UEFA Nations League · League A, Group 3 · Round 3 · 03 Oct 2026
Post-match report
CRO

Croatia

4-2-3-1 · Slaven Bilić
  • No goals
Full time
0–7

HT 0–4

Stadion HNK Rijeka Dean Šćulac, Rijeka

Ref. Sven Jablonski

ENG

England

4-2-3-1 · Thomas Tuchel
  • H. Kane 8', 53'
  • J. Bellingham 21'
  • A. Gordon 39'
  • B. Saka 45', 68'
  • M. Rogers 87'

Team rating

average rating of every player who played
5.6 / 10
Croatia
Poor
8.9 / 10
England
Elite

Top performers

by match rating
  • 9
    Harry KaneForward · England
    10.0
  • 10
    Jude BellinghamMidfielder · England
    10.0
  • 11
    Anthony GordonMidfielder · England
    9.5
  • 17
    Morgan RogersMidfielder · England
    8.6
  • 18
    Kristijan JakićMidfielder · Croatia · best on their team
    6.8
xG
1.39–6.43
expected goals
xGOT
0.05–7.42
quality on target
Shots on target
1–10
of total shots
Big chances
1–12
created
Box touches
17–45
in opp. penalty area
Final-third entries
34–86
passes + carries

Match facts

■ Croatia   ■ England
36%Possession64%
1.39Expected goals6.43
12Total shots19
1Shots on target10
1Big chances12
17Touches in opp. box45
423Passes746
34Final-third entries86
39%Duels won61%
15Tackles19
17Interceptions8
20Clearances4
1Corners6

Standouts

best on each side
Most xG
M. Kovačić
0.74
B. Saka
2.29
Most xA
P. Sučić
0.30
J. Bellingham
1.59
Key passes
N. Vlašić
2
J. Bellingham
8
Touches
M. Kovačić
68
J. Bellingham
108
Ball recoveries
D. Livaković
8
J. Pickford
9

Momentum

who had the upper hand, minute by minute
HT CRO ENG 1' · England 72' · England 113' · England 394' · England 795' · England 536' · England 387' · England 298' · England 219' · England 3510' · England 2911' · England 6712' · England 4613' · England 4114' · England 1815' · England 1316' · England 1317' · England 1118' · England 1319' · England 4620' · England 3521' · England 2822' · England 7123' · England 4124' · England 5425' · England 6426' · England 10027' · England 7828' · England 8229' · England 5530' · England 6831' · England 2932' · England 1133' · England 734' · England 1035' · Croatia 1236' · England 2237' · England 838' · Croatia 539' · England 3340' · England 2141' · Croatia 4342' · Croatia 1243' · Croatia 1044' · Croatia 3345' · Croatia 445.5' · England 1746' · Croatia 2147' · Croatia 448' · Croatia 949' · England 1350' · England 4051' · England 3152' · England 2453' · England 2154' · England 3855' · England 3356' · England 1357' · England 4758' · England 2659' · England 2460' · England 1361' · England 662' · Croatia 463' · Croatia 1764' · Croatia 2165' · Croatia 1666' · Croatia 2267' · Croatia 868' · England 569' · England 2870' · England 2271' · England 1972' · England 4673' · England 2874' · England 2575' · England 2976' · England 3377' · England 5278' · England 4679' · England 4080' · England 3581' · England 1382' · Croatia 983' · Croatia 384' · England 1185' · England 2086' · England 2187' · England 2188' · England 2589' · England 1390' · Croatia 2490.5' · Croatia 80'15'30'45'60'75'90' Kane 8' Bellingham 21' Gordon 39' Saka 45' Kane 53' Saka 68' Rogers 87' SUBS79' M. Lewis-Skelly on for L. Hall79' M. Gibbs-White on for E. Anderson76' J. Šutalo on for J. Stanišić70' M. Rogers on for H. Kane70' J. Garner on for A. Scott70' E. Eze on for A. Gordon57' K. Jakić on for L. Modrić46' N. Vlašić on for M. Baturina46' M. Pašalić on for P. Sučić46' I. Matanović on for P. Musa68' yellow card, M. Kovačić · Argument
▲ Croatia on top▼ England on top● goal▯ card (red if sent off)⇅ substitution

Expected goals race

cumulative xG · circles are goals
012345670'15'30'45'60'75'90' 1.39H. Kane 8' · xG 0.43J. Bellingham 21' · xG 0.62A. Gordon 39' · xG 0.39B. Saka 45' · xG 0.92H. Kane 53' · xG 0.93B. Saka 68' · xG 0.48M. Rogers 87' · xG 0.32 6.43
━ Croatia━ England

Shot maps

each team attacking the goal at the top

Croatia

12 shots · 1.39 xG
M. Kovačić 40' · miss · xG 0.58M. Kovačić 41' · block · xG 0.15P. Musa 42' · miss · xG 0.15I. Matanović 82' · block · xG 0.13P. Musa 39' · miss · xG 0.10M. Pašalić 61' · miss · xG 0.09I. Matanović 60' · block · xG 0.05N. Vlašić 56' · block · xG 0.04N. Vlašić 88' · miss · xG 0.03I. Matanović 47' · miss · xG 0.02I. Perišić 90' · save · xG 0.02I. Perišić 82' · block · xG 0.02

England

19 shots · 6.43 xG
H. Kane 52' · goal · xG 0.9353'B. Saka 44' · goal · xG 0.9245'B. Saka 71' · miss · xG 0.71J. Bellingham 20' · goal · xG 0.6221'A. Gordon 24' · save · xG 0.55B. Saka 67' · goal · xG 0.4868'H. Kane 7' · goal · xG 0.438'A. Gordon 38' · goal · xG 0.3939'M. Rogers 86' · goal · xG 0.3287'J. Bellingham 55' · miss · xG 0.31A. Gordon 8' · save · xG 0.21B. Saka 23' · miss · xG 0.12A. Gordon 45' · miss · xG 0.12A. Gordon 2' · save · xG 0.09B. Saka 57' · block · xG 0.06M. Guéhi 26' · miss · xG 0.05E. Anderson 27' · miss · xG 0.05H. Kane 27' · block · xG 0.04J. Bellingham 75' · block · xG 0.02
Goal Saved Off target Blocked Circle size = xG

How the goals were made

numbered passes, then the shot · grey dot is the keeper

8' H. Kane

Assist J. Bellingham · xG 0.43

123
Guéhi → Scott → Bellingham → Kane

21' J. Bellingham

Assist A. Gordon · xG 0.62

1234
Bellingham → Anderson → Quansah → Gordon → Bellingham

39' A. Gordon

Assist J. Quansah · xG 0.39

1234
Guéhi → Hall → Bellingham → Kane → Gordon

45' B. Saka

Assist J. Bellingham · xG 0.92

12
Gordon → Bellingham → Saka

53' H. Kane

Assist E. Anderson · xG 0.93

1234
Anderson → Konsa → Anderson → Saka → Kane

68' B. Saka

Assist H. Kane · xG 0.48

1
Kane → Saka

87' M. Rogers

Assist J. Bellingham · xG 0.32

12345
Konsa → Guéhi → Bellingham → Guéhi → Bellingham → Rogers

Starting XIs

rating on each player · positions follow the formation shape

Croatia

4-2-3-1
Dominik Livaković · 90' · rating 6.1 1 6.1 Livaković Josip Stanišić · 76' · rating 4.8 2 4.8 Stanišić off 76'Luka Vušković · 90' · rating 5.3 5 5.3 Vušković Joško Gvardiol · 90' · rating 5 4 5.0 Gvardiol Ivan Perišić · 90' · rating 5.7 14 5.7 Perišić Luka Modrić · 57' · rating 6.4 10 6.4 Modrić off 57'Mateo Kovačić · 90' · rating 6.7 8 6.7 Kovačić Franjo Ivanović · 90' · rating 5.6 7 5.6 Ivanović Petar Sučić · 45' · rating 6.3 17 6.3 Sučić off 46'Martin Baturina · 45' · rating 6 16 6.0 Baturina off 46'Petar Musa · 45' · rating 6.4 11 6.4 Musa off 46'

46' Vlašić for Baturina · 46' Pašalić for Sučić · 46' Matanović for Musa · 57' Jakić for Modrić · 76' Šutalo for Stanišić

England

4-2-3-1
Jordan Pickford · 90' · rating 7.1 1 7.1 Pickford Jarell Quansah · 90' · rating 7.4 22 7.4 Quansah Ezri Konsa · 90' · rating 7.7 5 7.7 Konsa Marc Guéhi · 90' · rating 7.4 6 7.4 Guehi Lewis Hall · 79' · rating 8 3 8.0 Hall off 79'Elliot Anderson · 79' · rating 8.3 8 8.3 Anderson off 79'Alex Scott · 70' · rating 7.3 4 7.3 Scott off 70'Bukayo Saka · 90' · rating 7.7 7 7.7 Saka Jude Bellingham · 90' · rating 10 10 10.0 Bellingham Anthony Gordon · 70' · rating 9.5 11 9.5 Gordon off 70'Harry Kane · 70' · rating 10 9 10.0 Kane off 70'

70' Rogers for Kane · 70' Garner for Scott · 70' Eze for Gordon · 79' Lewis-Skelly for Hall · 79' Gibbs-White for Anderson

England beat Croatia 7–0. On expected goals it finished 1.39–6.43, and shots on target finished 1–10. Player of the match: Harry Kane (10.0).
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