England's triumph lets the Croatian press tear the team apart

While the English national team celebrated a 0-7 against Croatia in the Nations League, the Croatian press tears apart its own team in a historic collapse, described as an “unacceptable catastrophe”. The juxtaposition of English euphoria and Croatian despair shapes the coverage.

English euphoria after the thrashing victory

In England, Thomas Tuchel is celebrated after the success in the Nations League. It describes the match as a “children’s game for England” and highlights the outstanding away performance. The Sun praises Tuchel’s team as one of the greatest away performances in English football history.

The English national coach Thomas Tuchel expressed enthusiasm about the result and emphasized his team’s dominant style of play. Daily Star stresses that England, thanks to a brilliant decision by Tuchel, relegated Croatia.

Croatian media condemn the disaster

The Croatian media label the 0-7 as an “unnatural, unacceptable catastrophe” and compare the team to San Marino. Jutarnji List writes that the dreams of reaching the quarter‑finals have burst and that waking up is more painful than after twenty beers.

Index.hr criticizes coach Slaven Bilic, who according to the report “wandered around the pitch” and let the team play together for the first time. Despite the defeat, goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic prevented England from scoring at least 13 goals in Rijeka.

Bilic faces strong criticism in Croatia, while the English press celebrates the result as a historic triumph. The juxtaposition shows how the same match generates completely different narratives.