England vs Croatia match stats & report

4–2 Full time

World Cup · Group Stage - 1 · AT&T Stadium, Arlington · Ref Clement Turpin, France

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England beat Croatia 4–2 in the World Cup (Group Stage - 1) on 17 June 2026. Expected goals finished 3.20–0.70. England had 52% of the ball.

England vs Croatia match statistics

EnglandCroatia

52% Ball possession 48%
3.20 Expected goals (xG) 0.70
22 Total shots 10
11 Shots on target 5
6 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 2
20 Shots inside the box 4
8 Corners 2
10 Fouls 12
0 Offsides 1
474 Passes 443
86% Pass accuracy 86%
3 Goalkeeper saves 7

Goals and cards

12' Penalty scored H. Kane England
36' Goal M. Baturina (assist P. Sučić) Croatia
42' Goal H. Kane (assist D. Rice) England
45' Goal P. Musa (assist I. Perišić) Croatia
47' Goal J. Bellingham (assist E. Anderson) England
85' Goal M. Rashford (assist B. Saka) England

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

England

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Thomas Tuchel

1 J. Pickford

3 N. O'Reilly 5 J. Stones 2 E. Konsa 24 R. James

4 D. Rice 8 E. Anderson

18 A. Gordon 10 J. Bellingham 20 N. Madueke

9 H. Kane

Bench D. Henderson , J. Trafford , J. Henderson , D. Burn , O. Watkins , M. Rogers , B. Saka , K. Mainoo , I. Toney , M. Rashford , E. Eze , M. Guéhi , D. Spence , J. Quansah

Croatia

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Zlatko Dalic

1 D. Livakovic

4 J. Gvardiol 22 Luka Vušković 6 J. Sutalo

14 I. Perišić 15 Mario Pašalić 10 L. Modrić 2 J. Stanišić

16 M. Baturina 17 P. Sučić

26 P. Musa

Bench D. Kotarski , I. Pandur , A. Kramarić , A. Budimir , D. Ćaleta-Car , N. Vlašić , N. Moro , M. Erlic , K. Jakic , M. Pongračić , L. Sučić , M. Pasalic , Igor Matanović , M. Kovačić , T. Fruk

Form guide

England at home

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 7.2 per game
Shots on target: 5.2 per game

22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Croatia away

4–1–4 in 9 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.9 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 9
Corners: 3.5 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

23% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 9 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

England vs Croatia head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
13 Jun 21	England v Croatia	1–0
18 Nov 18	England v Croatia	2–1
12 Oct 18	Croatia v England	0–0
11 Jul 18	Croatia v England	2–1

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full England vs Croatia head-to-head record