England beat Croatia 2-1 to reach Nations League quarter-finals as Harry Kane wins record 126th cap
Kane's penalty settled it at Wembley on the night he passed Peter Shilton as England's most-capped men's player. Spain away on Sunday will decide who wins the group.
Harry Kane scored the winning penalty against Croatia at Wembley on Thursday night in his 126th England appearance, a record for the men's team.
The 2-1 win puts England through to the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals. Kane moves one cap clear of Peter Shilton, who held the record with 125, and his goal from the spot was his 92nd for his country.
How the goals came
Morgan Rogers put England ahead from close range in the 24th minute, forcing the ball in after Jude Bellingham turned Kane's pass back across the box. It stayed 1-0 until half-time.
Croatia levelled on 59 minutes. Jarell Quansah headed a back-pass short of Jordan Pickford and Petar Sucic got to it first.
In the 64th minute Ivan Smolcic pulled Quansah back at a corner. The referee awarded a penalty after a VAR review and booked Smolcic, and Kane scored it.
Team news
Thomas Tuchel picked a 4-2-3-1 with Pickford in goal and a back four of Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Burn and Hall. Rice and Anderson sat in front of them, with Rogers, Bellingham and Gordon behind Kane, who captained the side.
Ngumoha, Garner and Ben White came off the bench in the final quarter of an hour. Luka Modric was among Croatia's substitutes.
Jobe Bellingham, one of the first-time call-ups named in Tuchel's squad for the Croatia and Spain games, did not feature.
Next up
England finish the group away to Spain on Sunday 15 November, with top spot in Group A3 on the line.
