How Did the Vatreni Play? Modrić and Gvardiol Among Worst on Field, Clear Who Was Our Best Player

Croatia's national football team began their World Cup campaign with a 4-2 defeat against England in Dallas. The match, played before 70,389 spectators, saw England take an early lead in the 12th minute through a Harry Kane penalty.

Croatia managed to equalize in the 36th minute with a goal from Martin Baturina. However, Kane scored his second goal of the match in the 42nd minute, restoring England's lead. Just before halftime, Petar Musa found the net in the fifth minute of stoppage time, leveling the score at 2-2.

The second half saw England regain the advantage quickly, with Jude Bellingham scoring in the 47th minute. Marcus Rashford sealed the victory for England with a goal in the 85th minute, making the final score 4-2.

Following the match, player ratings were published, with goalkeeper Dominik Livaković receiving the highest score of 8. Conversely, Joško Gvardiol, Luka Modrić, and Josip Stanišić were among the lowest-rated players, each receiving a score of 5. Other notable ratings included Šutalo (6), Vušković (7), Marco Pašalić (6), Stanišić (5), Kovačić (6), Sučić (6.5), Perišić (6), Mario Pašalić (6), Baturina (7), and Musa (7).