England Crush Croatia 7-0 as Kane, Saka Score Twice

England crushed Croatia 7-0 away in the Nations League on Saturday, according to www.foxsports.com, in a display of attacking dominance that left the hosts helpless in Rijeka.

Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka scored two each. Left winger Anthony Gordon set up Jude Bellingham and grabbed one for himself, while substitute Morgan Rogers completed the rout.

The result eclipsed England’s previous highest score against Croatia, 5-1 in World Cup qualifying in 2009 at Wembley.

Coach Thomas Tuchel was blunt about what he saw. "It was very impressive, and we created so many chances. In the first 40 minutes we were so fluid right from the start. It just never stopped," he said.

England were ahead inside eight minutes. Kane controlled Bellingham’s pass with the outside of his right foot and curled the ball into the top left corner. Bellingham poked in Gordon’s cross midway through the first half, and Gordon stooped to head in Jarell Quansah’s right-wing cross.

Saka side-footed in England’s fourth approaching halftime, and the second half followed the same script. Elliot Anderson curled in a cross from the right and Kane slid in at the back post. Kane then gifted Saka his second in the 68th, and Rogers controlled Bellingham’s pass with his heel before slotting in from an angle.

Tuchel’s England moved onto six points from three Nations League games. Croatia, meanwhile, has conceded 12 goals in three matches under coach Slaven Bilić, who watched Luka Modric start but look frustrated by his team’s sloppy performance.

HOW THE GOALS FELL

Saka side-footed in England’s fourth approaching halftime, and the second half followed the same script. Elliot Anderson curled in a cross from the right and Kane slid in at the back post for a poacher’s finish.