World Cup | Group Stage Matchday 1 | 2026-06-18 05:00 JST
4 – 2
12' H. Kane 42' H. Kane 47' J. Bellingham 85' M. Rashford 36' M. Baturina 45' P. Musa
Match summary The World Cup Group Stage Matchday 1 fixture between England and Croatia was played on June 18. England came out on top of a thrilling 4-2 shootout against Croatia. It was 2-2 at half-time. England scored 2 after the break to seal the win.
England controlled the game with 52% possession and 22 shots (10 for their opponents). England scored 4 from 11 shots on target.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Pickfor 3 O&ap os; 5 Stones 2 Konsa 24 James 4 Rice 8 Anderso 18 Gordon 10 Belling 20 Madueke 9 Kane
3-4-2-1 1 Livakov 4 Gvardio 22 Vuškovi 6 Šutalo 14 Peri šić 15 Pasa lic 10 Modrić 2 Stan iši 16 Baturin 17 Sučić 26 Musa
3.2 Expected goals (xG) 0.7
-0.67 Goals prevented (xG) -0.67
View as table England Stat Croatia 4-2-3-1 Formation 3-4-2-1 52% Possession 48% 3.2 Expected goals (xG) 0.7 22 Shots 10 11 Shots on target 5 6 Shots off target 3 5 Blocked shots 2 20 Shots inside the box 4 2 Shots outside the box 6 8 Corner kicks 2 0 Offsides 1 10 Fouls 12 474 Passes 443 406 Accurate passes 381 86% Pass accuracy 86% 3 Goalkeeper saves 7 -0.67 Goals prevented (xG) -0.67 0 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Clement Turpin, France
Player stats England Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK J. Pickford 0 43(78%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 90 1(1) DF R. James 0 1 36(84%) 0 0 0 1 5.9 90 1 7(2) DF E. Konsa 2 1 0 67(94%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.3 90 8(3) DF J. Stones 0 1 62(95%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.5 87 7(4) DF N. O'Reilly 2 1 0 3(100%) 36(84%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.2 90 2 10(5) MF E. Anderson 0 2 47(85%) 1 0 0 3 2 7 90 1 4 11(6) MF D. Rice 1 1 0 1(100%) 32(86%) 1 0 0 1 6.9 72 4 4(2) MF N. Madueke 0 1(100%) 17(94%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 72 2 1 4(2) MF J. Bellingham 3 2 1 1(100%) 3 18(75%) 0 0 0 1 7.6 80 1 1 7(5) MF A. Gordon 1 1 0 9(82%) 0 0 0 6.2 72 2(None) FW H. Kane 6 3 2 1 1 14(67%) 0 0 0 2 1 8.2 90 2 9(4) MF M. Rogers 0 1 5(71%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 18 2 4(3) FW B. Saka 0 1(100%) 5(83%) 1 0 0 1 7 18 1 2(2) FW M. Rashford 1 1 1 3(60%) 0 0 0 7.5 18 5(None) DF D. Spence 1 1 0 1 5(83%) 0 0 0 6.7 10 1(1) DF M. Guéhi 0 7(100%) 0 0 0 6.6 10 GK Dean Henderson 0 0 0 0 GK J. Trafford 0 0 0 0 DF D. Burn 0 0 0 0 DF J. Quansah 0 0 0 0 MF E. Eze 0 0 0 0 MF J. Henderson 0 0 0 0 MF K. Mainoo 0 0 0 0 FW Ivan Toney 0 0 0 0 FW Ollie Watkins 0 0 0 0
Croatia Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK D. Livaković 0 1 24(69%) 0 0 0 7.7 90 2(2) DF J. Šutalo 1 0 1(100%) 63(90%) 0 0 0 6 90 2 6(5) DF L. Vušković 0 1(50%) 1 37(88%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.2 66 1 4(2) DF J. Gvardiol 0 1 43(91%) 0 0 0 5.6 90 4(2) MF J. Stanišić 0 1(100%) 2 1 30(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 1 1 6(4) MF L. Modrić 0 2 27(100%) 0 0 0 1 1 6 58 1 2(1) MF Mario Pasalic 1 0 1 1 21(95%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 78 1 3(1) MF I. Perišić 0 1 25(86%) 1 0 0 2 6.6 90 4 2 10(5) FW P. Sučić 1 0 1(50%) 1 35(83%) 1 0 0 2 1 6.6 90 1 11(3) FW M. Baturina 1 1 1 1(50%) 1 25(78%) 0 0 0 2 7.9 78 1 9(6) FW Petar Musa 1 1 1 1 3(38%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.5 66 12(5) MF M. Kovačić 1 1 0 1 30(100%) 0 0 0 1 2 7 32 1 4(3) FW Marco Pašalić 1 1 0 1 6(60%) 0 0 0 6.7 24 3(1) FW I. Matanović 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 6.3 24 5(2) MF N. Vlašić 0 2(50%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 12 1 1(None) FW A. Kramarić 0 10(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 12 GK D. Kotarski 0 0 0 0 GK Ivor Pandur 0 0 0 0 DF D. Ćaleta-Car 0 0 0 0 DF M. Pongračić 0 0 0 0 DF Martin Erlić 0 0 0 0 MF Kristijan Jakić 0 0 0 0 MF L. Sučić 0 0 0 0 MF N. Moro 0 0 0 0 MF Toni Fruk 0 0 0 0 FW A. Budimir 0 0 0 0
Lineups England Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 J. Pickford Starter DF 24 R. James Starter DF 2 E. Konsa Starter DF 5 J. Stones Starter DF 3 N. O'Reilly Starter MF 8 E. Anderson Starter MF 4 D. Rice Starter MF 20 N. Madueke Starter MF 10 J. Bellingham Starter MF 18 A. Gordon Starter FW 9 H. Kane Bench MF 17 M. Rogers Bench FW 7 B. Saka Bench FW 11 M. Rashford Bench DF 6 M. Guéhi Bench DF 25 D. Spence
Show unused substitutes (9) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 13 D. Henderson Bench GK 23 J. Trafford Bench MF 14 J. Henderson Bench DF 15 D. Burn Bench FW 19 O. Watkins Bench MF 16 K. Mainoo Bench FW 22 I. Toney Bench MF 21 E. Eze Bench DF 26 J. Quansah
Croatia Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 D. Livaković Starter DF 6 J. Šutalo Starter DF 22 L. Vušković Starter DF 4 J. Gvardiol Starter MF 2 J. Stanišić Starter MF 10 L. Modrić Starter MF 15 Mario Pasalic Starter MF 14 I. Perišić Starter FW 17 P. Sučić Starter FW 16 M. Baturina Starter FW 26 P. Musa Bench FW 9 A. Kramarić Bench MF 13 N. Vlašić Bench FW 24 M. Pasalic Bench FW 20 I. Matanović Bench MF 8 M. Kovačić
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 23 D. Kotarski Bench GK 12 I. Pandur Bench FW 11 A. Budimir Bench DF 5 D. Ćaleta-Car Bench MF 7 N. Moro Bench DF 25 M. Erlic Bench MF 18 K. Jakic Bench DF 3 M. Pongračić Bench MF 21 L. Sučić Bench MF 19 T. Fruk
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 12' England ⚽ Goal H. Kane 1-0 1H 36' Croatia ⚽ Goal M. Baturina 1-1 1H 42' England ⚽ Goal H. Kane 2-1 1H 45' Croatia ⚽ Goal P. Musa 2-2 2H 2' England ⚽ Goal J. Bellingham 3-2 2H 13' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Modrić → IN M. Kovačić 2H 21' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Vušković → IN M. Pasalic 2H 21' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT P. Musa → IN I. Matanović 2H 27' England 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Rice → IN M. Rogers 2H 27' England 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Madueke → IN B. Saka 2H 27' England 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Gordon → IN M. Rashford 2H 33' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT Mario Pasalic → IN A. Kramarić 2H 33' Croatia 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Baturina → IN N. Vlašić 2H 35' England 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Bellingham → IN D. Spence 2H 40' England ⚽ Goal M. Rashford 4-2 2H 42' England 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Stones → IN M. Guéhi
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