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


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
Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.
🎓 Coaches / Formations
🔬 Advanced data (averages)
Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football
📈 Recent form
- 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
- 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
- 2026-06-17 · England 4–2 Croatia
🧑⚖️ Referee
Clement Turpin, France
Referee averages in this competition · 23 games · PK Sport
✅ Confirmed lineups · England [4-2-3-1]
API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC
- 1J. Pickford
- 24R. James
- 2E. Konsa
- 5J. Stones
- 3N. O'Reilly
- 8E. Anderson
- 4D. Rice
- 20N. Madueke
- 10J. Bellingham
- 18A. Gordon
- 9H. Kane
✅ Confirmed lineups · Croatia [3-4-2-1]
API-Football · 30 Jun 2026, 15:38 UTC
- 1D. Livakovic
- 6J. Sutalo
- 22L. Vuskovic
- 4J. Gvardiol
- 2J. Stanisic
- 10L. Modric
- 15M. Pasalic
- 14I. Perisic
- 17P. Sucic
- 16M. Baturina
- 26P. Musa
Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.
Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net