Croatia – Italy 3–2

	1H	2H	T
HR	2	1	3
IT	1	1	2

Match report

Croatia beat Italy 3–2 at Croatia Stadium in World Cup 2026. Kovačić opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Kovačić

7'

18'

⚽Frattesi

⚽Perišićassist Brozović

30'

35'

Zaccagni

2H

Modrić

52'

⚽Budimirassist Gvardiol

68'

⇄Ferrari↓ Perišić

68'

⇄Weber↓ Zaccagni

⇄Silva↓ Budimir

77'

⇄Dubois↓ Retegui

79'

⚽Reteguiassist Bastoni

Šutalo

84'

Momentum

HR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 4, 2022 · 19:00

VenueCroatia Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance59,298 / 63,083 (94%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#15·

#4

Where to watch

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Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.8Expected goals (xG)1.8

13Total shots12

6Shots on target6

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks7

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Kovačić

7.8

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts
1	France	3	3	0	0	8:2	+6	9
2	Argentina	3	2	1	0	8:2	+6	7
3	England	3	2	1	0	7:3	+4	7
4	Brazil	3	2	0	1	7:2	+5	6
5	Spain	3	2	0	1	6:3	+3	6
6	Germany	3	1	1	1	6:3	+3	4
7	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	5:4	+1	4
8	Portugal	3	1	0	2	5:4	+1	3
9	Italy	3	1	0	2	4:4	0	3
10	Croatia	3	0	1	2	4:5	-1	1
11	Poland	3	0	1	2	3:5	-2	1
12	Morocco	3	0	1	2	2:6	-4	1
13	USA	3	0	1	2	1:7	-6	1
14	Belgium	3	0	0	3	3:5	-2	0
15	Uruguay	3	0	0	3	2:6	-4	0
16	Japan	3	0	0	3	1:6	-5	0