Croatia 2–1 England
Croatia
2–1HT 0–1
England
Croatia played England in the World Cup on 11 July 2018 at Stadion Luzhniki. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 5'K. Trippier
- 48'Mario Mandžukić — Yellow card
- 54'Kyle Walker — Yellow card
- 68'I. Perišić (assist by Š. Vrsaljko)
- 96'Ante Rebić — Yellow card
- 109'M. Mandžukić (assist by I. Perišić)
Line-ups
Croatia 4-1-4-1
- D. Subašić
- D. Vida
- I. Strinić
- D. Lovren
- Š. Vrsaljko
- L. Modrić
- I. Rakitić
- I. Perišić
- M. Brozović
- M. Mandžukić
- A. Rebić
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Pivarić
- A. Kramarić
- V. Ćorluka
- M. Badelj
- D. Livaković
- M. Kovačić
- L. Kalinić
- T. Jedvaj
- F. Bradarić
- D. Ćaleta-Car
- M. Pjaca
- COACHES: Z. Dalić
England 3-1-4-2
- J. Pickford
- A. Young
- K. Walker
- K. Trippier
- H. Maguire
- J. Stones
- J. Henderson
- D. Alli
- J. Lingard
- H. Kane
- R. Sterling
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Rashford
- D. Rose
- E. Dier
- J. Vardy
- J. Butland
- D. Welbeck
- G. Cahill
- P. Jones
- F. Delph
- R. Loftus-Cheek
- T. Alexander-Arnold
- N. Pope
- COACHES: G. Southgate
Match statistics
| Croatia | England | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 11 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 22 | Total shots | 11 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 12 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 10 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 23 | Fouls | 14 |
| 8 | Corners | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 55% | Possession | 45% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 5 |
| 590 | Total passes | 497 |
| 474 | Accurate passes | 379 |
| 80% | Pass accuracy | 76% |