England inflicted a humiliation of epic proportions on Croatia away from home, handing them the biggest defeat in their history with a stunning 7-0 victory. Things already looked bleak at half-time, with the visitors leading 4-0 before adding another three goals after the break.A phenomenal performance in Croatia 👏 pic.twitter.com/ecRMYl7tSZ— England (@England) October 3, 2026 England produced a sensational first-half performance against Croatia, taking a commanding 4-0 lead into the break after completely dominating the opening 45 minutes.The first real opportunity arrived as early as the third minute when Anthony Gordon was played through into space and found himself in a promising position to shoot. However, Croatia goalkeeper stood tall and kept out the effort.England's pressure quickly paid off. Just five minutes later, the visitors opened the scoring through Harry Kane. It all started with a mistake from Gvardiol, which allowed the ball to reach Bellingham. The Real Madrid midfielder immediately picked out Kane, who made no mistake with the finish to score his 88th goal for England and put the Three Lions 1-0 ahead.He loves scoring goals! 🤩Another for @HKane 👏 pic.twitter.com/vXJZUDsozb— England (@England) October 3, 2026 England came close to doubling their advantage just a minute later. Gordon was again released into open space, this time with an even better opportunity, but Livakovic reacted brilliantly once more to deny the Barcelona winger.The second goal finally arrived in the 21st minute following another superb England move. Gordon made excellent use of the ball he received from Bukayo Saka, sending it into the path of Bellingham, who calmly finished past Livakovic to make it 2-0.The visitors showed no signs of slowing down and created another major chance four minutes later. Bellingham slipped the ball into Gordon's path just five yards from goal, but the Barcelona man could only fire straight at Croatia goalkeeper, who made another important save.##NAJAVA_MECA_9999608##Croatia were struggling to cope with England's attacking intensity, and the third goal arrived in the 39th minute. Quansah delivered an excellent cross from the right, sending the ball into the penalty area, where Gordon arrived at the far side and headed it into the net for 3-0.Croatia somehow missed a huge opportunity to pull one back two minutes later. Mateo Kovacic won possession and managed to round Pickford, leaving himself with an open goal. However, the Manchester City midfielder inexplicably sent his shot wide.Kovacic what a miss pic.twitter.com/WwbpS2tGbl— ZEPHYR (@zephyr16jk) October 3, 2026 England punished that miss almost immediately. In the 45th minute, Bellingham produced a superb piece of skill before driving the ball into the six-yard box, where Saka was perfectly positioned to tap it into an empty net and complete a stunning 4-0 first-half scoreline.England continued their complete domination after the break, although Croatia showed slightly more intensity at the start of the second half. In the 48th minute, the hosts forced Saka into a mistake with their pressing, before Modrić found newly introduced Matanovic, who tried his luck from distance but bent his effort over the crossbar.England soon restored their relentless attacking rhythm and added a fifth in the 53rd minute. Anderson produced a dangerous run down the right before delivering a cross into the box, where Kane arrived at the far post and slid in to turn the ball home for 5-0.5 – England are the first team to score five goals in an away game against Croatia.Battering. pic.twitter.com/XuO3Gex6g0— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 3, 2026 The rout was completed in the 68th minute as Saka added his second of the night. Stanisic was caught attempting a square pass across his own penalty area, sending the ball straight into the path of the Arsenal winger. Saka exchanged passes with the unselfish Kane before calmly finishing to make it 6-0.Croatia's midfield continued to leave far too much space, and England almost added another in the 72nd minute. Bellingham drove forward and attempted to pick out Saka on the right, although his pass was overhit. England kept the attack alive, with the ball eventually returning to Bellingham, who sent another delivery across the six-yard box, but Saka could only fire over the bar under pressure.Morgan Rogers put the final touch on the humiliation, latching onto a through ball before rounding Livakovic and completing England's incredible 7-0 victory.UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE – DIVISION AThursdayDenmark – Portugal 2-4 (1-2)/Damsgaard 23, Hojlund 53 – Cancelo 13, Ramos 25, Vitinha 67, Felix 87/Germany – Serbia 2-0 (1-0)/Bischof 39, Wirtz 61/Greece – Netherlands 2-2 (2-0)/Ioannidis 23, Masouras 45+2 – Van Dijk 59, Reijnders 89/Wales – Norway 2-1 (1-1)/James 38, Williams 48 – Bobb 11/FridayBelgium – Turkey 3-0 (1-0)/De Bruyne 10, 59, Lukaku 76/France – Italy 1-1 (0-0)/Olise 55 – Bastoni 68/SaturdayCroatia – England 0-7 (0-4)/Kane 8, 53 Bellingham 21, Gordon 39, Saka 45, 68, Rogers 87/21.45: (1.07) Spain (13.0) Czech R. (25.0)***odds are subject to change***