Seventh heaven for England as Croatia thrashed in stunning win

Croatia vs England; UEFA Nations League Group A3 Croatia vs England. UEFA Nations League Group A3. Stadion HNK Rijeka. Croatia 0-7 England: Amazing Nations League win as Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka each score twice in huge victory Match report as England put SEVEN past Croatia in Rijeka in an emphatic victory in their Nations League Group A3 fixture; Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka scored twice while Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon and Morgan Rogers were also on target for the Three Lions Saturday 3 October 2026 18:59, UK England produced a dominant performance that will live long in the memory to defeat Croatia 7-0 in their Nations League tie in Rijeka. In what must surely rank as one of England's best away results, Thomas Tuchel's side utterly overwhelmed their opponents. Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka scored two each but it was a stunning team performance that inflicted Croatia's biggest defeat. The skipper opened the scoring by firing high into the roof of the net early on after being well fed by Jude Bellingham before Anthony Gordon's ingenuity engineered the second for Bellingham to score himself soon after. England were rampant from the outset. - As it happened | Teams | Stats | Nations League tables - England latest news blog | Nations League scores & news The excellent Gordon had chances of his own before making it three. There had been some disquiet that Jarell Quansah had been preferred to Trent Alexander-Arnold but the Bayer Leverkusen man whipped in a quality cross for the Barcelona winger to nod in a third. When Bellingham set up Bukayo Saka for the fourth before the break, Slaven Bilic looked shocked. Although Mateo Kovacic did miss a sitter, the score did not flatter England. It was an 'I-was-there moment' for the 100 away fans allowed in the stadium. Croatia tried to be more aggressive after the break but a sensational team goal underlined England's superiority as Kane latched onto Elliot Anderson's cross to make it five. Saka soon latched onto an error for the sixth and Morgan Rogers capped it off late on. Tuchel needed a strong showing during this quartet of Nations League games that concludes with a home game against the Czech Republic on Tuesday. The opening defeat to Spain followed by a win over a Czech side reduced to 10 men was insufficient. This was as convincing as it gets against a Croatia team, led by Luka Modric, that looked unable to compete with the speed, strength and skill of an England side that included Alex Scott from the start for the first time. This was a significant win in Group A3 too. With World Cup winners Spain currently boasting the perfect record, there is likely to be only more space available to qualify for the last eight of the Nations League in the spring. This win goes some way to securing that spot for England. A big boost for Tuchel. The key moments from Stadion HNK Rijeka 8 - GOAL! Kane fired home after being fed by Bellingham 21 - GOAL! Bellingham made it two from Gordon's assist 39 - GOAL! Gordon headed in Quansah's right-wing cross 41 - HOWLER! Kovacic missed an open goal for Croatia 45 - GOAL! Bellingham set up Saka for England's fourth 53 - GOAL! Kane latched onto Anderson's cross to score 68 - GOAL! Stanisic's error gifted Saka England's sixth goal 87 - GOAL! Rogers raced through to cap off incredible win More history for Kane On the day that the England captain moved within one cap of Peter Shilton's record, Kane scored for the third consecutive game in this Nations League break. With six goals in his last five games for Bayern Munich too, his relentlessness really is remarkable. Fresh from scoring 73 goals all competitions for club and country last season, Kane has now netted in each of his last six away appearances for his country, with only three men previously having scored in that many consecutive away matches for the Three Lions. The most recent of those was Stan Mortensen in 1948 and the only man to score in seven matches in a row is Tom Finney. Kane will need to score away from home against Spain next month to match that particular feat. On this form, do not rule that out. England's upcoming Nations League Group A3 fixtures - Tuesday October 6: Czech Republic (H), kick-off 7.45pm - Thursday November 12: Croatia (H), kick-off 7.45pm - Sunday November 15: Spain (A), kick-off 7.45pm [Image text:] ATIA 10.26 10 SXA