Croatia
1-4
England
Wednesday 10 September 2008 (21:00)
World Cup Qualifier
Group 6
Attendance: 35,000
âš½ Mario Mandzukic (77)
âš½ Theo Walcott 26', 59', 81'
âš½ Wayne Rooney 63'
âš½ Wayne Rooney 63'
🟨 Josip Šimunic (38), Darijo Srna (47)
🟨 Emile Heskey 62'
🟥 Robert Kovac (51)
First Half
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âš½ 26' Theo Walcott
Second Half
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⮌ 56' Joe Cole
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⮕ 56' Jermaine Jenas
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âš½ 59' Theo Walcott
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🟨 62' Emile Heskey
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âš½ 63' Wayne Rooney
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âš½ 81' Theo Walcott
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⮌ 84' Theo Walcott
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⮕ 84' David Beckham
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⮌ 88' John Terry
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⮕ 88' Matthew Upson
CROATIA
Manager
Slaven Bilic
ENGLAND
Manager
Fabio Capello
| 1 | Stipe Pletikosa | ||
| 3 | Josip Å imunic |  38 | |
| 4 | Robert Kovac |  51 | |
| 5 | Vedran Corluka | ||
| 6 | Danijel Pranjic | ||
| 7 | Ivan Rakitic | ||
| 9 | Mladen Petric |  56 | |
| 10 | Niko Kovac (Capt.) | 63 | |
| 11 | Darijo Srna | 47 | |
| 14 | Luka Modric | ||
| 18 | Ivica Olic | 71 | |
| Subs | |||
| 15 | Dario Knezevic |  56 | |
| 13 | Nikola Pokrivac | 63 | |
| 8 | Mario Mandzukic | 71 |  (77) |
Starting XI
⮌88'
⚽26'⚽59'⚽81'⮌84'
🟨62'
âš½63'
Substitutes
⮕88'
⮕56'
⮕84'
2008
/09
DT92 Members at this game:
Croatia: Pletikosa, Simunic, Robert Kovac, Corluka, Pranjic, Rakitic, Petric (Knezevic 56), Nico Kovac (Pokrivac 62), Srna, Modric, Olic (Mandzukic 73). Subs Not Used: Runje, Krizanac, Leko, Klasnic. Sent Off: Robert Kovac (53). Booked: Simunic, Srna. Goals: Mandzukic 78. England: James, Brown, Terry (Upson 88), Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, Walcott (Beckham 84), Lampard, Barry, Joe Cole (Jenas 55), Rooney, Heskey. Subs Not Used: Robinson, Johnson, Downing, Defoe. Booked: Heskey. Goals: Walcott 26, 59, Rooney 63, Walcott 82. Att: 35,000. Ref: Lubos Michel (Slovakia).