England beat Croatia 7-0 in Rijeka in a Nations League match, with goals credited to Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon and Morgan Rogers in supplied match reports from The Athletic and the Premier League.
The supplied coverage also credited Jude Bellingham with a major role in the result. One The Athletic match update said he threaded the pass for Kane's early opener, while an ESPN FC post credited Anthony Gordon with finding Bellingham for another goal. Fabrizio Romano also posted that Bellingham delivered a goal and an assist for England.
Tuchel praised England's level
After the match, Thomas Tuchel gave England's display emphatic praise. In clips shared by Sky Sports News and BBC Match of the Day, Tuchel said the performance was of "the highest level" and singled out "the speed, the technical quality and the hunger off the ball" as standout qualities.
Supplied match updates also show how the scoring progressed. Sky Sports News noted that Saka made it four before halftime. Later posts from The Athletic and The Athletic described England reaching five and then six before the final 7-0 scoreline.
Attendance was restricted in Rijeka
According to a The Athletic post, UEFA ordered England's visit to Croatia to be played behind closed doors, though thousands of young fans were invited from football academies across Croatia and from schools in the Rijeka area. A separate The Athletic update said England were permitted only 100 of their "top cappers" in Rijeka.
Supplied posts framed the loss as historic for Croatia
Several supplied social posts described the result as historically severe for Croatia. BBC Sport called it Croatia's biggest ever defeat, while Bleacher Report Football described it as Croatia's heaviest-ever loss. Separately, The Athletic's match report post said it was the first time Croatia had conceded five or more goals in a home international.
On the supplied evidence, the clearest supported summary is that England won 7-0 away from home, Bellingham was credited with a goal and assist, Tuchel publicly praised the performance, and multiple attached posts framed the defeat as a record-low result for Croatia.
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