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England men · FIFA World Cup · Group L

England
v Croatia⁠

4–2

Full time

England v Croatia finished 4–2.

Croatia
Baturina 36', Musa 45+5'
Date
Wednesday 17 June 2026 · England in 2026
Kick-off
21:00 UK
Venue
AT&T Stadium, Arlington

Last checked 30 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

Croatia Formation 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Dominik Livakovic GK
  • No. 4, Josko Gvardiol CB
  • No. 22, Luka Vuskovic CB Off in the 66'
  • No. 6, Josip Sutalo CB
  • No. 2, Josip Stanisic RM
  • No. 10, Luka Modric CM Off in the 58'
  • No. 15, Mario Pasalic CM Off in the 78'
  • No. 14, Ivan Perisic LM
  • No. 26, Petar Musa FW Off in the 66'
  • No. 17, Petar Sucic FW
  • No. 16, Martin Baturina FW Off in the 78'

Substitutes

  • No. 8, Mateo Kovacic On in the 58'
  • No. 20, Igor Matanovic On in the 66'
  • No. 24, Marco Pasalic On in the 66'
  • No. 9, Andrej Kramaric On in the 78'
  • No. 13, Nikola Vlasic On in the 78'
  • No. 3, Marin Pongracic (not used)
  • No. 5, Duje Caleta-Car (not used)
  • No. 7, Nikola Moro (not used)
  • No. 11, Ante Budimir (not used)
  • No. 12, Ivor Pandur (not used)
  • No. 18, Kristijan Jakic (not used)
  • No. 19, Toni Fruk (not used)
  • No. 21, Luka Sucic (not used)
  • No. 23, Dominik Kotarski (not used)
  • No. 25, Martin Erlic (not used)

Referee: Clément Turpin.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2009 – 2021

05 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'

Match page: England v Croatia, 9 September 2009

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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