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 player ratings for France v Croatia (Nations League quarter final second leg). Les Bleus won 2-0 to overturn a two goal loss from the first leg, and then prevailed on penalties.
L’Equipe player ratings France vs Croatia 2-0 March 24 2025
Both William Saliba and Ibrahima Konate had a forgettable first leg against Croatia. Arsenal’s Saliba was retained for the second leg, but LFC defender Konate made way for Bayern’s Dayot Upamecano in the heart of defence.
L’Equipe thought Upamecano was the pick of France’s defenders, giving him a 8/10 player rating, the joint highest alongside Michael Olise.
Saliba received a 6/10 for his performance as did Manchester City’s Gvardiol.
Here is a look at how some of the big French newspapers rated Les Bleus’ players following their 2-0 defeat against Croatia in the first leg of their Nations League QF on Thursday night. France lost 2-0 to Croatia in Split, with Ante Budimir and Ivan Perisic scoring for the hosts.
L’Equipe player ratings Croatia vs France 2-0 2025 Nations League
French sports paper L’Equipe wasn’t pleased with Les Bleus’ performance in Split, giving them a team rating of just 4.1/10.
Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate got the worst player rating in their books, with a 2/10 for the CB. His defensive partner, Arsenal’s William Saliba, only fared marginally better with a 3/10 rating. Konate was replaced at half time by Bayern’s Dayot Upamecano.
On the Croatian side, Man City defender Josko Gvardiol got a 7/10, which was the highest player rating on either side (shared with some other Croatian players). His MCFC team mate Mateo Kovacic however only got a 5/10 from L’Equipe.