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England men · UEFA Nations League · Group A3

Croatia
v England⁠

0–7

Full time

Croatia v England finished 0–7.

Croatia
None
Date
Saturday 3 October 2026 · England in 2026
Kick-off
17:00 UK
Venue
Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka

Last checked 29 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

Croatia Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Dominik Livakovic GK
  • No. 2, Josip Stanisic RB Off in the 76'
  • No. 5, Luka Vuskovic CB
  • No. 4, Josko Gvardiol CB
  • No. 14, Ivan Perisic LB
  • No. 10, Luka Modric RM Off in the 57'
  • No. 8, Mateo Kovacic LM Yellow card 68'
  • No. 7, Franjo Ivanovic RW
  • No. 17, Petar Sucic AM Off in the 45'
  • No. 16, Martin Baturina LW Off in the 45'
  • No. 11, Petar Musa FW Off in the 45'

Substitutes

  • No. 13, Nikola Vlasic On in the 45'
  • No. 15, Mario Pasalic On in the 45'
  • No. 20, Igor Matanovic On in the 45'
  • No. 18, Kristijan Jakic On in the 57'
  • No. 6, Josip Sutalo On in the 76'
  • No. 3, Ivan Smolcic (not used)
  • No. 9, Andrej Kramaric (not used)
  • No. 12, Ivor Pandur (not used)
  • No. 19, Marco Pasalic (not used)
  • No. 21, Luka Sucic (not used)
  • No. 22, Josip Misic (not used)
  • No. 23, Dominik Kotarski (not used)

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2018 – 2026

01 17 Jun 2026
FIFA World Cup · Group L AT&T Stadium, Arlington

England 4–2 Croatia England won

England: Kane 12' pen, Kane 42', Bellingham 47', Rashford 85'

Croatia: Baturina 36', Musa 45+5'

Match page: England v Croatia, 17 June 2026

Official meetings since 1996

England v Croatia stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings13In our results database
England wins8England perspective
Draws2Level at full time
Croatia wins3Croatia victories

England have scored 33 goals to Croatia's 15 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

5

Kane

5 goals against Croatia in matches we hold scorer data for.

Croatia · Fixture leader

2

Eduardo

Croatia's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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