England’s 2-0 win against Sweden set up a semi-final showdown with Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Wednesday.
Here, Press Association Sport looks back at the two countries’ past five competitive meetings since Croatia gained diplomatic recognition by the United Nations in 1992.
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A youthful Wayne Rooney scores England’s third goal in their win against Croatia at Euro 2004 (Nick Potts/PA)
October 11, 2006 – Euro 2008 qualifier, Croatia 2 England 0
Paul Robinson, right, sinks to his knees after being caught out by the bounce in Zagreb (Owen Humphreys/PA)
November 21, 2007 – Euro 2008 qualifier, England 2 Croatia 3
Steve McClaren was dubbed ‘the Wally with the brolly’ after England’s defeat to Croatia at Wembley in 2007 (Sean Dempsey/PA)
September 10, 2008 – World Cup qualifier, Croatia 1 England 4
Theo Walcott completes his hat-trick against Croatia in 2008 (Owen Humphreys/PA)
September 9, 2009 – World Cup qualifier, England 5 Croatia 1
Steven Gerrard, right, celebrates after scoring England’s fourth goal at Wembley in 2009 (Nick Potts/PA)
