UEFA Nations League

Croatia vs England, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League
Croatia
    FT
    0 - 7
    England
    • 8': Harry Kane
    • 21': Jude Bellingham
    • 39': Anthony Gordon
    • 45': Bukayo Saka
    • 53': Harry Kane
    • 68': Bukayo Saka
    • 87': Morgan Rogers

    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.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dominik Livakovic (Croatia). Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a through ball.
    • 3': Corner, England. Conceded by Dominik Livakovic.
    • 5': Foul by Petar Sucic (Croatia).
    • 5': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 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.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dominik Livakovic (Croatia). Assisted by Lewis Hall.
    • 10': Franjo Ivanovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Alex Scott (England).
    • 12': Offside, England. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
    • 13': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Elliot Anderson (England).
    • 18': Corner, England. Conceded by Luka Vuskovic.
    • 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.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (England) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dominik Livakovic (Croatia). Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a cross.
    • 25': Corner, England. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
    • 26': Foul by Franjo Ivanovic (Croatia).
    • 26': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (England) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
    • 28': Corner, England. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
    • 35': Foul by Petar Sucic (Croatia).
    • 35': Jude Bellingham (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Bukayo Saka (England).
    • 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.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Stanisic with a cross.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Petar Musa.
    • 42': Foul by Petar Musa (Croatia).
    • 42': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Baturina.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (Croatia) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Petar Sucic with a cross.
    • 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.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a cross.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Croatia 0, England 4.
    • 45': Substitution, Croatia. Igor Matanovic replaces Petar Musa.
    • 45': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Petar Sucic.
    • 45': Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Martin Baturina.
    • 45': Second Half begins Croatia 0, England 4.
    • 47': Foul by Igor Matanovic (Croatia).
    • 47': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Luka Modric.
    • 48': Corner, England. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
    • 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.
    • 55': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Lewis Hall (England).
    • 56': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 57': Substitution, Croatia. Kristijan Jakic replaces Luka Modric.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Igor Matanovic.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
    • 61': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kristijan Jakic with a cross.
    • 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.
    • 68': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 70': Substitution, England. Eberechi Eze replaces Anthony Gordon.
    • 70': Substitution, England. James Garner replaces Alex Scott.
    • 70': Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Harry Kane.
    • 71': Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Elliot Anderson (England).
    • 72': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 76': Corner, England. Conceded by Mateo Kovacic.
    • 76': Substitution, Croatia. Josip Sutalo replaces Josip Stanisic.
    • 79': Delay in match (England).
    • 79': Substitution, England. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Elliot Anderson.
    • 79': Substitution, England. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Lewis Hall.
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristijan Jakic.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Igor Matanovic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 83': Foul by Luka Vuskovic (Croatia).
    • 83': Morgan Gibbs-White (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Igor Matanovic (Croatia).
    • 84': Ezri Konsa (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Croatia).
    • 86': Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Franjo Ivanovic (Croatia).
    • 86': Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 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.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
    • 90': Foul by Igor Matanovic (Croatia).
    • 90': Marc Guéhi (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Offside, England. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Igor Matanovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Ezri Konsa (England).
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jordan Pickford (England). Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Croatia 0, England 7.
    • 0': Match ends, Croatia 0, England 7.

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Stadion HNK Rijeka
    Location: Rijeka, Croatia
    Attendance: 6,342

    UEFA Nations League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Spain 4 +7 12
    2 England 4 +11 9
    3 Croatia 4 -10 3
    4 Czechia 4 -8 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    CRO Croatia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Dominik Livakovic (GK)
    4 Josko Gvardiol
    5 Luka Vuskovic
    14 Ivan Perisic
    2 Josip Stanisic
    17 Petar Sucic
    8 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
    10 Luka Modric
    11 Petar Musa
    16 Martin Baturina
    7 Franjo Ivanovic
    Croatia Substitutes:
    Igor Matanovic, Luka Sucic, Ivor Pandur, Nikola Vlasic, Marco Pasalic, Ivan Smolcic, Kristijan Jakic, Mario Pasalic, Josip Sutalo, Josip Misic, Dominik Kotarski, Andrej Kramaric.

    ENG England (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jordan Pickford (GK)
    6 Marc Guéhi
    5 Ezri Konsa
    3 Lewis Hall
    22 Jarell Quansah
    10 Jude Bellingham
    4 Alex Scott
    8 Elliot Anderson
    9 Harry Kane
    11 Anthony Gordon
    7 Bukayo Saka
    England Substitutes:
    Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Trevoh Chalobah, James Trafford, Eberechi Eze, Rio Ngumoha, Myles Lewis-Skelly, James Garner, Morgan Rogers, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jarrad Branthwaite, Jason Steele, Morgan Gibbs-White.

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