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Overview
- England routed Croatia 7–0 at Stadion Rujevica on October 3, 2026, producing the largest home defeat in Croatia’s history.
- Harry Kane scored twice and Bukayo Saka added two goals while Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon and Morgan Rogers also found the net as England dominated from the start.
- UEFA had ordered the match played with adults banned after previous crowd disturbances, so about 6,000 local children and roughly 100 visiting fans attended.
- The victory moved England to six points and into second place in Group A3, keeping pressure on group leader Spain and setting England up to face the Czech Republic next.
- The result follows a World Cup-era rivalry between the sides and could deepen scrutiny of Croatia’s form ahead of their next group game against Spain.