Group stage · Group L · M22

England 4 - 2 Croatia

17 Jun 2026 · Dallas Stadium

England

4:2

xG 3,33 – 0,82

4-2-3-1 vs 3-4-3

Croatia

Staff briefing

Large xG gap (3.33–0.82) — England controlled chance creation.
Shapes: 4-2-3-1 vs 3-4-3.

3,33 – 0,82

from FIFA match report

Match distance

230,7 km

England TD

117,0 km

Z4/Z5 6,6 / 2,7

Top speed

35,2 km/h

Sprints: 997

Match report

Key statistics and phases of play from the official FIFA PMSR

England: 4-2-3-1Croatia: 3-4-3

EnglandPossessionCroatia

49,0%

contested 7,5%

43,5%

EnglandMetricCroatia

4Goals2

3,3xG0,8

22 (11)Attempts (on target)10 (5)

482 (421)Passes (completed)459 (399)

87Pass completion %87

82Completed line breaks85

11Defensive line breaks8

78Receptions in final third89

15Crosses12

23Ball progressions20

262 (38)Defensive pressures295 (50)

36Forced turnovers35

63Second balls48

117 kmDistance113,7 km

6,6 kmZone 4 (20–25 km/h)6,4 km

In possession

38%Build-up unopposed34%

19%Build-up opposed18%

16%Progression16%

10%Final third15%

4%Long ball6%

12%Attacking transition13%

3%Counter-attack1%

6%Set piece6%

Out of possession

10%High press13%

5%Mid press5%

0%Low press0%

5%High block10%

16%Mid block25%

21%Low block9%

4%Recovery6%

13%Defensive transition12%

11%Counter-press8%

Tactical boards

Pitch diagrams from the official FIFA post-match report

Lineups & formationsPDF p.2

England

Distance: 116,98 km
HSR: 1 425
Sprints: 510
Top speed: 35,2
Zone 4: 6,60 km
Zone 5: 2,69 km

Croatia

Distance: 113,72 km
HSR: 1 375
Sprints: 487
Top speed: 34,1
Zone 4: 6,43 km
Zone 5: 2,73 km

Individual physical data

Official FIFA PDF →

32 rows

Player	Pos
#17Petar SUCIC	MF	90	12,30	0,96	0,24	186	63	29,7	12 300
#8Elliot ANDERSON	MF	90	12,04	0,71	0,16	187	54	29,1	12 044
#9Harry KANE	FW	90	11,48	0,71	0,12	150	44	28,0	11 480
#3Nico OREILLY	DF	90	10,89	0,58	0,25	117	43	33,1	10 885
#2Josip STANISIC	DF	90	10,77	0,63	0,41	120	55	32,2	10 771
#6Josip SUTALO	DF	90	10,49	0,46	0,20	106	34	29,7	10 490
#24Reece JAMES	DF	90	10,45	0,48	0,18	119	38	31,2	10 453
#14Ivan PERISIC	FW	90	10,29	0,67	0,43	117	54	31,2	10 293
#2Ezri KONSA	DF	90	10,24	0,38	0,04	119	34	27,6	10 244
#4Josko GVARDIOL	DF	90	10,11	0,57	0,25	113	38	34,1	10 110
#5John STONES	DF	87	9,46	0,45	0,09	121	35	27,5	9 782
#16Martin BATURINA	MF	78	9,28	0,48	0,10	146	36	30,5	10 713
#10Jude BELLINGHAM	MF	47	9,14	0,77	0,33	126	58	32,0	17 501
#4Declan RICE	MF	72	8,75	0,53	0,18	108	41	28,9	10 943
#15Mario PASALIC	MF	78	8,43	0,51	0,22	101	38	31,9	9 724
#18Anthony GORDON	FW	72	8,11	0,70	0,43	103	58	31,2	10 138
#20Noni MADUEKE	FW	72	7,67	0,40	0,36	96	35	34,1	9 592
#26Petar MUSA	FW	66	7,57	0,43	0,09	97	35	31,4	10 323
#22Luka VUSKOVIC	DF	66	7,01	0,27	0,14	81	21	29,0	9 557
#10Luka MODRIC	MF	58	6,34	0,32	0,22	74	24	30,7	9 834
#1Jordan PICKFORD	GK	90	6,16	0,09	0,01	18	7	26,4	6 163
#1Dominik LIVAKOVIC	GK	90	4,63	0,03	0,01	12	2	26,9	4 633
#8Mateo KOVACIC	MF	32	4,60	0,14	0,04	59	15	26,7	12 943
#20Igor MATANOVIC	FW	24	3,53	0,26	0,12	45	20	30,5	13 230
#24Marco PASALIC	FW	24	3,41	0,27	0,07	43	24	30,3	12 783
#17Morgan ROGERS	MF	18	3,33	0,18	0,10	43	14	30,7	16 658
#11Marcus RASHFORD	FW	18	3,06	0,21	0,16	49	19	32,5	15 321
#7Bukayo SAKA	FW	18	3,04	0,24	0,15	41	18	32,0	15 178
#9Andrej KRAMARIC	FW	12	2,56	0,20	0,05	49	13	30,6	19 173
#13Nikola VLASIC	MF	12	2,40	0,24	0,17	26	15	31,8	18 034
#25Djed SPENCE	DF	10	1,98	0,14	0,13	16	10	35,2	17 836
#6Marc GUEHI	DF	3	1,17	0,03	0,01	12	2	26,2	35 025