England beat Croatia 7-0 in a commanding Nations League display, with Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka both scoring twice at the Stadion Rujevica in Rijeka.
Thomas Tuchel’s team established a four-goal lead before half-time and continued to dominate after the interval to secure their second victory in three group-stage matches.
Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka lead England’s Croatia rout
Kane opened the scoring in the eighth minute, meeting Jude Bellingham’s pass before striking high into the net. Bellingham then added England’s second, with Anthony Gordon heading in a third soon afterwards.
Saka completed a commanding first-half display by making it 4-0 shortly before the break. Kane scored again early in the second half, while Saka followed with his second of the night.
Substitute Morgan Rogers completed the scoring late on as England recorded a 7-0 victory over Croatia.
Tuchel afterwards highlighted the unique qualities of Kane, England’s skipper, and said the team would eventually have to find a way to replace him.
“Harry Kane is the highest level of striker possible. You will not get another Harry Kane,” the England manager said.
“There will be someone else, but it will not be Harry or a copy of Harry. We will find a solution… but maybe not me. It might be another 10 years!”
The result leaves England second in the group behind Spain. Their next match is against the Czech Republic on Tuesday.
