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Croatia vs England, Worldcup 2018 SEMI FINALS

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Croatia
2 – 1
Full Time
England
Wed 11 Jul 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Ante Rebic 48' Y
Mario Mandzukic 48' Y
Y 54' Kyle Walker
Ante Rebic 96' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Croatia vs England — Worldcup .

  • Croatia 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
  • England 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Cuneyt Cakιr
  • Referee Bahattin Duran
  • Referee Tarik Ongun
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Carlos Astroza

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
4
Croatia 5 games · Avg 3.4 goals England
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-11 Croatia 2–1 England 2018-03-10 Croatia 1–3 England 2017-10-07 England 2–1 Croatia

Recent Form

Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jul England H 2–1 W
07 Jul Russia A 2–2 D
01 Jul Denmark H 1–1 D
26 Jun Iceland A 2–1 W
21 Jun Argentina A 3–0 W
16 Jun Nigeria H 2–0 W
England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jul Croatia A 1–2 L
07 Jul Sweden A 2–0 W
03 Jul Colombia A 1–1 D
28 Jun Belgium H 0–1 L
24 Jun Panama H 6–1 W
18 Jun Tunisia A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Croatia England
#46 Position #45
6 Points 7
3 Played 3
2 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
5 Scored 6
5 Conceded 2
+0 GD +4
2.00 PPG 2.33
67% Win % 67%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season
25% Clean Sheets
England this season

Croatia are 46th (6 pts). England are 45th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
England
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
6/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
3/2
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

England
Jude Bellingham 7 G 1 A
Harry Kane 6 G 1 A
Bukayo Saka 3 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Croatia host England — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Goal! Kieran Trippier scores his 11 goal in 385 matches.
  • 10' Jordan Pickford has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dele Alli suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' It’s high time Zlatko Dalić made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Zlatko Dalić will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' Croatia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 48' Ante Rebic was booked on 48.
  • 53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 54' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kyle Walker on 54 minutes.
  • 59' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jesse Lingard is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Croatia.
  • 64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kyle Walker, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 68' Ivan Perisic doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 73' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Danijel Subasic made 422 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 74' Fresh legs for England! Marcus Rashford comes on to replace Raheem Sterling.
  • 79' England have won 75 goals from 137 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 84' England come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 89' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

England Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Southgate

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.13 Croatia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 England xG
I would bet for: Croatia or England 75% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Croatia31% Draw25% England44%
Actual: Croatia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Croatia or Draw
56%
Draw or England
69%
Croatia or England
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Croatia19% Draw44% England37%
Actual: England win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 1
8.7%
0 – 2
8.6%
0 – 0
6.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
5.7%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 3
5.1%
1 – 0
5%
2 – 3
3.3%
2 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Croatia

Handicap Croatia covers Push England covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 13% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 22% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 16% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Croatia keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
England keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.