England officially booked their place in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Nations League after defeating Croatia 2-1 at Wembley Stadium in a match within the tournament's competitions.
The English team entered the match strongly, and Morgan Rogers gave them the lead in the 24th minute. The home team maintained their advantage until the end of the first half, before the Croatian team made a comeback in the 59th minute after Petar Sučić scored the equalizer, taking advantage of confusion in the English defense following a corner kick.
England quickly regained their lead after the referee awarded them a penalty in the 63rd minute, following a VAR review after Jarrell Quansah was pulled inside the penalty area. Harry Kane successfully converted it in the 64th minute, scoring the winning goal.
Croatia tried to capitalize on the remaining minutes to come back in the score and intensified their pressure on the English goal. Their most dangerous attempt came from Ante Budimir, who missed a clear chance with a close-range header, while a third goal for England scored by James Garner was disallowed for offside.
With this victory, England raised their tally to 12 points, officially guaranteeing their qualification to the quarter-finals of the tournament, occupying second place in Group C, while Croatia's tally stopped at 3 points in third place.
On an individual level, Harry Kane continued to make history in his country's shirt, as he raised his tally to 92 international goals, strengthening his lead in the list of England's all-time top scorers and widening the gap to 40 goals over Wayne Rooney, who is second with 52 goals.