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Harry Kane attributes England’s strong performance in the Nations League against Croatia to the team’s flexibility and intelligence on the field under manager Thomas Tuchel. During the match, Kane scored twice as part of an attacking quartet that included Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham, and Anthony Gordon; this group briefly led Group A3 before Spain's result was known. Kane emphasized how his teammates' ability to adapt positions and cover defensively gives opposing teams difficulty in marking them effectively, contributing to England’s dominant play throughout the match.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-03,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Saturday, October 3, the UEFA Nations League match between Croatia and England took place at the Rujevica Stadium in Rijeka, Croatia, starting at 6pm local time (16:00 GMT). The game was behind closed doors due to a stadium ban imposed on Croatia by UEFA for fan misconduct during a previous match against France. Despite this, around 6,000 children were allowed to attend the match.
England, coached by Thomas Tuchel, fielded a strong lineup with Jordan Pickford in goal and players like Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, and Morgan Rogers in key positions. England dominated the game, securing a 7-0 victory over Croatia, which lifted them to second place in League A3.
England's performance was marked by stellar contributions from multiple players: Jude Bellingham scored one goal and assisted three others, while Bukayo Saka netted two goals and narrowly missed completing a hat-trick. Despite limited action for the hosts due to their ban, England showcased their strength and cohesion under Tuchel's guidance.
Written for “Croatia vs England Nations League” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 16 other(s) covering the same event.
Kane scored twice, as did Bukayo Saka, and there were further goals for Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon and late substitute Morgan Rogers as Thomas Tuchel’s side briefly moved above Spain to the top of Nations League Group A3.
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Tuchel’s favoured attacking quartet of Kane, Saka, Bellingham and Gordon have been in supreme form for their country since the start of this summer’s World Cup, and Kane told ITV after Saturday’s game why he believed they are so deadly in front of goal.
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“There's freedom,” Kane said.
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Kane → be → ?
We can play in the 10 pocket, Ant can play as a No9, B can come in as a 10, Jude can play as a 9, I can play as a midfielder.
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“It's so hard for the opposition to pick it up.
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The bottom line is if you lose the ball, we're all smart enough and good enough to cover in midfield or defence.
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“That's the way we want to play.
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For them [Croatia], it was so hard to pick a man and press.
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Asked to summarise the performance, Kane said: “Unbelievable from start to finish.
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We spoke a lot about having a 90-minute game where, from start to finish we were completely dominant both with the ball and without the ball and I think that was it right there.
“We're at our best when we're free, physically overpowering and make it a Premier League-level [game].
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You saw that out there today.
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They couldn't live with our pace, our movement, our runs.
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Midfielder Scott made his first start for his country and impressed Tuchel and Kane on the occasion of his second cap.
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The Bournemouth midfielder said of the England captain Kane: “I knew he was ridiculous.
“I've been watching him since I was a little boy, so I knew his level.
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But up close, you can really see his level.
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And that's why it's been spoken about the Ballon d'Or and things like that.
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