Wednesday , 30 September 2026

England vs Croatia, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
England
4 – 2
Full Time
Croatia
Wed 17 Jun 2026 · 20:00 UTC AT&T Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Harry Kane pen 12' 1–0
1–1 36' Martin Baturina
Harry Kane 42' 2–1
2–2 45+5' Petar Musa
Jude Bellingham 47' 3–2
Marcus Rashford 85' 4–2

Overview

Match Preview

England vs Croatia — Worldcup at AT&T Stadium.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Assistant 1 Nicolas Danos
  • Assistant 2 Benjamin Pages
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.1 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

4
1
England 5 games · Avg 3.4 goals Croatia
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-17 England 4–2 Croatia 2021-06-13 England 1–0 Croatia 2018-07-11 Croatia 2–1 England 2018-03-10 Croatia 1–3 England 2017-10-07 England 2–1 Croatia

Recent Form

England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Croatia H 4–2 W
14 Jul Spain A 1–2 L
10 Jul Netherlands A 2–1 W
06 Jul Switzerland H 6–4 W
30 Jun Slovakia H 2–1 W
25 Jun Slovenia H 0–0 D
Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun England A 2–4 L
24 Jun Italy H 1–1 D
19 Jun Albania H 2–2 D
15 Jun Spain A 0–3 L
17 Dec Morocco H 2–1 W
13 Dec Argentina A 0–3 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/2
76+
1/2
■ 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' What a night it is going to be! England welcome Croatia for this crunch clash at AT&T Stadium.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both England and Croatia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering England that had 137 games and scored 75 goals.
  • 12' Harry Kane has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 12 minutes.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' England are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Croatia's 3-4-3 shape.
  • 27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His England side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' GOAL! Martin Baturina scores on 36. Assisted by Petar Sucic
  • 41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 42' Harry Kane with the second goal in the match!
  • 47' A stunning finish from Jude Bellingham — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 50' What a strike from Petar Musa! The score is 3-2.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Anthony Gordon, as he is very good at scoring at AT&T Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 58' Croatia make a change. Luka Modric trudges off to be replaced by Mateo Kovacic on 58 minutes.
  • 63' 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.
  • 66' The Croatia manager makes a substitution. Petar Musa departs to be replaced by Igor Matanovic.
  • 71' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 72' Declan Rice makes way for Morgan Rogers at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from England.
  • 77' Noni Madueke, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 78' Andrej Kramaric is ready to make an impact after coming on for Martin Baturina at the 78 minute mark.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Croatia! Nikola Vlasic comes on to replace Mario Pasalic.
  • 80' A tactical swap from England — Djed Spence on, Jude Bellingham off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' What a strike from Marcus Rashford! The score is 4-2.
  • 90' England is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for England players.

Lineups

England Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

Croatia Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.82 England xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Croatia xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + England to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
England70% Draw17% Croatia13%
Actual: England win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

England or Draw
87%
Draw or Croatia
30%
England or Croatia
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
England54% Draw34% Croatia12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
2 – 0
8.4%
3 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
7.6%
1 – 1
6.9%
1 – 0
5.7%
4 – 1
5.6%
4 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
4.2%
1 – 2
3.2%
5 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — England

Handicap England covers Push Croatia covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 20% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 20% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

England keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Croatia keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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