World Cup · Matchweek 1 · Jun 17

England - Croatia

England beat Croatia 4-2 in World Cup (Matchweek 1). Goals: H. Kane (P) 12'; H. Kane 42'; M. Baturina 36'; P. Musa 45+5'.

EnglandHOME

4 - 2

CroatiaAWAY

H. Kane (P) 12'H. Kane 42'J. Bellingham 47'M. Rashford 85'

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M. Baturina 36'P. Musa 45+5'

🏟 AT&T Stadium Arlington 👤 Referee: Clement Turpin, France

Key events

12' ⚽ H. Kane (P)(1 - 0) England

36' ⚽ M. Baturina(1 - 1) · Assist: P. Sucic Croatia

42' ⚽ H. Kane(2 - 1) · Assist: D. Rice England

45+5' ⚽ P. Musa(2 - 2) · Assist: I. Perisic Croatia

47' ⚽ J. Bellingham(3 - 2) · Assist: E. Anderson England

85' ⚽ M. Rashford(4 - 2) · Assist: B. Saka England

Quick stats

%52 Possession %48

21 Total shots 8

11 Shots on target 5

5 Shots off target 3

5 Blocked shots 0

19 Shots inside box 3

2 Shots outside box 5

3 Saves 7

Match timeline

First half

H. Kane (P)(1 - 0)⚽

12'

36'

⚽M. Baturina(1 - 1) · Assist: P. Sucic

H. Kane(2 - 1) · Assist: D. Rice⚽

42'

45+5'

⚽P. Musa(2 - 2) · Assist: I. Perisic

HT 2 - 2

J. Bellingham(3 - 2) · Assist: E. Anderson⚽

47'

58'

🔁L. Modric ↔ M. KovacicSubstitution

66'

🔁L. Vuskovic ↔ M. PasalicSubstitution

66'

🔁P. Musa ↔ I. MatanovicSubstitution

A. Gordon ↔ M. RashfordSubstitution🔁

72'

N. Madueke ↔ B. SakaSubstitution🔁

72'

D. Rice ↔ M. RogersSubstitution🔁

72'

78'

🔁M. Baturina ↔ N. VlasicSubstitution

79'

🔁M. Pasalic ↔ A. KramaricSubstitution

J. Bellingham ↔ D. SpenceSubstitution🔁

80'

M. Rashford(4 - 2) · Assist: B. Saka⚽

85'

J. Stones ↔ M. GuehiSubstitution🔁

87'

FT 4 - 2

Match statsEngland · Croatia

Key stats

%52 Possession %48

Shots

21 Total shots 8

11 Shots on target 5

5 Shots off target 3

5 Blocked shots 0

19 Shots inside box 3

2 Shots outside box 5

3 Saves 7

Attacking

0 Attacks 0

0 Dangerous attacks 0

Passing

469 Total passes 429

402 Accurate passes 368

%86 Pass accuracy %86

Set pieces & discipline

8 Corners 1

0 Offsides 1

9 Fouls 11

By half

2 1st-half goals 2

2 2nd-half goals 0

Penalties

0 Penalties won 0

0 Penalty goals 0

LineupsEngland 4-2-3-1Croatia 3-4-2-1

Pickford 3

O'Reilly 5

Stones 2

Konsa 24

James 4

Rice 8

Anderson 18

Gordon 10

Bellingham 20

Madueke 9

Kane 1

Livaković 4

Gvardiol 22

Vušković 6

Šutalo 14

Perišić 17

Sučić 10

Modrić 2

Stanišić 16

Baturina 15

Pašalić 26

Musa

England · Bench

16Kobbie Mainoo16

14Jordan Henderson14

21Eberechi Eze21

6Marc Guéhi6

7Bukayo Saka7

22Ivan Toney22

11Marcus Rashford11

19Ollie Watkins19

17Morgan Rogers17

Coach: Thomas Tuchel

Croatia · Bench

23Dominik Kotarski23

20Igor Matanović20

11Ante Budimir11

9Andrej Kramarić9

19Toni Fruk19

13Nikola Vlašić13

7Nikola Moro7

24Marco Pašalić24

21Luka Sučić21

Coach: Zlatko Dalic

HEAD TO HEAD2 meetings · 2021–2026

England 2

Too few meetings for a trend

Croatia 0

2 England 0 draw 0 Croatia

England won the last 2

GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE

4.0goals / match

8–0total goals

2/0clean sheets

7-0England best win · Oct 3

Over 1.5 1/2

Over 2.5 1/2

Over 3.5 1/2

BTTS 0/2

DOES THE VENUE MATTER

England at home1 matches

1W 0D 0L 1:0

Croatia at home1 matches

0W 0D 1L 0:7

Results are read from the side that hosted the match.

SEASON COMPARISON

1Englandin the table7pts

3matches 2-1-0W-D-L 6:2goals +4diff

WLWWW

2Croatiain the table6pts

3matches 2-0-1W-D-L 5:5goals +0diff

LWWL

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Oct 3

Croatia 0-7 England

UEFA Nations League

Jun 13

England 1-0 Croatia

Euro Championship

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

England took more shots21 - 8

THE REFEREE47 matches on record

Clément Turpin

Strictness52 TEMPO59

Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: FrequentGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate

This match vs his average

Cards 03.4 -3.4

Fouls 2021.4 -1.4

Goals 63.0 +3.0

Corners 98.2 +0.8

THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE

EnglandCroatia

Goals 4.02.3 +1.7

Shots 21.013.3 +7.7

On target 11.05.7 +5.3

Possession %52%55 -2.7

Corners 8.04.5 +3.5

Cards 0.03.0 -3.0

Conceded 2.01.5 +0.5

this matchseason average · 6 matches

Goals 2.01.3 +0.7

Shots 8.08.0

On target 5.03.7 +1.3

Possession %48%52 -4.3

Corners 1.02.7 -1.7

Conceded 4.01.0 +3.0

this matchseason average · 3 matches

PLAYER RATINGS★ Harry Kane 8.30

England6.82Croatia6.65

Starting XI

9 Harry Kane F · 94' · K 8.30

Goals2Pen goal1On target3/5Key pass2Tackles1Duels won4/9Fouls won1Fouls2Passes20 · %13

20 Noni Madueke M · 72' 7.70

Key pass2Dribbles1/1Interceptions1Duels won2/3Fouls won1Passes18 · %17

10 Jude Bellingham M · 80' 7.60

Goals1On target2/3Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won5/7Fouls won1Passes24 · %18

8 Elliot Anderson M · 94' 7.20

Assist1Key pass1Tackles2Interceptions4Duels won6/10Fouls won2Fouls2Passes55 · %47

4 Declan Rice M · 72' 6.90

Assist1On target1/1Key pass4Duels won1/3Fouls1Passes36 · %32

5 John Stones D · 87' 6.50

Tackles1Duels won4/7Fouls won1Fouls1Passes65 · %62

1 Jordan Pickford G · 94' 6.30

Saves3Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes55 · %43

2 Ezri Konsa D · 94' 6.20

On target1/2Duels won3/8Fouls won2Fouls1Passes71 · %67

3 Nico O'Reilly D · 94' 6.20

On target1/2Key pass2Dribbles2/2Duels won4/8Fouls won1Fouls1Passes43 · %36

18 Anthony Gordon M · 72' 6.20

On target1/1Passes11 · %9

24 Reece James D · 94' 5.90

Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won2/7Fouls1Passes43 · %36

Substitutes

11 Marcus Rashford F · 22' 7.20

Goals1On target1/1Passes4 · %2

7 Bukayo Saka F · 22' 7.00

Assist1Key pass1Dribbles1/1Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes5 · %4

17 Morgan Rogers M · 22' 6.90

Key pass1Passes6 · %4

25 Djed Spence D · 14' 6.20

On target1/1Passes6 · %5

6 Marc Guéhi D · 7'

Passes7 · %7

Unused: Dan BurnJames TraffordDean HendersonOllie WatkinsIvan ToneyKobbie MainooJordan HendersonEberechi EzeJarell Quansah

Starting XI

16 Martin Baturina F · 78' 7.90

Goals1On target1/1Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles1Duels won6/9Fouls won2Passes32 · %25

1 Dominik Livaković G · 94' 7.70

Saves7Tackles1Duels won2/2Passes33 · %22

26 Petar Musa F · 66' 7.50

Goals1On target1/1Tackles1Duels won5/12Fouls won1Fouls1Passes8 · %3

14 Ivan Perišić M · 94' 6.90

Assist1Key pass3Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won5/9Fouls2Passes28 · %24

15 Mario Pašalić M · 79' 6.70

Key pass1Tackles1Blocks1Duels won1/3Fouls1Passes22 · %21

2 Josip Stanišić M · 94' 6.70

Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won4/6Fouls won1Passes34 · %30

17 Petar Sučić F · 94' 6.30

Assist1Key pass1Dribbles1/2Duels won2/6Fouls won1Fouls1Passes40 · %34

22 Luka Vušković D · 66' 6.00

Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won1/3Fouls won1Fouls1Passes42 · %37

10 Luka Modrić M · 58' · K 6.00

Blocks2Duels won1/2Fouls won1Fouls1Passes27 · %27

6 Josip Šutalo D · 94' 5.90

Dribbles1/1Interceptions2Duels won4/5Passes67 · %61

4 Joško Gvardiol D · 94' 5.60

Tackles1Duels won2/4Passes46 · %42

Substitutes

8 Mateo Kovačić M · 36' 6.90

On target1/1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won2/3Fouls won1Fouls1Passes28 · %27

24 Marco Pašalić F · 28' 6.60

On target1/1Tackles1Duels won1/2Offside1Passes10 · %6

9 Andrej Kramarić F · 15' 6.30

Passes7 · %7

20 Igor Matanović F · 28' 6.30

On target1/1Duels won2/4Fouls won1Fouls2Passes1

13 Nikola Vlašić M · 16' 6.20

Fouls1Passes4 · %2

Unused: Duje Ćaleta-CarMarin PongračićMartin ErlićKristijan JakićLuka SučićNikola MoroToni FrukAnte BudimirIvor PandurDominik Kotarski

Win probabilityModel: 1 (%53) ✓

England %53 Draw %26 Croatia %21

1.85England xPuan

0.89Croatia xPuan

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