England Crushes Croatia 7-0 in Historic UEFA Nations League Defeat

England Crushes Croatia Seven Goals to Nil in Rijeka

UEFA Uluslar A Ligi 3. Grup’ta İngiltere, Slaven Bilic yönetimindeki Hırvatistan’ı deplasman 7-0 yenerek tarihi bir galibiyet aldı. Bu skor, Hırvatistan için ise milli takım tarihindeki en farklı mağlubiyet olarak kayıtlara geçti.

Thomas Tuchel’s side delivered a dominant performance at HNK Rijeka, with Harry Kane opening the scoring in the 8th minute from a Jude Bellingham assist. Bellingham himself added the second in the 21st minute before Anthony Gordon extended the lead before the break. Bukayo Saka capped off a four-goal first half in the 45th minute, leaving the hosts trailing 4-0 at halftime.

Second-Half Goals Seal Record Margin in Rijeka

The scoring continued after the interval as Harry Kane struck again in the 53rd minute to notch his second of the match and his team’s fifth. Bukayo Saka followed suit with his second goal in the 68th minute, pushing the advantage to 6-0. Substitute Morgan Rogers, who entered the pitch in the 70th minute, completed the rout with a late finish in the 87th minute to seal the 7-0 final score.

The previous record defeat in the fixture between the two nations belonged to England’s 5-1 victory during the 2009 World Cup Qualifiers. Saturday’s result eclipses that match, establishing a new benchmark for the largest margin of victory in head-to-head encounters between the two national teams.

England and Spain Secure Wins in Nations League

Following the conclusion of the third matchday in UEFA Nations League A Group 3, England climbed to 6 points after securing their second win of the group stage. Hırvatistan remained on 3 points following their second defeat of the campaign, having previously beaten Czechia 2-1 before suffering a 4-1 loss to Spain, as noted by.

In the group’s other fixture, World Cup champions Spain defeated Czechia 3-1 at home behind goals from Lamine Yamal, Rodri, and Mikel Morino, while Jiri Slama scored the lone goal for the visitors. Looking ahead to the next round of matches on September 6, Thomas Tuchel’s England will host Czechia, while Slaven Bilic’s Hırvatistan will welcome Spain.