One goal for Jude Bellingham, two goals for Harry Kane, one goal for Anthony Gordon and two goals for Bukayo Saka. England's front four were in sensational form in their stunning 7-0 Nations League win over Croatia and Morgan Rogers put the icing on the cake by scoring England's seventh.
One of the biggest criticisms England faced after their defeat to Argentina in this summer's World Cup final was that they failed to capitalise on the 1-0 lead they took and retreated into themselves.
The same definitely couldn't be said against Croatia here. England put in a scintillating attacking performance -- thanks to their front four, all of whom put in excellent shifts.
England are blessed with having some of the best forward talent in the world. Kane, Bellingham, Gordon and Saka play for Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Arsenal. And they are essential players for those teams.
When they're all on song, England possess an attack that could strike fear into the heart of any defence. And Kane himself acknowledged their potency.
The numbers behind England's frightening front four
Against Croatia, Bellingham became the first midfielder to record four goal involvements in a match for England since David Platt scored four against San Marino in 1993.
Kane scored his 88th and 89th goals for the country -- as he also closed in on joining Peter Shilton as England's most-capped player. This was Kane's 124th appearance for the national team.
Jude Bellingham is the second England player with three or more goal contributions in a match this year. The other was Saka in the 2026 World Cup third-place playoff match vs. France (three goals.)
For Kane, this was his 17th career multi-goal game with England, first time since the World Cup vs DR Congo.
Gordon scored three times in-a-row for the national team, having also scored against Spain and Czechia in the Nations League campaign.
Kane confident of front four's attacking ability
"I think there's freedom," Kane told ITV after the match. "All four of us are good players.
"We can play in the 10 pocket. Ant can play as a nine. [Bukayo] can come in as a 10. Jude can play as a nine. I can play as a midfielder. It's so hard for the opposition to pick it up.
"And the bottom line is, if you lose the ball, we're all smart enough and good enough to just cover in midfield or in defence, and that's the way we want to play. You saw out there for them, it was so hard to pick a man and press."
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Croatia had never lost at Rijeka before. Against England's formidable attackers, their defence fell apart.
If England's front four can keep up this form, then the road to Euro 2028 looks clear for them -- and they look like an ominous side for others to face.
Information from ESPN's Global Research contributed to this story.
