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England vs Croatia ā€“ Lineups & Match Details

England beat Croatia 4-2. Goals: H. Kane (12' pen.), M. Baturina (36'), H. Kane (42'), P. Musa (45'), J. Bellingham (47'), M. Rashford (85'). England had 52% possession against Croatia's 48%. Shots on target: 11-5.

World Cup Ā· Group Stage - 1

Wednesday, 17 June 2026

EnglandEngland

4 - 2

Full Time

HT: 2 - 2

CroatiaCroatia

Referee: Clement Turpin, France

Lineups

EnglandEngland
Jordan Pickford1Jordan PickfordG
Reece James24Reece JamesD
Ezri Konsa2Ezri KonsaD
John Stones5John StonesD
Nico O'Reilly3Nico O'ReillyD
Elliot Anderson8Elliot AndersonM
Declan Rice4Declan RiceM
Noni Madueke20Noni MaduekeM
Jude Bellingham10Jude BellinghamM
Anthony Gordon18Anthony GordonM
Harry Kane9Harry KaneF

Substitutes

17Morgan RogersM
7Bukayo SakaF
11Marcus RashfordF
25Djed SpenceD
6Marc GuƩhiD
13Dean HendersonG
23James TraffordG
15Dan BurnD
26Jarell QuansahD
21Eberechi EzeM
14Jordan HendersonM
16Kobbie MainooM
22Ivan ToneyF
19Ollie WatkinsF
CroatiaCroatia
Dominik Livaković1Dominik LivakovićG
Josip Å utalo6Josip Å utaloD
Luka VuÅ”ković22Luka VuÅ”kovićD
JoŔko Gvardiol4JoŔko GvardiolD
Josip StaniÅ”ić2Josip StaniÅ”ićM
Luka Modrić10Luka ModrićM
Mario PaÅ”alić15Mario PaÅ”alićM
Ivan PeriÅ”ić14Ivan PeriÅ”ićM
Petar Sučić17Petar SučićF
Martin Baturina16Martin BaturinaF
Petar Musa26Petar MusaF

Substitutes

8Mateo KovačićM
24Marco PaÅ”alićF
20Igor MatanovićF
13Nikola VlaÅ”ićM
9Andrej KramarićF
23Dominik KotarskiG
12Ivor PandurG
5Duje Ćaleta-CarD
3Marin PongračićD
25Martin ErlićD
18Kristijan JakićM
21Luka SučićM
7Nikola MoroM
19Toni FrukM
11Ante BudimirF

Match Events

12'P

H. Kane

36'G

M. Baturina

Assist: P. Sučić

42'G

H. Kane

Assist: D. Rice

45'+5G

P. Musa

Assist: I. PeriÅ”ić

47'G

J. Bellingham

Assist: E. Anderson

58'S

L. Modrić

Substitution 1

66'S

P. Musa

Substitution 2

66'S

L. VuÅ”ković

Substitution 3

72'S

N. Madueke

Substitution 1

72'S

A. Gordon

Substitution 2

72'S

D. Rice

Substitution 3

78'S

M. Baturina

Substitution 4

78'S

M. PaÅ”alić

Substitution 5

79'S

J. Bellingham

Substitution 4

85'G

M. Rashford

Assist: B. Saka

87'S

J. Stones

Substitution 5

Statistics

England
52%48%
Croatia
2.8Expected Goals (xG)0.71
22Total Shots10
11Shots on Target5
8Corners2
10Fouls12
0Offsides1
86Pass Accuracy (%)86
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

England host Croatia on Wednesday, 17 June 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. England go into the match 1st in the table; Croatia sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

England have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Croatia have collected 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 1 time recently. Past results: 11 Jul 2018: England 1-2 Croatia. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

England beat Croatia 4-2. England scored through H. Kane 12' (pen.), H. Kane 42', J. Bellingham 47', M. Rashford 85'. Croatia replied with M. Baturina 36', P. Musa 45'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 85 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

England held 52% of the ball against 48% for Croatia. Shots on target finished 11-5. Expected goals read 2.80 for England, 0.71 for Croatia.

Verdict

The win nudges England forward and leaves Croatia with work to do. England sat 1st and Croatia 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.