The teams went 2-2 at halftime as the fixture lived up to its hype after Harry Kane scored in the 12th minute (P) and 42nd minute. Croatia equalised twice as Martin Baturina scored a stunner in the 36th minute before Peter Musa found the back of the net in the last action of the first half.
In the second half, England upped their game as Jude Bellingham scored in the 47th minute just after the restart. Marcus Rashford sealed the victory in the 85th minute after the Croatian goalkeeper made some fine saves across the half.
Full Time Stats
Possession: England 52% – 48% Croatia
Expected Goals (xG): England 2.80 – 0.71 Croatia
Total Shots: England 22 – 10 Croatia
Shots on Target: England 11 – 5 Croatia
Touches in Opposition Box: England 36 – 17 Croatia
Big Chances: England 7 – 2 Croatia
Big Chances Missed: England 5 – 1 Croatia
Accurate Passes: England 406 (86%) – 380 (86%) Croatia
Starting XI, Subs, And Player Ratings
England Player Ratings
Starting XI
Jordan Pickford – 6.3
Ezri Konsa – 6.1
Reece James – 6.2
Elliot Anderson – 8.0
Declan Rice – 7.4
Jude Bellingham – 8.3
Harry Kane – 9.0
Chris Rigg O’Reilly – 6.7
Anthony Gordon – 6.3
Noni Madueke – 7.6
John Stones – 6.5
Substitutes
Morgan Rogers (on 72′) – 6.9
Bukayo Saka (on 72′) – 7.5
Marcus Rashford (on 72′) – 7.2
Djed Spence (on 79′) – 6.3
Marc Guéhi (on 87′) – Not Rated
England Substitutions
72′ – Morgan Rogers replaced Anthony Gordon
72′ – Bukayo Saka replaced Chris Rigg O’Reilly
72′ – Marcus Rashford replaced Noni Madueke
79′ – Djed Spence replaced Jude Bellingham
87′ – Marc Guéhi replaced John Stones
Croatia Player Ratings
Starting XI
Dominik Livakovic – 6.2
Josko Gvardiol – 5.7
Ivan Perisic – 7.9
Martin Baturina – 7.9
Marco Pasalic – 6.4
Petar Sucic – 7.2
Luka Modric – 5.8
Luka Vuskovic – 6.2
Josip Stanisic – 7.2
Marin Sutalo – 6.1
Petar Musa – 7.0
Substitutes
Mateo Kovacic (on 58′) – 6.8
Marco Pasalic (on 66′) – 6.2
Igor Matanovic (on 66′) – 6.0
Andrej Kramaric (on 78′) – 6.1
Nikola Vlasic (on 78′) – 5.9
Croatia Substitutions
58′ – Mateo Kovacic replaced Luka Modric
66′ – Marco Pasalic came on for Luka Vuskovic
66′ – Igor Matanovic came on for Marin Sutalo
78′ – Andrej Kramaric replaced Martin Baturina
78′ – Nikola Vlasic replaced Marco Pasalic