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England v Croatia, 13 June 2021

Score	1-0 to England
Referee	Daniele Orsato
Competition	UEFA European Championship Group D
Venue	Wembley Stadium
Attendance	18,497

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Kick-off: 2.00pm BST Attendance limited due to COVID-19 restrictions. Assistant referees: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA) and Fabiano Preti (ITA) Fourth official: Björn Kuipers (NED) Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA) This was match no. 7 of the pan-Europe Euro 2020 tournament. This was the third meeting at a major tournament. England 4-2 in the group stages at Euro 2004 and Croatia won 2-1 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-finals.

1 England

Manager: Gareth Southgate

0 Croatia

Manager: Zlatko Dalić

Goals:

Raheem Sterling

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford

Defender Tyrone Mings

Defender Kyle Walker

Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice

Defender/Midfielder John Stones

Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier

Midfielder Mason Mount

Midfielder Kalvin Phillips

Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden

Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Forward Harry Kane (captain)

Starting lineup:

Dominik Livaković Goalkeeper

Dulje Caleta-Car Defender

Joško Gvardiol Defender

Domagoj Vida Defender

Ivan Perišić Defender/Midfielder

Šime Vrsaljko Defender/Midfielder

Marcelo Brozović Midfielder

Mateo Kovačić Midfielder

Luka Modrić Midfielder (captain)

Andrej Kramarić Forward

Ante Rebić Forward

Substitutions:

Marcus Rashford for Phil Foden	71
Jude Bellingham for Harry Kane	82
Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Raheem Sterling	90

Substitutions:

Nikola Vlašić for Marcelo Brozović	70
Josip Brekalo for Andrej Kramarić	70
Bruno Petković for Ante Rebić	78
Mario Pašalić for Mateo Kovačić	85

Cards:

Phil Foden

Cards:

Dulje Caleta-Car	42	Y
Mateo Kovačić	48	Y
Marcelo Brozović	66	Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone

Defender Luke Shaw

Defender Ben White

Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady

Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson

Defender/Midfielder Reece James

Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka

Midfielder Jude Bellingham

Midfielder/Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish

Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lovre Kalinić

Goalkeeper Simon Sluga

Defender Domagoj Bradarić

Defender/Midfielder Josip Juranović

Midfielder Milan Badelj

Midfielder Mile Skorić

Midfielder Nikola Vlašić

Midfielder/Forward Luka Ivanušec

Midfielder/Forward Mario Pašalić

Forward Josip Brekalo

Forward Ante Budimir

Forward Bruno Petković

Comments:

This was the first time that England had won their opening game at a UEFA European Championship finals (played ten, lost four). Raheem Sterling, who grew up close to Wembley, had now played more games for England at Wembley without losing than any other player (played 23, won 21). Aged 17 years and 349 days, Jude Bellingham became the youngest-ever player to play at the UEFA European Championship finals; previously Jetro Willems of Netherlands against Denmark at Euro 2012 in Ukraine (18 years and- 71 days). He also became the youngest-ever player to appear for England at a major tournament (includes FIFA World Cup).

Comments:

This was the first time that Croatia had lost their opening game at a UEFA European Championship finals (played six, won four). Croatia's 26-man squad included 13 survivors from their squad that reached the FIFA World Cup Final in 2018. They had now lost three of their last 12 games at the UEFA European Championship finals; also 1-0 defeats against Spain in 2012 and Portugal in 2016.