Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka scored two goals each as England defeated Croatia 7-0 in Rijeka in a Nations League match, with Jude Bellingham scoring once and creating three more.
England dismantled Croatia 7-0 in Rijeka on Saturday in a Nations League Group A3 match. Reuters reported that Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka each scored twice, and that Jude Bellingham scored one and created three more.
Sky Sports timed the goals at Rijeka: Kane in the 8th minute from a Bellingham pass, Bellingham in the 21st from Anthony Gordon's assist, Gordon heading in the third in the 39th, Saka making it 4-0 before half-time, Kane again in the 53rd, Saka's second in the 68th after a Josip Stanisic error, and Morgan Rogers in the 87th.
Mateo Kovacic missed an open goal for Croatia before the break, Sky Sports reported. The result was described by both Reuters and Sky as one of England's heaviest away wins and Croatia's biggest defeat.
Thomas Tuchel's side were playing under the Nations League schedule. The match was in Rijeka, Croatia, but the team of record is England.
No injury or disciplinary follow-up had been confirmed in the match reports used here. The scoreline itself was the verified outcome.
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- Sky Sports described the win as one of England's best away results.
- Reporting credited Kane and Saka with two goals each and Bellingham with a goal and three assists.