Find all the latest England vs Croatia stats using our data-packed match centre as Harry Kane and co get their 2026 World Cup campaign under way.
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Our Opta match centre delivers you all the England vs Croatia stats from their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group L meeting in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday.
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England vs Croatia: Pre-Match Opta Facts
- This is the fourth match between England and Croatia at a major tournament this century – twice at the FIFA World Cup (one Croatia win so far, in the semi-finals of the 2018 tournament) and twice at the UEFA European Championship (both England wins). Sweden are the only other team that England have faced as frequently at major tournaments in the 21st century (also 4).
- England have lost just one of their last eight World Cup openers (W4 D3) – a 2-1 defeat to Italy in 2014. Conversely, Croatia have won only one of their last five opening matches (D1 L3) – 2-0 v Nigeria in 2018.
- Croatia are unbeaten in their World Cup group matches across the last two editions (W4 D2), conceding only two goals in that span. Their last such defeat was against Mexico in 2014 (1-3).
- England were one of two UEFA teams along with Norway to win 100% of their games in qualifying for the 2026 World Cup (8/8); they were also the only team from the UEFA section not to concede a single goal. Meanwhile, Croatia won seven of their eight matches with Czechia the only team to stop them winning (0-0 in Prague).
- Luka Modric is the fourth European player to play in five different World Cup tournaments (2006, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026), along with Cristiano Ronaldo (6), Lothar Matthäus (5) and Manuel Neuer (5).
- Modric also becomes just the second European player to make an appearance at 10 different major tournaments (World Cups and Euros), along with Cristiano Ronaldo (12). He’s played at all but one World Cup/Euro tournament since 2006, with Croatia failing to quality for the 2010 World Cup.
- Today is Jude Bellingham‘s 16th major tournament appearance (World Cups and Euros), the most of any European player in history before turning 23.
- Bellingham also becomes the youngest European player in history to make an appearance at four different major tournaments (World Cups and Euros), aged 22 years and 353 days.
- Harry Kane is today making his 115th England appearance. He overtakes Steven Gerrard (114) and levels David Beckham into joint-third all-time for the Three Lions, now only behind Peter Shilton (125) and Wayne Rooney (120).
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