01
24 Apr 1996
International friendly
Wembley, London
England
0–0
Croatia
England drew
England men · International friendly
England
v Croatia
3–1
Full time
England v Croatia finished 3–1.
- England
- Beckham 9' pen, Owen 51', Lampard 80'
- Croatia
- Mornar 77'
- Date
- Wednesday 20 August 2003 · England in 2003
- Kick-off
- 20:00 UK
- Venue
- Portman Road, Ipswich
- Competition
- International friendly
Last checked 21 October 2026
Team sheets
Line-ups
England
Starting XI
- No. 1, David James GK Off in the 45'
- No. 9, Emile Heskey FW Off in the 76'
- No. 10, Michael Owen FW Off in the 61'
- No. 2, Phil Neville D Off in the 81'
- No. 3, Ashley Cole D Off in the 60'
- No. 4, Steven Gerrard M Off in the 82'
- No. 5, Rio Ferdinand D Off in the 61'
- No. 6, John Terry D
- No. 7, David Beckham M Off in the 61'
- No. 8, Paul Scholes M Off in the 64'
- No. 11, Nicky Butt M Off in the 27'
Substitutes
- No. 16, Frank Lampard On in the 27'
- No. 13, Paul Robinson On in the 45'
- No. 15, Matthew Upson On in the 60'
- No. 14, Wayne Bridge On in the 61'
- No. 19, Joe Cole On in the 61'
- No. 21, Trevor Sinclair On in the 61'
- No. 18, Kieron Dyer On in the 64'
- No. 20, James Beattie On in the 76'
- No. 12, Danny Mills On in the 81'
- No. 17, Danny Murphy On in the 82'
- No. 22, Chris Kirkland (not used)
Croatia
Starting XI
- No. 1, Stipe Pletikosa GK Off in the 70'
- No. 9, Marijo Maric FW Off in the 45'
- No. 11, Ivica Olic FW
- No. 2, Dario Simic D Off in the 45'
- No. 3, Josip Simunic D Off in the 73'
- No. 4, Stjepan Tomas D
- No. 5, Robert Kovac D
- No. 6, Boris Zivkovic D Off in the 72'
- No. 7, Milan Rapaic M Off in the 45'
- No. 8, Jerko Leko M Off in the 59'
- No. 10, Niko Kovac M
Substitutes
- No. 14, Marko Babic On in the 45'
- No. 15, Darijo Srna On in the 45'
- No. 18, Ivica Mornar On in the 45'
- No. 17, Giovanni Rosso On in the 59'
- No. 12, Tomislav Butina On in the 70'
- No. 16, Jasmin Agic On in the 72'
- No. 13, Anthony Seric On in the 73'
Referee: Claus Bo-Larsen.
Men's senior internationals · Newest first
The 1 meeting before this one
Official meetings since 1996
England v Croatia stats
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
5Kane
5 goals against Croatia in matches we hold scorer data for.
Croatia · Fixture leader
2Eduardo
Croatia's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.