England with a statement win vs Croatia

 

📊 Stats

Metric England Croatia
Possession 54% 46%
Shots 20 11
Shots on target 12 5
Shots off target 3 3
Corners 8 2
Fouls 10 11
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0
Offsides 0 1
Goalkeeper saves 3 7

⚡ Key Moments

  • 10' - penalty awarded - Luka Modric
  • 11' - score change - Harry Kane [1-0]
  • 35' - score change - Martin Baturina, Petar Sucic [1-1]
  • 41' - score change - Harry Kane, Declan Rice [2-1]
  • 45' - score change - Petar Musa, Ivan Perisic [2-2]
  • 46' - score change - Jude Bellingham, Elliot Anderson [3-2]
  • 84' - score change - Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka [4-2]

⭐ Key Players

  • Harry Kane scored 2 (pen 11', 41') in the 4-2 victory.
  • Jude Bellingham made it 3-2 with a strike at 46'.
  • Marcus Rashford fired in at 85' after coming on; Bukayo Saka assisted.
  • Petar Musa equalised at 45' to make it 2-2 before half-time.

The match swung early when VAR awarded England a penalty at 10', with Luka Modric the player involved in the incident, and Kane converted at 11' for 1-0. Croatia settled and levelled through Martin Baturina at 35', set up by Petar Sucic, before Kane restored England’s lead at 41' after Declan Rice’s assist.

Croatia had the last word of the half, Ivan Perisic supplying the pass for Musa to finish on 45' and send the sides in level. England’s response was immediate: Bellingham struck at 46', assisted by Elliot Anderson, to put the hosts back in front.

Zlatko Dalic turned to his bench - Mateo Kovacic replaced Modric on 57' - but England stayed on top and made it safe late on, Rashford finishing at 84'48'' after Saka’s delivery. The stats underlined the story: England led corners 8-2 and outshot Croatia 20-11 (on target 12-6) in a lively highlights-packed summary.

📅 What's Next

  • England vs Ghana, 23/06 20:00. BET HERE
  • Panama vs Croatia, 23/06 23:00. BET HERE