FIFA WORLD CUP 2026

Group L · Matchday 1

--:--AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

EnglandENGJude Bellingham 47'Marcus Rashford 85'

4 - 2

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CroatiaCROMartin Baturina 36'Petar Musa 45'+5'

Highlights

Gibbs: England had 'too much star power' for Croatia

Highlights

Where does England's performance rank against the favourites?

Preview

England vs Croatia Prediction

Match preview for England vs Croatia, including form signals, head-to-head context, predicted score, and venue details.

Predicted score3-1

FavoriteEngland 60%

Confidence75%

England60%

Draw20%

Croatia20%

England recent form

2026-06-17: England 4-2 Croatia (W for England)

Croatia recent form

2026-06-17: England 4-2 Croatia (L for Croatia)

England defeated Croatia 4-2 in their most recent head-to-head meeting on 2026-06-17.
England demonstrated strong offensive capabilities by scoring 4 goals in their last match against this opponent.
Croatia showed defensive vulnerabilities in their last fixture, conceding 4 goals to England.

Match Events

EnglandMatch EventsCroatia

Kick-off

Half-time

Second half

Full-time

Harry Kane

VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.

VAR

11'

VAR

15'

VAR

Petar Musa

VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.

36'

Goal

Martin Baturina

Assist: Petar Sucic

Goal! England 1, Croatia 1. Martin Baturina (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Petar Sucic.

45'+5'

Goal

Petar Musa

Assist: Ivan Perisic

Goal! England 2, Croatia 2. Petar Musa (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a headed pass.

Jude Bellingham

Assist: Elliot Anderson

Goal! England 3, Croatia 2. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.

Goal

47'

SUB

58'

Substitution

Mateo Kovacic

Assist: Luka Modric

Substitution, Croatia. Mateo Kovacic replaces Luka Modric.

SUB

66'

Substitution

Igor Matanovic

Assist: Petar Musa

Substitution, Croatia. Igor Matanovic replaces Petar Musa.

SUB

66'

Substitution

Marco Pasalic

Assist: Luka Vuskovic

Substitution, Croatia. Marco Pasalic replaces Luka Vuskovic.

Morgan Rogers

Assist: Declan Rice

Substitution, England. Morgan Rogers replaces Declan Rice.

Substitution

SUB

72'

Bukayo Saka

Assist: Noni Madueke

Substitution, England. Bukayo Saka replaces Noni Madueke.

Substitution

SUB

72'

Marcus Rashford

Assist: Anthony Gordon

Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Anthony Gordon.

Substitution

SUB

72'

SUB

78'

Substitution

Andrej Kramaric

Assist: Mario Pasalic

Substitution, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric replaces Mario Pasalic.

SUB

78'

Substitution

Nikola Vlasic

Assist: Martin Baturina

Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Martin Baturina.

Djed Spence

Assist: Jude Bellingham

Substitution, England. Djed Spence replaces Jude Bellingham.

Substitution

SUB

80'

Marcus Rashford

Assist: Bukayo Saka

Goal! England 4, Croatia 2. Marcus Rashford (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.

Goal

85'

Marc Guéhi

Assist: John Stones

Substitution, England. Marc Guéhi replaces John Stones.

Substitution

SUB

87'