Croatia – Italy 3–2

	1H	2H	T
HR	1	2	3
IT	0	2	2

Match report

Croatia beat Italy 3–2 at Croatia Stadium in World Cup 2026. Kovačić opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Croatia have 3 wins in their last 5, while Italy have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Kovačićassist Stanišić

15'

Gvardiol

37'

2H

⚽Modrićassist Budimir

53'

⇄Vidić↓ Budimir

62'

⇄Walsh↓ Retegui

64'

⚽Barellaassist Retegui

Perišić

69'

⚽Budimir

76'

⇄Dubois↓ Perišić

81'

⇄Petrov↓ Zaccagni

86'

Barella

87'

⚽Retegui

Momentum

HR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

IT

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 17, 2022 · 20:00

VenueCroatia Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance52,359 / 63,083 (83%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#18·

#7

Where to watch

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Statistics

55Ball possession %45

2.5Expected goals (xG)2

15Total shots12

8Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

9Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Chiesa

7.9

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