Croatia 0-7 England · UEFA Nations League
Croatia lost to England 0-7 in the UEFA Nations League. Goals: H. Kane 8', J. Bellingham 21', A. Gordon 39', B. Saka 45', H. Kane 53', B. Saka 68', M. Rogers 87'. Expected goals (xG): Croatia 1.4, England 2.2. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Croatia and England met in the UEFA Nations League at Stadion HNK Rijeka Dean Šćulac in Rijeka on Saturday, 3 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Croatia did not score. England: H. Kane 8', 53'; J. Bellingham 21'; A. Gordon 39'; B. Saka 45', 68'; M. Rogers 87'.
How the match went
England saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Croatia had 12 shots with 1 on target, England 19 with 10 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 1 to Croatia and 6 to England. Croatia conceded 10 fouls, England 6. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Croatia, 0 for England).
Line-ups
Croatia started in a 4-2-3-1: Dominik Livaković, Josip Stanišić, Luka Vušković, Joško Gvardiol, Ivan Perišić, Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić, Franjo Ivanović, Petar Sučić, Martin Baturina, Petar Musa.
England started in a 4-2-3-1: Jordan Pickford, Jarell Quansah, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guéhi, Lewis Hall, Elliot Anderson, Alex Scott, Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon, Harry Kane.
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Minute by minute
- 8'Goal! Croatia 0-1 England. H. Kane (England) scores, assisted by J. Bellingham.
- 21'Goal! Croatia 0-2 England. J. Bellingham (England) scores, assisted by A. Gordon.
- 39'Goal! Croatia 0-3 England. A. Gordon (England) scores, assisted by J. Quansah.
- 45'Goal! Croatia 0-4 England. B. Saka (England) scores, assisted by J. Bellingham.
- 45'Half-time. Croatia 0-4 England.
- 53'Goal! Croatia 0-5 England. H. Kane (England) scores, assisted by E. Anderson.
- 68'Goal! Croatia 0-6 England. B. Saka (England) scores, assisted by H. Kane.
- 87'Goal! Croatia 0-7 England. M. Rogers (England) scores, assisted by J. Bellingham.
- 90'Full-time. Croatia 0-7 England.
Full commentary (58 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Croatia vs England.
- 3'Corner, England.
- 3'Attempt saved. A. Gordon (England), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 8'Goal! Croatia 0-1 England. H. Kane (England) scores, assisted by J. Bellingham.
- 9'Attempt saved. A. Gordon (England), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 13'Offside, England.
- 18'Corner, England.
- 21'Goal! Croatia 0-2 England. J. Bellingham (England) scores, assisted by A. Gordon.
- 24'Attempt missed. B. Saka (England), header. xG 0.12.
- 25'Attempt saved. A. Gordon (England), right-footed shot. xG 0.56.
- 25'Corner, England.
- 27'Attempt missed. M. Guéhi (England), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
- 28'Attempt blocked. H. Kane (England), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 28'Attempt missed. E. Anderson (England), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 28'Corner, England.
- 39'Goal! Croatia 0-3 England. A. Gordon (England) scores, assisted by J. Quansah.
- 40'Attempt missed. P. Musa (Croatia), header. xG 0.10.
- 41'Attempt missed. M. Kovačić (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.58.
- 42'Attempt blocked. M. Kovačić (Croatia), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
- 43'Attempt missed. P. Musa (Croatia), header. xG 0.15.
- 45'Goal! Croatia 0-4 England. B. Saka (England) scores, assisted by J. Bellingham.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. A. Gordon (England), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 45'Half-time. Croatia 0-4 England.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Croatia: N. Vlašić comes on for M. Baturina.
- 46'Substitution, Croatia: M. Pašalić comes on for P. Sučić.
- 46'Substitution, Croatia: I. Matanović comes on for P. Musa.
- 48'Attempt missed. I. Matanović (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 48'Corner, England.
- 53'Goal! Croatia 0-5 England. H. Kane (England) scores, assisted by E. Anderson.
- 56'Attempt missed. J. Bellingham (England), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.20.
- 57'Substitution, Croatia: K. Jakić comes on for L. Modrić.
- 57'Attempt blocked. N. Vlašić (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 58'Attempt blocked. B. Saka (England), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 61'Attempt blocked. I. Matanović (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 61'Corner, Croatia.
- 62'Attempt missed. M. Pašalić (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 68'Offside, England.
- 68'Goal! Croatia 0-6 England. B. Saka (England) scores, assisted by H. Kane.
- 68'Yellow card for M. Kovačić (Croatia) for argument.
- 70'Substitution, England: M. Rogers comes on for H. Kane.
- 70'Substitution, England: J. Garner comes on for A. Scott.
- 70'Substitution, England: E. Eze comes on for A. Gordon.
- 72'Attempt missed. B. Saka (England), left-footed shot. xG 0.73.
- 76'Corner, England.
- 76'Substitution, Croatia: J. Šutalo comes on for J. Stanišić.
- 76'Attempt blocked. J. Bellingham (England), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 79'Substitution, England: M. Lewis-Skelly comes on for L. Hall.
- 79'Substitution, England: M. Gibbs-White comes on for E. Anderson.
- 83'Attempt blocked. I. Matanović (Croatia), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 83'Attempt blocked. I. Perišić (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 87'Goal! Croatia 0-7 England. M. Rogers (England) scores, assisted by J. Bellingham.
- 89'Attempt missed. N. Vlašić (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'Offside, England.
- 90'2 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt saved. I. Perišić (Croatia), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'Full-time. Croatia 0-7 England.