Wednesday , 1 July 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
16 games this season 🟨 1.9/game ⚽ 7.6 goals/game 🟥 2 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
50% Clean Sheets
England this season
33% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between England and Croatia is underway.
  • 5' 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 Nikola Vlasic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 12' England is taking the lead after the goal scored by Harry Kane on 12.
  • 17' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ivan Perisic, as he is very good at scoring at AT&T Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
  • 32' The travelling Croatia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' What a strike from Martin Baturina! The score is 1-1.
  • 41' 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.
  • 42' Goal! Harry Kane scores his 270 goal in 385 matches.
  • 47' What a strike from Jude Bellingham! The score is 3-1.
  • 50' GOAL! Petar Musa scores on 45.
  • 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. England needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Mateo Kovacic. He replaces Luka Modric on 58 minute.
  • 63' Declan Rice needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 66' Another change for Croatia made on 66 minute. Petar Musa leaves to be changed by Igor Matanovic.
  • 71' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Croatia that had 166 games and scored 42 goals.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Morgan Rogers. He replaces Declan Rice on 72 minute.
  • 77' 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.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Croatia. Martin Baturina is replaced by Andrej Kramaric.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Croatia. Mario Pasalic is replaced by Nikola Vlasic.
  • 80' It is a substitution in England team. Jude Bellingham is replaced by Djed Spence on 80 minute.
  • 85' GOAL! Marcus Rashford scores on 85. Assisted by Bukayo Saka
  • 90' Noni Madueke has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 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.