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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
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 31.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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' The game is set. Croatia kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' What composure from Kieran Trippier! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 10' It looks surprising Croatia does not make any changes. Marcelo Brozovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' England has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 20' England seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Croatia are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against England's shape.
  • 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 looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Harry Kane scoring 2 goals.
  • 48' Ante Rebic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 48.
  • 53' Marcus Rashford has been relatively quiet despite scoring 118 goals in his last 419 appearances.
  • 54' Controversy at the stadium! Kyle Walker argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 59' Croatia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
  • 64' The home supporters are growing impatient. Croatia must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 68' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ivan Perisic makes it 1-1.
  • 73' Ivan Rakitic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 74' Time for substitution for England. Raheem Sterling is replaced by Marcus Rashford.
  • 79' The energy levels are beginning to show. Zlatko Dalić might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
  • 89' Croatia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined England backline.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for England.

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.