Morgan Rogers fires England ahead against Croatia after brilliant Jude Bellingham assist
- The Three Lions defeated Croatia 2-1 at Wembley on Thursday night, securing their spot in the Nations League quarter-finals with a hard-fought victory.
- Morgan Rogers, The Aston Villa midfielder, broke the deadlock in the 24th minute, finishing a flowing attack involving Harry Kane and The Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham.
- Petar Sucic equalized for Croatia just before the hour mark after exploiting a Jarell Quansah error, but Kane responded with a 64th-minute penalty to move to 92 international goals.
- Before kickoff, Prince William and Peter Shilton honored Kane for becoming the most-capped player in England men's history, with the forward reaching 126 caps at Wembley.
- The victory ensures advancement to the Nations League quarter-finals, positioning the team to contend for the tournament trophy in the next stage of competition.
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The Independent (US)England secure place in Nations League quarter-finals with 2-1 win over Croatia
The team led by Thomas Tuchel reached 12 points and recorded a goal difference of +12. Croatia, on the other hand, remains with three units.
This is how Nikola Vlasic saw the defeat from the English: - We were good. In the second half we had a chance to win the game. There was a penalty, which I believe would not have been tried for us. I think the judge pulled it out for them. [...] Nikola Vlasic's announcement: “We showed that what happened on Rujevica was a coincidence”. Petar Sučić: “We received cheap goals” appeared for the first time on Novi List.
England beat Croatia 2-1 at Wembley in a League A, Group 3 match of the Nations League. Morgan Rodgers gave the hosts the lead in the 24th minute, Petar Sucic equalised in the 59th minute and Harry Kane converted a penalty five minutes later for the final score. Rodgers opened the scoring after a long pass from Kane to Jude Bellingham. Bellingham continued the ball into the box and Rodgers sent it into the net for Dominik Livakovic. England held…
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