Harry Kane scored a penalty to give England a narrow Nations League win over Croatia, and the goal came on the night he became England’s all-time leading men’s appearance maker. The 92nd goal of his England career sealed the victory after Jarell Quansah’s error had handed Croatia an equaliser.
Player ratings
The ratings below reflect the performances in the match. The score shown for each player is the average of all submissions from users who rated the players.
- Jordan Pickford (6): Was left exposed by Jarell Quansah’s mistake for Croatia’s goal. Was as reliable as ever prior to that.
- Trent Alexander-Arnold (6): Played within himself. Produced some nice link-up play with Morgan Rogers down the right.
- Jarell Quansah (5): Made a dreadful mistake to gift Croatia an equaliser. Was entirely comfortable up to that point.
- Dan Burn (6): Was not in the original squad but started. Unspectacular but largely reliable in the heart of defence.
- Lewis Hall (7): Made another effective contribution from the Newcastle defender. Raises the question of whether he is now England’s first-choice left-back.
- Elliot Anderson (6): Kept things ticking over nicely in the engine room and always looked to play forward.
- Declan Rice (6): Returned to the team after missing the previous internationals through injury and conducted the midfield expertly.
- Jude Bellingham (6): Was not quite at the outstanding level of his most recent England displays but still oozed quality in possession.
- Morgan Rogers (6): Posed a threat down the right and deserved his goal, his third for England at senior level.
- Harry Kane (6): Enjoyed a historic night as he became the nation’s most capped player. Scored the winner from the spot to boot.
- Anthony Gordon (6): Was sensational during the last set of international games. Was less so here, but remains crucial for England.
- Ben White (6): Came on for Alexander-Arnold in the 78th minute.
Substitutes not used: Trafford, Steele, Gibbs-White, Hill, Branthwaite, Jobe Bellingham, Calvert-Lewin, Eze and King.