World Cup 2026
07:49 AM | 18 Jun 2026
World Cup revenge... England defeats Croatia by four in Dallas
Fady Mahouly
The England national team achieved an exciting victory on Wednesday evening, over its Croatian counterpart, with a score of (4-2), in the Group 12 competitions of the 2026 World Cup. The match witnessed strong competition, as each team was able to win, but in the end, the English superiority was due to the skills of the front line personnel, as the English had many opportunities in the confrontation, so that the team of the German coach, Thomas Tuchel, entered the competition through the big door.
The England national team succeeded in advancing quickly in the score, after a mistake by Croatian star Luka Modric cost his country a penalty kick, which was taken by striker Harry Kane, but the goalkeeper blocked it, but when the video assistant room "mouse" entered, the French referee Clément Terpin forced the penalty kick so that Kane succeeded in scoring this time. However, the Croatian national team equalized the result after a powerful shot from outside the penalty area by Martin Baturina put his country back in the match, but Kane came back again and added the second goal with a header, to which the Croatian national team responded with an equalizer in the last minutes through Petar Musa.
During the second half, the “Three Lions” team raised its level, looking to restore the lead, and Jude Bellingham succeeded in bringing England back to the lead in the score, so the match entered a balanced stage with exchange of attacks and the victory was English. After the goal of the Real Madrid star, Bellingham, the fourth goal was signed by Barcelona player Marquis Rashford.