England's Opponents

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Country name	Republic of Croatia Republika Hrvatska
Home venue	Stadion Maksimir, Maksimir, Zagreb
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Notes	See also Yugoslavia

England's Record Against Croatia
P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts%	W/L
11	6	2	3	22	13	+9	3	3	2.00	1.182	63.6	+3

Venue	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts%	W/L
Home	6	4	1	1	13	6	+7	1	2	2.167	1.00	75.0	+3
Away	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	2	1	1.333	1.00	50.0	=0
Neutral	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	0	0	2.50	2.00	50.0	=0

Competition	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts%	W/L
WCF	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	1.00	2.00	0.00	-1
WCP	2	2	0	0	9	2	+7	0	0	4.50	1.00	100.0	+2
World Cup	3	2	0	1	10	4	+6	0	0	3.333	1.333	66.7	+1
*ECP*	2	0	0	2	2	5	-3	1	0	1.00	2.50	0.00	-2
*ECF*	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	0	0	2.50	1.00	100.0	+2
European Championship	4	2	0	2	7	7	=0	1	1	1.75	1.75	50.0	=0
*NLP*	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	1	1	1.00	0.50	75.0	+1
*NLF*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nations League	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	1	1	1.00	0.50	75.0	+1
Friendly	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	1	1	1.50	0.50	75.0	+1

England's Results Against Croatia

		Terry Venables
714	6 September 1995 - England vs. Croatia Wembley Stadium, Wembley	Postponed due to escalating events in the Balkans	Fr	pp
719	24 April 1996 - England 0 Croatia 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (33,650)		Fr	HD
		Sven Göran Eriksson
805	20 August 2003 - England 3 Croatia 1 [1-0] Portman Road, Ipswich (28,700)	Beckham (pen), Owen, Lampard Mornar		HW
816	21 June 2004 - Croatia 2 England 4 [1-2] Estádio do SL Benfica, Lisboa (57,047/63,000)	N.Kovač, Tudor Scholes, Rooney (2), Lampard	ECF group B	NW
		Steve McLaren
847	11 October 2006 - Croatia 2 England 0 [0-0] Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb (38,000)	Eduardo, G.Neville OG	ECP group E	AL
860	21 November 2007 - England 2 Croatia 3 [0-2] The National Stadium, Wembley (88,091)	Lampard (pen), Crouch Kranjčar, Olić, Petrić	ECP group E	HL
		Fabio Capello
867	10 September 2008 - Croatia 1 England 4 [0-1] Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb (35,218)	Mandžukić Walcott (3), Rooney	WCP group 6	AW
867		Robert Kovač		AW
878	9 September 2009 - England 5 Croatia 1 [2-0] The National Stadium, Wembley (87,319)	Lampard (2 (1 pen)), Gerrard (2), Rooney Eduardo		HW
		Sam Allardyce
960	1 September 2016 - England vs. Croatia The National Stadium, Wembley	Arranged as a season opener. Cancelled by Allardyce, who preferred to train with his squad instead of playing a match.	Fr	pp
		Gareth Southgate
984	11 July 2018 - Croatia 2 England 1 [0-1]ᴭᵀ Luzhniki Stadium, Moskva (78,011)	Perišić, Mandžukić Trippier	WCF semifinal	NL
988	12 October 2018 - Croatia 0 England 0 [0-0] Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka (bcd)		NLP A4	AD
991	18 November 2018 - England 2 Croatia 1 [0-0] The National Stadium, Wembley (78,122)	Lingard, Kane Kramarić	NLP A4	HW
1006	14 June 2020 - England vs. Croatia National Stadium, Wembley	Postponed because of the Co-Vid19 Pandemic.	ECF group D	pp
1015	13 June 2021 - England 1 Croatia 0 [0-0] The National Stadium, Wembley (18,497)	Sterling	ECF group D	HW

England's (12) Goalscorers Against Croatia

Frank Lampard	5
Wayne Rooney	4
Theo Walcott	3
Steven Gerrard	2
David Beckham, Michael Owen, Paul Scholes, Peter Crouch, Kieran Trippier, Jesse Lingard, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling	1

All Other Levels Against Croatia

The England Under-21 Team
Friendly matches
148	23 April 1996 - England 0 Croatia 1 [0-1] Roker Park, Sunderland (4,376)	Vuĉko	HL
	England: C.Day (K.Davis), J.O'Connor (M.Carbon), R.Rufusᶜ, B.Thatcher (C.Plummer), M.Brown, T.Cooke, M.Ford (Lee Hendrie), C.Holland, L.Briscoe, K.Gallen (I.Moore), B.Dyer.
	This is the second instance where none of the starting eleven will go on to earn full international honours.
214	19 August 2003 - England 0 Croatia 3 [0-1] Boleyn Ground, Upton Park (11,008)	Ljubojević (2), Pranjić	HW
		Jermaine Pennant
	England: M.Murray, Glen Johnson, Paul Konchesky, P.Clarke (Phil Jagielka), S.Parnaby, J.Pennant, D.Prutton, Jermaine Jenas, Gareth Barryᶜ (S.Sidwell), Francis Jeffers (Carlton Cole), Jermain Defoe. (unused subs: R.Evans, L.Grant, A.Hibbert, G.O'Neil, M.Tonge, D.Ambrose, Darren Bent).
UEFA Under-21 Championship preliminary matches
327	play-off matches
	10 October 2014 - England 2 Croatia 1 [0-1] Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton (23,107)	Kane, Berahino (pen) Livaja	HW
	England: Jack Butlandᶜ, Michael Keane (Eric Dier), Luke Shaw, W.Hughes (T.Ince), B.Gibson, L.Moore, S.Berahino, J.Forster-Caskey, Harry Kane, T.Carroll, Nathan Redmond. (unused subs: J.Bond, L.Garbutt, J.Lascelles, L.Baker, Patrick Bamford).
328	14 October 2014 - Croatia 1 England 2 [1-1] Stadion Cibalia, Vinkovci (6,352)	Livaja Moore, Hughes	AW
	England: Jack Butlandᶜ, Eric Dier, Luke Shaw, W.Hughes, B.Gibson, L.Moore, S.Berahino, J.Forster-Caskey, Harry Kane, T.Carroll, Nathan Redmond (T.Ince). (unused subs: J.Bond, L.Garbutt, A.Pritchard, J.Lascelles, L.Baker, C.Woodrow).
UEFA Under-21 Championship Finals 2019
391	24 June 2019 - Croatia 3 England 3 [1-1] San Marino Stadium, Serravalle (3,512)	Nelson (pen), Maddison, Kenny Brekalo (2), Vlašić	ND
	England: 1.Dean Henderson, 12.J.Kenny, 14.L.Kelly, 4.J.Clarke-Salterᶜ (15.Ezri Konsa), 5.Fikayo Tomori, 6.K.Dowell (18.Mason Mount), 7.D.Gray, 8.James Maddison (20.Morgan Gibbs-White), 23.Tammy Abraham, 10.Phil Foden, 21.R.Nelson.
UEFA Under-21 Championship Finals 2021
406	31 March 2021 - Croatia 1 England 2 [0-1] Stadion Bonifika, Koper (bcd)	Bradarić Eze (pen), Jones	NW
		Curtis Jones
	England: 1.Aaron Ramsdale, 2.M.Aarons, 15.J.Tanganga, 12.B.Wilmot, 3.L.Kelly, 8.Conor Gallagher (19.R.Brewster), 16.O.Skipp, 20.Eberechi Eze, 17.Curtis Jones, 9.Eddie Nketiahᶜ (7.T.Cantwell), 21.D.McNeil (14.Z.Sessegnon).
Friendly match
421	28 March 2023 - England 1 Croatia 2 [0-1] Craven Cottage, Fulham (5,005)	Gibbs-White (pen) Baturina, Beljo (pen)	HL
	England: 1.J.Trafford (13.J.Griffiths), 21.Rico Lewis (24.D.Spence), 3.L.Thomas (2.M.Aarons), 5.B.Johnson, 12.N.Wood, 14.J.Garner, 17.Curtis Jones (16.J.McAtee), 8.J.Ramseyᶜ (7.Morgan Gibbs-White), 18.T.Doyle (19.H.Elliott), 23.Cole Palmer (20.Angel Gomes), 11.Noni Madueke (10.Emile Smith Rowe). (unused subs: 22.C.Rushworth, 25.A.Patterson, 4.Levi Colwill, 6.O.Skipp, 9.C.Archer, 15.C.Cresswell).

The England Under-19 Team

UEFA Under-18 Championship Finals 1998

34 23 July 1998 - Croatia 3 England 0 [1-0]
Anagennisi Stadium, Deryneia (2,500) I.Banović (pen), Mikić (2) NL

England: S.Simonsen, Michael Ball, Matthew Upsonᶜ, P.Vernazza, L.Matthews, Seth Johnson (A.Griffin), A.Ormerod (J.Piercy), Luke Young (Jonathan Woodgate), N.Fenton, David Dunn, Alan Smith.

Friendly match

120 5 February 2008 - England 2 Croatia 0 [1-0]
County Ground, Swindon (11,303) Sinclair (pen), Clark HW

England: J.Steele (D.Button), C.Obeng, Ryan Bertrand, Jack Cork, J.Tomkins, C.Clarkᶜ, J.Henry (E.Upson), Kieran Gibbs, H.Robson-Kanu (Andy Carroll), F.Brandy, (F.Sears) S.Sinclair.

UEFA Under-19 Championship Finals 2012

174 3 July 2012 - England 1 Croatia 1 [0-0]
Kadrioru staadion, Tallinn (1,270) Chalobah
Pavićić ND

England: 1.Sam Johnstone, 16.L.Garbutt, 6.T.Thorpeᶜ, 4.Conor Coady (3.J.Robinson), 5.Michael Keane, 2.Eric Dier, 7.Ross Barkley (11.Nathan Redmond), 8.Nathaniel Chalobah, 17.B.Afobe, 10.Harry Kane (12.R.Hall), 14.G.Thorne.

Friendly match

206 7 September 2015 - Croatia 1 England 1 [1-0]
Stadion Sveti Josip Radnik, Zagreb (-) Božić (pen)
Onomah AD

England: S.Howes, Kyle Walker-Peters, D.Fry, J.Clarke-Salterᶜ (T.D.Moore), C.Connolly, L.Reed (L.Cook), J.Onomah (J.Rossiter), K.Ahearne-Grant (Dominic Solanke), P.Roberts (O.Ojo), Tammy Abraham, A.Armstrong.

UEFA Under-19 Championship Finals 2016

217 18 July 2016 - England 2 Croatia 1 [2-0]
Voith-Arena, Heidenheim (7,400) Brown, Anočić OG
Moro NW

England: 1.F.Woodman, 2.J.Kenny, 12.Kyle Walker-Peters, 16.R.Oxford, 5.T.D.Mooreᶜ (18.Ainsley Maitland-Niles), 6.D.Fry, 14.R.Ledson, J.Onomah, 17.A.Lookman, 10.O.Ojo, 11.I.Brown.

Friendly matches

221 7 October 2016 - Croatia 1 England 3 [0-1]
Stadion Sveti Josip Radnik, Zagreb (-) Majić
Alexander-Arnold (2 (1 pen)), Mavididi AW

England: Aaron Ramsdale, Trent Alexander-Arnold, J.Dasilva, T.Daviesᶜ, D.Johnson, T.Chalobah, D.Sterling (A.Green), A.Edun (S.Field), S.Mavididi (I.Buckley-Ricketts), C.Willock (M.Edwards), K.Sessegnon.

298 7 September 2024 - Croatia 1 England 1 [0-0]
Gradski stadion Ivan Kušek-Apaš, Koprivnica (tbc) Lukić (pen)
George AD

England: T.Setford (S.Proctor), L.Black (M.Henderson-Hall), J.Meghoma (J.Acheampong), K.Dyer (M.Lewis-Skelly), H.Murray-Campbellᶜ, A.Heaven (J.Johnson), S.Amo-Ameyaw (R.Donovan), M.Golding (R.Russell-Denny), J.Ajala (E.Wheatley), T.Dibling (E.Nwaneri), M.Moore (T.George).

The England Youth Team

Friendly matches

443 3 March 2014 - England 1 Croatia 2 [1-0]
St George's Park, Burton upon Trent (bcd) Kiwomya
Stolnik, Vlasić HL

England: C.Burton, K.Knoyle, R.Burke (R.Brown), A.Smith-Brown, Ben Chilwell, Dele Alli (J.Anderson), B.Morrisᶜ, D.Gray (E.Sonupe), C.Brannagan, B.Barker (D.Rittenberg), A.Kiwomya. (unused: C.Colkett, C.Grainger, J.Whatmough).

444 5 March 2014 - England 1 Croatia 2 [1-1]
St George's Park, Burton upon Trent (bcd) Sonupe
Brodić, Lulić HL

England: C.Grainger, A.Smith-Brown, J.Whatmough, B.Morrisᶜ, Ben Chilwell, E.Sonupe, J.Anderson, R.Brown (C.Brannagan), C.Colkett (Dele Alli), D.Rittenberg (B.Barker), A.Kiwomya. (unused: K.Knoyle, C.Burton, R.Burke, D.Gray).

Four Nations Tournament matches

525 13 June 2022 - Croatia 0 England 0 [0-0]
3-4 on penalty kicks
Sportski Centar, Rudeš (tbc) AD

Penalty shootout: Bijelić 1-0, Soonsup-Bell 1-1, Matić 2-1, Perkins 2-2, Zgomba 2-2, Rodney 2-3, Lukanić 3-3, Arblaster 3-4, Prpić 3-4

England: J.Whitworth, R.Walters, T.Small (K.Rodney), S.Braybrookeᶜ (B.Ibrahim), B.Nelson (B.Hughes), F.Potter, S.Perkins, G.Hall (C.Webster), D.Mubama (J.Soonsup-Bell), J.Wells-Morrison (O.Arblaster), K.Pennant (M.Olakigbe).

529 22 March 2023 - England 2 Croatia 1 [0-0]
Stadion Veli Jože, Poreč (tbc) Bellingham, Ndala
Vrbanĉić AW

England: T.Grant, G.Abbott (J.Feeney), C.Scanlon (L.Castledine), J.Wright (J.Debayo), J.Simpson-Pusey (J.Hinshelwood), M.Alleyneᶜ; (J.Ndala), R.Esse (J.Bellingham), D.Ozoh (K.Doyle), S.Finch (O.Scarles), N.O'Reilly (L.Sousa), B.Clark (J.Barber).

The England Under-17 Team

UEFA Under-17 Championship Qualifying round

44 5 March 1998 - England 1 Croatia 1 [nk]
Rockingham Road, Kettering (tbc) Canoville
HD

England: P.Rachubka, D.Canoville, C.Hanson, D.Hall, Gareth Barry, Leon Osman, D.Webber, L.Blois, I.Armstrong (D.Senda), Joe Cole, M.Etherington (L.Mike).

UEFA Under-17 Championship Finals 2001

95 third-place play-off

6 May 2001 - Croatia 4 England 1 [2-0]
New Ferrens Park, Durham (500) Ružak, Papa, Grgurović, Grivičić
G.Johnson HL

England: 13.L.Pidgeley, 2.J.Hoyte, 12.N.Arndale, 4.S.Schumacher ͨ, 5.Glen Johnson, 6.B.Bowditch (3.K.Taylor), 7.C.Westcarr, 9.C.Samba, J.Cade, 16.D.Murphy (15.M.Peers), 17.S.Beck (14.J.Watt).

Croatia Cup

384 28 September 2016 - Croatia 0 England 5 [0-4]
Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula (300) Sancho, Brewster (3), Gomes AW

George McEachran

England: C.Anderson, K.Wilson (Marc Guéhi), J.Latibeaudiere, J.Panzo, L.Gibson (B.Lyons-Foster), Morgan Gibbs-White (A.Denny), G.McEachran, Phil Foden, Angel Gomesᶜ, Jadon Sancho (Emile Smith Rowe), R.Brewster (Callum Hudson-Odoi).

UEFA Under-17 Championship Elite Qualifying round

430 24 March 2019 - Croatia 0 England 0 [0-0]
JYSK Park, Silkeborg (211) ND

Louie Moulden

England: L.Moulden, Tino Livramento, H.Roberts, M.Azeez, Taylor Harwood-Bellisᶜ, N.Wood, J.Weir (L.Bate), S.Greenwood (J.Gelhardt), Noni Madueke (A.Mighten), Morgan Rogers, B.Knight (J.Trafford).

UEFA Under-17 Championship Finals 2023

472 18 May 2023 - Croatia 0 England 1 [0-1]
Városi Sportpálya, Balmazújváros (700) Nwaneri NW

England: 1.T.Setford, 2.J.Acheampong, 3.S.Boniface (15.E.Jemide), 4.M.Lewis-Skelly, 5.L.Samuel ͨ, 6.I.Samuels-Smith, 9.L.Chiwome (19.Z.Lovelace), 10.M.Golding, 11.E.Nwaneri (20.K.Young), 14.I.Dada-Mascoll (8.A.Gray), 17.T.Dibling.

UEFA Under-17 Championship First Qualifying round

484 9 November 2023 - Croatia 1 England 5 [0-2]
Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac (tbc) Čutuk
Moore (3), Mheuka, Derry AW

England: T.Brits, L.Drake, C.McFarlane, S.Mfuni, K.Nobleᶜ, J.Fletcher, O.Harrison, J.King (F.Cartwright), J.Derry (D.Mukasa), S.Mheuka (L.Fletcher (C.Dunbar-McDonald)), M.Moore (J.Robinson).

The England Under-16 Team

Friendly matches

353 22 July 2018 - Croatia 0 England 2 [0-1]
Stadion Branko Ĉavlović-Ĉavlek, Karlovac (tbc) Dobbin, Iling-Junior AW

England: K.Chibueze, D.Lusala, J.Norris, L.Delap, L.Laing, Levi Colwill, K.Dembélé, X.Simons, L.Barry (S.Iling-Junior), J.Musiala (L.Dobbin), Jude Bellinghamᶜ.

354 24 July 2018 - Croatia 0 England 0 [0-0]
Stadion Branko Ĉavlović-Ĉavlek, Karlovac (tbc) AD

England: T.Oluwayemi, J.Norris, C.Patinoᶜ, B.Watt, H.Hagan, J.Quansah, A.Ramsey, N.John, J.Gordon, L.Dobbin, S.Iling-Junior. Subs used unknown.

The England Women Team

UEFA Women's European Championship preliminary matches

131 19 November 1995 - England 5 Croatia 0 [nk-0]
The Valley, Charlton (tbc) Farley (2), Walker (2), Smith (pen) HW

England: Pauline Cope, Carol Harwood (Mo Marley), Kerry Davis, Karen Burke, Becky Easton, Gillian Coultard, Karen Walker, Debbie Bamptonᶜ, Karen Farley (Gail Borman), Hope Powell (Tara Proctor), Kelly Smith. (unused not known).

134 18 April 1996 - Croatia 0 England 2 [0-nk]
Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek (1,617) Smith, Exley AW

England: Pauline Cope, Marie-Anne Catterall (Clare Wheatley), Sian Williams, Mary Phillip, Mo Marley, Gillian Coultard, Karen Burke, Debbie Bamptonᶜ, Hope Powell, Kerry Davis, Kelly Smith. (unused not known).

299 31 March 2012 - Croatia 0 England 6 [0-5]
Gradski stadion, Vrbovec (1,000) R.Williams, Clarke, Unitt, E.White, Houghton (2) AW

England: Karen Bardsley, Alex Scott, Rachel Unitt, Jill Scott, Laura Bassett, Steph Houghton, Ellen White (Eni Aluko), Fara Williams (Jade Moore), Rachel Williams, Karen Carney (Anita Asante), Jess Clarke. (unused: Rachel Brown, Dunia Susi, Danielle Buet, Siobhan Chamberlain).

302 19 September 2012 - England 3 Croatia 0 [1-0]
Bescot Stadium, Walsall (5,821) J.Scott, Aluko, Stoney HW

England: Karen Bardsley, Alex Scott, Steph Houghton Jill Scott, Sophie Bradley, Casey Stoneyᶜ (Claire Rafferty), Karen Carney, Anita Asante, Eni Aluko, Fara Williams, Rachel Yankey (Toni Duggan). (unused: Jess Clarke, Rachel Brown, Dunia Susi, Laura Bassett, Rachel Williams).