England crush Croatia 7-0 as Spain stay perfect with Czech victory

Oct 3 : Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka scored twice apiece as England demolished Luka Modric's Croatia 7-0 in Rijeka on Saturday, but Spain stayed three points clear at the top of their Nations League group with a 3-1 victory over the Czech Republic.

Jude Bellingham scored once and provided three assists for England, with Anthony Gordon and substitute Morgan Rogers also on target in a performance captain Kane described as "unbelievable".

England are second in League A, Group Three with six points from three matches, behind Spain on nine. Croatia have three points and the Czechs remain pointless.

"Unbelievable from start to finish," Kane told ITV. "We spoke a lot about having a 90-minute game from start to finish, being completely dominant with the ball and without the ball. That was it right there."

Kane took his international tally to 89 goals in 124 appearances, moving within one cap of Peter Shilton's England record.

Asked about potentially drawing level with Shilton against the Czech Republic on Tuesday, Kane said: "Would be nice. That is why he (manager Thomas Tuchel) takes me off, to save me for the next one!"

England went ahead after little more than seven minutes when Josko Gvardiol lost possession and Bellingham released Kane, who slipped between two defenders and fired home.

Bellingham doubled the lead in the 21st minute after Gordon turned Saka's cross back across goal. Gordon added the third in the 39th, meeting Jarell Quansah's cross with a first-time finish.

Mateo Kovacic squandered a close-range chance before Bellingham crossed for an unmarked Saka to score a minute before halftime.

Elliot Anderson supplied Kane's second goal with a low cross in the 53rd minute, before Josip Stanisic's misplaced pass across his own box