The unforgettable win also means England have equalled the record for the biggest margin of victory in the Nations League since the competition was launched in 2018, matching Germany's 7–0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in November 2024.

Croatia went into the contest 13th in the world rankings but you wouldn't have thought there were only nine places between the sides as England dominated from start to finish.

Having started Tuesday’s victory over Czechia, Rogers was among the substitutes for this encounter as former Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel made five changes to his starting XI.

England took control early on, with Harry Kane opening the scoring after eight minutes following a pass from Bellingham. The midfielder then added his own name to the scoresheet, before Anthony Gordon headed home Jarell Quansah’s delivery and Bukayo Saka made it four before the interval.

There was little respite for the hosts after the restart. Kane converted Elliot Anderson’s low cross to register his second of the evening, before turning provider for Saka to complete his own double midway through the half.

Rogers entered the action in the 69th minute and soon threatened to create another, finding Saka with a low ball from the left, only for the winger to fire over.

Our No.10 would have a goal to celebrate himself with three minutes of normal time remaining, though. Rogers timed his run in behind perfectly as Bellingham released the 24-year-old. He then showed composure to take it around goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic before finishing into the unguarded net.

The Three Lions conclude their extended international break back at Wembley on Tuesday against Czechia.

Shim and Jesse victorious

As England's senior team were dismantling Croatia, their Under-20s were on the way to lifting the La Nucia International U20 Tournament.

Chelsea striker Shim Mheuka, who is currently on loan at Celtic, made it two goals in two starts for England Under-20s as he scored the opener against Germany after 38 minutes, latching onto a through ball to slot into the bottom corner from around 15 yards out.

The England Under-20s side also included Jesse Derry, who is on loan at Sporting CP, and went down to ten men in first-half injury-time when Jack Fletcher was sent off.

However, the Young Lions still took a 2-0 lead just after half-time when Kian Noble fired in from close range when Germany failed to clear a corner.

Eric da Silva Moreira pulled a goal back for Germany Under-20s with 12 minutes remaining but England finished the tournament unbeaten after victories over Italy (3-1) and France (2-1).

Final defeat for Under-18s

It was to be defeat for our England Under-18s players, though, as they lost 2-0 to Spain in the final of the UEFA Friendship Cup.

Chelsea's Calvin Diakite, Ryan Kavuma-McQueen and Jashayde Greenwood all started the match, with Gabriel Sambou also on the bench.

Greenwood shot over early on and hit the post late in the game, while Kavuma-McQueen went close to scoring on a few occasions in the first half, but in the end, Spain were victorious thanks to Junior's finish just before half-time and Rafa Cruz's goal in the seventh minute of injury-time.