UEFA Nations League

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

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Croatia
FT
0 - 0
England

Croatia and England play out goalless stalemate in empty stadium

Croatia and England drew 0-0 in the UEFA Nations League as a surreal match in front of an empty stadium in Rijeka produced only a few chances.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 6': Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
  • 6': Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Jordan Henderson (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Foul by Ante Rebic (Croatia).
  • 13': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Ante Rebic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Harry Maguire (England).
  • 15': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
  • 15': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Offside, Croatia. Ante Rebic tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
  • 19': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Ante Rebic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tin Jedvaj.
  • 20': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Croatia).
  • 20': Marcus Rashford (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Offside, England. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).
  • 25': Marcus Rashford (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
  • 27': Ross Barkley (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Corner, England. Conceded by Domagoj Vida.
  • 31': Hand ball by Dejan Lovren (Croatia).
  • 32': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Ross Barkley (England).
  • 33': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).
  • 33': Ross Barkley (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Hand ball by Ben Chilwell (England).
  • 37': Attempt saved. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Pivaric with a cross.
  • 40': Foul by Kyle Walker (England).
  • 40': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, England. Conceded by Josip Pivaric.
  • 43': Eric Dier (England) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Ante Rebic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
  • 44': Offside, Croatia. Josip Pivaric tries a through ball, but Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Dejan Lovren (Croatia).
  • 45': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Dejan Lovren (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Croatia 0, England 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Croatia 0, England 0.
  • 47': Offside, Croatia. Ivan Perisic tries a through ball, but Ante Rebic is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
  • 50': Foul by Josip Pivaric (Croatia).
  • 50': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Harry Kane (England) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Eric Dier (England) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 51': Corner, England. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
  • 51': Corner, England. Conceded by Andrej Kramaric.
  • 52': Foul by John Stones (England).
  • 52': Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': John Stones (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by John Stones.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
  • 56': Foul by Ante Rebic (Croatia).
  • 56': John Stones (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Hand ball by Andrej Kramaric (Croatia).
  • 57': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 58': Eric Dier (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by Tin Jedvaj (Croatia).
  • 59': Tin Jedvaj (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Ben Chilwell (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).
  • 66': Ante Rebic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Harry Maguire (England).
  • 67': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
  • 68': Eric Dier (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
  • 68': Substitution, Croatia. Marko Pjaca replaces Ivan Perisic.
  • 69': Foul by Kyle Walker (England).
  • 69': Josip Pivaric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Ante Rebic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
  • 72': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
  • 72': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Raheem Sterling (England) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Delay in match Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) because of an injury.
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Substitution, Croatia. Milan Badelj replaces Mateo Kovacic because of an injury.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic.
  • 74': Offside, England. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
  • 75': Delay in match (England).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Substitution, England. Jadon Sancho replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 78': Ben Chilwell (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
  • 80': Ante Rebic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Foul by Ross Barkley (England).
  • 80': Substitution, Croatia. Marko Livaja replaces Ante Rebic.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Livaja.
  • 83': Ben Chilwell (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Croatia).
  • 85': Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Ben Chilwell (England).
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tin Jedvaj.
  • 89': Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
  • 89': Marko Pjaca (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Croatia 0, England 0.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Croatia 0, England 0.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 15
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 2
53.7 Possession 46.3
6 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
457 Accurate Passes 375
543 Passes 473
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 1
17 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.1
61 Long Balls 67
32 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 7
10 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 9
19 Effective Clearances 18
19 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Stadion HNK Rijeka
Location: Rijeka, Croatia

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

CRO Croatia (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Dominik Livakovic (GK)
21 Domagoj Vida
6 Dejan Lovren Yellow Card
22 Josip Pivaric
16 Tin Jedvaj Yellow Card
8 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
7 Ivan Rakitić
10 Luka Modric
18 Ante Rebic
4 Ivan Perisic
9 Andrej Kramaric
Croatia Substitutes:
Milan Badelj, Marko Rog, Marko Pjaca, Simon Sluga, Marko Livaja, Karlo Bartolec, Filip Bradaric, Mario Pasalic, Matej Mitrovic, Ivan Santini, Antonio Milic.

ENG England (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
6 Harry Maguire
5 John Stones Yellow Card
3 Ben Chilwell
2 Kyle Walker
4 Eric Dier
7 Ross Barkley
8 Jordan Henderson Yellow Card
9 Harry Kane
11 Marcus Rashford
10 Raheem Sterling Yellow Card
England Substitutes:
Harry Winks, Marcus Bettinelli, Lewis Dunk, Joe Gomez, Nathaniel Chalobah, Jadon Sancho, Mason Mount, Kieran Trippier, Jack Butland, James Maddison, Trent Alexander-Arnold.

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