Thursday , 2 July 2026

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
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

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
33% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season
50% 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
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
England
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
3/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Croatia kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Goal! Kieran Trippier scores his 11 goal in 385 matches.
  • 10' England is showing some good football. However, England are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering England that had 130 games and scored 59 goals.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kyle Walker made 436 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jamie Vardy, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with England winning 100% of all matches.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' The travelling England supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 48' Croatia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 53' 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 John Stones suffering a number of foals already.
  • 54' The referee calls foul for Kyle Walker. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 59' Jordan Pickford has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 39 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 64' 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.
  • 68' What a strike from Ivan Perisic! The score is 1-1.
  • 73' It looks like no one’s ball. Croatia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 74' England manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marcus Rashford is hanging Raheem Sterling on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 84' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 89' It’s high time Zlatko Dalić made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 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.