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England men · FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6

England
v Croatia⁠

5–1

Full time

England v Croatia finished 5–1.

Croatia
Eduardo 71'
Date
Wednesday 9 September 2009 · England in 2009
Kick-off
20:00 UK
Venue
Wembley Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XI

Substitutes

Croatia

Starting XI

  • No. 12, Vedran Runje GK
  • No. 9, Eduardo FW Off in the 74'
  • No. 16, Mario Mandzukic FW
  • No. 18, Ivica Olic FW Off in the 45'
  • No. 3, Josip Simunic D Yellow card 44'
  • No. 4, Ivica Krizanac D
  • No. 6, Danijel Pranjic M
  • No. 8, Niko Kranjcar M
  • No. 11, Darijo Srna M
  • No. 13, Nikola Pokrivac M Off in the 45'
  • No. 15, Ognjen Vukojevic M

Substitutes

  • No. 7, Ivan Rakitić On in the 45'
  • No. 10, Mladen Petric On in the 45'
  • No. 17, Ivan Klasnic On in the 74'
  • No. 1, Danijel Subasic (not used)
  • No. 2, Dino Drpic (not used)
  • No. 5, Hrvoje Cale (not used)
  • No. 14, Jerko Leko (not used)

Referee: Undiano Mallenco.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2003 – 2008

01 10 Sep 2008
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6 Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb

Croatia 1–4 England England won

England: Walcott 26', Walcott 59', Rooney 63', Walcott 82'

Croatia: Mandžukić 78'

Match page: Croatia v England, 10 September 2008

02 21 Nov 2007
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group E Wembley Stadium, London

England 2–3 Croatia England lost

England: Lampard 56' pen, Crouch 65'

Croatia: Kranjčar 8', Olić 14', Petrić 77'

Match page: England v Croatia, 21 November 2007

04 21 Jun 2004
UEFA European Championship · Group B Estádio da Luz, Lisbon

Croatia 2–4 England England won

England: Scholes 40', Rooney 45+1', Rooney 68', Lampard 79'

Croatia: N. Kovač 5', Tudor 73'

Match page: Croatia v England, 21 June 2004

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

Lampard

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

Croatia · Fixture leader

2

Mandžukić

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

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