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England vs Croatia — World Cup 2026 Group L

Group LFull Time
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿EnglandFIFA #4
4–2
🇭🇷CroatiaFIFA #11
⚽ H. Kane (pen) 12'⚽ H. Kane 42'⚽ J. Bellingham 47'⚽ M. Rashford 85'
36' M. Baturina ⚽45' P. Musa ⚽

WC Pedigree

Titles
Apps
16
Goals
84
Best: Winner (1966)
Titles
Apps
7
Goals
47
Best: Runner-up (2018)
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX

Match Recap

England defeated Croatia 4-2 in their Group L opener, with Harry Kane scoring twice, including the first goal at 12 minutes. Marcus Rashford secured the win for England with a late goal at 85 minutes, placing them atop Group L alongside Ghana and Panama.

Generated 2026-07-17 01:31 UTC

AI-assisted analysis — may contain inaccuracies

Performers

Player of the Match

Harry Kane

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England·F·Captain

2 goals

8.3Rating

Minutes

94'

Goals

2

Shots

3/5

Passes

20 · 13%

Key passes

2

Duels won

4/9

Tackles

1

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿EnglandTop 3
  1. 1

    Harry Kane

    F · 2 goals

    8.3
  2. 2

    Noni Madueke

    M · 2 key passes

    7.7
  3. 3

    Jude Bellingham

    M · 1 goal · 3 tackles

    7.6
🇭🇷CroatiaTop 3
  1. 1

    Martin Baturina

    F · 1 goal

    7.9
  2. 2

    Dominik Livaković

    G · 7 saves

    7.7
  3. 3

    Petar Musa

    F · 1 goal

    7.5

Head-to-Head History

England vs Croatia

4 meetings
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿2W1D1W🇭🇷

Last meeting

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England
1–0Jun 13, 2021
🇭🇷Croatia

Euro Championship · Wembley Stadium

All recent meetings

  • Jun 13, 20211–0Euro Championship
  • Nov 18, 20182–1UEFA Nations League
  • Oct 12, 20180–0UEFA Nations League
  • Jul 11, 20181–2World Cup