Croatia have turned back to a familiar face by reappointing former defender Slaven Bilic as manager of the men’s national team. It is a move that immediately carries both symbolic and practical weight...
Late VAR intervention decided the closing stages of Croatia’s World Cup knockout tie with Portugal in Toronto, with Josko Gvardiol’s stoppage-time effort ruled out for offside. What looked like a dram...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s disallowed equaliser in Portugal’s round-of-32 meeting with Croatia in Toronto was the kind of moment that can define knockout football. One marginal offside call can change the em...
England’s latest World Cup outing has not changed the bigger picture, but it has sharpened it. After the high of a thrilling opening win over Croatia, Thomas Tuchel’s side were brought back down to ea...
BBC Sport has used England’s latest World Cup opener to turn attention back to a broader scoring trend: who has actually delivered the goals for the Three Lions on the biggest stage since 2014. The qu...
England’s 4-2 victory over Croatia in their opening World Cup match offered an early glimpse of how Thomas Tuchel’s side may differ from the version supporters grew used to under Gareth Southgate. The...
England’s opening World Cup win over Croatia has been framed as more than just a strong start. The 4-2 result, and the intensity of the contest, has become a useful reference point for the wider debat...
England’s opening World Cup victory over Croatia in Dallas gave Thomas Tuchel the kind of start that can settle a tournament camp quickly: a win, a positive attacking display and a sense that the team...
Harry Kane’s post-match celebration in Dallas was more than a light-hearted singalong. For England, the 4-2 win over Croatia marked a strong opening to their World Cup campaign; for Kane, the moment o...
England’s 4-2 victory over Croatia offered the kind of attacking entertainment supporters have been waiting to see more often, but it also exposed the sort of defensive looseness that can quickly turn...