England v Croatia, 17 June 2026
| Score | 4-2 to England |
| Referee | Clément Turpin |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group L |
| Venue | AT&T Stadium, Arlington TX |
| Attendance | 70,389 |
View England v Croatia head to head
Kick-off: 3.00pm local (9.00pm BST)
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Head to Head
Played: 12
England won: 7
Drawn: 2
Croatia won: 3
England scored: 26
Croatia scored: 15
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FIFA World Ranking: England 4th, Croatia 11th
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Croatia’s only win in the eight meetings since November 2007 was their Semi-final victory at the FIFA World Cup in Moscow, Russia in 2018 (lost five).
4
England
Manager: Thomas Tuchel
Goals:
| Harry Kane | penalty | 12 |
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| Harry Kane | 42 |
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| Jude Bellingham | 47 |
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| Marcus Rashford | 85 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Jordan Pickford
Defender/Midfielder
Reece James
Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly
Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder
John Stones
Midfielder
Elliott Anderson
Midfielder
Jude Bellingham
Midfielder/Forward
Anthony Gordon
Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke
Forward
Harry Kane
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Marcus Rashford for Anthony Gordon | 72 |
| Morgan Rogers for Declan Rice | 72 |
| Bukayo Saka for Noni Madueke | 72 |
| Djed Spence for Jude Bellingham | 79 |
| Marc Guéhi for John Stones | 87 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Dean Henderson
Goalkeeper
James Trafford
Defender
Dan Burn
Defender
Marc Guéhi
Defender
Jarell Quansah
Defender
Djed Spence
Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Bukayo Saka
Midfielder
Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder/Forward
Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward
Marcus Rashford
Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers
Forward
Ivan Toney
Forward
Ollie Watkins
Comments:
This was England’s first win at a FIFA World Cup tournament against a nation in the top 15 of the FIFA World Rankings since a 1-0 group stage victory against Argentina (3rd) in Sapporo, Japan in 2002 (played 10, lost 7). . Excluding shoot-outs, Harry Kane had now converted more penalties at FIFA World Cup tournaments than any other player (five), and equalled Gary Lineker’s record for the most goals scored at the FIFA World Cup finals for the Three Lions (ten, both in 12 games). . Aged 22 years and 353 days, Jude Bellingham had now become the youngest-ever European player to appear at four major tournaments (FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro). . England named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Trevoh Chalobah was a late call-up to the squad after Tino Livramento suffered an injury during training. . Harry Kane's penalty in the 11th minute was saved but, following a VAR review, was ordered to be retaken due to encroachment by goalkeeper Dominik Livaković.
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Croatia
Manager: Zlatko Dalić
Goals:
| Martin Baturina | 36 |
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| Petar Musa | 45+5 |
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Starting lineup:
Dominik Livaković
Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol
Defender
Josip Stanišić
Defender
Josip Sutalo
Defender
Luka Vušković
Defender
Ivan Perišić
Defender/Midfielder
Martin Baturina
Midfielder
Luka Modrić
Midfielder
(captain)
Petar Sučić
Midfielder
Mario Pašalić
Midfielder/Forward
Petar Musa
Forward
Substitutions:
| Mateo Kovačić for Luka Modrić | 58 |
| Igor Matanović for Petar Musa | 66 |
| Marco Pašalić for Luka Vušković | 66 |
| Nikola Vlašić for Martin Baturina | 79 |
| Andrej Kramarić for Mario Pašalić | 79 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Dominik Kotarski
Goalkeeper
Ivor Pandur
Defender
Dulje Caleta-Car
Defender
Martin Erlić
Defender/Midfielder
Kristijan Jakić
Defender/Midfielder
Marco Pašalić
Defender/Midfielder
Marin Pongračić
Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder
Nikola Moro
Midfielder
Luka Sučić
Midfielder
Nikola Vlašić
Midfielder/Forward
Toni Fruk
Forward
Ante Budimir
Forward
Andrej Kramarić
Forward
Igor Matanović