Kane leads England, but Croatia lives thanks to Baturina and Musa: 2-2 at half-time

 An intense and emotional first half between England and Croatia in both teams' World Cup debut. Dalić's team looked better from the beginning, pressing aggressively and dangerous already in the first minutes after a corner with Sutalo. The 9th minute brought a decisive twist in the match when Modrić fouled Madueke in the penalty area. The referee awarded a penalty kick. Harry Kane scored the first attempt, but Livaković saved it, but he left the goal early and the referee ordered the penalty to be repeated. On the second attempt, Kane made no mistake and scored a goal to make it 1-0. Croatia did not break down and continued to play. In the 36th minute, a well-deserved equalizer was achieved thanks to a fully "Italian" action: receiving the ball by Vusković, a pass from Petar Sučić and a great shot by Martin Baturina, who beat Pickford to make it 1-1. However, England responded again. In the 42nd minute, Kane jumped to Rice's cross from a corner kick and scored the second goal, restoring the lead for the Three Lions. Was that the end of the first half? No, because there was one more goal in added time, and it was scored by Musa. And so the score is 2-2 at the break. --- ## Related Articles 1. [Inglaterra se impone a Croacia en el Mundial 2026 gracias a Kane](https://golazopro.com/es/news/inglaterra-se-impone-a-croacia-en-el-mundial-2026-gracias-a-kane) 2. [World Cup 2026](https://bolanesiasports.com/id/news/inggris-vs-kroasia-harry-kane-bawa-inggris-unggul-di-menit-ke-12-melalui-penalti)