England v Croatia: World Cup Group L Live
Live coverage of England against Croatia from Dallas Stadium, with minute-by-minute updates from the official FIFA match feed.
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Full time: England 4-2 Croatia
Full time at Dallas Stadium. England 4, Croatia 2. Thanks for following our live coverage.
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Substitution, England (87')
Marc Guehi replaces John Stones for England.
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GOAL! England 4-2 Croatia (85')
Marcus Rashford scores for England in the 85' minute. England 4, Croatia 2.
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Substitution, England (79')
Djed Spence replaces Jude Bellingham for England.
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Substitution, Croatia (78')
Nikola Vlasic replaces Martin Baturina for Croatia.
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Substitution, Croatia (78')
Andrej Kramaric replaces Mario Pasalic for Croatia.
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Substitution, England (72')
Marcus Rashford replaces Anthony Gordon for England.
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Substitution, England (72')
Bukayo Saka replaces Noni Madueke for England.
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Substitution, England (72')
Morgan Rogers replaces Declan Rice for England.
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Substitution, Croatia (66')
Marco Pasalic replaces Luka Vuskovic for Croatia.
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Substitution, Croatia (66')
Igor Matanovic replaces Petar Musa for Croatia.
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Substitution, Croatia (58')
Mateo Kovacic replaces Luka Modric for Croatia.
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GOAL! England 3-2 Croatia (47')
Jude Bellingham scores for England in the 47' minute. England 3, Croatia 2.
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Second half under way
We are back for the second half.
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Half time: England 2-2 Croatia
It is the break at Dallas Stadium.
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GOAL! England 2-2 Croatia (45'+5')
Petar Musa scores for Croatia in the 45'+5' minute. England 2, Croatia 2.
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GOAL! England 2-1 Croatia (42')
Harry Kane scores for England in the 42' minute. England 2, Croatia 1.
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GOAL! England 1-1 Croatia (36')
Martin Baturina scores for Croatia in the 36' minute. England 1, Croatia 1.
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GOAL! England 1-0 Croatia (12')
Harry Kane scores from the penalty spot for England in the 12' minute. England 1, Croatia 0.
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Kickoff at Dallas Stadium
We are under way. England get the 2026 World Cup Group L clash with Croatia started.
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Teams confirmed
The starting elevens are in for England and Croatia. We are set at Dallas Stadium.
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England v Croatia: matchday build-up
Welcome to our live coverage of England against Croatia at Dallas Stadium, a Group L fixture at the 2026 World Cup. Both sides open their Group L campaign here. Team news, kickoff and minute-by-minute updates to follow, sourced from the official FIFA match feed.
Match events
- 12' ⚽ Harry KanePenalty
- 36' ⚽ Martin Baturina
- 42' ⚽ Harry Kane
- 45' ⚽ Petar Musa
- 47' ⚽ Jude Bellingham
- 58' ↔️ Mateo Kovacic→ Luka Modric
- 66' ↔️ Igor Matanovic→ Petar Musa
- 66' ↔️ Marco Pasalic→ Luka Vuskovic
- 72' ↔️ Morgan Rogers→ Declan Rice
- 72' ↔️ Bukayo Saka→ Noni Madueke
- 72' ↔️ Marcus Rashford→ Anthony Gordon
- 78' ↔️ Andrej Kramaric→ Mario Pasalic
- 78' ↔️ Nikola Vlasic→ Martin Baturina
- 79' ↔️ Djed Spence→ Jude Bellingham
- 85' ⚽ Marcus Rashford
- 87' ↔️ Marc Guehi→ John Stones
Attendance · 70389
Lineup
England
4-2-3-1- 1 Jordan Pickford
- 2 Ezri Konsa
- 3 Nico Oreilly
- 5 John Stones
- 24 Reece James
- 4 Declan Rice
- 8 Elliot Anderson
- 10 Jude Bellingham
- 9 Harry Kane (C)
- 18 Anthony Gordon
- 20 Noni Madueke
- 13 Dean Henderson
- 23 James Trafford
- 6 Marc Guehi
- 15 Dan Burn
- 25 Djed Spence
- 26 Jarell Quansah
- 14 Jordan Henderson
- 16 Kobbie Mainoo
- 17 Morgan Rogers
- 21 Eberechi Eze
- 7 Bukayo Saka
- 11 Marcus Rashford
- 19 Ollie Watkins
- 22 Ivan Toney
Manager · Thomas Tuchel
Croatia
3-4-3- 1 Dominik Livakovic
- 2 Josip Stanisic
- 4 Josko Gvardiol
- 6 Josip Sutalo
- 22 Luka Vuskovic
- 10 Luka Modric (C)
- 15 Mario Pasalic
- 16 Martin Baturina
- 17 Petar Sucic
- 14 Ivan Perisic
- 26 Petar Musa
- 12 Ivor Pandur
- 23 Dominik Kotarski
- 3 Marin Pongracic
- 5 Duje Caleta-Car
- 18 Kristijan Jakic
- 25 Martin Erlic
- 7 Nikola Moro
- 8 Mateo Kovacic
- 13 Nikola Vlasic
- 19 Toni Fruk
- 21 Luka Sucic
- 9 Andrej Kramaric
- 11 Ante Budimir
- 20 Igor Matanovic
- 24 Marco Pasalic
Manager · Zlatko Dalić