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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 Curacao 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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Croatia and England.
  • 5' The England defender Kieran Trippier breaks the deadlock on 5 minutes. 0-1!
  • 10' Raheem Sterling has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Croatia currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at . England seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Luka Modric has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' England has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 35' Marcus Rashford has been relatively quiet despite scoring 118 goals in his last 415 appearances.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' England fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 48' Croatia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 53' England looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Harry Kane scoring 2 goals.
  • 54' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kyle Walker.
  • 59' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Croatia that had 169 games and scored 46 goals.
  • 64' England are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 68' Ivan Perisic makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Croatia are in front.
  • 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 74' A tactical swap from England — Marcus Rashford on, Raheem Sterling off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' John Stones needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 84' Croatia is showing some good football. However, Croatia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 89' England have won 75 goals from 137 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.