FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage

England 4–2 Croatia

Wednesday 17 Jun 2026 · Arlington, United States (neutral)

England4–2Croatia

Goals6

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Kane Baturina Kane Musa Bellingham Rashford

12′1–0Harry Kane England · penalty
36′1–1Martin Baturina Croatia
42′2–1Harry Kane England
45′2–2Petar Musa Croatia
47′3–2Jude Bellingham England
85′4–2Marcus Rashford England

Line-ups

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

England

1Jordan PickfordGK
2Ezri KonsaDF
3Nico O'ReillyDF
5John StonesDF ↓87′
24Reece JamesDF
4Declan RiceMF ↓72′
8Elliot AndersonMF
10Jude BellinghamMF● ↓80′
18Anthony GordonMF ↓72′
20Noni MaduekeMF ↓72′
9Harry KaneFW●●

Came on

17Morgan Rogers↑72′
11Marcus Rashford●↑72′
7Bukayo Saka↑72′
25Djed Spence↑80′
6Marc Guéhi↑87′

Croatia

1Dominik LivakovicGK
4Josko GvardiolDF
6Josip SutaloDF
22Luka VuskovicDF ↓66′
2Josip StanisicMF
10Luka ModricMF ↓58′
14Ivan PerisicMF
15Mario PasalicMF ↓78′
16Martin BaturinaFW● ↓78′
17Petar SucicFW
26Petar MusaFW● ↓66′

Came on

8Mateo Kovacic↑58′
20Igor Matanovic↑66′
24Marco Pasalic↑66′
13Nikola Vlasic↑78′
9Andrej Kramaric↑78′

No cards.

Elo

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

England: 2084 → 2114
Croatia: 1962 → 1932

Expected score for England: 66.9% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 12 of 12, 1996–2026.

England wins: 7
Draws: 2
Croatia wins: 3

Form either side

England

Before

2–0 v Albania 16 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–1 v Uruguay 27 Mar 2026 · Friendly
0–1 v Japan 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly
1–0 v New Zealand 6 Jun 2026 · Friendly
3–0 v Costa Rica 10 Jun 2026 · Friendly

After

0–0 v Ghana 23 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
2–0 v Panama 27 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
2–1 v DR Congo 1 Jul 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
3–2 v Mexico 5 Jul 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
2–1 v Norway 11 Jul 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Croatia

Before

3–2 v Montenegro 17 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–1 v Colombia 26 Mar 2026 · Friendly
1–3 v Brazil 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly
0–2 v Belgium 2 Jun 2026 · Friendly
2–1 v Slovenia 7 Jun 2026 · Friendly

After

1–0 v Panama 23 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
2–1 v Ghana 27 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
1–2 v Portugal 2 Jul 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Road through the tournament

England

4–2 v Croatia Group stage
0–0 v Ghana Group stage
2–0 v Panama Group stage
2–1 v DR Congo Round of 32
3–2 v Mexico Round of 16
2–1 v Norway Quarter-final
1–2 v Argentina Semi-final
6–4 v France Third-place play-off

Croatia

2–4 v England Group stage
1–0 v Panama Group stage
2–1 v Ghana Group stage
1–2 v Portugal Round of 32

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: martj42 · Scorers: martj42 · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN