England booked their Nations League quarter-final spot with a 2-1 triumph over Croatia at Wembley. Morgan Rogers opened the scoring in the first half before Petar Sucic equalised after a Jarell Quansah error. Harry Kane restored England's lead from the penalty spot following a VAR review for an Ivan Smolcic foul, marking his record 126th appearance and 92nd goal for the national team.
England's victory brought them to 12 points in Group A3, confirming their progression to March's quarter-finals. Spain lead the section on 15 points after a 2-0 win over Czech Republic, extending their unbeaten run in competitive matches to 44 games. England face Spain in Madrid on Sunday to decide the group winners.
In Group A1, Italy defeated France 3-1 in Milan, handing Zinedine Zidane his first defeat as coach. Michael Olise gave France an early lead, but Italy equalised through Francesco Pio Esposito and added two more goals from Davide Frattesi and another Esposito penalty. Both teams sit on 10 points, with Italy ahead on head-to-head record, entering the final round of matches against Belgium and Turkey respectively.
