England overcame Croatia 4-2 at the Dallas Stadium in the opening matchday of Group L at the 2026 World Cup. Portugal drew 1-1 with the Democratic Republic of the Congo in another game of the day.
Harry Kane opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 11th minute. Martin Baturina equalized for Croatia in the 35th, but Kane put the English ahead again in the 41st. Petar Musa made it 2-2 in stoppage time of the first half.
Jude Bellingham made it 3-2 early in the second half and Marcus Rashford sealed the 4-2 in the 84th minute. The match featured high tempo and both sides created chances.
In parallel, Portugal took the lead in the seventh minute through João Neves, but Yoane Wissa equalized for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the first half. The game ended without further goals.
