Here is a look at the England vs Croatia World Cup 2026 player ratings from the big European sports newspapers. We’ve got player ratings from French, Spanish, Portuguese and Argentine sports papers below.
L’Equipe player ratings England vs Croatia 2026 World Cup
The French newspaper had Harry Kane as the pick of the English players (8/10), and thought Luka Modric and Josko Gvardiol both had ordinary games (4/10 rating), and likewise for Anthony Gordon.
Here is a look at the Portugal vs DR Congo World Cup 2026 player ratings from the big Portuguese and European sports newspapers. Portugal and Congo played out a 1-1 draw. Portugal dominated possession just like Spain did against Cape Verde, but failed to create much of note, and had to settle for a point.
L’Equipe player ratings Portugal vs RD Congo 2026
L’Equipe thought Bernardo Silva was quite disappointing on the evening- he got a 3/10. Cristiano Ronaldo fared only marginally better with a 4/10 rating. They gave the Portuguese team an average rating of 4.6/10, and thought Congo’s starters gave a better account of themselves (5.3/10 average rating)
Here is a look at the Spanish and European newspaper player ratings for Spain vs Cape Verde following their 0-0 draw. Spain dominated xG and total shots (74% possession and nearly 4x as many shots), but could not find a way past Vozinha in the Cabo Verde goal.
Diario AS Newspaper player ratings Spain vs Cape Verde World Cup 2026
The Spanish newspaper had Chelsea (soon to be Real Madrid) left back Marc Cucurella as the pick of the Spanish players (Cucu was the only player to get 2 stars when the rest had to be content with a 1 star), and thought Fabian Ruiz and Gavi’s performances didn’t even merit a rating.
Arsenal medio Mikel Merino with a single star off the bench, but no player on either side got 3 stars for their performance.
