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. Perišić opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Perišićassist Sosa

17'

26'

Di Lorenzo

28'

⚽Zaccagniassist Dimarco

⚽Majer

40'

Majer

43'

2H

51'

⚽Chiesa

⚽Modrićassist Kovačić

63'

⇄Moreau↓ Perišić

73'

⇄Kovač↓ Zaccagni

Brozović

75'

⇄Romano↓ Budimir

82'

⇄Andersen↓ Retegui

Momentum

HR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 25, 2022 · 20:00

VenueCroatia Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance55,513 / 63,083 (88%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#18·

#7

Where to watch

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Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

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