The Three Lions were twice pegged back in the first half after Harry Kane's brace, but goals from Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford after the break sealed a hard-fought win. 

Despite a shaky start at Dallas Stadium, England was awarded a penalty in the ninth minute when Noni Madueke went down under the challenge of Luka Modric as the veteran midfielder attempted to hook the ball clear. 

Kane stepped up but saw his stuttering spot-kick saved by Dominik Livakovic, though the penalty had to be retaken after a combination of encroachment from Josko Gvardiol and the Croatia goalkeeper being off his line, and the England captain made no mistake at the second attempt. 

But a bolt from Croatian blue hauled Zlatko Dalic's side level nine minutes before the break, with Martin Baturina  curling Petar Sucic's cutback into the top-left corner despite the best efforts of Jordan Pickford. 

England retook the lead six minutes later when an unmarked Kane rose highest to plant Declan Rice's corner home, only for Croatia to level in first-half stoppage time after Petar Musa volleyed Ivan Perisic's cleverly headed knockdown into the net. 

The game continued to deliver, and just 85 seconds after the restart, England got themselves in front for a third time through Bellingham, who raced on to Elliot Anderson's sweeping pass down the right before firing in off the left post. 

England almost pulled further clear soon after, but a remarkable triple save from Livakovic denied Nico O'Reilly, Anthony Gordon and Ezri Konsa before he sprung back to his feet to thwart Kane twice in quick succession soon after. 

Despite some late Croatia pressure, England got its fourth, five minutes from time when substitutes Bukayo Saka and Rashford combined, with the latter cutting inside of Josip Stanisic before stroking the ball into the bottom-right corner.