mar 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
1–3 v Netherlands 6 Jun 2019 · UEFA Nations League 2019
0–0 v Switzerland 9 Jun 2019 · UEFA Nations League 2019
4–0 v Bulgaria 7 Sep 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019

Croatia

Before

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
3–2 v Spain 15 Nov 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018

After

2–1 v Azerbaijan 21 Mar 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
1–2 v Hungary 24 Mar 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
2–1 v Wales 8 Jun 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019
1–2 v Tunisia 11 Jun 2019 · Friendly
4–0 v Slovakia 6 Sep 2019 · UEFA Euro qualification 2019

Road through the tournament

England

1–2 v Spain 8 Sep 2018
0–0 v Croatia 12 Oct 2018
3–2 v Spain 15 Oct 2018
2–1 v Croatia 18 Nov 2018

Croatia

0–6 v Spain 11 Sep 2018
0–0 v England 12 Oct 2018
3–2 v Spain 15 Nov 2018
1–2 v England 18 Nov 2018

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