England vs Croatia: result, lineups & analysis — FIFA World Cup

England
England
4–2
Croatia
Croatia

Wednesday, 17 June 2026 at 20:00 UTC

🏟 AT&T Stadium · Arlington

🏁 Post-match review

England defeated Croatia 4-2 in a high-scoring World Cup encounter. The Three Lions secured a commanding victory with a four-goal performance, while Croatia managed to score twice but ultimately fell short.

Expectation:Without pre-match market data or lean provided, the context suggests this was a competitive fixture. England's four-goal haul represents a dominant performance, indicating they were likely favored and delivered accordingly.

England advanced with an impressive attacking display, demonstrating clinical finishing. Croatia, despite scoring twice, could not contain England's offensive threat and exit the competition.

Based on the final score and pre-match analysis (no in-match events).

📐 Statistical score reference

England
2.3 - 1.4
Croatia
Projected total: 3.7Over 2.5: 71%
ModelMarket
56%
England
20%
X
24%
Croatia

Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.

🎓 Coaches / Formations

England· 1º · 7Pts
4-2-3-175% usage
👔 T. Tuchel · Germany
In charge since 2025 · 52
Experience: 17y · 6 clubs
Ex-clubs: Bayern Munich, Chelsea, PSG
W-D-L: 3-1-0
Croatia· 2º · 6Pts
4-2-3-167% usage
👔 Z. Dalić · Croatia
In charge since 2017 · 59
Experience: 16y · 4 clubs
Ex-clubs: Al Ain, Al Hilal, Al Faisaly
W-D-L: 2-0-1

🔬 Advanced data (averages)

England
7 / 4 games
Croatia
1.76
xG
1.03
4.7
Corners
3
2.38
Points/game
1.5
75%
Over 2.5
75%
75%
BTTS
75%
25%
Clean sheets
25%
52%
Possession
50%
14.4
Shots
9.3

Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football

📈 Recent form

EnglandWLWWWW
  • 2026-07-18 · (A) 6–4 vs France
  • 2026-07-15 · (H) 1–2 vs Argentina
  • 2026-07-11 · (A) 2–1 vs Norway
  • 2026-07-06 · (A) 3–2 vs Mexico
  • 2026-07-01 · (H) 2–1 vs Congo DR
CroatiaLWWL
  • 2026-07-02 · (A) 1–2 vs Portugal
  • 2026-06-27 · (H) 2–1 vs Ghana
  • 2026-06-23 · (A) 1–0 vs Panama
  • 2026-06-17 · (A) 2–4 vs England

🆚 Head-to-head

🧑‍⚖️ Referee

Clement Turpin, France

2.5
Cards/game
2.91
Goals/game
52%
BTTS

Referee averages in this competition · 23 games · PK Sport

✅ Confirmed lineups · England [4-2-3-1]

API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC

  1. 1J. Pickford
  2. 24R. James
  3. 2E. Konsa
  4. 5J. Stones
  5. 3N. O'Reilly
  6. 8E. Anderson
  7. 4D. Rice
  8. 20N. Madueke
  9. 10J. Bellingham
  10. 18A. Gordon
  11. 9H. Kane

✅ Confirmed lineups · Croatia [3-4-2-1]

API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC

  1. 1D. Livakovic
  2. 6J. Sutalo
  3. 22L. Vuskovic
  4. 4J. Gvardiol
  5. 2J. Stanisic
  6. 10L. Modric
  7. 15M. Pasalic
  8. 14I. Perisic
  9. 17P. Sucic
  10. 16M. Baturina
  11. 26P. Musa

Other matches this round

Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.

Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net

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