An ideal start for the English...a quartet hits Croatia's net in a fiery European summit

England opens its World Cup campaign with an exciting victory over Croatia in a fiery summit with six goals

The England national team began its campaign in the 2026 World Cup with a major and exciting victory over its Croatian counterpart, 4-2, in one of the strongest matches of the first round, sending the “Three Lions” a strong message to all competitors that they are determined to compete strongly for the world title.

The English national team entered the confrontation strongly from the first minutes, and its captain, Harry Kane, succeeded. He opened the scoring in the 12th minute after taking advantage of his country's attacking advantage, giving England an early advantage in the match.

Despite England's strong start, the Croatian team was able to return to the atmosphere of the match through Martin Baturina, who scored the equalizer in the 36th minute, taking advantage of one of the organized attacks that confused the English defence.

With the start of the second half, Harry Kane returned to his brilliance again and scored his second personal goal in the 48th minute, to restore the team's lead. The English team confirmed its strong presence at the start of the tournament.

But the Croatian response came quickly, as Petar Musa succeeded in equalizing in the 45+1 minute, ending the exciting first half with a positive 2-2 draw amid great excitement between the two teams.

In the second half, the English team imposed its advantage more and Jude Bellingham succeeded in scoring the third goal, after a distinguished performance from the Real Madrid star, who continued to confirm his position as one of the most prominent stars of the current generation.

And with Croatia rushing in search of When returning to the match, the English team took advantage of the spaces in the last minutes, so substitute Marcus Rashford was able to settle matters once and for all by scoring the fourth goal in the 85th minute, confirming his country’s superiority in one of the most prominent matches of the round.

With this victory, the England team gained the first three points in its World Cup campaign, and presented a strong attacking display that strengthened its position as one of the most prominent candidates in the competition for the title, while the Croatian team received an early blow that will force it to compensate in the coming rounds to maintain its hopes of winning the title. Qualification.

Through this victory, England confirmed that it has the necessary tools to go far in the tournament, after combining attacking power and effectiveness in front of goal in a strong confrontation against one of the most prominent European teams.