01
12 Oct 2018
UEFA Nations League · Group A4
Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka
Croatia
0–0
England
England drew
England men · UEFA Nations League · Group A4
England
v Croatia
2–1
Full time
England v Croatia finished 2–1.
- England
- Lingard 78', Kane 85'
- Croatia
- Kramarić 57'
- Date
- Sunday 18 November 2018 · England in 2018
- Kick-off
- 14:00 UK
- Venue
- Wembley Stadium, London
- Competition
- UEFA Nations League · Group A4
Last checked 21 October 2026
Team sheets
Line-ups
England Formation 4-3-3
Starting XI
- No. 1, Jordan Pickford GK
- No. 1, Jordan Pickford GK
- No. 2, Kyle Walker RB
- No. 5, Joe Gomez CB
- No. 6, John Stones CB
- No. 3, Ben Chilwell LB
- No. 7, Ross Barkley RM Yellow card 26' Off in the 63'
- No. 4, Eric Dier CM
- No. 8, Fabian Delph LM Off in the 73'
- No. 10, Raheem Sterling RW
- No. 11, Marcus Rashford LW Off in the 73'
- No. 9, Harry Kane FW
Substitutes
- No. 20, Dele Alli On in the 63'
- No. 14, Jesse Lingard On in the 73'
- No. 17, Jadon Sancho On in the 73'
- No. 12, Trent Alexander-Arnold (not used)
- No. 13, Jack Butland (not used)
- No. 15, Lewis Dunk (not used)
- No. 16, Michael Keane (not used)
- No. 18, Luke Shaw (not used)
- No. 19, Harry Winks (not used)
- No. 21, Alex McCarthy (not used)
- No. 22, Ruben Loftus-Cheek (not used)
- No. 23, Callum Wilson (not used)
Croatia Formation 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- No. 12, Lovre Kalinic GK
- No. 12, Lovre Kalinic GK
- No. 2, Sime Vrsaljko RB Off in the 26'
- No. 6, Dejan Lovren CB Yellow card 89'
- No. 21, Domagoj Vida CB
- No. 16, Tin Jedvaj LB Yellow card 67'
- No. 10, Luka Modric RM
- No. 11, Marcelo Brozovic LM Yellow card 67'
- No. 9, Andrej Kramaric RW
- No. 8, Nikola Vlasic AM Off in the 79'
- No. 4, Ivan Perisic LW
- No. 18, Ante Rebic FW Off in the 45'
Substitutes
- No. 3, Antonio Milic On in the 26'
- No. 7, Josip Brekalo On in the 45'
- No. 17, Marko Rog On in the 79'
- No. 1, Dominik Livakovic (not used)
- No. 5, Matej Mitrovic (not used)
- No. 13, Duje Caleta-Car (not used)
- No. 14, Filip Bradaric (not used)
- No. 15, Mario Pasalic (not used)
- No. 19, Milan Badelj (not used)
- No. 20, Marko Pjaca (not used)
- No. 22, Josip Pivaric (not used)
- No. 23, Karlo Letica (not used)
Men's senior internationals · Newest first
The 5 meetings before this one
02
11 Jul 2018
FIFA World Cup · Semi-final
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Croatia
2–1
England
England lost
a.e.t.
England: Trippier 5'
Croatia: Perišić 68', Mandžukić 109'
03
9 Sep 2009
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6
Wembley Stadium, London
England
5–1
Croatia
England won
England: Lampard 7' pen, Gerrard 18', Lampard 59', Gerrard 67', Rooney 77'
Croatia: Eduardo 71'
04
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'
05
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'
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
5Lampard
5 goals against Croatia in matches we hold scorer data for.
Croatia · Fixture leader
2Mandžukić
Croatia's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.