Croatia

Group LUEFA“Vatreni (Blazers)”

Finalists in 2018, semi-finalists in 2022 — a tiny nation that refuses to fade, anchored for years by Luka Modrić.

Matches

Group LFull timeArlington

England4–2Croatia

A chaotic, gloriously open opener under Thomas Tuchel. Harry Kane struck twice (a 12th-minute penalty and a 42nd-minute finish), Jude Bellingham rifled Engla…