UEFA Nations League

England vs Croatia, 2018-19 UEFA Nations League, League A

· UEFA Nations League
England
  • 78': Jesse Lingard
  • 85': Harry Kane
FT
2 - 1
Croatia
  • 57': Andrej Kramaric

England progress to UEFA Nations League semifinals after beating Croatia

England came from behind to beat Croatia 2-1 at Wembley and ensure progress to the UEFA Nations League semifinals.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Ante Rebic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 5': Offside, England. Marcus Rashford tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
  • 8': Corner, England. Conceded by Andrej Kramaric.
  • 9': Corner, England. Conceded by Luka Modric.
  • 9': Foul by Ross Barkley (England).
  • 9': Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Kane with a through ball.
  • 11': Corner, England. Conceded by Lovre Kalinic.
  • 12': Attempt missed. John Stones (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ross Barkley with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by John Stones following a corner.
  • 15': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Harry Kane (England).
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 16': Corner, England. Conceded by Lovre Kalinic.
  • 16': Hand ball by Ante Rebic (Croatia).
  • 18': Corner, England. Conceded by Luka Modric.
  • 19': Corner, England. Conceded by Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 19': Attempt missed. John Stones (England) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ross Barkley with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Fabian Delph (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia).
  • 21': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by John Stones.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric following a corner.
  • 22': Ben Chilwell (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Gomez.
  • 25': Corner, England. Conceded by Dejan Lovren.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Ben Chilwell (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 26': Foul by Ross Barkley (England).
  • 26': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Ross Barkley (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 26': Substitution, Croatia. Antonio Milic replaces Sime Vrsaljko because of an injury.
  • 27': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).
  • 27': Ross Barkley (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
  • 31': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Offside, Croatia. Luka Modric tries a through ball, but Ante Rebic is caught offside.
  • 34': Offside, England. Fabian Delph tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 35': Foul by Eric Dier (England).
  • 35': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
  • 37': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Kane with a headed pass.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Ante Rebic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, England 0, Croatia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins England 0, Croatia 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Croatia. Josip Brekalo replaces Ante Rebic.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Joseph Gomez.
  • 53': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
  • 53': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
  • 55': Ross Barkley (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
  • 57': Goal! England 0, Croatia 1. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
  • 58': Corner, England. Conceded by Domagoj Vida.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. John Stones (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Perisic following a fast break.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic with a headed pass.
  • 62': Fabian Delph (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
  • 63': Substitution, England. Dele Alli replaces Ross Barkley.
  • 67': Foul by Tin Jedvaj (Croatia).
  • 67': Marcus Rashford (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Tin Jedvaj (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Kyle Walker (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 68': Offside, Croatia. Lovre Kalinic tries a through ball, but Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
  • 70': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by John Stones.
  • 70': Eric Dier (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 73': Substitution, England. Jesse Lingard replaces Fabian Delph.
  • 73': Substitution, England. Jadon Sancho replaces Marcus Rashford.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 77': Corner, England. Conceded by Tin Jedvaj.
  • 78': Attempt missed. John Stones (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joseph Gomez.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Stones.
  • 78': Goal! England 1, Croatia 1. Jesse Lingard (England) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 79': Substitution, Croatia. Marko Rog replaces Nikola Vlasic.
  • 81': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Domagoj Vida (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Josip Brekalo (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 83': Offside, England. Dele Alli tries a through ball, but Ben Chilwell is caught offside.
  • 85': Ben Chilwell (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Tin Jedvaj (Croatia).
  • 85': Goal! England 2, Croatia 1. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 88': Foul by Tin Jedvaj (Croatia).
  • 88': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
  • 89': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Dejan Lovren (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Dejan Lovren (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Jadon Sancho (England).
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
  • 90'+3': Domagoj Vida (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jadon Sancho (England).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, England 2, Croatia 1.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, England 2, Croatia 1.

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/cro.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originCRO ENGhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/eng.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
11 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 9
6 Saves 1
37.9 Possession 62.1
12 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
285 Accurate Passes 513
364 Passes 595
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 3
8 Crosses 21
0.3 Cross % 0.1
50 Long Balls 48
15 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 4
13 Effective Tackles 8
20 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
17 Interceptions 10
29 Effective Clearances 11
29 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 78,221

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain 6 +9 16
2 Denmark 6 +2 8
3 Serbia 6 -3 6
4 Switzerland 6 -8 2
Full Table

Line-Ups

ENG England (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
6 John Stones
5 Joe Gomez
3 Ben Chilwell
2 Kyle Walker
4 Eric Dier
8 Fabian Delph
7 Ross Barkley Yellow Card
9 Harry Kane
11 Marcus Rashford
10 Raheem Sterling
England Substitutes:
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dele Alli, Michael Keane, Jadon Sancho, Callum Wilson, Luke Shaw, Jesse Lingard, Jack Butland, Harry Winks, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Lewis Dunk, Alex McCarthy.

CRO Croatia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Lovre Kalinic (GK)
12 Lovre Kalinic (GK)
21 Domagoj Vida
6 Dejan Lovren Yellow Card
16 Tin Jedvaj Yellow Card
2 Sime Vrsaljko
8 Nikola Vlasic
11 Marcelo Brozovic Yellow Card
10 Luka Modric
18 Ante Rebic
4 Ivan Perisic
9 Andrej Kramaric
Croatia Substitutes:
Matej Mitrovic, Duje Caleta-Car, Josip Pivaric, Dominik Livakovic, Marko Rog, Mario Pasalic, Marko Pjaca, Karlo Letica, Josip Brekalo, Filip Bradaric, Antonio Milic, Milan Badelj.

UEFA Nations League News

Ireland to fulfil Nations League games with Israel despite call for ban
Ireland to fulfil Nations League games with Israel despite call for ban

The Republic of Ireland said they will fulfil their Nations League fixtures against Israel in the autumn despite calling for the country to be banned by UEFA last year.

Nations League draw: England get Spain, Croatia, Czechia
Nations League draw: England get Spain, Croatia, Czechia

England face a rematch with their Euro 2024 final conquerors Spain in the 2026-27 Nations League.

Will Sesko's brace vs. Burnley kick-start his Man United career?
Will Sesko's brace vs. Burnley kick-start his Man United career?

Stewart Robson talks about Benjamin Sesko's performance after scoring two goals in Manchester United 2-2 draw with Burnley.

Kylian Mbappe's injury 'not good news' for Real Madrid's schedule
Kylian Mbappe's injury 'not good news' for Real Madrid's schedule

Gab Marcotti talks about Kylian Mbappe's recent knee injury that will have him out for at least three weeks for Real Madrid.

Maresca: Palmer fractured his toe at home
Maresca: Palmer fractured his toe at home

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has revealed that Cole Palmer has fractured his toe after an accident at home.