England 4-2 Croatia · World Cup 2026
England beat Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
England and Croatia met in the World Cup 2026 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Wednesday, 17 June 2026.
Goalscorers
England: H. Kane 12', 42'; J. Bellingham 47'; M. Rashford 85'. Croatia: M. Baturina 36'; P. Musa 45'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. England had 22 shots with 11 on target, Croatia 10 with 5 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 8 to England and 2 to Croatia. England conceded 10 fouls, Croatia 12.
Line-ups
England started in a 4-2-3-1: Jordan Pickford, Reece James, Ezri Konsa, John Stones, Nico O'Reilly, Elliot Anderson, Declan Rice, Noni Madueke, Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon, Harry Kane.
Croatia started in a 3-4-2-1: Dominik Livaković, Josip Šutalo, Luka Vušković, Joško Gvardiol, Josip Stanišić, Luka Modrić, Mario Pašalić, Ivan Perišić, Petar Sučić, Martin Baturina, Petar Musa.
More from this competition: World Cup 2026 fixtures, results and table.