England 4:2 Croatia: World Cup Match Result

World Cup

England WWWWLW

4:2

Finished

Kick-off was 17 Jun, 21:00 BST

Croatia LWLWWL

Venue: Wembley Stadium City: London

In the World Cup game on 17 June 2026, England beat Croatia 4:2. Match numbers: shots on target 11:5, corners 8:2.

Key numbers

Possession, % 52 – 48

Shots on target 11 – 5

Shots off target 6 – 3

Expected goals 3.20 – 0.70

⚽ 12' H. Kane — Penalty ⚽ 36' M. Baturina — Goal ⚽ 42' H. Kane — Goal ⚽ 45+5' P. Musa — Goal ⚽ 47' J. Bellingham — Goal ⇄ 58' L. Modric — Substitution ⇄ 66' L. Vuskovic — Substitution ⇄ 66' P. Musa — Substitution ⇄ 72' A. Gordon — Substitution ⇄ 72' N. Madueke — Substitution ⇄ 72' D. Rice — Substitution ⇄ 78' M. Baturina — Substitution ⇄ 79' M. Pasalic — Substitution ⇄ 80' J. Bellingham — Substitution ⚽ 85' M. Rashford — Goal ⇄ 87' J. Stones — Substitution

Match events

12' 1:0 England Penalty H. Kane
36' 1:1 Croatia Goal M. Baturina assist: P. Sucic
42' 2:1 England Goal H. Kane assist: D. Rice
45+5' 2:2 Croatia Goal P. Musa assist: I. Perisic
47' 3:2 England Goal J. Bellingham assist: E. Anderson
58' 3:2 Croatia Substitution L. Modric off: M. Kovacic
66' 3:2 Croatia Substitution L. Vuskovic off: M. Pasalic
66' 3:2 Croatia Substitution P. Musa off: I. Matanovic
72' 3:2 England Substitution A. Gordon off: M. Rashford
72' 3:2 England Substitution N. Madueke off: B. Saka
72' 3:2 England Substitution D. Rice off: M. Rogers
78' 3:2 Croatia Substitution M. Baturina off: N. Vlasic
79' 3:2 Croatia Substitution M. Pasalic off: A. Kramaric
80' 3:2 England Substitution J. Bellingham off: D. Spence
85' 4:2 England Goal M. Rashford assist: B. Saka
87' 4:2 England Substitution J. Stones off: M. Guehi

Statistics

52 Possession, % 48

11 Shots on target 5

6 Shots off target 3

3.20 Expected goals 0.70

7 Big chances 2

72 Attacks 78

8 Corners 2

10 Fouls 12

12 Free kicks 10

0 Offsides 1

0 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

6 Goal kicks 7

15 Throw-ins 18

All statistics

12/2843% Aerial duels 16/2857%

75 Backward passes 68

5 Blocked shots 2

16 Clearances 17

6/1346% Crosses 2/1315%

7/1450% Dribbles 5/1050%

1.10 Expected assists 0.82

68 Failed passes 62

3 Goalkeeper saves 7

7 Interceptions 9

15 Key passes 7

15/4137% Long passes 18/4243%

49 Passes into the final third 64

183 Passes in the opposition half 217

304 Passes in own half 239

0.50 Shot accuracy 0.50

2 Shots from outside the box 6

20 Shots inside the box 4

7/978% Tackles 8/1173%

474 Total passes 443

Line-ups

England

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Jordan Lee Pickford	1
2	Ezri Konsa Ngoyo	2
3	Nico O'Reilly	3
5	John Stones	5
24	Reece Lewis James	24
4	Declan Rice	4
8	Elliot Anderson	8
10	Jude Victor William Bellingham	10
18	Anthony Michael Gordon	18
20	Chukwunonso Tristan Madueke	20
9	Harry Edward Kane	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Dean Henderson	13
23	James Trafford	23
6	Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guéhi	6
15	Dan Burn	15
25	Diop Tehuti Djed-Hotep Spence	25
26	Jarell Amorin Quansah	26
14	Jordan Henderson	14
16	Kobbie Boateng Mainoo	16
17	Morgan Rogers	17
21	Eberechi Eze	21
7	Bukayo Saka	7
11	Marcus Rashford	11
19	Oliver George Arthur Watkins	19
22	Ivan Benjamin Elijah Toney	22

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Croatia

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Dominik Livaković	1
4	Joško Gvardiol	4
6	Josip Šutalo	6
22	L. Vuskovic	22
2	Josip Stanišić	2
10	Luka Modrić	10
14	Ivan Perišić	14
17	Petar Sučić	17
15	Mario Pasalic	15
16	Martin Baturina	16
26	Petar Musa	26

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Ivor Pandur	12
23	Dominik Kotarski	23
3	Marin Pongračić	3
5	Duje Ćaleta-Car	5
25	Martin Erlić	25
7	Nikola Moro	7
8	Mateo Kovačić	8
13	Nikola Vlašić	13
18	Kristijan Jakić	18
19	Toni Fruk	19
21	Luka Sučić	21
9	Andrej Kramarić	9
11	Ante Budimir	11
20	Igor Matanović	20
24	Marco Pasalic	24