Rijeka:England delivered a historic 7-0 victory against Croatia in their Nations League group stage match.
According to Azeri-Press news agency, this away game marked England’s heaviest defeat inflicted on the Croatian national team. The match was held in Rijeka, and the goals were scored by Harry Kane (8th and 53rd minutes), Jude Bellingham (21st minute), Anthony Gordon (39th minute), Bukayo Saka (45th and 68th minutes), and Morgan Rogers (87th minute).
This victory saw England become the first team to score five goals against Croatia in an away match. Previously, England had only one other away win against Croatia in September 2008 during the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, which ended in a 4-1 defeat for Croatia.
The 7-0 result stands as Croatia’s worst defeat in history, surpassing their 6-0 loss to Spain in an away Nations League group stage game in September 2018.
Currently, England is second in League A Group 3 with 6 points, while Croatia is third with 3 points. Spain is set to host the Czech Republic
in the group’s other match later on Saturday. The next round will see Croatia playing Spain at home, and England hosting the Czech Republic on October 6.