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Completed 2026 World Cup · Group Stage

England 4–2 Croatia: match result

Match 22 · Group Stage · Group LJune 17, 2026
England4
  • Harry Kane (pen)12'
  • Harry Kane42'
  • Jude Bellingham47'
  • Marcus Rashford85'
4–2

England won in normal time

Croatia2
  • Martin Baturina36'
  • Petar Musa45'+5'
TimelineENGCRO
0153045607590

12' goal Harry Kane, 36' goal Martin Baturina, 42' goal Harry Kane, 47' goal Jude Bellingham, 45'+5' goal Petar Musa, 85' goal Marcus Rashford

51.7%Possession48.3%
22Shots10
11On target5
Dallas StadiumDallasFT
This match
ScorecardAnalysisTeam statsContextNearby matches
EnglandCroatia
Attendance70,389
RefereeClément Turpin
ENG4-2-3-1
CRO3-4-2-1
Result statusFull time

Match intelligence

What separated the teams

01 · Finishing

England had the scoring edge

18.2%Goal conversion20.0%
02 · Territory

England controlled more of the ball

51.7%Possession48.3%
03 · Defensive workload

Croatia made more recorded interventions

26Saves, interceptions, clearances33

Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.

Team comparison

Complete performance breakdown

ENGCRO

Attacking output

Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.

22Attempts10
11On target5
5Blocked shots2
50.0%Shot accuracy50.0%
18.2%Goal conversion20.0%

Goals divided by attempts

Possession & passing

Control, circulation and progression of the ball.

51.7%Possession48.3%
406Passes completed381
90%Pass accuracy90%
6Crosses completed2
15Long balls completed18

Defensive work

Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.

3Saves7
7Tackles won8
80%Tackle success70%
7Interceptions9
16Clearances17

Discipline & pressure

Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.

10Fouls committed12
0Offsides1
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
8Corners2

Player leaders

Who led the recorded actions

2
GoalsHarry KaneHarry Kane
1
AssistsDeclan RiceDeclan Rice
EA
Elliot AndersonBukayo SakaBukayo Saka
7
ShotsHarry KaneHarry Kane
3
On targetHarry KaneHarry Kane
2
Fouls won
EK
Ezri Konsa
EA
Elliot Anderson
MB
Martin Baturina
7
Saves
DL
Dominik Livakovic

Minute by minute

Everything that happened, in order

Goals, cards, penalties and substitutions as recorded.

G Goal! CardP Penalty↕ Substitution
England versus Croatia match event timelineGoals, cards, penalties and substitutions plotted by recorded minute for each team.0'15'30'45'60'75'90'ENGCRO12' · Penalty - Scored · Harry KaneP36' · Goal · Martin BaturinaG42' · Goal - Header · Harry KaneG45'+5' · Goal · Petar MusaG47' · Goal · Jude BellinghamG58' · Substitution · Mateo Kovacic↕66' · Substitution · Igor Matanovic↕66' · Substitution · Marco Pasalic↕72' · Substitution · Morgan Rogers↕72' · Substitution · Bukayo Saka↕72' · Substitution · Marcus Rashford↕78' · Substitution · Andrej Kramaric↕78' · Substitution · Nikola Vlasic↕80' · Substitution · Djed Spence↕85' · Goal · Marcus RashfordG87' · Substitution · Marc Guéhi↕
England3 goals·0 cards·5 changes
Croatia2 goals·0 cards·5 changes

Key events

Goals, cards and penalties

  1. 12'
    Harry KanePenalty - Scored

    Converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner

  2. 36'
    Martin BaturinaGoal

    Right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner

    Assist Petar Sucic ·

  3. 42'
    Harry KaneGoal - Header

    Header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner

    Assist Declan Rice · with a cross following a corner

  4. 45'+5'
    Petar MusaGoal

    Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal

    Assist Ivan Perisic · with a headed pass

  5. 47'
    Jude BellinghamGoal

    Right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner

    Assist Elliot Anderson ·

  6. 85'
    Marcus RashfordGoal

    Right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner

    Assist Bukayo Saka ·

Lineup & influence

England

England

4-2-3-1Thomas Tuchel
Confirmed XI
1Pickford24James3O'Reilly4↓Rice2Konsa5↓Stones20↓Madueke8Anderson9Kane10↓Bellingham18↓Gordon
LowerHigher↑ Attacking
Jordan Pickford

Jordan Pickford

ENG · #1 · Goalkeeper

Starter
Involvement96%
3Saves
2Conceded
0Shots faced
0Fouls
0Yellow

Influence model uses assigned role plus real ESPN involvement, not fabricated tracking coordinates.

Impact changes

5 used

Tournament path

How both teams reached this match

England
1W · 0D · 0L · 4–2
M22 · GroupCROW 4–2
Croatia
0W · 0D · 1L · 2–4
M22 · GroupENGL 2–4

Group L impact

Table immediately after this result

1 of 6 group matches included.

PosTeamPGDPts
1England21+23
2Ghana3000
3Panama4000
4Croatia11-20

Snapshot ordering uses points, goal difference and goals scored. It is contextual, not a replacement for FIFA's complete tie-break procedure.

All-time World Cup meetings

England vs Croatia, across editions

1ENG wins
0Draws
1CRO wins
2meetings
5–4goal balance
1knockout meetings
2026England 4–2 CroatiaGroup Stage
2018Croatia 2–1 EnglandFinal

Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Adjacent archive results

Nearby matches

Match 21 · Group StagePortugal 1–1 DR CongoMatch 23 · Group StageGhana 1–0 Panama

Archived match data: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.