UEFA Nations League

FT Saturday, October 3, 2026
England WLWLW 7
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Croatia WWLWL 0
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ENG437
CRO000
Stadion HNK Rijeka · 6,342 att.

Match Report

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England show ruthless streak in 7-0 thrashing of Croatia

England produced one of their most dominant performances in recent years as they dismantled Croatia in a stunning 7-0 victory.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

6
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
3
63.7
Possession
36.3
19
SHOTS
12
10
ON GOAL
1
0.5
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
683
Accurate Passes
363
746
Passes
422
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
7
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
10
0.4
Cross %
0.3
39
Long Balls
39
23
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
9
19
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
17
4
Effective Clearances
20
4
Clearances
20

Highlights

01:32 Leboeuf: England's 7-0 victory is a slap in the face to Croatia Watch on ESPN 02:25 Burley slams England despite beating Croatia 7-0 Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ENG leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CRO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Dominik LivakovicG
  2. 4Josko GvardiolCD-L
  3. 5Luka VuskovicCD-R
  4. 14Ivan PerisicLB
  5. 2Josip StanisicRB
  6. 17Petar SucicAM
  7. 8Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 11Petar MusaF
  10. 16Martin BaturinaAM-L
  11. 7Franjo IvanovicAM-R

ENG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 5Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 3Lewis HallLB
  5. 22Jarell QuansahRB
  6. 10Jude BellinghamAM
  7. 4Alex ScottLM
  8. 8Elliot AndersonRM
  9. 9Harry KaneF
  10. 11Anthony GordonAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! 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.
  2. 21' Goal! Croatia 0, England 2. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
  3. 39' Goal! Croatia 0, England 3. Anthony Gordon (England) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Jarell Quansah with a cross.
  4. 45' Goal! 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.
  5. 45' Substitution, Croatia. Igor Matanovic replaces Petar Musa.
  6. 45' Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Petar Sucic.
  7. 45' Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Martin Baturina.
  8. 53' Goal! 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.
  9. 57' Substitution, Croatia. Kristijan Jakic replaces Luka Modric.
  10. 68' Goal! Croatia 0, England 6. Bukayo Saka (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Harry Kane.
  11. 68' Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 70' Substitution, England. Eberechi Eze replaces Anthony Gordon.
  13. 70' Substitution, England. James Garner replaces Alex Scott.
  14. 70' Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Harry Kane.
  15. 76' Substitution, Croatia. Josip Sutalo replaces Josip Stanisic.
  16. 79' Delay in match (England).
  17. 79'
  18. 79' Substitution, England. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Elliot Anderson.
  19. 79' Substitution, England. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Lewis Hall.
  20. 79' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  21. 79'
  22. 87' Goal! Croatia 0, England 7. Morgan Rogers (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a through ball.

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