Croatia v England | Lineball

Croatia v England | Lineball

Match events

CroatiaEngland

1st half

8'0–1
GoalGoal! Croatia 0, England 1. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a through ball.
21'0–2
GoalGoal! Croatia 0, England 2. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
39'0–3
GoalGoal! Croatia 0, England 3. Anthony Gordon (England) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Jarell Quansah with a cross.
45'0–4
GoalGoal! Croatia 0, England 4. Bukayo Saka (England) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
Half-time0–4

2nd half

SubstitutionSubstitution, Croatia. Igor Matanovic replaces Petar Musa.
45'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Petar Sucic.
45'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Martin Baturina.
45'
53'0–5
GoalGoal! Croatia 0, England 5. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross.
SubstitutionSubstitution, Croatia. Kristijan Jakic replaces Luka Modric.

Highlights

1:32Leboeuf: England's 7-0 victory is a slap in the face to CroatiaESPN 2:25Burley slams England despite beating Croatia 7-0ESPN

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News and reaction

Match reportKylian Mbappé (hamstring) to miss France clash with ItalyKylian Mbappé will miss France's UEFA Nations League clash with Italy after sitting out training on Wednesday, coach Zinedine Zidane confirmed.ESPN4h ago

Match reportHarry Kane stats: His most eye-opening England cap, goal recordsBreaking down the remarkable stats and records that Harry Kane has racked up for England.ESPN7h ago

Match reportEngland, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland in Nations League: How are Home Nations faring?The UEFA Nations League fixtures are in full swing during this international break and all of the Home Nations are involved.

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Match details

Date: Sunday 4 October 2026
Started: 3:00 am AEDT
Venue: Stadion HNK Rijeka
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Crowd: 6,342

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Team lists

Croatia

Croatia

1Dominik LivakovicG
4Josko GvardiolCD-L
5Luka VuskovicCD-R
14Ivan PerisicLB
2Josip StanisicRB
17Petar SucicAM
8Mateo Kovacic

Updated 12 Nov, 2:57 am