KICK-OFFpublished at 45 mins
Croatia 0-4 England
Will this get even more ugly for Croatia?
Back under way.
Summary
Saka scores England's fourth against Croatia in Nations League
Gordon,Bellingham and Kane also on target in first half
Scott makes first England start as Quansah returns - team news
Kane moves one behind Shilton's all-time appearance record
Three Lions lost campaign opener against Spain before beating Czech Republic
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KICK-OFFpublished at 45 mins
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What a scintillating team performance. Alex Scott has been imperious linking-up all over the pitch, reading the game and filling holes as needed. He looks like a Rolls Royce on his first start.
Bob, Bristol
'Great attacking play'published at 18:03 BST
Croatia 0-4 England
Matt Upson
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at Stadion HNK RijekaThe play from England is superb. The way England are playing it to each other.
Anthony Gordon knows exactly where Jude Bellingham is.
FOURmidable Englandpublished at 18:02 BST
HT: Croatia 0-4 England
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Kovacic.... If things couldn't get any worse.
John, Chelmsford
First Rosenthal…now Kovacicpublished at 18:00 BST
HT: Croatia 0-4 England
Sami Mokbel
BBC Sport Senior football correspondent at Stadion HNK RijekaQuick - somebody get the Ronnie Rosenthal miss tape!
Mateo Kovacic, take a bow. That is some miss.
And now Bukayo Saka has just scored the fourth for England.
What a miserable night for Croatia.
But Kovacic - wow!
Postpublished at 18:00 BST
HT: Croatia 0-4 England
That Mateo Kovacic miss at 3-0. Dear me. It's not been a good week for the Manchester City player.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 17:58 BST
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The end of Croatia's golden era I think. Modric, Kovacic, Perisic all moving on and the replacements aren't as good.
Roberto, Hunstanton
Pass, pass, passpublished at 17:57 BST
HT: Croatia 0-4 England
Sami Mokbel
BBC Sport Senior football correspondent at Stadion HNK Rijeka
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland completed 27 passes on the way to Jude Bellingham firing home their second.
Much has been made of England’s ability - or inability - to keep the ball in recent months.
But that move proved England are more than capable of moving the ball with purpose and conviction.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 17:55 BST
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Excellent performance from England so far. Quick passing and movement and proper hunger and intensity off the ball. Also, Lewis Hall should remain our first choice left back.
Ben, Brentwood
Hard to imagine but Croatia are fortunate it’s not worse than 0-4. England were that good, and Croatia that bad.
Simon
Postpublished at 17:55 BST
HT: Croatia 0-4 England
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's a 'I was there' moment for the 100 England fans allowed into the ground. The Three Lions have been on a different level to Croatia, who have been so poor.
'A flash of blonde hair'published at 17:53 BST
HT: Croatia 0-4 England
Matt Upson
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at Stadion HNK RijekaIt has been great to watch.
Anthony Gordon has been a flash of blonde hair bouncing through the turf, and he is making really intelligent cutting runs that Croatia cannot live with.
Postpublished at 17:53 BST
HT: Croatia 0-4 England
England- Jude Bellingham = two assists and one goal.
- Anthony Gordon = one assist and one goal.
- Bukayo Saka = one goal.
- Harry Kane = one goal.
- Jarell Quansah = one assist.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 17:49 BST
Croatia 0-4 England
The best 45 minutes of Thomas Tuchel's England reign.
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Croatia 0-4 England
Alex Howell
BBC Sport England reporter at Stadion HNK RijekaWhat a mad game.
Bellingham has been on another level and sets up Saka. It ends a period of play where Croatia looked to be fighting back.
England have scored four goals but could have had so many more.
Postpublished at 17:47 BST
Croatia 0-4 England
John Murray
BBC football correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live at Stadion HNK RijekaMade by Bellingham, finished by Saka!
GOAL - Croatia 0-4 Englandpublished at 44 mins
Bukayo Saka
Bukayo Saka needed a big performance in Rijeka.
Well, the Arsenal man has a goal after yet another assist by Jude Bellingham who puts it on a plate for Saka to score from close range.
Croatia are being ripped to pieces.
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Croatia 0-3 England
This is mad. It should be 6-1.
Anthony Gordon should be celebrating a hat-trick.
Maybe he will be in the second half.
'How has Kovacic missed that?'published at 17:45 BST
Croatia 0-3 England
Matt Upson
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live at Stadion HNK RijekaI don't think anyone can believe that this isn't a goal.
How has Mateo Kovacic missed that? That is going to go down as one of those in years to come, a blooper.
Incredible misspublished at 17:45 BST
Croatia 0-3 England
Alex Howell
BBC Sport England reporter at Stadion HNK RijekaThat's an incredible miss from Kovacic!
Thomas Tuchel just stands in his technical area with his arms wide as he is frustrated with how England and Elliot Anderosn lost the ball.
Anthony Gordon during England's Uefa Nations League meeting with Croatia in Rijeka.
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Number: 1 D. Livaković
Number: 14 I. Perišić
Number: 4 J. Gvardiol
Number: 5 L. Vušković
Number: 2 J. Stanišić
Number: 8 M. Kovačić
Number: 10 L. Modrić
Number: 16 M. Baturina
Number: 17 P. Sučić
Number: 7 F. Ivanović
Number: 11 P. Musa
Substitutes
Number: 20 I. Matanović
Number: 15 M. Pašalić
Number: 13 N. Vlašić
Number: 1 J. Pickford
Number: 3 L. Hall
Number: 6 M. Guéhi
Number: 5 E. Konsa
Number: 22 J. Quansah
Number: 4 A. Scott
Number: 8 E. Anderson
Number: 11 A. Gordon
Number: 10 J. Bellingham
Number: 7 B. Saka
Number: 9 H. Kane
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UEFA Nations League Scores & Fixtures
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Match Participants:
League A - Group 1
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
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League A - Group 2
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
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| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
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- England, Position 2, Points 6
- Croatia, Position 3, Points 3
League A - Group 3
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
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League A - Group 4
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
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League B - Group 1
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
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League B - Group 2
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
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League B - Group 3
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
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4 Israel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
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League B - Group 4
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
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| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 0 |
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League C - Group 1
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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3 Belarus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
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4 San Marino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 |
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League C - Group 2
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Montenegro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
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2 Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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3 Armenia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
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4 Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
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League C - Group 3
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
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2 Moldova | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
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3 Faroe Islands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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4 Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
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League C - Group 4
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
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2 Estonia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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3 Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
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4 Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
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League D - Group 1
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Malta | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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2 Gibraltar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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3 Andorra | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
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League D - Group 2
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Lithuania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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2 Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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3 Liechtenstein | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2: Quarter-finals
- Position 3: Possible Relegation Play-off
- Position 4: Possible Relegation
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Team Lineups
home team,Croatia
Manager:Slaven Bilic
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
home team,Croatia
away team,England
Manager:Thomas Tuchel
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
away team,England
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Sven Jablonski
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Christian Dingert
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Eduard Beitinger
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Robert Kempter
- Fourth Official:
- Tobias Reichel
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Johann Pfeifer
Match Stats
Key, Croatia v EnglandBasic Stats
Overall possession
Croatia 37.2%England 62.8%
Shots
Croatia 4England 12Shots on target
Croatia 0England 7Total touches inside the opposition box
Croatia 10England 24Goalkeeper saves
Croatia 3England 0Aerial duels won
Croatia 1England 1Fouls committed
Croatia 4England 3Corners
Croatia 0England 4In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Croatia 4England 12Shots on target
Croatia 0England 7Shots off target
Croatia 3England 4Attempts out of box
Croatia 1England 2Total offsides
Croatia 0England 1Distribution
Total passes
Croatia 211England 361Pass accuracy %
Croatia 87.2England 90.9Backward passes
Croatia 40England 68Forward passes
Croatia 65England 97Total long balls
Croatia 19England 21Successful final third passes
Croatia 43England 69Total crosses
Croatia 7England 13Defence
Total tackles
Croatia 7England 8Won tackle %
Croatia 71.4England 50Fouls committed
Croatia 4England 3Total clearances
Croatia 13England 2Watch & listen
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Season so far
UEFA Nations League
Key, Croatia v England
Goals scored
Croatia 3England 4Form guide
All competitions
Croatia lose
v Spain
4
1
UEFA Nations League
England won
v Czech Republic
0
2
UEFA Nations League
Croatia won
v Czech Republic
1
2
UEFA Nations League
England lose
v Spain
2
3
UEFA Nations League
Croatia lose
v Portugal
2
1
FIFA World Cup
England won
v France
4
6
FIFA World Cup
Croatia won
v Ghana
2
1
FIFA World Cup
England lose
v Argentina
1
2
FIFA World Cup
Croatia won
v Panama
0
1
FIFA World Cup
England won
v Norway
1
2
FIFA World Cup
Previous scores
All competitions
FIFA World Cup
England 4 , Croatia 2 on the 17th of June 2026
England
Croatia
17th of June 2026
UEFA European Championship
England 1 , Croatia 0 on the 13th of June 2021
England
Croatia
13th of June 2021
UEFA Nations League
England 2 , Croatia 1 on the 18th of November 2018
England
Croatia
18th of November 2018
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